The Sinful Lives Of Trophy Wives by Kristin Miller @penguinrandom


The Sinful Lives of Trophy Wives
Kristin Miller

Meet the trophy wives of Presidio Terrace, San Francisco's most exclusive--and most deadly--neighborhood in this shrewd, darkly compelling novel from the New York Times bestselling author of In Her Shadow.

Mystery writer Brooke Davies is the new wife on the block. Her tech-billionaire husband, Jack, twenty-two years her senior, whisked her to the Bay Area via private jet and purchased a modest mansion on the same day. He demands perfection, and before now, Brooke has had no problem playing the role of a doting housewife. But as she befriends other wives on the street and spends considerable time away from Jack, he worries if he doesn't control Brooke's every move, she will reveal the truth behind their "perfect" marriage.

Erin King, famed news anchor and chair of the community board, is no stranger to maintaining an image--though being married to a plastic surgeon helps. But the skyrocketing success of her career has worn her love life thin, and her professional ambitions have pushed Mason away. Quitting her job is a Hail Mary attempt at keeping him interested, to steer him away from finding a young trophy wife. But is it enough, and is Mason truly the man she thought he was?

Georgia St. Claire allegedly cashed in on the deaths of her first two husbands, earning her the nickname "Black Widow"--and the stares and whispers of her curious neighbors. Rumored to have murdered both men for their fortunes, she claims to have found true love in her third marriage, yet her mysterious, captivating allure keeps everyone guessing. Then a tragic accident forces the residents of Presidio Terrace to ask: Has Georgia struck again? And what is she really capable of doing to protect her secrets?








My Review




My Review

The Sinful Lives of Trophy Wives by Kristin Miller
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was the first time, in a long time, that I was not rooting for any of our main characters. I just could not connect with any of the women. But the story was pretty good and kept me from DNFing the whole thing.
There was one reveal that literally made me gasp out loud.

Brooke and her new husband are moving into an exclusive Bay Area neighborhood. He demands a certain standard from her and she doesn't mind being his adoring wife. But things do begin to change a bit once she befriends two of the neighborhood's most prominent figures. One woman is a local news anchor, whose marriage isn't as perfect as she'd like you to believe. The other woman has been dubbed The Black Widow after the deaths of her first two husbands.

This book would make a great beach read.

Thank you so much to the author, Ballentine, and Netgalley for this ARC to review

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