Yours Always

by Corinne Sullivan

Talia Danvers is an engineer for a high-end dating app who hasn’t managed to code her own love life. Then she reconnects with Townsend the one who got away.

Or, more accurately, the one who left her for someone else. But Townsend swears he’s a changed man, and Talia wants to believe him. Even if he is the prime suspect in the disappearance of Amanda Reade, the same woman who broke them up in the first place.

In cases like these, it’s always the boyfriend. That’s what Amanda’s sister Kaitlyn thinks. So does Talia’s colleague Meera Ratnam—and she’ll risk everything to convince Talia that she’s making a deadly mistake.

Then Talia starts receiving menacing texts from Amanda. Suddenly, no one knows what to believe. Is Townsend guilty? Is Amanda alive? Or is someone playing games?

Featuring unreliable narrators and written with acid wit and creeping unease, Yours Always is a mind-bending tale of dangerous love.

Genres: Mystery Thriller, Thriller, Adult

271 pages, Paperback

Expected publication April 1, 2026

About the author

Corinne Sullivan studied English with a Creative Writing Concentration at Boston College, where she graduated in 2014. She then received her MFA in fiction from Sarah Lawrence College in 2016. Her stories have appeared in Night Train, Knee-Jerk, and Pithead Chapel, among other publications. Indecent is her first novel.

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF @ 21%

Good book, but I don't feel like this is for me at the moment. 😅 Sounded good at the time I downloaded it, but now I can't give it my full attention, and I kinda dread having to read this. L me, lol, because it's actually quite interesting! 😂🤦‍♀️ That's what I get for waiting so long to read it.

Thank you to Thomas and Mercer and NetGalley for providing the arc in exchange for an honest review! All opinions and statements are my own.

#YoursAlways #NetGalley

[Leyla · Rating 4 out of 5]

thank you so much to NetGalley and the author for allowing me a copy of this super fun and thrilling book in exchange for an honest review <3

Corinne Sullivan had my trust issues working overtime with this book. every single character in Yours Truly made my internal alarm bells ring; even the ones who seemed harmless. i went in with my usual mantra when reading books like this: “not a single person or narrator can be trusted and i will not let anybody fool me.” and oh, i was right to be suspicious.

the story is told through four different POVs and each one is unreliable in its own unique way. every character filters reality through their emotions, fears and self-justifications. its incredibly fascinating (and unsettling) to watch how differently they each perceive the same events. i loved how it kept me guessing and constantly trying to figure out who was lying, who was delusional and who was the most reliable narrator or person.

and when the truth finally comes out and all the puzzle pieces start fitting together? oh, it was brilliant and a little stressful. having everything slowly make sense and the dread of what it all meant for the guilty party was very well done.

it was clever, tense and full of unreliable chaos. Yours Truly was the kind of book that had me reading it in every free moment i could find because i was dying to know how it ended.

[Lee Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

In the past, Talia Danvers and Townsend Fuller dated until one day she walked in and found him in bed with Amanda Reade. Talia works as an engineer for a dating app and is still trying to find someone to spend her life with. She bumps into Townsend on the lake in Austin. He invites her to go see the bats take flight at sunset under the Congress Street bridge. She is lucky because it's a beautiful experience for her. When I was there they did not leave from under the bridge, so good for Talia that she got to experience this with Townsend. Townsend and Talia fall back into their old habits. He apologizes for cheating and she forgives him. Talia's co-worker Meera does not trust Townsend and she never misses and opportunity to let Talia know how she feels. Meanwhile one night while Townsend and Talia are together, there is a knock at the door. Two police officers are there to question Townsend because Amanda, the former lover has been reported missing by her sister, Kaitlyn and she is convinced Townsend is the culprit. Talia begins to receive frightening texts from Amanda and from that point on the book takes you on a twisty ride. Who is guilty? Who is following Talia? Is Amanda dead or alive? At one point in this book, I suspected every character and was surprised by the ending.
4.5 stars because I it would have enjoyed it even more without the tech talk. Overall a hard to put down psychological thriller that leaves you guessing until the end.

Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the suspenseful digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.

[cate · Rating 2 out of 5]

i'm always disappointed whenever a mystery/thriller book ends up being predictable. it's one thing for the reveal to make sense according to all the hints scattered throughout the book, but i don't like being spoon-fed things without being allowed to come up with my own alternative theories. the hints scream in your face, and it makes it hard to even try to uncover the mystery yourself.

the characters are.....Something, for sure. no one here is likeable. meera is the one who has the most going on for her and you want to root for her because life keeps kicking her while she's down, but then she makes decisions that make it hard to properly root for her. townsend is just your typical insufferable tech bro, but he was written like that on purpose, so that's fine.

i think there was a LOT of exposition that wasn't done in the most engaging way. it felt a bit info dump-y, and it just felt like there was someone nudging me to remember it for later. i would've rather have it be more subtle.

thank you to netgalley and the publisher for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review!

