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After reading “The Marriage Lie” overyears ago wow has it been that long and really enjoying it, I jumped at the chance to read “Dear Wife” when it became available at the local library.
Once again, Bell proves herself to be an excellent writer as she follows the story of Beth, a domestic violence victim on the run from her abusive husband.
The author does a great job of telling the story from the viewpoints of multiple narrators, I really felt Beth was a very well drawn character that truly conveyed the never ending horror a victim goes through when they attempt to leave theIr abuser.
The book is slow moving at times, but the slow building suspense is often times the best as the reader really gets to know the characters and care about them.
The author throws in a twist/of the way in that was somewhat expected from clues dropped earlier in the book but well done and carries the novel to a very satisfying conclusion.
The best part of this book though is the excellent writing ability displayed by Bell as she seamlessly tells the story with no leaps of faith or stilted conversations.
Highly recommended! Kimberly Belle has done it again! I have loved all of her books, After loving The Marriage Lie which I have read twice by the way, and I never read a book twice, I also read and loved Three Days Missing.
Naturally I had to devour Dear Wife! Not sure why I am so late in the game to read this one just lack of time.


This book had multiple POV's but the author was very clever in keeping this so it was not confusing, I feel the trick to this is good character development, so each one sticks out in your mind, She develops each so well I felt I knew them all, So no problem here and it flowed really well so I didn't find myself getting lost or having to make notes to keep them straight.
I just got to sit back and enjoy the story,

Sabine is missing, . . her husband Jeffrey is devastated, . or is he It is always the husband right Wow I went back and forth on this, At first I was convinced that yes, it is always the husband, As I got to know Sabine more and more, well there appeared that there were many people that would have a motive for making her "disappear".
Even her career as a real estate agent can prove to be risky, Needless to say I spent much of the time trying to figure out who was the bad guy or girl,

Yet we also had a story of Beth taking place seemingly at the same time, Beth is running for her life, Beth has been dealing with an abusive husband for years, We are privy to Beth's deepest thoughts as she recounts her life with her husband, I often wondered how reliable Beth was as a narrator, Were all these memories true I will admit I was all over the place with this book, I had no idea what to think,

At the end I was floored as everything fell into place, Once again I was blind sided by this author who always gives us a page turner! Add this to the list of Kimberly Belle books that I love! Bring on the next one please!

Thank you so much to Harlequin Park Row for this ARC! Unputdownable!!

Dear Wife is a suspenseful and twisty read about a woman on the run and another who has gone missing.
Are they one and the same or is there more going on than meets the eye

“Beth” is on the run from her abusive husband.
She has a plan and must not veer off course or else she will become her husband's prey,

Sabine, a prominent realtor in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, has gone missing, Her deadbeat husband, Jeffery, is the number one suspect in her disappearance,

Jeffery, well, he has some issues,

Marcus, the cop investigating Sabines disappearance, is on a mission, He has a lead and wont let it go,

Told through three POVs, Dear Wife enthralled me from the start, There are some huge twists and turns, and even though I figured one out early on, I was surprised by some others, This is a gripping thriller that hooked me from the first page to the very end, The chapters are short and the story is entertaining, There are secrets to be uncovered, lies to unravel, and drama to play out, It all culminates in a satisfying ending! I recommend to those who are looking for an entertaining psychological thriller!

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley and Harlequin in exchange for an honest review.
Am I the only reader who busted a gut or would if you read what I did laughing at these two sentenceskindle reading
“How difficult is it to put things back where they belong To line the clothes up by color

Ok, friends, fess up your closet habits.
. . Do tell!!

Back to the story:
Jeffrey came home to an empty house from
a business trip, His wife Sabine was gone, Her Mercedes was gone. A pile of dirty dishes were “crawling” up the sink and onto the countertop, Crumbs on the couch, hairs in the drain, The last of the orange juice was gone, The bed was

unmade and her side of the closet
was a pigsty,
I was already wondering who do I trust: Mr, Neat or Mrs. Messy.

