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Trust Me
Emily and Jake are the perfect couple. Or so everyone says. But Emily just read a letter that has shattered her perfect world. Now she only has one thing on her mind… which one of her friends is sleeping with her husband?
Emily watches Jake as he makes small talk with their children, still the perfect man she married years ago. But when the phone rings and he answers before quickly putting it down again, she sees the look on her husband’s face – guilt. She knows the signs – after all, she’s been lying to him for years.
Working with Jake at the local doctor’s surgery, Emily starts to listen at closed doors and read things she shouldn’t, hoping to find the truth about her husband. Soon she learns that hers isn’t the only family telling lies to each other. Is there anyone Emily can trust? And who is behind the letter to Jake?
When a second letter, revealing a wife’s hidden pregnancy, is sent to the woman’s husband, it has disastrous consequences. And as more angry letters revealing people’s biggest secrets begin to appear, fingers point at Emily. After all, she’s the one with access to everyone’s private history, and she’s the one with a score to settle. Emily says she didn’t do it. But this isn’t the first time Emily has lied. What happens next will have you questioning everything…
You might have already decided that Emily is guilty, but as each twist is revealed, you’ll begin to doubt everyone in this quiet little town. This is a psychological thriller that will keep you up all night!
Emily watches Jake as he makes small talk with their children, still the perfect man she married years ago. But when the phone rings and he answers before quickly putting it down again, she sees the look on her husband’s face – guilt. She knows the signs – after all, she’s been lying to him for years.
Working with Jake at the local doctor’s surgery, Emily starts to listen at closed doors and read things she shouldn’t, hoping to find the truth about her husband. Soon she learns that hers isn’t the only family telling lies to each other. Is there anyone Emily can trust? And who is behind the letter to Jake?
When a second letter, revealing a wife’s hidden pregnancy, is sent to the woman’s husband, it has disastrous consequences. And as more angry letters revealing people’s biggest secrets begin to appear, fingers point at Emily. After all, she’s the one with access to everyone’s private history, and she’s the one with a score to settle. Emily says she didn’t do it. But this isn’t the first time Emily has lied. What happens next will have you questioning everything…
You might have already decided that Emily is guilty, but as each twist is revealed, you’ll begin to doubt everyone in this quiet little town. This is a psychological thriller that will keep you up all night!
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First published November 20, 2020
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Sheryl Browne
38 books885 followersHi, I’m Sheryl Browne writing psychological thriller. My latest psychological thriller MY LOVING HUSBAND is published by fabulous BOOKOUTURE. A member of the Crime Writers’ Association and the Romantic Novelists’ Association, I have several books published and two short stories in Birmingham City University anthologies, where I completed my MA in Creative Writing. I live in Worcestershire with my partner and a variety of disabled dogs. According to readers of my thrillers, I also apparently make an excellent psychopath. ;) Follow my @Bookouture Mailing List and grab a FREE short: https://t.co/bIigwwALCs
𝘼 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚. 𝘼 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙛𝙚. 𝘼 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡…
MY LOVING HUSBAND – Can I really trust the man I married?
Do I Really Know You? – She's the friend you trust with your life. But can she trust you with hers?
The Invite – Kaitlin has been looking forward to her engagement party for weeks, but as the champagne corks pop, her dream party soon becomes her worst nightmare…
The Liar's Child – I’ll do anything to protect my daughter…
My Husband's Girlfriend – She told my little boy a secret and now he’s gone…
The Second Wife – SHE MADE HER BED. YOU'LL LIE IN IT.
The Affair – You trusted her. You shouldn't have.
The Babysitter – She's perfect. Too Perfect.
After She's Gone – He's killed your child and kidnapped your wife. What would YOU do?
Sins of the Father - What if you’d been accused of one of the worst crimes imaginable?
Deadly Intent - Tormented to the edge of sanity …
The Rest of My Life - “You can’t run away from commitment forever … “ Two damaged hearts, a sizzling sexual connection. Can love find a way to bring Adam and Sienna together?
Learning to Love – Sometimes help comes from the most unlikely places …
Somebody to Love – Sigh with contentment, scream with frustration. At times you will weep.
