Talk about a cat and mouse read! I loved getting both Kim and PJ’s perspectives about their lives with Tony then and now. PJ’s chapters were hard to read knowing that she was going to die/dead. Especially when she changed her mind, but by that time it was too late. I shouldn’t have been surprised about who was involved, but I was. So I wanted revenge for PJ, and so did Kim….and someone else. Oh that was a nice twist at the end. If you love this author you’ll love this story!

READ THIS BINGE WORTHY BOOK! To say I loved it is an understatement. Hendricks writing pulls you in from the start and never lets go. The theories in my head was going wild while reading it and so many were wrong.

As with all of Hendrick’s other books, this one is a MUST read. If you are a dog lover, this one will just melt your heart as you can relate to Kim’s struggles to save her dog’s life.

You won’t want to miss this one! Make sure you add it to your TBR.

****Many thanks to Jaime Lynn Hendricks for the signed copy and Scarlet Suspense and NetGalley for my e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley, Penzler Publishers, Jaime Lynn Hendricks for an advance copy of Their Double Lives in exchange for an honest review.

Are you a popcorn thriller fan? If so? I found one that puts your favorite Frieda book to shame. Hendricks grips you from the first chapter and keeps you guessing until then end. I won’t give away anything but I urge my thriller loving friends to add this book to their TBR!!

This one is out 5/20/25 and you might as well preorder it and bring it to the beach with you this summer!

I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

High- stakes conficts, deadly secret, and a shocking ending, this addictive thriller is full of deception, betrayal and well- written multiple perspectives. Who can be trusted, can anyone be trusted?

Kim Valva is a waitress, who gets sucked back into the past when she receives a message from a stranger asking her to kill her ex boyfriend from high school. Unbeknownst to her, a tangled web begins to be woven, where other people are being killed, and Kim is left to wonder: who is this stranger? And how far will they go to get what they want? This book was suspenseful and had me wanting to read it for hours just to see what was going to happen next. 4/5 stars!

This is a suspenseful and twisted tale of love and revenge. I absolutely loved the cast of characters, especially Kim, a waitress desperate to raise money for a lifesaving surgery for her fur baby, Murphy. Hadley can definitely relate to this storyline. The plot unravels at the perfect pace, unveiling sinister motives and secrets along the path of revealing the villains and the heroes amongst a bunch of morally grey characters. Fans of popcorn, domestic, and revenge thrillers, especially animal lovers, will enjoy this book.

Thank you ThrillerBookLoversThePulse #partner, for the advanced e-copy of Their Double Lives in exchange for my honest review.

There is something so addictive & thrilling about the way Hendricks crafts her stories. Once you start reading them, you cannot put them down. This is the 3rd book I’ve read of hers & the 3rd one I’ve devoured…& this isn’t now my new favorite!⁣
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A story of deception, revenge, lies & manipulation, this book grabbed me from the get-go & didn’t let up. With multiple POVs & timelines, I found myself so invested in all the characters we meet, wondering just who I could really trust & who was using who. This is one book where the less you know going in, the better!⁣

Do you ever get really excited when the pieces start falling into place when you’re reading a book? That’s how I felt with this one…it’s cuckoo bananas at times, with how twisted it becomes, yet I loved every second of it & every time I thought I worked it out, something new was revealed to shake things up just enough to really test me. You may think you have this one all figured out…but trust me when I say, nothing is as it seems. ⁣
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I loved this one & don’t want to say more for fear of spoiling anything. Preorder it, get your name on the list at your library…just don’t miss it!

Jaime Lynn Hendricks has won me over with her book Their Double Lives! This is my first read by her, and now I’m eager to explore her entire backlist. The story is incredibly addictive. The intricately woven dual timelines create a suspenseful, twisty plot filled with deception, revenge, and carefully crafted alter egos, making for an utterly entertaining thriller.

The book kicks off with a bang—”The Stranger” wants Anthony dead tonight, and Kim is the one who was supposed to kill him. However, Anthony turns out to be "Tony," her high school sweetheart. In a shocking twist, it is not Anthony who dies, but his fiancée, PJ. From that moment on, the pace of the story never slows down. The story explores themes of revenge, deception, and double-crossing, all set against the backdrop of a privileged country-club society.

With a suspenseful plot, well-developed characters, and an unexpected ending, Their Double Lives is a must-read for any popcorn thriller fans. Scheduled for release at the end of May, it's perfect for the start of beach season or any weekend getaway.

Other Highlights: Murphy (the dog), cat & mouse game, wickedly fun writing loaded with sarcasm - “smile as fake as her hair extension” 😂

Their Double Lives has a lot of characteristics that I usually don’t love in a book-dual timelines and many points of view. However, in this novel Jaime Lynn Hendricks brings it all together in a way that is engaging and easy to follow. There were so many twists! I got some The Arrangement Vibes and Verity vibes as I was riding the roller coaster of twists this novel threw out. Overall, this was a book I looked forward to reading and which kept my attention beginning to end. I rate this book 4 big stars.

Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for making this book available in exchange for my honest review.

Thriller lovers will devour this twisty thriller! What starts off very straight forward turns into something else mid way thru.Kim is desperate to pay for surgery for her dog but not sure where it is coming from. When she gets a call offering her cash to put something in a drink at the country club she works at she is desperate enough to agree. But when she discovers that the person is a former boyfriend she hesitates and can’t go through with it. When his fiancee dies instead Kim is reeling. What is going on? It had me asking so many questions! Who is telling the truth? Who is trying to do away with who? Who is innocent? And is anyone telling the truth? It kept me reading to the end.

Hard to put down, great no fabulous rememberable characters. This one definitely fits the bill of suspense thriller. Had it all. Was such a great read. First fir ke from this author I really enjoyed the writing style.

Thanks to the author, the publisher and Netgalley for an early release of this book.

Have loved every book by this author and this one might have been my favorite yet great mystery and thriller loved the characters and the setting will always read anything from this author thank you, NetGalley for this arc

Their Double Lives 👥👀

If Jaime Lynn Hendricks writes it, I'm reading it as soon as possible with a tub of popcorn in hand! Yes, a tub. I turn to her whenever I need a guaranteed fun ride. This one doesn't come out until May, but I hope it's on your radar. 👀 It's juicy and bingeable, like all of her other books.

⚠️ I highly suggest going into this one pretty much blind. There is so much in the description. (Which is below)
I also wanted to add my favorite quote cause it's badass, but I'm keeping it under wraps for now! So good 👏🏻👏🏻

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Kim is in a tough spot. Her life is in shambles. Her boyfriend recently cheated on her, her social life is nonexistent, and most importantly, her beloved dog needs a life-saving surgery, which she can't afford. She works as a waitress at a New Jersey country club with people who couldn't be any different than herself.

It's then when she receives an anonymous letter from someone called 'the stranger' who gives her a chance to turn everything around. 🫣 At what cost? To put a pill in a new members drink. Once unalived, she will receive the cash. But that member ends up being her ex from high school, and there is a dangerous dark history there that she left behind many years ago for good reason. Nothing is as it seems.

Thank you for this ecopy! @netgalley @penzlerpub @jaimelynnhendricksauthor

I loved this book! I read the whole thing in 1 day. It was so twisty and good. I just had to know what happened!!

This is an entertaining and well written thriller! @thrillerbookloversthepulse this book is getting great reviews. I went into this one blind and you should too. I will tell you there are some great twists and turns. There are also some characters leading double lives which really adds to the confusion about who to believe. I found this book fast paced and a great binge worthy read. Add it to your thriller TBR.

How far would you go if your beloved dog had to have life-saving surgery, but you couldn't afford to pay for it?

Kim, a waitress at a country club, finds herself in this exact situation when an unseen stranger offers her money to cover the surgery. The catch? She has to poison and kill a man named Anthony Fuller when he comes into the club for dinner. But it turns out that Anthony Fuller is actually Tony Fiore, Kim's ex-boyfriend from high school, and she decides she can't go through with it. Anthony is there with his fiancé, PJ, and before dinner is over, she's the one who ends up dead. Through a previous timeline, we find that PJ was living a double life, and she had some plans for revenge!

This was such a fun and quick read! I actually liked PJ and found it interesting to see how she was keeping up with the double life. I loved how much Kim loved and wanted to save her dog. Although she was scared about the repercussions of not going through with the murder, she handled it better than I would have! There were really good twists in this book. I guessed some of them, but I was surprised by others. I liked how things wrapped up at the end.

Thank you, @netgalley and @penzlerpub, for the #gifted e-arc!

Jamie Hendricks was an author I discovered with my Thriller friends, and she is now an auto-buy. Another gripping put which I could NOT put down.
PJ is out from revenge. She plans a meeting with Anthony and her plans could go array. Her plan was to kill him after marrying him. I do NOT want to give anything away because each twist had my head spinning and turning the pages TO FIND OUT WHAT could possible happen now!

💭 I always get a kick out of this author’s books! She has this way about her that draws you in and captivates you! I loved learning about these characters and realizing everyone isn’t who they seem! It was so fun to keep reading and find our everyone’s motives!

✔️down on her luck waitress
✔️wealthy socialites
✔️dog that needs a life saving surgery
✔️mysterious person called the stranger
✔️kill someone for money to save the dog
✔️blast from the past ex
✔️death at a country club
✔️secrets and affairs

This is definitely a contender for one of my favorite books of 2025! At no point did I know where the book is going. It had me on the edge of my seat! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for my honest review!

This one is going to be one of the best thrillers of 2025! Jaime Lynn Hendricks can do no wrong. Her books just keep getting better and better. This one stresses me out in the best possible way. As a dog person, I love how Kim’s dog was her best friend. Lots of vile characters and bad guys that will keep you guessing! I don’t want to give spoilers just trust me in knowing you will be entertained til the very last page! 5 stars!