e-ALC, 09:22:34
Narrated by: Gail Shalan
Release Date: June 2, 2026
Published by: Macmillan Audio
Read from: June 3-4, 2026
Stand-alone
Source: Google Play (I received this e-ALC from the publisher and Google Play. This did nothing to influence my review.)
Content Warning: Fire/Fire Injury, Injury/Injury Detail, Confinement, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Infidelity
For Readers of: Action, Adult, Audio, Auto Buy Author, Contemporary, DEAR, Most Anticipated, Mystery, Realistic Fiction, Romance, Thrillers, Bombshell/Cliffhanger EndingsA romance author is shocked when one of her characters-in-progress seemingly comes to life… but is he too good to be true, in this dramatic and twisty thriller perfect for fans of Ashley Winstead and Kate Alice Marshall, where the truth really is stranger than fiction.
Bestselling romance author Ivy Harcourt has been as unlucky in love as she’s been successful in writing—as her sad relationship track attests, there are no good dating options left in New York . . . Until she rescues an escaped dog in the park, and runs into Liam. Charming, British, hot architect Liam. The exact description of the love interest in her next book.
When an instant connection leads to a whirlwind relationship, Ivy is convinced she’s found the dream man. Except he may be too perfect. He may be hiding something.
And Ivy may have secrets of her own.
*MY THOUGHTS*
This was a hot mess LOL But in a good way. I even put in my notes, that I “love whatever it is that’s wrong with Olivia Worley” because what in the world. This book was unhinged. It definitely was NOT the book that I thought it was.
I really need to start reading the synopsis. To be fair, I don’t think this was actually in the synopsis lol It had hints, but nothing concrete. But it did say this was a thriller, so that should have given me a clue, but I was shocked as soon as things started getting dicey. This was a thriller that started out like rom com, and somehow that was the perfect recipe for me. I got way too into this and couldn’t stop listening to it lol
The only thing I didn’t like about this was the way Worley decided to make the person unreliable. I hate when they’re inebriated. There’s so many other ways to do it! It just gets annoying that it’s the same thing all the time. I think I just wanted it to be different somehow. It wasn’t a bad thing and I wasn’t holding it over the book, but I still enjoyed it.
As for the characters, don’t trust any of them. Literally all of them were unhinged. Except one. but I won’t tell you which one because spoilers. But yeah, don’t get attached to any of them and don’t trust any of them either lol All of them were a hot mess. You won’t guess it just like I didn’t. I didn’t get it until they did lol And I’m ok with that. The pieces were all over the place, but once they started landing, everything started connecting and I finally got there at the same time they did.
The ending had me sit up in bed and be like WTF?! I did NOT like that ending lol I remember looking to see if I was missing a part of the audiobook because WHAT? Talk about a bombshell ending. I mean it was justified, but it was crazy af. It really makes you think…. Who’s the real villain and who’s really to blame in this?
I hope y’all pick this up. Worley is crazy and has a lot going on because what is this? I need some more people to talk about this ending with, so y’all pick this up and let me know what you think!
Overall, I give this
