Lately, Mandy Magro has became my go to for a nice, relaxing and feel good read. Whilst The Wildwood Sisters ticked all these boxes, it was the mystery surrounding Scarlet Wildwoods disappearance that drew me in.
Twin sisters Renee and Scarlet Wildwood were inseparable growing up in the Far North Queensland town of Opals Ridge. Then when they were just sixteen, tragedy rocked Renee's world. Her beloved sister had disappeared and assumedly met foul play. Soon afterwards, a threatening note left on her windscreen made Renee flee the town, fearful for her life. Sent to live in Melbourne, there was no time to say goodbye to anyone, including her boyfriend Dylan Anderson.
Nine years on, there still isn't any answer to what happened to Scarlet. Renee has made a life for herself in Melbourne, and hasn't returned home to Opals Ridge since on her grandparents insistance. Still, when her Nan has a heart attack, Renee immediately starts making plans to be by her side.
Of course the first person Renee bumps into is Dylan. Despite still having feelings for her first love, Renee knows it is inappropriate. The wedding ring on Dylan's hand is proof of that, and the fact that he has a little girl. But not is all as it seems- Dylan's wife Shelley passed three years earlier and ever since Dylan has been struggling mentally and financially. But how long can Dylan put up the charade that he is still in love with Renee after all this time?
You may think this is a typical rural romance, but something more sinister is happening in the shadows. Something that Renee has been fearful for a long time, and it's all at the hands of someone everyone trusts...
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