The thesis of this book is interesting to me, a professional non-fiction writer. The protagonist is a fiction writer who witnesses a terror attack at JFK airport and is subsequently put into witness protection. Her escapades and escapes, not knowing which sets of bad guys are after her -- or if they are friendlies trying to support her -- are interesting plot points and plot twists. The characters are all quirky in their own unique and amusing ways that could be tiresome and cliche but don't cross that line. For mystery lovers who enjoy lots of action, this novel has a lot to like.

This was such an interesting story with complex character development. I really enjoyed the plot and found the main character to be very interesting and engaging as the story progressed.

This is an entertaining, well written and complex book with an intriguing storyline that really gets you thinking. Who am I? What makes me, me? Mariella Wing is a famous author who witnesses a terrorist attack. She is taken into witness protection, moved across the States and given a new name. But she isn’t able to do what she did before, or contact anyone from her previous life.

However, she realises that maybe even in her new life she isn’t safe and she wants her old life back again ~ or at least she thinks she does. There’s a lot going on here and the plotting is well handled. I got a bit lost with all the names (including the main character) but the side characters were well developed and moved the pace along where required.

I’ll definitely be following this author to see what she creates next as it’s obvious she has an excellent imagination. And a writing talent to watch.

I was given a copy of this book by NetGalley

Marielle Wing is an award winning novelist. While waiting in line at the airport she witnesses and snaps photos of two suspected terrorists. She finds the life she knows quickly swept away as she is placed in the government’s witness protection program. When she is again in hiding she realizes she can’t trust the government agents to keep her safe. Going on the run she has to trust a few people while trying to stay ahead of the conspirators who want her dead.

There are a lot of twists and turns in this plot and it is the kind of book I usually enjoy. I think part of the reason I didn’t love it more is that I didn’t really like Marielle. There really isn’t a way that she can solve the conspiracy but instead she must live and outlast while others figure things out. I did love her cat, Dude and the Buddhist monks that help her. There is a lot of action in the form of bombs and shootings but again I was surprised when it ended how little I cared about the outcome. (3.5 Stars)

This could be a fabulous story. The plot is intriguing and has promise; characters are vastly different and interesting—yeah, there is a however coming. However, there are many parts that are so dry and interrupt the pace and flow of the story. It gets bogged down in unnecessary detail. I found myself starting to skip parts of paragraphs or scenes. I consider myself a consumer of words. I love how words combine to form an image in my mind around a character or scene.
Keep in mind that is just my experience; yours may be entirely different. You might enjoy the minute descriptions and details offered by the author. I never give spoilers, so you’d have to check it out.
There is plenty of mystery and suspense to be found within these pages, so that might just be the draw for you. I love both and that’s what drew me to the story in the first place. Plus, this was a new author to me, and I love to find and support new authors. Perhaps I will look for other works by this author, as her characters and plot ideas were unique. Just sayin’.
Thanks to NetGalley and Bella Books. Thoughts and opinions here are exclusively mine.

A sapphic suspense thriller that I easily became immersed into. It kept me completely enthralled, on the edge of my seat waiting to see what happened next.
Marielle is a famous author that finds herself witnessing a terrorist attack at JFK. She ends up in witness protection, living a life completely opposite of what she is used to. The story unfolds, showing how who she thought she was isn’t who she is becoming. Through betrayals and running for her life she finds herself.
I really enjoyed this well written story and look forward to more from this author.
Thank you to Bella Books and NetGalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

Marielle Wing is an accomplished, award-winning novelist. When she is observed snapping pictures of suspected terrorists in the middle of an airport bombing, government officials whisk her away into witness-protection under a new, anonymous identity as Lorraine Kaminsky, effectively stripping her of her life and career against her will.

Soon she starts to discover what identity and loosing it really mean and to question more and more things about her previous life. For her as an author, "Lorraine Kaminsky was a character she would invent ... This character might prove the greatest challenge yet to her powers of invention." But "she lived inside a make-believe world" and "everything is a lie."

This is a skillfully designed, complex, many-bottomed tale of Marielle/Lorraine's journey into her true self, paired with a bizarre, conspiracy-rich thriller. Whenever the story starts to feel long and the reasoning gets old, something fresh happens and the allure is back. This makes this book a true page-turner. Kudos to Ruin Porn! Beware of Magda!

And of course there are women loving women! And perhaps the smallest hint of a happier end than there was to be expected. If you are a good girl and read to the end.

After witnessing a terrorist attack and accidentally photographing key evidence, author Marielle Wing is forced to go into hiding.

Worse, the feds have faked her death.

This is more or less a spy/intrigue book, and was pretty good. The narrative around her getting a new ID is interesting, then as things unravel it races along nicely.

The resolution mostly worked but left me feeling vaguely unsatisfied. Maybe because the heroine's doesn't handle it herself? Also the end doesn't really reflect the blurb.

Three and a half stars out of five. It's decent, but....