4 stars! Ooh this was delicious and twisty. Loved every min of this one. Thanks netgalley & the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was a fantastic novel, it had that element that I was looking for and enjoyed the overall feel of this type of book. I thought the mystery element worked with the overall feel of this plot. The characters were everything that I was looking for and enjoyed the how realistic they were. Meredith Lavender and Kendall Shores has a great writing style and am excited for more.

Ironically (seeing that the husband is missing in the first couple of chapters) this book had a slow start. It took a while for me to get into it, but it was a quick read with good twists. Overall enjoyable read.

The story flowed well and the characters were well developed. I recommend this book and look forward to more from this author.


****Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an ARC in exchange for my honest review****

“A young woman must find her missing husband and prove her innocence in this twisty, unputdownable novel set in an ultrawealthy Florida community where looks can kill.”

Happy Wife is a mystery/thriller which follows Nora in her journey of finding out what happened to her missing husband. This book was a very quick and solid read that i enjoyed.

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Winter Park isn't a place to make noise or stick out. So when Nora Davies marries Will Somerset in a whirlwind romance - the gossip flies. Nora is quite a bit younger and doesn't necessary have a career or a calling or even a plan. But Will loves her and that's all that matters. This all comes to a screeching halt when Will disappears after his big birthday blow out.

At first Nora assumes he is working. But hours pass and she realizes she had better sound the alarm. A great thriller with plenty of twists and Pretty Woman kind of vibes! #randomhouse #Happywife #meredithlavender #kendallshores

(3.5 rounded up) I sped through this, a mystery about a woman whose husband goes missing and she becomes the prime suspect in his disappearance. Nora marries into wealth and is treated with suspicion and snobbery in the upscale community of Winter Park, Florida. Then, her decades-older husband disappears, and the mistreatment by the people around her is ratcheted up. This was a quick read with a lot of twists, and something to say about the ultra wealthy, even if the point feels a little forced at times. Social dynamics are a big part of this story and it just felt a little repetitive. I did the mystery aspect to this and I liked following Nora, the main character. This is good at being what it is a- a mystery with something to say.