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My Wife: a Slasher Dark Romance
Silly, Cyn. You should have known better than to run from your husband.
And Then There Were None meets Harper's Island meets 90s classic Scream in this new slasher dark romance that's perfect for Halloween...
Five years after her husband's tragic death, Cynthia Preston is doing her best to move on.
That might have been a mistake...
(full description coming soon!)
* My Wife is a single-POV dark romance that relies heavily on the slasher horror genre, includes open-door sex scenes, profanity, on-page death, and a HEA that is perfect for the characters... well, the ones that survive, that is.
And Then There Were None meets Harper's Island meets 90s classic Scream in this new slasher dark romance that's perfect for Halloween...
Five years after her husband's tragic death, Cynthia Preston is doing her best to move on.
That might have been a mistake...
(full description coming soon!)
* My Wife is a single-POV dark romance that relies heavily on the slasher horror genre, includes open-door sex scenes, profanity, on-page death, and a HEA that is perfect for the characters... well, the ones that survive, that is.
352 pages, Paperback
Published October 28, 2024
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February 6, 2025
There’s a part in the book where the main character, Cyn, says she feels like she’s in “a B-rated slasher film with an ending that makes no fucking sense”. That’s exactly what this book feels like.
November 4, 2024
This book is all but safe... It's continuous cheating lol. I never thought I'd say it but I kinda enjoyed it?
I dunno, I'm still confused about how I feel.
SPOILERS: there are basically two Heroes in this story: two best friends who are both in love with the heroine. When they're young, she's with Tommy but then falls in love with Clay (and she cheats on Tommy), her and Clay get married later on. Long story short, Clay disappears for 5 years and she gets back with her ex Tommy (while her husband is still alive, unbeknownst to her). Some time later, at the end of the story, we find out Tommy was cheating during the relationship, with a lame ass excuse. It's just a whole mess
I dunno, I'm still confused about how I feel.
SPOILERS: there are basically two Heroes in this story: two best friends who are both in love with the heroine. When they're young, she's with Tommy but then falls in love with Clay (and she cheats on Tommy), her and Clay get married later on. Long story short, Clay disappears for 5 years and she gets back with her ex Tommy (while her husband is still alive, unbeknownst to her). Some time later, at the end of the story, we find out Tommy was cheating during the relationship, with a lame ass excuse. It's just a whole mess
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January 30, 2025
I just wanted a slutty little dark romance to get me out of my Onyx Storm hangover. This just did not hit for me.
November 15, 2024
Thoughts: I really wanted to give this book 5 🌟 but it said Cheating was only cause she thought her husband was dead… well rip my heart out Carin Hart, that wasn’t entirely true, depending on how you look at it!!!
Clay is obsessed with Cyn (Cynthia). From the moment he saw her he plotted to make her his. Clay is constantly saying MY WIFE!!
I loved the depth and loyalty they had to each other.
The plot twist though really threw me off.
Overall Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Plot / Storyline 👩🏻💻: 📑📑📑📑
Heat / Burn (slow / fast): 🐢🐢🐇🐇🐇
Darkness: 🖤🖤🖤
Red Flags: 🚩🚩🚩🚩
Kinks: 🫦🫦🫦
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Range of Emotions: 🥺😩🥵🤪😟🤯🥵😏
Ending: 👩🏻❤️👨🏻 {HEA}
POV: 👩🏼 {single}
***spoilers - whole story***
The book sometimes does a quick flash back so this is told in chronological order.
Cyn and Tommy dated in high school and really loved each other. Cyn’s mother drowned at Halo Island when she was a senior. The police said it was suicide. Cyn never believed it. Tommy wanted Cyn to move in with him to finish high school but she couldn’t when his family were always around and she needed privacy and quiet. So Clay, Tommy’s BFF offered her to move in with him. His parents were never there and he was an only child. Over time Clay and Cyn grew close and she ended up cheating on Tommy, confessed and started dating Clay full time. (Not the cheating issue I had, just fyi… it’ll come later)
After high school, Clay and Cyn moved away. Cyn wanted to get away from the rumors that she killed her mom and the fact that she was easy and trying to get with everyone. At a party in high school, Chase, another friend, tried to force her to give him a BJ and then told everyone she came onto him. Summer and Maddison told Violet (Vee) to tell Chase (while he was drunk) that she wanted him and start rumors about her being a slut.