Warrant for Love - Blackmail, lies, adultery, heartache. Three love stories wrapped up in one sexiliciously hilarious package.
A Little Bit of Madness – White Knight in Blue rescues The Harbour Rest Home.
𝘼 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚. 𝘼 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙛𝙚. 𝘼 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡…
MY LOVING HUSBAND – Can I really trust the man I married?
Do I Really Know You? – She's the friend you trust with your life. But can she trust you with hers?
The Invite – Kaitlin has been looking forward to her engagement party for weeks, but as the champagne corks pop, her dream party soon becomes her worst nightmare…
The Liar's Child – I’ll do anything to protect my daughter…
My Husband's Girlfriend – She told my little boy a secret and now he’s gone…
The Second Wife – SHE MADE HER BED. YOU'LL LIE IN IT.
The Affair – You trusted her. You shouldn't have.
The Babysitter – She's perfect. Too Perfect.
After She's Gone – He's killed your child and kidnapped your wife. What would YOU do?
Sins of the Father - What if you’d been accused of one of the worst crimes imaginable?
Deadly Intent - Tormented to the edge of sanity …
The Rest of My Life - “You can’t run away from commitment forever … “ Two damaged hearts, a sizzling sexual connection. Can love find a way to bring Adam and Sienna together?
Learning to Love – Sometimes help comes from the most unlikely places …
Somebody to Love – Sigh with contentment, scream with frustration. At times you will weep.
Warrant for Love - Blackmail, lies, adultery, heartache. Three love stories wrapped up in one sexiliciously hilarious package.
A Little Bit of Madness – White Knight in Blue rescues The Harbour Rest Home.
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December 3, 2020
I started reading Sheryl Browne’s books since over a year and have found them to be good reads to relax with. As with the other ones I read, this book is well paced for the most part, has a very good story, decent buildup and finish.
There is trouble brewing in Emily & Jake’s marriage. Both of them work at the local clinic where Jake is the doctor, and Emily the office manager. Emily sees some signs and suspects strongly that Jake is cheating on her. At the same time, Jake finds Emily’s approach to be strange & stressful to their relationship – her constant suspicions and high strung behaviour. This takes a toll on the kids – Millie and Ben. There are ghosts from the past including her twin sister Kara which haunt Emily. There is also a set of nasty notes being sent to people across town using details of their medical conditions – somehow getting leaked from Jake’s clinic. There are some strings from the past which resurface to cause pain.
This book is paced well (descriptions of Emily’s behaviour does tend to cause the book to drag in the middle a little), though it does leave a little too much to the end. The story ties up very well at the end and is engrossing right from the start. If you like suspense novels, this is certainly a book (and author) I recommend.
Thanks to Netgalley, Bookouture and the author for a free electronic copy of the book to provide a review.
There is trouble brewing in Emily & Jake’s marriage. Both of them work at the local clinic where Jake is the doctor, and Emily the office manager. Emily sees some signs and suspects strongly that Jake is cheating on her. At the same time, Jake finds Emily’s approach to be strange & stressful to their relationship – her constant suspicions and high strung behaviour. This takes a toll on the kids – Millie and Ben. There are ghosts from the past including her twin sister Kara which haunt Emily. There is also a set of nasty notes being sent to people across town using details of their medical conditions – somehow getting leaked from Jake’s clinic. There are some strings from the past which resurface to cause pain.
This book is paced well (descriptions of Emily’s behaviour does tend to cause the book to drag in the middle a little), though it does leave a little too much to the end. The story ties up very well at the end and is engrossing right from the start. If you like suspense novels, this is certainly a book (and author) I recommend.
Thanks to Netgalley, Bookouture and the author for a free electronic copy of the book to provide a review.
November 20, 2020
4.5 Stars
I loved Trust Me. There was so much drama in this book. All the couples are keeping secrets, and the reactions when the secrets are revealed are crazy. Trust Me is told from multiple perspectives which really added to the story. The main story is Emily and Jake, but their friends and family are also important to the story.