We meet Beth, She hired a guy Nick to spend her money and to move around a lot, Beth set up a credit card with weekly limits of,a week. Nick is to make small purchasesherethere never the same ATM or even the same city twice,
Silly me I was curious what Nick planned to buy, He was given a five week advancement allowance Five hundred dollars, . to spend on what pizza beer breath mints
He had a lot of shopping to do,
Beth tells Nick:
“Think of me as your ATM fairy godmother”,

Its fun to laugh with lines in suspenseful thrillers, There were lots of side sentences to chuckle at,

Beth tells us:
“If theres one thing Ive learned these past ten years, its to trust no one,
not even the people youre supposed to trust the most”.


I decided to take Beths advice: I wasnt going to trust one character in this book, Good thing too!!!

Beth Murphy was no longer who she use to be, Hair cut and dyed. Face hidden behind dark sunglasses, In Sabines former life, she would have turned up her nose to baggy clothes, and dollarstore hair,
Byebye to sexy SabineHello to frumpy Beth
Or Is Beth and Sabine two different people

Beths new runaway life adventure begins.
I slightly wondered if Beth wasnt Sabine but only slightly AT FIRST I mean, . . who else could she possibly be
Ha, . . Im not telling.
But the confusion will definitely messed with your head!

In the meantime Jeffrey continues to stir back home, He wants his wife to COME HOME! Hes worried about several things,
Is he the man to blame Was he so obviously abusive hell be nailed to the wall Or does he just love her and feels like crap

Jeffrey could call.
. . and say
“my wife is missing, She missed herpm curfew”,
Ha. . he doesnt. He simply begins to worry and run through a half dozen possible scenarios, Not all sound favorable for him, He continues to call Sabine with no luck,

Jeffrey calls Sabines twin sister, Ingrid, No news of Sabines whereabouts with Ingrid either,
TWIN SISTER Is she another red flag for a twist coming or is twin so obvious that no she isnt
As I said already.
. .
THIS STORY BEGINS TO MESS WITH OUR HEADS, . .

Jeffreys relationship with Ingrid is a joke as in barely tolerable with each other, Their dislike of each other was instantly mutual,
But Ingrid says, “call the police, Jeffrey, Im on my way”.
Ingrids very close to Sabine, They talk several times a day, So whats up now Ingrid seemed to have no information about her missing sister,

Detective Marcus Durand, from Pine Bluff PD shows up to meet Jeffrey and Ingrid,
An investigation begins.

The mystery about who, what, where, how, and why, . plays out strong. Great little quick read book!!
Beth and Sabine are either the same person or not,
If not why what gives

Abuse resentments greed jealousy lies secrets
TWISTS amp TURNS this phrase really fits this novel.
. .

We meet other interesting characters who round out this cat amp mouse psychological thriller,
I found this messytwistyclever story really fun!

Its great when in the mood for this genre, Apparently I was!!











,I cannot put it down, it is glued to my hands, imprinted on my mind, this book is sooo good!!!

It was one of the most enjoyable time Ive had by reading this fastpaced , mindbending, gripping, fascinating book.
You know the feeling, you had work to do but you want to grip your book and read it in one night! Unfortunately you have obligations but in the meantime you cannot concentrate on your work because your mind is stuck on the books story, you ask yourself “whats gonna happen next”,” Whodunit oh dammit” kind of frustrating questions! Yeap, that what I felt because I had to finish it innights!!!

The story is told throughPOVs.


Jeffrey, is a prime suspect of his wife Sabines disappearance! They have marriage issues, They cant have children. Jeffrey has hard times to financially support them, They had fight. She pushed him and he slapped him, They were estranged for a long time, And guess what, Sabine had a relationship with a doctor and she was about to talk to him she wanted divorce before she disappeared.
So Jeffrey really needs a lawyer!!!