5 years later, Clay goes missing. No trace, whatsoever and liters of blood all over his abandoned car. Making it clear that with the amount of blood, Clay was dead, just no body found. Cyn is a shell of herself. She loved Tommy but Clay was her soul, her world. She couldn’t move on, with anything. She has a funeral for Clay and Tommy shows, she hadn’t seen him in a few years. Tommy tries to be there for Cyn but she is very resistant at first. But she keeps hearing Clays voice saying “If anything happens to me, lean on Tommy”. So Cyn sells their house and moves back to her hometown. Tommy is still friends with the high school group. Clay and Cyn were the only ones to get out of town. Cyn feels less than around the group, especially with Summer and Maddison. Vee and Cyn’s relationship seems to be better, like Vee matured out of high school. Clearly Summer and Maddison didn’t. Over the years, Tommy tries to start a relationship with Cyn again but she is clear with him that she could never remarry as that was a hard line for her. Tommy is always understanding and kind, caring and anticipating her needs.
He is late getting home and secretive lately. When he reveals he was planning a week getaway to help get her to relax around Clay’s 5 yr death anniversary, she is relieved. Even though she cheated in high school, they put the past behind them. Tommy genuinely loves Cyn and would do anything for her. The get away is at Halo Island, with all the old friend group.
Cyn really doesn’t want to go but is making an effort to be better for Tommy. They go and Summer is constantly all over Tommy. He tries to curb her touches but Summer is a bitch. They are skinny dipping in the lake and Vee swears she sees someone in the woods. They can’t find anyone. The next morning, Vee is dead. She fell down a ravine. Cyn is seeing someone else in the shadows too. Then Tyler, Summer’s husband, stabbed. The killer reveals himself and it’s Clay… HER HUSBAND!!! Then Maddison and Summer. Maddison was put on display, and Summer has her throat cut and tongue ripped out. Chase is hot and left for dead.
Clay helps Cyn finish off Clay. Clay tells Cyn why all this happened. Basically when he caught CYN DROWNING HER MOTHER in high school, he blackmailed Cyn away from Tommy. Cyn’s mom told her she had to move out so her boyfriend could move in. She raised Cyn to 18 and it was her time to focus on herself. Cyn flipped a switch and killed her.
And Cyn really did fall for Clay. But Cyn would say “you don’t know what it’s like to take a life”. So now Clay does. Tommy shows up and Cyn is afraid Clay will hurt him. Tommy reveals he is in on it. After Clay stole Cyn, Tommy demanded her back. They both decided that Tommy had her for 4 years, Clay would get her for 5, and then Tommy had a chance again to make Cyn love him. Then they’d both get her together. But in order for Tommy to truly have a chance, Clay had to die. Then Clay reveals why each of the group had to die.
Aaron and Tyler were collateral. Vee because she helped start rumors and help convince Chase to SA her. Chase because of the SA. Maddison because she was a hoe and Summer’s lackey. And Summer, because she was a constant bitch but mainly (and this is why I was mad about the cheating) because Summer was blackmailing Tommy to sleep with her or Summer would tell Cyn Clay was alive. They never found out how she knew. But they couldn’t risk it so for a few weeks before they left for Halo Island, Tommy was sleeping with Summer. This tares Cyn up. Tommy swore it was only so Summer didn’t ruin their plan and he always wore protection.
Cyn can’t get over this. She tries and they all do a group activity by doing DP!!
But ultimately… Cyn turns out to be just as psychotic as Clay and forces them to choose. Who loves her the most, who would kill their best friend to be with her. Clay doesn’t even hesitate. Bye bye Tommy.
Rip my heart out Carin Hart!!!!
Clay and Cyn fake her death so they can be free. HEA
Clay is obsessed with Cyn (Cynthia). From the moment he saw her he plotted to make her his. Clay is constantly saying MY WIFE!!
I loved the depth and loyalty they had to each other.
The plot twist though really threw me off.
Overall Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Plot / Storyline 👩🏻💻: 📑📑📑📑
Heat / Burn (slow / fast): 🐢🐢🐇🐇🐇
Darkness: 🖤🖤🖤
Red Flags: 🚩🚩🚩🚩
Kinks: 🫦🫦🫦
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Range of Emotions: 🥺😩🥵🤪😟🤯🥵😏
Ending: 👩🏻❤️👨🏻 {HEA}
POV: 👩🏼 {single}
***spoilers - whole story***
The book sometimes does a quick flash back so this is told in chronological order.