Emily and Jake work together at the local doctor’s surgery (office). Emily starts to question everything Jake does at work, home and when they are not together. This really puts a strain on their relationship. This affects their two children, Millie and Ben. Millie and Ben are also dealing with their own problems. Some couples from the town are also pulled into the story. Some are close to Emily and Jake and some seem like people they hardly know.
I really enjoyed this story and all of the character dynamics. I suspected part of the ending, but it was still so good and way more than I guessed.
I highly recommend Trust Me to thriller fans.
Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture for Trust Me. All Opinions are my own.
Full review: https://justreadingjess.wordpress.com...
I loved Trust Me. There was so much drama in this book. All the couples are keeping secrets, and the reactions when the secrets are revealed are crazy. Trust Me is told from multiple perspectives which really added to the story. The main story is Emily and Jake, but their friends and family are also important to the story.
Emily and Jake work together at the local doctor’s surgery (office). Emily starts to question everything Jake does at work, home and when they are not together. This really puts a strain on their relationship. This affects their two children, Millie and Ben. Millie and Ben are also dealing with their own problems. Some couples from the town are also pulled into the story. Some are close to Emily and Jake and some seem like people they hardly know.
I really enjoyed this story and all of the character dynamics. I suspected part of the ending, but it was still so good and way more than I guessed.
I highly recommend Trust Me to thriller fans.
Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture for Trust Me. All Opinions are my own.
Full review: https://justreadingjess.wordpress.com...
November 8, 2020
A new book by this author is always something to look forward to, one of the authors I read without looking at the blurb and so ‘go in blind’
This time we have a village where residents are receiving letters, anon letters that speak of past or present secrets and infidelities and are being sent to folk to, of course, cause mayhem
The main focus is on Emily and her husband Jake, (Jake is the local Dr and Emily the practice manager ) and their family and the people they come into contact with at work and in ‘village life’, Emily’s life is unravelling, health and mental wise and she is convinced partly by the letters she receives that Jake is cheating, there is, of course, much more to it than this, she has her own secrets aplenty surrounding her twin who perished many years before, could it all be connected?
Its a ride with many bumps and twists and turns to get to the conclusion and to find out who is behind all that is happening and you are pulled one way and then the other thinking you know, I guessed wrong a few times😁
Now I have to say character wise Emily got me down on occasion, she really needed to calm her ‘racing pulse’ and take stock a bit more and listen to peoples advice but to counter this I LOVED Fran the village gossip, she was wonderfully greatly bad in her ‘tall tale telling’ and assumptions and she was just a perfect character to secretly adore and conjured up a wonderful minds eye pic
The ending was quite a surprise and answered all the questions
A good solid psychological thriller told in the reader friendly way synonymous with this author
9/10
5 Stars
This time we have a village where residents are receiving letters, anon letters that speak of past or present secrets and infidelities and are being sent to folk to, of course, cause mayhem
The main focus is on Emily and her husband Jake, (Jake is the local Dr and Emily the practice manager ) and their family and the people they come into contact with at work and in ‘village life’, Emily’s life is unravelling, health and mental wise and she is convinced partly by the letters she receives that Jake is cheating, there is, of course, much more to it than this, she has her own secrets aplenty surrounding her twin who perished many years before, could it all be connected?
Its a ride with many bumps and twists and turns to get to the conclusion and to find out who is behind all that is happening and you are pulled one way and then the other thinking you know, I guessed wrong a few times😁
Now I have to say character wise Emily got me down on occasion, she really needed to calm her ‘racing pulse’ and take stock a bit more and listen to peoples advice but to counter this I LOVED Fran the village gossip, she was wonderfully greatly bad in her ‘tall tale telling’ and assumptions and she was just a perfect character to secretly adore and conjured up a wonderful minds eye pic
The ending was quite a surprise and answered all the questions
A good solid psychological thriller told in the reader friendly way synonymous with this author
9/10
5 Stars
October 30, 2020
This is my first read of a Sheryl Browne novel and although I have only given it a 3 star rating I saw enough to make me want to read more of her books. I did enjoy the book and at times thought it was going to be much better but not quite a 4 star.
