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LOVED Dear Wife by Kimberly Belle!

Dear Wife was written by Kimberly Belle and published by Harlequin-Park Row, released on 06/25/19.

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For almost a year, Beth Murphy has been planning her escape from her abusive and tyrannical husband.  She has had to carefully plan everything, because she knows slipping up once means her husband will find her.  Meanwhile, another husband named Jeffrey is looking for his missing wife Sabine.  She has taken nothing with her, abandoned her car, and disappeared into thin air.

Police start to investigate and realize Sabine's perfect life wasn't so perfect-her husband is also abusive and terrible.  The detective on the case will stop at nothing to find out what happened to Sabine.  But who is Beth?  There are several careful webs of lies that have been set up, and it's only a matter of time before they all come crashing down.

I really enjoyed this book.  Life kept getting in the way, delaying my progress.  If I had been left to read in peace, I probably would have finished this in a solid 4 or 5 hours.  I stayed up until the wee hours of the morning today because I couldn't wait for this conclusion any longer.  I did guess the ending about 70% through, but that's because of my thriller brain.  

This would have been a 5 star book for me, but I had a tough time getting through some of the abuse descriptions.  I know I'm sensitive to that as an abuse survivor, but it still dampened parts of the book for me.  I understand why it was written this way.  Both Beth and Sabine suffered terrible things at the hands of their monster husbands.  For a book to be 5 star for me, it means I recommend it to everyone I know.  I just can't do that with this book.

Thank you NetGalley for giving me early access to this book in exchange for my review.  Thank you Kimberley Belle for writing a book that hooked me.

🌟🌟🌟🌟/5 Stars
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