He was the perfect husband. Until he wasn’t. When Shelly’s marriage ends in divorce, she’s left completely devastated and feeling like she’s never going to find love again. Until she meets Eric. Shelly can’t believe her luck. The first person she meets after (reluctantly) joining online dating, and he’s handsome, caring, everything she ever wanted and more. From romantic dates to expensive gifts, … romantic dates to expensive gifts, it’s as if she’s in a dream.
But just when Shelly thinks she’s finally found her happily ever after, she begins to realize that all is not as it seems. As the cracks start to develop, perhaps Eric isn’t the perfect man she thought he was. Will her dream become a nightmare?
A dark women’s fiction novel, perfect for fans of Amanda Prowse and Liane Moriarty.
What readers are saying about The Perfect Husband:
‘This is a fabulous book. I loved it so much.’ Savanah Rae
‘This was well written. It didn’t drag on, yet still managed to be telling in detail. The best way to end this story was through the epilogue, absolutely 2 thumbs up for closure and a message to all about to or have been in an abusive situation or craving for attention even if it comes in an ugly form. ’ Linda K
‘This is a fabulous book. I loved it so much. If you’ve read behind closed doors from B.A. Paris, this book is very similar and I loved this one more.’
‘Such a good book!!! I read it in one day.’
‘Very entertaining and fast paced. I literally finished this in one sitting.’
‘Stars: Five, a wonderful read, breathtaking in places with superb pacing’
‘The drama parts of this novel were superb, so carefully done it’s easy to see how outgoing, attractive, confident Shelley becomes a shadow of that person.’
‘This book is a brilliant thriller’
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The author really pulls you in to hope that the heroin has found happily ever after and the slow destruction of that hope.
I thought this was a really bad novel about a husband abusing his wife to a degree that makes it unreal as well as uninteresting. The whole Introduction to the relationship between the two people involved in the story leads us to understand that something ominous will happen if the woman finally decides to marry that man and once she does it happens in such a grotesque way that it becomes totally unbelievable. Obviously, there are good and bad marriages, but this one turns out to be downright sadistic with little insight into the complexity of bad relationships.
It was two books in one. First very romantic and loving, then it turns scary and twisted partner turns creepy. Had to put it down one night and let it sink in, then pick it up and finish it the next day.
Quick read but kind of predictable.
Great read
It was okay
I used to work with abused women. This story tells it just the way it is. Don’t read it unless you want to feel the horror of an abused woman who lives with a man who feels completely entitled to do whatever he wants to a woman he supposedly loves.
The book was an easy read. The outcome was, to me, strongly obvious fairly early in the book. It was entertaining and I am glad I read it.
Eerie, but I couldn’t put it down.
too predictable
Kept reading it because I wanted the female character to WISE UP but she kept rationalizing her man’s behavior. Finished it, liked it!
Good book. Kept me reading but you could see what was coming. But entertaining.
As an advocate of abused women it was pretty predictable to me I have encountered many similar stories
Really liked it!! I think most single women in today’s dating scene can relate to the character, Shelly.
This book was so real life that I couldn’t put it down. The main character was drawn into a relationship that initially promised to be wonderful but ended up being a nightmare. Very good read.
Very predictable.
I felt like I was reading a middle-aged woman romance novel written by a seventeen year old. The characters were annoying and weren’t plausiable as 40-somethings.
Predictable
It’s hard to imagine that an intelligent, self-supporting woman could fall for his “crap”. Obviously she was more lonely than smart.
Good read … even though husband and wife’s personality disorders are obvious.