Cole Baxter is one of my very favorite authors, I love his writing style it always sucks me in wanting more!!!! A great read!!!

Thank you for the ARC!

This book was like a cheesy tv episode that I couldn't help but get sucked into. Personally, I felt like it was more of a family drama than a murder mystery, since it was obvious who the murderers were from the beginning. I liked the family drama, but I wish there had been more of a mystery.

Firstly, thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for allowing me an ARC copy to read and review.

His Secret Child - Cole Baxter

This book is a super easy read, but didn’t quite hit the wow factor for me - a very easy 3*.

The pace and writing in this book was spot on, credit to the author immediately, but it did unfortunately lack something I can’t quite put my finger on. This doesn’t mean it isn’t for everyone however! Some people might really really love this.

I have not been annoyed by a character like I was with Rose in quite some time. She is a doormat and her inner dialogue is exhausting. 80% of her problems would have been resolved if she had only asked questions and confronted people instead of playing things over and over again in her head. Don't get me wrong, I completely understand the thoughts racing in one's mind overtaking her because my brain is a scary place to live too. However, the level to which she did that was pretty extreme. And maybe she was meant to be portrayed that way. Family first, never feeling like she measured up, no one sticking up for her. Some of "situations" seemed a bit far fetched. Regardless, the storyline was pretty interesting and it does keep you reading, wanting to watch how it all plays out.

Charles Blaidsell who is incredibly wealthy succumbs to a heart attack leaving his fortune to be fought over by family members. It is amazing how money brings out the worst in people and there are numerous examples of this in the book.

We follow Rose, Charles’s daughter as she tries to deal with the death of her father, a man she loved dearly and would do anything to have back. But at the funeral a woman appears that seems familiar to Rose, Ava who Rose realizes she vaguely knew from her college days, and she is claiming to be the secret daughter of her father. Rose is very dubious regarding her claims and sets out to find the truth. Is Ava just after part of this fortune or is she really a blood member of the family?

Lots of drama and some very awful characters move this book along at a decent. Cole Baxter always writes an entertaining book that keeps you turning the pages until the end. Thank you to Netgalley, the author and publisher for an advanced copy.

Thriller I could not put down. Read in one sitting. Engaging, gripping,fast paced, and edge of my seat. Each page was something new and more thrilling than the last.

This book centres around Rose and her family. Whilst her mum and dad and other family members enjoy having lots of money and big houses Rose shied away from all that and worked for a living. When her dad dies unexpectedly a young woman comes on the scene claiming to be his daughter and wants what is rightfully hers. Rose's family seem to welcome her into the family but Rose doesn't believe her. Things soon turn very ugly with hers and other family members at risk. Who is this young woman Ava and why is she determined to ruin her.
A great book but I had worked out what would happen as part of the storyline at the beginning of the book. I look forward to reading books from this author as they never disappoint.

His Secret Child is a good psychological thriller. Rose is singled out by her father's family. They treat her like crap. Her father dies unexpectedly. At his funeral, a woman claims to be his real daughter. The book flows well. There are a couple parts that are predictable. It was an interesting read and I would recommend it.

I am a huge fan f this author and as surprised to find that the book was a little slow to begin with. I found that the ending was predictable and not up to his usual standards. Still an enjoyable read.

Another great read from Cole Baxter! Great mystery and suspense and packed with tension and secrets. Fantastic characters that kept me flipping pages long past my bedtime.
Thank you NetGalley, Cole Baxter and Bookouture for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Thanks to Bookotoure for having me on this tour of His Secret Child by Cole Baxter.

