What does Lauren Donnelly owe the daughter of the man who died to save her?The cost of his funeral? A job at her ailing Cape Cod nursery? The lives of her loved ones?Or will only her own death settle the score?On a wintry New England morning an innocent short-cut turns to disaster when the snow-covered field Lauren Donnelly crosses turns out to be a not-so-solidly-frozen stream.A passing stranger …
not-so-solidly-frozen stream.
A passing stranger comes to her aid.
Only to fall through the ice himself and
succumb to the frigid waters.
Struggling to come to terms with the tragedy,
Lauren reaches out to the man’s
only daughter and long-time care-giver,
a woman now suffering financial hardship.
But Ada Phelps is not the devoted,
grief-stricken offspring she pretends.
And making people pay for their crimes is
the one thing she has always done best.
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Die For Me by Diane Hester
5-Stars
Die For Me by Diane Hester was an exciting and invigorating read. It had my emotions in a craze especially with the tragic and sad opening. I will say that I was hooked after the author began with that scene. I loved the characters of this novel as well as the thought and creativity that went into them. They were all developed well and realistic. I felt that the author also gave a good amount of detail to help readers visualize the different settings. I really enjoyed this book and I highly recommend it.
DIE FOR ME by Diane Hester
5 of 5 Stars
This book had me hooked from page one, it is a gripping psychological suspense set in New England and has an original storyline and some great characters. Lauren Donnelly takes a short cut on a cold wintry night across what she believes is a snow covered field but turns out to be a frozen lake. When disaster strikes and a stranger comes to help Lauren, a tragedy occurs when the stranger falls through the ice himself and dies. Lauren is grief stricken and feels guilty at the man, Roger’s, death and wants to help his daughter Ada, who suffers financially after her fathers death. However Ada Phelps is not who she appears to be and Lauren ends up paying again and again for the death of the kindly stranger, from paying for his funeral and even offering Ada a job. When Lauren’s loved ones start getting hurt and strange things happen Lauren starts to wonder if only her death or that of those close to her will satisfy Ada’s need to settle the score.
This is a wonderfully written novel, very atmospheric and full of drama and suspense. It had plenty of twist and turns which kept me turning the pages wondering what would happen next. A psychological thriller at its best. I literally could not put it down.
DIE FOR ME by Diane Hester. Wow this story blew me away and I loved every minute of it. This author is new to me and I’m very excited to find more because this author knows how to keep me on the edge of my seat the entire ride. From page one i was completely lost amongst each and every page. Each character brings something different and unique to the storyline and you just can’t help but want to know everything about them. It’s a well thought out and fantastically written story that had me completely hooked. Can’t wait to see what else this author has and where readers are taken next. Five stars all the way and highly recommended.
This psychological suspense book packs a punch. I love the psychological thriller genre. It gives me that deep thinking that makes my brain wanting more. Diane Hester is a new author to me but trust me when I said I am going to see what other books she has written. Her characters are complex, complicated, believable and mysterious. I read this book in one sitting but let me tell you that I left the light on while reading the book. This author kept me turning the pages faster and faster. I wanted to know what was going to happen next. What really makes this story excel for me is the realism. I can see this story come to life before my eyes. Lauren Donnelly on a winter morning was crossing a stream that was not frozen. That is when a man tried to assist her and fell through the ice. Lauren is trying to reach out to Ada Phelps, the daughter of the man who drowned, but things are not always what they seem. I highly recommend this book as it will give you the heebie-jebbies, what a great psychological suspense book will do in my humble opinion.
Die for Me by Diane Hester is a great thriller. This psychological thriller features Lauren Donnelly who has come close to death. The man who saved her dies. What should she do to help his daughter? How much is too much?
This story kept me on the edge of my seat and drew me in from the beginning. The characters are well written and the story worked out well. The author draws you in and gets you interested into the characters from the first page and it just grows as you read. There are twists and turns and some things are not as they seem. I really enjoyed this book.
This was a great story packed with twist and surprises.
Lauren loves running and one winters day she runs unaware onto a frozen lake. The ice cracks and she falls in. Screaming for help, an old man named Roger hears her and comes to her aid. But in saving her he falls in to the lake himself and dies.
Lauren is devastated that he died saving her and does everything she can to make amends with Roger daughter Ada. From paying for the funeral to offering Ada a job.
But things arent what they seem and when things start happening and people Lauren loves start to get hurt no one has the first idea that the person they should be wary of is the one that no one suspects.
I could not get enough of this book. It had me from page one and I don’t think I put it down until I was almost finished with it honestly. It was a long night, but so so worth it. There are many twists I didn’t see coming in this book. Definitely adding it to my share and read again list.
This was a great little book. I nearly passed this book over but I’m telling you I am so glad I read Die For Me by Diane Hester. There are two or three stories going on in this book and they are all very skillfully woven together. Tragedy, bitterness, forgiveness, love, all the things that make a story great. As I was reading the story I got all the warm fuzzies and I was thinking oh what a sweet, sweet story because it is. The author pulls you along and lulls you into this wonderful story until she gets you firmly locked into the roller coaster. At that point you can hang it up you’re not doing anything else, no dishes will get done, the bed won’t get made and the laundry won’t get caught up. It was a page-turner for sure a really wild ride. I think I will be reading Diane Hester again.