Known for years for steamy M/F and M/F romance with a concentration in hockey, Sarina Bowen shifted genres in 2024 with her thriller debut, The Five Year Lie. She follows up with an even better suspenseful novel titled DYING TO MEET YOU.
Architect and single mom Rowen Gallagher seems to have it all together. Project manager for the renovation of a historic home that is rumored to be haunted and dating an interesting man for the first time in over a decade. When her boyfriend dumps her suddenly, she can’t help but take a look to see his location on the app they had used. If it borders on stalking, only she will know. Until the night she sees him park at “their” spot and she takes her dog for a walk to see what he is doing and with whom. Finding her ex dead at her workplace, upends her life as she becomes a suspect. On top of the murder, her daughter’s father moves back to town after his release from prison and her job is at risk. I couldn’t put it down as Rowan unraveled the motive behind the murder and her new relationship with her daughter’s father. When I turned the last page, my mind was spinning with the twists and all I could say was WOW. I couldn’t wait to recommend this book to all my friends.
From the author of The Five Year Lie comes a new twisty thriller that probes how well we actually know the men in our lives.
Rowan Gallagher is a devoted single mother and a talented architect with a high-profile commission restoring an historic mansion for the most powerful family in Maine. But inside, she’s a mess. She knows that stalking her ex’s avatar all over Portland on her phone isn't the healthiest way to heal from their breakup. But she’s out of ice cream and she's sick of romcoms.
Watching his every move is both fascinating and infuriating. He's dining out while she's wallowing on the couch. The last straw comes when he parks in their favorite spot on the waterfront. In a weak moment, she leashes the dog and sets off to see who else is in his car.
Instead of catching her ex in a kiss, Rowan becomes the first witness to his murder—and the primary suspect.
But Rowan isn’t the only one keeping secrets. As she digs for the truth, she discovers the dead man was stalking her too, gathering intimate details about her job and her past.
Struggling to clear her name, Rowan finds herself spiraling into the shadowy plot that killed him.
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