Emily works at the local doctor's surgery with her husband Jake and is constantly suspicious of his infidelities. Convinced that her husband is having an affair she trusts no one including her best friends and spends all her time looking for clues. Other locals are disturbed when secrets start to get exposed and suspicions point to Emily who has access to the patients personal files. Emily pleads innocence but this isn’t the first time Emily has lied.
There are some good characters and certainly quite a lot of action but perhaps just a little too many coincidences and wrong doings.
I would like to thank both Netgalley and Bookouture for supplying a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
Emily works at the local doctor's surgery with her husband Jake and is constantly suspicious of his infidelities. Convinced that her husband is having an affair she trusts no one including her best friends and spends all her time looking for clues. Other locals are disturbed when secrets start to get exposed and suspicions point to Emily who has access to the patients personal files. Emily pleads innocence but this isn’t the first time Emily has lied.
There are some good characters and certainly quite a lot of action but perhaps just a little too many coincidences and wrong doings.
I would like to thank both Netgalley and Bookouture for supplying a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.
November 25, 2020
I did not enjoy this book for the most part, though the last 25% redeemed the story a bit. It centers on Emily, married to local doctor Jake and working as the practice manager at his practice. They have 2 teenagers and a seemingly happy life. We know going in that Emily is harboring some kind of secret and there is also a side-story related to Emily's relationship with her deceased twin sister. Emily gets an email that Jake is cheating on her and all hell breaks loose. Others in their small town also start getting notifications about secrets they were trying to keep, and it seems clear that the only people who would have known these things are in Jake's medical practice.
This all sounds very interesting, and could have been, but the first 3/4 of the book were spent with Emily freaking out about Jake cheating on her, despite the fact that they have been married for almost 20 years and she has no reason to believe this, other than the random email she received. She is insecure, paranoid, and just downright annoying during this part of the book, which distracted me from the rest of the story.
The last quarter of the book is where everything happens, and it's very good. There is a big twist that I definitely did not see coming, and Emily puts her constant whining on hold to work with Jake in order to get to the bottom of the various truths that are revealed over this period of time. I liked this part of the book and thought the ending was strong.
Overall, this really wasn't the book for me because of my dislike of Emily, but I think readers who can better connect with her will enjoy it more. I give it 2.5 stars, rounding up to 3 for the last quarter of the book. Thanks to Netgalley for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This all sounds very interesting, and could have been, but the first 3/4 of the book were spent with Emily freaking out about Jake cheating on her, despite the fact that they have been married for almost 20 years and she has no reason to believe this, other than the random email she received. She is insecure, paranoid, and just downright annoying during this part of the book, which distracted me from the rest of the story.
The last quarter of the book is where everything happens, and it's very good. There is a big twist that I definitely did not see coming, and Emily puts her constant whining on hold to work with Jake in order to get to the bottom of the various truths that are revealed over this period of time. I liked this part of the book and thought the ending was strong.
Overall, this really wasn't the book for me because of my dislike of Emily, but I think readers who can better connect with her will enjoy it more. I give it 2.5 stars, rounding up to 3 for the last quarter of the book. Thanks to Netgalley for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
March 18, 2021
Trust Me was said to be an unputdownable psychological thriller. Sadly for me none of those adjectives hold true. The prologue was intriguing but the book started with a chapter that left me a bit confused - Was the person Kara or Emily?
Emily is a person undoubtedly with many unresolved issues & I would have preferred to see her work her way through them at a good pace. Once the letters start arriving it got a bit interesting for a while. Emily, for the most part does nothing except mope about the past. Jake & the kids had slightly more "active" & interesting roles in the story. The parts where the small-town gossip takes a life of its own & affects the characters in this book made for good reading. Those parts were unpredictable & you never knew what the outcome would be. This is what kept me turning those pages. But as soon as I'd land on an Emily-reminisces-about-the-past chapter I'd lose interest again. The characters were good and the plot was good too. However, this fell a bit short on the "psychological thriller" part for me.
Thank you, NetGalley, Bookouture & Sheryl Browne for an arc!