Cyn and Tommy dated in high school and really loved each other. Cyn’s mother drowned at Halo Island when she was a senior. The police said it was suicide. Cyn never believed it. Tommy wanted Cyn to move in with him to finish high school but she couldn’t when his family were always around and she needed privacy and quiet. So Clay, Tommy’s BFF offered her to move in with him. His parents were never there and he was an only child. Over time Clay and Cyn grew close and she ended up cheating on Tommy, confessed and started dating Clay full time. (Not the cheating issue I had, just fyi… it’ll come later)
After high school, Clay and Cyn moved away. Cyn wanted to get away from the rumors that she killed her mom and the fact that she was easy and trying to get with everyone. At a party in high school, Chase, another friend, tried to force her to give him a BJ and then told everyone she came onto him. Summer and Maddison told Violet (Vee) to tell Chase (while he was drunk) that she wanted him and start rumors about her being a slut.
5 years later, Clay goes missing. No trace, whatsoever and liters of blood all over his abandoned car. Making it clear that with the amount of blood, Clay was dead, just no body found. Cyn is a shell of herself. She loved Tommy but Clay was her soul, her world. She couldn’t move on, with anything. She has a funeral for Clay and Tommy shows, she hadn’t seen him in a few years. Tommy tries to be there for Cyn but she is very resistant at first. But she keeps hearing Clays voice saying “If anything happens to me, lean on Tommy”. So Cyn sells their house and moves back to her hometown. Tommy is still friends with the high school group. Clay and Cyn were the only ones to get out of town. Cyn feels less than around the group, especially with Summer and Maddison. Vee and Cyn’s relationship seems to be better, like Vee matured out of high school. Clearly Summer and Maddison didn’t. Over the years, Tommy tries to start a relationship with Cyn again but she is clear with him that she could never remarry as that was a hard line for her. Tommy is always understanding and kind, caring and anticipating her needs.
He is late getting home and secretive lately. When he reveals he was planning a week getaway to help get her to relax around Clay’s 5 yr death anniversary, she is relieved. Even though she cheated in high school, they put the past behind them. Tommy genuinely loves Cyn and would do anything for her. The get away is at Halo Island, with all the old friend group.
Cyn really doesn’t want to go but is making an effort to be better for Tommy. They go and Summer is constantly all over Tommy. He tries to curb her touches but Summer is a bitch. They are skinny dipping in the lake and Vee swears she sees someone in the woods. They can’t find anyone. The next morning, Vee is dead. She fell down a ravine. Cyn is seeing someone else in the shadows too. Then Tyler, Summer’s husband, stabbed. The killer reveals himself and it’s Clay… HER HUSBAND!!! Then Maddison and Summer. Maddison was put on display, and Summer has her throat cut and tongue ripped out. Chase is hot and left for dead.
Clay helps Cyn finish off Clay. Clay tells Cyn why all this happened. Basically when he caught CYN DROWNING HER MOTHER in high school, he blackmailed Cyn away from Tommy. Cyn’s mom told her she had to move out so her boyfriend could move in. She raised Cyn to 18 and it was her time to focus on herself. Cyn flipped a switch and killed her.
And Cyn really did fall for Clay. But Cyn would say “you don’t know what it’s like to take a life”. So now Clay does. Tommy shows up and Cyn is afraid Clay will hurt him. Tommy reveals he is in on it. After Clay stole Cyn, Tommy demanded her back. They both decided that Tommy had her for 4 years, Clay would get her for 5, and then Tommy had a chance again to make Cyn love him. Then they’d both get her together. But in order for Tommy to truly have a chance, Clay had to die. Then Clay reveals why each of the group had to die.
Aaron and Tyler were collateral. Vee because she helped start rumors and help convince Chase to SA her. Chase because of the SA. Maddison because she was a hoe and Summer’s lackey. And Summer, because she was a constant bitch but mainly (and this is why I was mad about the cheating) because Summer was blackmailing Tommy to sleep with her or Summer would tell Cyn Clay was alive. They never found out how she knew. But they couldn’t risk it so for a few weeks before they left for Halo Island, Tommy was sleeping with Summer. This tares Cyn up. Tommy swore it was only so Summer didn’t ruin their plan and he always wore protection.
Cyn can’t get over this. She tries and they all do a group activity by doing DP!!
But ultimately… Cyn turns out to be just as psychotic as Clay and forces them to choose. Who loves her the most, who would kill their best friend to be with her. Clay doesn’t even hesitate. Bye bye Tommy.
Rip my heart out Carin Hart!!!!
Clay and Cyn fake her death so they can be free. HEA
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August 21, 2025
Yall need to read this 😫 though slightly predictable as all slasher “movies” are, this is one of the best slasher/smut books I have ever read. If I could give it more than 5 stars I would. This whole book had me on the edge of my seat and the twists and turns made it that much better! 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5.