Family tensions are high after the death of Charles Blasidell ,Thelma, his wife, and his children, Devon and Rose, are obviously devastated upon his funeral a womean named Ava comes up and claims to be Charles daugther and is demanding money ontop of this the Blasidell family whom want thier ingertinece but have never really cared abotu Charles and are all for thier own adgenda the outlier to this is his daughter Rose whoms never cared about money whislt eveyone is up in arms about the will reading

The frist half of this book felt more like a family supsense drama than a thriller and the second half picked up for me personally i feel like it heated up in this part where yo are deeper divin into the family and thier motives . I felt this shows how unsavory people get around money and i defeinty felt for Rose throughout the book

Captivating family drama transforms into a thrilling tale of greed and deceit, highlighting the complexities of human nature in the face of wealth.

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I have never read this author before, so I’m not familiar with the writing style. Though I found the premise of the novel interesting, I also found it very repetitive and too long. The writing style reminded me of Danielle Steel’s works which I quit reading years ago for the very same reasons.

The plot does engage the reader but it also makes one frustrated when the same things are being said over and over again. Sometimes the reader feels like knocking some sense into a few of the characters. And The main character, Rose, daughter of the patriarch of the family, Charles Blaidsell was bland at first but once she got some backbone she was more likable, as she struggled with all the emotions brought on by her greedy family. Many unsavory characters in this story revolving around a wealthy family and their billions of dollars that everyone wants a part of in the patriarch’s will.

Many thanks, NetGalley and Bookouture for the opportunity to read and post my personal opinions of this work.

Are you ready for a new thriller? His Secret Child should be one of your next reads! It was a great book!

Loved this book! Wow what a ride from the start, literally couldn’t put it down! Lots of twist and turns. Have never read any of this author before , won’t be the last!

Cole Baxter is such a hidden gem and current get the recognition they deserve. This book has everything you want in thriller - twists, turns, dislikable characters, and ultimately the character you want to root for. I couldn’t put this book down.

Absolutely brilliant book. Ava is an extremely well written character, I absolutely hated her from the start. Rose has a battle on her hands to keep her family from her clutches.

This was a good book but I wasn’t as impressed with this one as I have been with his other work. I had most of the story already figured out and I hate when that happens. There was not any big reveals in this book, to me anyway. But overall still a good read.

His Secret Child by new to me author C. Baxter is a thriller of its finest. Complex, complicated, twisty and utterly evilish.
I fell hook line and sinker for storyline writing and characters. I enjoyed every chapter, every sentence, a literally unputdownable book.
Blurb: I stand at my father’s funeral, tears rolling down my cheeks. Someone puts a hand on my shoulder, pulling me into a hug. As I look into the face of a woman I’ve never seen before, she whispers something that shatters my world. “He was my father too.”
Staring into the woman’s eyes, I can’t believe that my steady, dependable father could do this to me. But a hush falls over my family as my ‘new sister’ Ava spills secrets about his hidden affairs and how he bought her silence. Now she’s finally free, she wants to be a part of the family.
But as my relatives welcome her with open arms, I’m certain something isn’t right. Details of her childhood keep changing. And I catch the way she looks at my fiancé, batting her long lashes and touching his well-toned arm. Can this woman be trusted? Does anyone else share my fears? Then, with a snide smile, away from the eyes of my family, she tells me that she knows my own dark secret.
I need to stay silent to keep myself safe. Until I find a crumpled white envelope in my father’s office that makes my blood run cold.

His Secret Child is a fast paced thriller that had me hooked from the very beginning. This book kept me guessing the entire time with all of the twists and turns with a shocking ending. This was an easy read that I couldn't put down.

Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for this Advanced Reader’s Copy of His Secret Child by Cole Baxter due to be published August 20, 2024.
I had previously read four other books by Cole Baxter so I was excited to get this book!
As Rose and her fiancé, Adrian, stand at the grave at her father’s funeral, a person Rose has never seen before utters the words, “He was my father, too.” And so it starts – Can Rose trust Ava, her new sister? Or any of her other family members? Are they all out to get their hands on her father’s money?
This was an easy read – one day – but a good one. There was a lot to be discovered in Rose’s family with her mother, aunt, cousin, brother, and even her new “sister” and her fiancé. This one will keep you guessing until the end!
Another good one by Cole Baxter!
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