[Dozelina 666 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tnx NetGalley & Thomas & Mercer for the arc!

This book was interesting enough to make me read it in one go. Talia, our FMC, felt like a good character... a bit too naive maybe. It felt like she really liked Townsend and even after he cheated, she still took him back. Ofc, this is all in the beginning... (ahemmm)

Now, Townsend…he started as a total red flag. From the first few chapters, you could tell something was off. Between the cheating and his sketchy startup, I had my doubts about him from the start. I knew it was too easy for him to be the criminal, but I also knew he wasn't a nice guy who made one dumb mistake.

The pacing was actually good, didn’t feel slow or draggy, it went straight through with steady suspense. There wasn’t really any romance, even though Talia and Townsend were back together, it was more about manipulation and mind games.

I loved the multiple POVs and the unreliable characters. The writing style was simple and easy to follow, which made it a super fast read. And that ending? Honestly, I didn’t see the end twist coming, even though I thought I had the story all figured out.

Overall, it’s an easy, quick psychological read, perfect if you’re in the mood for something twisty but not too heavy.
⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (3.75–4★)

[Tiffany]

I love a good thriller. Hoping this one will tick all the boxes.

Thank you, Thomas & Mercer, for sending me this ARC. Publication date is expected for April 1, 2026.

As always, all thoughts are my own. 🖤💫

[Eliss · Rating 4 out of 5]

It took me a while to pick a book however once I noticed “Yours Always”, i knew right away that i want to read it.
The premise was intriguing and entertaining as I completely immersed myself into the story as i could not put down the book.
I enjoyed the multiple POV, mainly the interesting idea that once a character is introduced, next chapter starts with their POV by continuing the story. I liked that the author gives you clues so you can guess what’s happening but also keeps you doubting till the end.
I’m rating only 4 stars as the final twist of the book just did not make sense for me, like I get it- that’s the shocking part, but why would it ever happen? Also the behavior at the end of one character was just over the top… if the ending would be less telenovela type but kept more simple, it would’ve been 5 stars for me.

Overall, I can only recommend this book and looking forward reading more books by the author.

A big thank you to Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

[Maia Peters · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a very interesting read that had you guessing who to trust. Many times, thrillers have a hard time making other people seem able to be criminals. I feel like the author did a great job of making everyone sem worthy. The multi povs was a nice way to see how it was through their eyes. It also was a fun way to see clues come in from each person.

[a. · Rating 3 out of 5]

this was very interesting. it was a very straightforward thriller, but what made the reading experience fulfilling was how you genuinely could not trust any one.

my guess about the twist turned out to be right, but it was not guess founded on predictability. it was just a guess from watching and reading so many thrillers and mysteries. the unpredictability that sullivan constructs to keep the plot moving was well-done, and while i would have loved a more of a smoother flow in the story-telling, for lack of a better explanation, this was really good!!

thank you to netgalley and thomas & mercer for the ARC!!

[Jine · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

This one was a doozy! Read it in one setting the story absolutely grips you and doesn’t let go until the very final twist! It keeps you wondering who did it; did they actually kill someone is she really dead and who the hell is sending the messages!!
I really enjoyed reading this it was a quick interesting psychological thriller
Thank you NetGalley for the arc!

[Brittney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yours Always was a fun, fast-paced thriller about a dating app engineer in Austin, Texas, who starts receiving threatening messages from her boyfriend's ex. This one was a wild ride told from multiple points of view with lots of secrets and twists. I really enjoyed it.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC!

[Lauraaa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great read. I was able to get an arc off of NetGalley and it did not disappoint. It kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. I liked the character development in each of the characters. I kept guessing who the killer was the whole time & then the ending with the twist really got me at the end. I wasn’t expecting it. It was an easy read as well. Five stars all around.

[Brooke Wills · Rating 5 out of 5]

This had me gripped from page one. A multi POV thriller where all of them could've been guilty. Loved it.

[Suesyn Zellmer · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think it would have been better if the blurb for this story didn’t mention unreliable narrators, because that tells you right there that you won’t be able to believe everything you’re reading. I suppose the trick is for the reader to figure out who is unreliable and who is not, but seasoned readers won’t have a hard time with that.