January 7, 2025
I seriously almost DNF’d this book with all of 3 chapters left to read but I pushed through. Booktok failed me with this recommendation. Not only was the story rushed at the ending. Various part made 0 sense and there were so many grammatical errors my elementary school ELA teacher would’ve given it an F. I shouldn’t have to edit mistakes in my head while I’m reading. This was a finished novel not a first draft, not that I could tell the difference either way.
June 20, 2025
Mind blown!! Beyond the obvious plot twist, there were a few extra plot twists that were absolutely delicious! This read was dark, dirty, and dramatic. I ate this book up, and processed to purchase more books by Carin.
February 4, 2025
Um. So. I just. I dont know. This was. I dont know.
Not the best.
Weird and in a sad and then fun and then sad but ok? Kind of way.
Not the best.
Weird and in a sad and then fun and then sad but ok? Kind of way.
September 10, 2025
okay don’t get me wrong…i liked it but also wtf
November 11, 2025
wtf did I just read. I am ONLY giving this 2 stars because it references Scream (the most elite scary movie of all time)
November 14, 2025
Could not put down a must read
November 8, 2025
I do not even know how to write this review other than to say, holy crap! It was not turning out like I thought. I mean Ai thought part of it, but the rest....OMG! The twists, the turns and the absolutely incredible writing, and plot. I loved it.
June 9, 2025
Read if you loved the movie Scream
I had a great time listening/readind this book. I really did have all the feelings of one of my favorite horror favorites “Scream”. Cyn in this book is definitely Sidney Prescott but instead of unaliving Billy and Stu she ends up with Billy. Our FMC is Cyn Preston and she lost her husband to a car accident five years prior to the events of the book. Our MMC is Clay Rivers, Cyn’s “dead” husband who is pretty upset with Cyn for moving on. If you were a fan of sl*sher horror movies growing up especially Scream then this is definitely a book you need to sit down and read/listen too. This audiobook is told through diet narration by the wonderful Maeve York and Walker Williams. The spice in this book this great too. We go not really get any spice scenes until Clay comes back into the story but when he does it’s definitely a good time. I would give this a 🌶️🌶️🌶️.5/5 for spice.
I had a great time listening/readind this book. I really did have all the feelings of one of my favorite horror favorites “Scream”. Cyn in this book is definitely Sidney Prescott but instead of unaliving Billy and Stu she ends up with Billy. Our FMC is Cyn Preston and she lost her husband to a car accident five years prior to the events of the book. Our MMC is Clay Rivers, Cyn’s “dead” husband who is pretty upset with Cyn for moving on. If you were a fan of sl*sher horror movies growing up especially Scream then this is definitely a book you need to sit down and read/listen too. This audiobook is told through diet narration by the wonderful Maeve York and Walker Williams. The spice in this book this great too. We go not really get any spice scenes until Clay comes back into the story but when he does it’s definitely a good time. I would give this a 🌶️🌶️🌶️.5/5 for spice.
February 14, 2025
POV: you're doom scrolling && this rec pops up for YOU.
The VIBEZZZZ ---> Scream / Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None / Harper's Island
This could simply NOT have been more specifically curated......
................ the way this book was MADE FOR ME.
The VIBEZZZZ ---> Scream / Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None / Harper's Island
This could simply NOT have been more specifically curated......
................ the way this book was MADE FOR ME.
March 4, 2025
A bit predictable but still had one shocking factor I didn’t see coming. I wish the book summary didn’t already spoil so much of what was to happen in this book. But it was still an entertaining read. 🔪
July 13, 2025
Couldn’t put this down. It was plot twist after plot twist. I needed that!
July 28, 2025
I can usually guess the twists in books but this one got me. Was not expecting the last 75 pages.
September 10, 2025
if you want to be thrown such a curveball twist then read this! my jaw was dropped to the floor and never left😅❤️ I loved it!
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December 1, 2025I'm still fuming about that second plot twist. we really could've had it all if they hadn't done that 💔
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December 27, 2025
This was a nice little spicy novel. Even though I'm a fan of b rated horror films and thought I saw the ending coming, I still wasn't fully prepared for the twist at the end.
February 10, 2025
A very dark, slasher romance. You’d think the MMC ends up being the most fucked up out of the characters, but someone else Scooby Doo villain unmasks themselves. And it was not who I was expecting.
The whole premise as to why the book turns into a slasher is kind of baseless in my opinion. Once the perpetrators intentions are revealed, I rolled my eyes so hard. Just disappointing and kind of stupid if you ask me.
The only thing that saved it for me is the down and dirty screwing that several of the characters end up getting into. There are nearly enough scenes in my opinion, but the ones that do happen are pretty good!
