Gripping, menacing, and filled with tense moments that’ll have your breath stuck in your throat, “Just Married” is a book full of secrets — with a huge Secret of its own.
About the Book
When my husband found this perfect little cabin in the woods for our honeymoon, I couldn’t wait to get away. Just us in the middle of the forest, waking up every day in the trees, ending each night in the hot tub under the stars. But now I’m not sure that I know my husband at all…
I just wish we’d gone to the police when someone left a note on the doormat saying: She’s dead, you’re next. Ryan said I was overreacting, but I don’t understand why he won’t go to the cops now things are getting worse. Can I trust my husband?
I’ve known about the terrible thing that Ryan did for years and it’s been tearing me apart. Last night I told him I would always keep his secret. But is the man I married hiding something else from me?
Now someone has cut the phone lines and we’re trapped here. Ryan swears he has no idea what’s going on and just wants to keep us safe. I’m here alone in the middle of the dark forest with the man I thought I could trust. My heart is racing and there’s no one I can call…
My husband promised till death do us part. Am I about to find out what that means?
My Review
Every couple has secrets. Some are shared between them. Others are not.
Grace is the only person who knows her new husband Ryan’s big secret. It’s what brought them together as a couple, and it’s what would destroy him if she ever told. Although Ryan worries her silence won’t last, his extreme love for her overrides his fear of being exposed. He’s obsessed only with making Grace happy. However, little does Ryan know that his bride has secrets too — dangerous secrets that could change everything.
As much as Grace loves Ryan, she’s finally ready to reveal what she’s been hiding. Their honeymoon trip to a cabin in the mountains is the perfect time. But when a homeless man they encounter in the woods begins to stalk and threaten them soon after their arrival, there’s no longer time for romance or revelations. Isolated and afraid, their focus becomes solely on finding an escape. For reasons Grace can’t understand, Ryan doesn’t want to go to the local police for help. But as the madman makes his murderous intentions clear, Grace knows that it’s do or die.
Gripping, menacing, and filled with tense moments that’ll have your breath stuck in your throat, “Just Married” is a book full of secrets — with a huge secret of its own. Author Kiersten Modglin is the queen of twists, and she proves why with this startling, suspenseful tale. Despite developing a compelling storyline in the first part of the book, Modglin chucks the path she’s on to throw in a twist so huge that it takes the story in a completely new direction. Doing this doesn’t work well for all books. Think Terryn Fisher’s “The Wives” – at least, in my opinion. But it works like magic for Modglin and “Just Married”.
Told from both Ryan and Grace’s point of view, “Just Married” is fast moving without a single lull in the storyline. Unease and suspicion quickly ratchet into tension, terror, and heart-pounding suspense as you race through the chapters. It’s a book that can make you forget to eat or drink. It’s a book that will make you forget to breathe. You’ll jump at any shadows you see outside your window, that’s for sure.
“Just Married” by Kiersten Modglin is a psychological thriller most will love, but it’s also one that will make you think. Can a marriage survive secrets, even when the secrets directly involve the marriage? And when secrets are revealed, can they make a relationship stronger? Or do they permanently alter the dynamic between a couple? You’ll have to read the book for yourself to find out the mind-blowing way Grace and Ryan’s marriage changes after secrets come out. It’s another twist in a book full of them.
Thank you to Bookouture and author Kiersten Modglin for the gifted eARC.
About the Author
Kiersten Modglin is an Amazon Top 30 bestselling author of award-winning psychological thrillers and a member of International Thriller Writers. Kiersten lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband, daughter, and their two Boston Terriers: Cedric and Georgie. She is best known for her unpredictable suspense and her readers have dubbed her ‘The Queen of Twists.’ A Netflix addict, Shonda Rhimes super-fan, psychology fanatic, and indoor enthusiast, Kiersten enjoys rainy days spent with her nose in a book.
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