Breezing into the tony seaside paradise of Westport, Connecticut, gorgeous thirtysomething Piper Reynard sets down roots, opening a rehab and wellness space and joining a local yacht club. When she meets Leo Drakos, a handsome, successful lawyer, the wedding ring on his finger is the only thing she doesn’t like about him. Yet as Piper well knows, no marriage is permanent.
Meanwhile, Joanna has been waiting patiently for Leo, the charismatic man she fell in love with all those years ago, to re-emerge from the severe depression that has engulfed him. Though she’s thankful when Leo returns to his charming, energetic self, paying attention again to Evie and Stelli, the children they both love beyond measure, Joanna is shocked to discover that it’s not her loving support that’s sparked his renewed happiness—it’s something else.
Piper. Leo has fallen head over heels for the flaky, New Age-y newcomer, and unrepentant and resolute, he’s more than willing to leave Joanna behind, along with everything they’ve built. Of course, he assures her, she can still see the children.
Joanna is devastated—and determined to find something, anything, to use against this woman who has stolen her life and her true love. As she digs deeper into Piper’s past, Joanna begins to unearth disturbing secrets . . . but when she confides to her therapist that she fears for the lives of her ex-husband and children, her concerns are dismissed as paranoia. Can she find the proof she needs in time to save them?
The Wife Stalker
Liv Constantine
I read this book in its entirety last week. I went to add it to Goodreads and saw that I had already in fact read it back in 2020. This has never happened to me that I’ve read a book and didn’t recognize that I had already read it. This should tell you something about how memorable, distinct, or unique the material is.
The book, The Wife Stalker is about a woman named Piper. Piper is new to town and came in off the coast like a sea urchin. She has her eye on Joanna’s husband, (his name is unnecessary) and she has just enough of what he wants to pull it off. Joanna on the other hand has no idea what she’s up against in Piper. She has a lot to lose, and Piper has a lot to gain. Who comes out on top, and who ends up with the husband…only time will tell.
Sounds like a lot of other thrillers from the start and it doesn’t end any better.
The writing is what you would expect from Constantine. The characters’ situations are unbelievable, they do unbelievable things, and their situation becomes more perilous every page you read. The equation of the book is obvious to see and too like the next one on the shelf with no distinguishing characteristics.
I gave it three stars in 2020 and the same today. That feels like time wasted, no one to blame but myself.
The Wife Stalker…⭐️⭐️⭐️
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