The ending was a very sweet HEA for the characters who remain in the end, which was kind of a juxtaposition to the rest of the storyline. Kind of a conundrum of a story to be honest. It was just okay if I’m being honest, and I did consider giving up a couple of times. But it picks up once the FMC reaches the island so I’m glad I didn’t DNF this one.
The whole premise as to why the book turns into a slasher is kind of baseless in my opinion. Once the perpetrators intentions are revealed, I rolled my eyes so hard. Just disappointing and kind of stupid if you ask me.
The only thing that saved it for me is the down and dirty screwing that several of the characters end up getting into. There are nearly enough scenes in my opinion, but the ones that do happen are pretty good!
The ending was a very sweet HEA for the characters who remain in the end, which was kind of a juxtaposition to the rest of the storyline. Kind of a conundrum of a story to be honest. It was just okay if I’m being honest, and I did consider giving up a couple of times. But it picks up once the FMC reaches the island so I’m glad I didn’t DNF this one.
June 14, 2025
Cyn is the ultimate hypocrite and because of that ending … no saving it for me. What a bummer.
June 24, 2025
I have a lot to say about this but I don’t know how😃
April 14, 2025
I've read dark romances and also books darker than this with very similar premises that were much better written than this
October 30, 2024
amazing
oh my fucking god! everything was perfect!! THE GORE!! THE PLOT TWIST(S)!!! this just might be my new favorite book 1000/10 everything this girl writes i absolutely love ❤️ this is the perfect halloween book it felt like an episode of the twilight zone 😳
oh my fucking god! everything was perfect!! THE GORE!! THE PLOT TWIST(S)!!! this just might be my new favorite book 1000/10 everything this girl writes i absolutely love ❤️ this is the perfect halloween book it felt like an episode of the twilight zone 😳
February 4, 2025
So repetitive. And did anyone proof read this? The amount of spelling and grammatical errors was insane. Had really good potential but I don't know how many times she needed to say "my mom died on halo island" or "you left me for FIVE YEARS CLAY"
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August 29, 2025
Star Rating: 3.5⭐️ Spice: 2 🌶️
I LOVE a good thriller that leaves me on the edge wanting more and this checked that box for me. Also who doesn’t love a little bit of spice 🌶️I am a slasher film junkie and this was just that. A little spice and a little 90s slasher film all wrapped into one. The ending is predictable in the way most “slashers” are but I was drawn in and just had to know the ending. Cyn hit the right amount of sass and ended up being just a little crazy. Tommy and Clay gave me Stu and Billy vibes and I loved it😍
Summary: Cyn loses her husband Clay in a freak car crash and is left trying to pick up the pieces of losing the love of her life. Tommy her husbands best friend comes to the funeral to help her try and do just that. After 5 years Cyn has to face the place where her mom died and the place that turned it all around for her. Will she and her friends survive the night? Will she see that even after everything she is still Clays “wife”.
Fav Character(s): Clay, Tommy And Cyn
Fav Quote(s) If leaving bodies behind is a way to get you to understand how much I fucking love you, no one is safe.” He’s suddenly dead serious as he adds, “I can’t exist without Lou
I
I LOVE a good thriller that leaves me on the edge wanting more and this checked that box for me. Also who doesn’t love a little bit of spice 🌶️I am a slasher film junkie and this was just that. A little spice and a little 90s slasher film all wrapped into one. The ending is predictable in the way most “slashers” are but I was drawn in and just had to know the ending. Cyn hit the right amount of sass and ended up being just a little crazy. Tommy and Clay gave me Stu and Billy vibes and I loved it😍
Summary: Cyn loses her husband Clay in a freak car crash and is left trying to pick up the pieces of losing the love of her life. Tommy her husbands best friend comes to the funeral to help her try and do just that. After 5 years Cyn has to face the place where her mom died and the place that turned it all around for her. Will she and her friends survive the night? Will she see that even after everything she is still Clays “wife”.
Fav Character(s): Clay, Tommy And Cyn
Fav Quote(s) If leaving bodies behind is a way to get you to understand how much I fucking love you, no one is safe.” He’s suddenly dead serious as he adds, “I can’t exist without Lou
I
May 12, 2025
If you want a book that is reminiscent of a 90s slasher then this is for you. There’s a few twists in here that you didn’t expect and it was fun. Definitely has some horror gore in it so if that’s not your thing then I’d skip it.
November 3, 2024
was pretty good, gave off major "Scream" vibes
February 1, 2025
This book truly I could tell it gave me very scream slasher movie vibes so I was able to guess where it was going. The fact that the book still managed to
Shock me was great.
Shock me was great.
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