Lauren Adams is just an ordinary single girl, until one split-second decision throws her life into crisis.When she meets the handsome and intriguing Max Davies during a girls’ weekend away, she can’t believe her luck. But it soon turns out to be her biggest mistake.Max gets accused of murder, a murder that allegedly happened on the same night he and Lauren met.Is Max really the man she thinks he … she thinks he is? Is he really innocent of murder? And why does Lauren hear him late at night, building something in the basement – a basement he’s made clear is out of
bounds?
Tell me why follows a woman who just wants to be loved, but who instead ends up in a tangled web of lies, deceit, and terror.
A chilling read you won’t stop talking about.
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Chilling and thrilling read
Reading about Max and Lauren was actually scary. There were times when I could not understand Lauran’s likeness for a man like Max. Her blind love for a man like Max just seemed unbelievable.
Max is one of the scariest characters I have read about in recent times. Reading about him just gave me chills and the unpredictability which he brought in the story took the story a notch up.
As a psychological thriller, the story was perfect as it goes along every chapter offering new twists and turns and was a very interesting read.
The first scene in the book was about a girl trapped in a cave and about to be rescued. So I naturally assumed she and her brother had gone caving, something happened, he got out, but she wasn’t able to. A rather nice rescuer came along to talk her into moving because she was so terrified she was stuck in one position. The story then jumps back to a few years earlier, to where, I assumed, we would learn about what happened, and what led her to this place.
First lesson, never, ever assume anything. She is not caving. The story begins to unfold and she meets a guy and you know its not just the casual meeting that Lauren assumes it is.
The scene that stays with me is when she is sitting in a bar with a friend having drinks and a laugh when she gets a text from her boyfriend asking where she is and demanding she go home. She defies him because she is having a good time, but from then on the evening goes downhill as she worries about what will happen when she gets back and what trouble she will be in, and what he will do.
This really isn’t a story of an abusive relationship, it is much more than that. It’s a story of courage and hope and a lot of twists.
A great thriller, I’m pleased to say and I’m so glad I read it. I hope you do too, and if so, please leave your comments, so we can talk about it.
Hello my Fellow Book Dragons! Come in, grab a cuppa and warm your scales by the fire as we admire this week’s Freakish Friday Gem. This Gem is blood orange and carved in the shape of a flame. Hold it, feel it’s angry pulse, as though madness lies deep within. Quickly, put it back in the box. I cannot display it for fear someone may be too tempted and try to take it and then disaster all round. This is Gem Maker Ruth O’Neill’s “Tell Me Why”.
O’Neill has the spark for telling a Psychological Thriller as though, rather than reading her book, she was sitting across from me, here, as you are, retelling her eyewitness account over a pot of tea. I could not take my eyes away and I had to read until I was finished. I had to know why?!? Why!?
This is the story of Lauren. Early 30’s, hard working, good mates, loves her job and on a weekend away meets what she believes is her dream man. Enter Max, handsome, sexy, kind, helpful, a teacher. He meets Lauren and they hit it off swimmingly. They meet over a dead body. Who doesn’t dream of such kismet?
Suddenly, just when everything is going oh so right, Max is accused of the dead man’s murder. Lauren spends half her inheritance freeing him. She believes in him. She loves him unendurably. Will they live happily ever after or will this Fire Gem burn them both.
This is a must read. It is not an easy read by any stretch of the imagination, I felt as if I were there. The pain, the torture, the terror. I cannot give many details or I give it all away and I do not want to ruin this for you. This is well worth the cost which is very reasonable I assure you. Ruth O’Neill is a name we will be hearing about for years to come. Get yours now.
I do want to remind you the April Giveaway is still going. I do realize I have not posted a question the past two days, but I will be posting one this evening and revealing another prize in the question!
Until tomorrow, I remain, your humble Book Dragon,
Drakon T. Longwitten
I received my copy of this book for review from the author #RuthONeill . My opinions are my own.
I received this copy of Eden from #McPhersonBooks and #HFVBTBlogTours . My opinions are my own.