Marcus is police officer who investigates Sabines disappearance, He thinks shes dead! She tries to nail the husband, He seems like a good guy, having a great connection with children, so doing a good job to find the leads about the investigation.


And Beth, runaway, abused wife, changing her appearance, getting a fake ID and moving to another city for fresh start, suffering from nightmares because of things her husband did to her.
She was agitated, tense, waiting for the shoe drop and somebody could find out her secret,

As we continue to flip the pages, learn more about the characters ,we realize nothing is as it seems, The good characters may be the evils, the worst ones may have some noble, live saving purposes, the weakest one may be the wicked and smartest one! Because our three characters arent telling the whole truth about themselves!!!
Get ready for twists, Oh Nooo!, WTH, Really!, Wow didnt see it coming moments!

I loved the ending so much.
I cheered up and finally put down the book which was glued to my hands for hours to give a big applause!! Yayyy!

This was one of the best thriller books Ive read on.
Smart, entertaining, unputdownable and highly recommended!

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me ARC copy for exchange of my honest review.
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Wowza! That was one finelycrafted, twisty tale!

Beth Murphy needs to disappear! Leaving an abusive relationship behind, One thing she knows for certainif he finds her, he will kill her, How far does she need to go before shes safe How deeply under cover can she hide And will it ever be enough

A flurry of moving parts taking place.
Her husband proclaiming his innocence, Her sister pointing fingers. The detective in charge turning over every rock!

This is the second book by Kimberly Belle Ive read, With “Three Days Missing” being my first.
But as much as I enjoyed that read, this book ramps up the thriller scale to a whole new level!
Fabulous job, Ms.
Belle! You managed to capture all the emotions in every character perfectly! I felt the fear, anger and frustration in all of them,

The tale flowed effortlessly from multiple POVs and I quickly finished in just a few sittings, I was looking for the perfect distraction from my every day, and this fit the bill perfectly!

This book will definitely be a top thriller for! Highly recommend! Dont miss out!

I still have this authors previous book The Marriage Lie on my shelf, I need to bump that one up quickly!

A fabulous buddy read with Susanne that we both loved!

Thank you to NetGalley, Harlequin Trade Publishing and Kimberley Belle for an ARC to read and review.

Jeffrey Hardison returns home from a business trip to find a messy house and no sign of his wife, But, she is a very successful real estate agent, who often has late night showings with prospective clients, so although he isnt pleased that she isnt home, he isnt concerned.
At first.

Her twin sister, Ingrid IS immediately concerned, She and Sabine speak several times a day, and they share everything about their lives with one another, She knows that Jeffrey isnt the loving husband he portrays himself to be, And, that since Sabine is the main breadwinner, Jeffrey stands to lose a lot if Sabine leaves him,

“I wasnt always this vindictive, but you werent always this mean, “

Beth Murphy is on the run, For nearly a year, she has been planning for this day, A day some people might call any other Wednesday, but Beth prefers to see it as her new beginningone with a new look, a new name, and a new city.
Beth has given her plan significant thought, because one small slip and her violent husband will find her, Only one person knows that she has left,

“YOU. YOU ARE COMING FOR ME, AND I WILL BE READY, “

Sure, there have been other suspense novels about battered women on the run, but I PROMISE you, the premise may not be new.
. but the execution is.

Kimberley Belle lays out some clues for you, . . if you follow along carefully you may think you have it all figured out, I had an Aha moment at about, I was partially right. Which is ok with mebecause what that says to me isno plot holes! And, there was just enough time left to resolve, but not rush the ending.


BUT, what was best, I wasnt entirely right either, The author managed to still SURPRISE me, because there was more than one way that this story could be resolved, . . and ANY one of them wouldve been PLAUSIBLE, which is a MUST for ME, in my suspense novels,

I cant wait to see what Kimberley Belle has in store for us next!

I would like to thank Netgalley, HarlequinPark Row and Kimberley Belle for The digital ARC, I received in exchange for a candid review! This title will be released on June,,!.