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The Wife Before: A Spellbinding Psychological Thriller with a Shocking Twist

by Shanora Williams

A new marriage shadowed by the past

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Awards & Recognition

  • Editorial selection

    PopSugar Best New Thriller and Mystery Books of 2022 selection

    Included in PopSugar's Best New Thriller and Mystery Books of 2022.

  • Author recognition

    USA Today bestselling author

    The metadata describes Shanora Williams as a USA Today bestselling author of The Perfect Ruin.

  • Critical praise

    Readers Entertainment Magazine praise

    Described as sexy, scandalous, striking, and worth the hype.

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A new marriage shadowed by the past

Samira Wilder’s fresh start takes her from Miami to the secluded Colorado mansion of Roland Graham, a wealthy professional golfer she has only recently met. As his second wife, she begins married life amid public attention, then discovers journals left by his late first wife, Melanie. Their pages raise questions about the circumstances of Melanie’s death and unsettle Samira’s trust in Roland. The suspense grows from the contrast between the promising marriage Samira accepts and the troubling history she uncovers, with the journals linking the present household to its previous one.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers who enjoy romantic suspense centered on a marriage and its secrets.
  • Readers interested in domestic mysteries involving a late spouse and a secluded home.
  • Readers seeking adult psychological suspense with a central question about a death.

Themes

Secrets within marriageTrust and suspicionA late spouse’s legacyFresh starts and past histories

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Book overview

Fans of Verity will be engrossed by this unpredictable novel of suspense as a new bride's fairytale marriage becomes a prison of secrets. From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Perfect Ruin, this insidiously sexy, twist-filled psycho-drama is reminiscent of the classic gothic tale Rebecca.

"Sexy, scandalous, and striking, this twist-filled psychodrama, like a cosmo, is definitely worth the hype." - Readers Entertainment Magazine

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Samira Wilder has never had it easy, and when her latest lousy job goes south, things only promise to get harder. Until she unexpectedly meets a man who will change her life forever. Renowned pro golfer Roland Graham is wealthy, handsome, and caring, and Samira is dazzled. Best of all, he seems to understand her better than anyone ever has. And though their relationship moves a bit fast, when Roland proposes, Samira accepts. She even agrees to relocate to his secluded Colorado mansion. After all, there's nothing to keep her in Miami, and the mansion clearly makes him happy. Soon, they are married amid a media firestorm, and Samira can't wait to make a fresh start--as the second Mrs. Graham . . .

Samira settles into the mansion, blissfully happy--until she discovers long-hidden journals belonging to Roland's late wife, Melanie, who died in a tragic accident. With each dusty page, Samira comes to realize that perhaps it was no accident at all--that perhaps her perfect husband is not as perfect as she thought. Even as her trust in Roland begins to dwindle and a shadow falls over her marriage and she begins to fear for her own life, Samira is determined to uncover the truth of Melanie's troubled last days. But even good wives should know that the truth is not always what it seems . . .

"Truly riveting." - Urban Reviews

"A shocking, sensual thriller." --Tarryn Fisher, New York Times bestselling author on The Perfect Ruin
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