Talia and Meera are female engineers for a dating app who have been friends for a few years when Talia reconnects with an old flame. Townsend cheated on her before with Amanda, who has now been labeled a missing person thanks to the concerns of her sister, Kaitlyn. Meera is frustrated that Talia’s making the same mistake twice, and Talia’s frustrated that Meera won’t give him a chance to prove he’s changed.

Now that Kaitlyn has reported Amanda missing, the police become involved and focus on Townsend. Then Talia receives threatening messages purporting to be from Amanda, and no one knows what to believe. Except, the author gives way too many clues throughout, and I knew both who the guilty party was and what the plan was. When everything is obviously pointing one way, it’s of course not going to be that obvious. That’s about all I can say without spoilers, but I wish that wasn’t the case because there are some serious flaws with the ending.

I like that the author was trying for something different, but it doesn’t work with all the loose threads still hanging out there at the end. Maybe if there were a sequel that explained what was going on for certain characters during certain periods, it would be better. Then questions could be answered and plot holes resolved, etc. But otherwise, it just doesn’t work.

[Tito · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars but rounding up!

EVERYONE deserved to be put away in this book. This was the kind of story where you trust no one because all the characters are shady and treat each other horribly.

This was a fun dating app thriller with multiple POVs. Talia meets Townsend through a dating app only to catch him cheating on her one day. But when they meet again, Talia gives him another chance. *** I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t give anyone with the name Townsend a first chance to begin with***

When the other woman ends up as a missing person and presumed dead, Talia and Townsend begin to receive threatening messages through the dating app and being stalked. Talia doesn’t know who to trust: the man that cheated on her or the man who swore has changed.

[Farah G · Rating 3 out of 5]

What would you do if the one time love of your life showed up declaring that he had made a terrible mistake and wanted you back? And to what degree would the fact that the woman he left you for has mysteriously disappeared, and he is the primary suspect, affect your decision?

Your friends and family certainly believe that it should be a deal breaker! And that is the situation that this story's protagonist faces...

An entertaining thriller, this is worth reading and gets 3.5 stars.

I received a free copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review

[Lauren Ateyeh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yours Always was a twisty, fast-paced read that had me second-guessing everyone from the start. Talia, a dating app engineer who can’t quite figure out her own love life, reconnects with the ex who once left her for another woman. Now, that woman has turned up missing. As secrets unravel and the texts start rolling in, I couldn’t tell who to trust. I flew through this book! Huge thanks to NetGalley for the early read!

[Hannelore Cheney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the eARC.
This book was a crazy ride, I couldn't guess the stalker at all. The different characters were all believable and their stories interesting; I was basically invested in each and everyone of them.
It was a tremendously addictive read, I couldn't wait to get back into it after getting back to earth (and my chores). The ending was a total surprise, I loved it!

[Danielle Heptinstall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yours Always was such a thrilling read! The darkness and desperation of some of the characters was absolutely appalling. The characters were very well written and had such diverse personalities, I had love for some & hated some of the others. There were moments that I was yelling at the book, as you would during a movie! I absolutely enjoyed this thrill ride!
* I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review*

[Mickey DiBattista · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had read Corinne Sullivan’s first book, INDECENT, which I loved, so I was really excited to read her newest book, YOURS ALWAYS. This time, Sullivan dabbled with a thriller, and she did not disappoint. This book kept me on the edge of my toes the entire time. The different narrators really honed the mystery of the pressing questions—who killed Amanda? was she even dead? is this character trustworthy?—and at the end of the book, I was very satisfied with the twisty ending. Highly recommend for anyone that likes a page turner! Looking forward to more from this author.

[Taylor Kutis · Rating 3 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3 Stars

Yours Always is a twisty, multi-POV thriller that dives into messy relationships, toxic love, and the unsettling feeling of not knowing who to trust. Told through four different perspectives, the story moves quickly and keeps you questioning everyone’s motives as Talia reconnects with Townsend—the ex who broke her heart—only to be pulled into the mystery surrounding Amanda Reade’s disappearance.

I enjoyed the shifting viewpoints and the uneasy atmosphere Corinne Sullivan creates, but at times the narrative felt a bit heavy on exposition. The multiple POVs added layers, though they occasionally overlapped in a way that made the pacing feel uneven. And while the story has plenty of tension, some of the twists leaned toward the predictable side, making certain reveals land softer than expected.

The premise is engaging, the unreliable-narrator vibe is fun, and the interpersonal drama definitely kept me turning the pages.

Thank you to NetGalley, Thomas & Mercer, and the author for providing an ARC!