Emily is a person undoubtedly with many unresolved issues & I would have preferred to see her work her way through them at a good pace. Once the letters start arriving it got a bit interesting for a while. Emily, for the most part does nothing except mope about the past. Jake & the kids had slightly more "active" & interesting roles in the story. The parts where the small-town gossip takes a life of its own & affects the characters in this book made for good reading. Those parts were unpredictable & you never knew what the outcome would be. This is what kept me turning those pages. But as soon as I'd land on an Emily-reminisces-about-the-past chapter I'd lose interest again. The characters were good and the plot was good too. However, this fell a bit short on the "psychological thriller" part for me.
Thank you, NetGalley, Bookouture & Sheryl Browne for an arc!
November 25, 2020
HOLD YOUR HORSES!! START THE DRUMROLL!! There is a new mischief monger in town, and she ain’t stopping. Spoiler alert. I am revealing the major twist in this story. It was none other than author Sheryl Browne, who took wicked pleasure in putting all her characters in a twist. She was evil. Beware!!
I love nothing more than great gossip, the best way to distract my stressed mind, and Sheryl gave me that in spades. The story was about a husband-wife duo who worked at the local practice where Jake was the practicing doctor, called out for medical emergencies and Emily, the practice manager, who was conscientious about data protection. You see, everyone’s medical secrets was locked in the tiny computer at the reception.
Emily got a mail about Jake’s extracurricular activities, soon others in town started getting the ‘informative’ cards. Life as the small town knew it got disrupted, and fingers were pointed. To Emily.
Now we all knew that Sheryl was the real prankster who worked in the shadows, but she had already thought out her escape route. My mind pondered. Whom would the author have thrown under the bus to cast all suspicion off her?
The book began with a loud bang where Emily kept doubting Jake’s fidelity, based on an email, and with many others on the same rampage run, my mind zinged furiously as to who could be the perp.
Emily too had many secrets hidden about the death of her twin years ago. I would have thought the town was a peaceful and quiet place with happy people. Who knew that there was bitterness festering underground?!
The lack of communication between husband and wife frustrated me completely. I hated Emily and her accusations which came in every other page. Reasons came to light much later on.
The story read superfast; I swear the morning just flew with my fingers tapping the kindle screen. There was nothing more wonderful that reading about those hidden truths, though they did have many far-reaching consequences.
But never fear, Sheryl kept all her characters on a firm leash. In fact, she yanked all their chains, especially in the last few chapters. The poor things didn’t know the heart that was writing the story had no mercy. Evil was all that flowed from the ink of this thriller.
By the end of the read, I couldn’t comment about about the characters, but I was overwrought. Even the epilogue had me scrutinizing it with suspicion. Never had I read the book where every single person had a secret. Whew… I need a cozy read next…
I love nothing more than great gossip, the best way to distract my stressed mind, and Sheryl gave me that in spades. The story was about a husband-wife duo who worked at the local practice where Jake was the practicing doctor, called out for medical emergencies and Emily, the practice manager, who was conscientious about data protection. You see, everyone’s medical secrets was locked in the tiny computer at the reception.
Emily got a mail about Jake’s extracurricular activities, soon others in town started getting the ‘informative’ cards. Life as the small town knew it got disrupted, and fingers were pointed. To Emily.
Now we all knew that Sheryl was the real prankster who worked in the shadows, but she had already thought out her escape route. My mind pondered. Whom would the author have thrown under the bus to cast all suspicion off her?
The book began with a loud bang where Emily kept doubting Jake’s fidelity, based on an email, and with many others on the same rampage run, my mind zinged furiously as to who could be the perp.
Emily too had many secrets hidden about the death of her twin years ago. I would have thought the town was a peaceful and quiet place with happy people. Who knew that there was bitterness festering underground?!
The lack of communication between husband and wife frustrated me completely. I hated Emily and her accusations which came in every other page. Reasons came to light much later on.
The story read superfast; I swear the morning just flew with my fingers tapping the kindle screen. There was nothing more wonderful that reading about those hidden truths, though they did have many far-reaching consequences.
But never fear, Sheryl kept all her characters on a firm leash. In fact, she yanked all their chains, especially in the last few chapters. The poor things didn’t know the heart that was writing the story had no mercy. Evil was all that flowed from the ink of this thriller.
By the end of the read, I couldn’t comment about about the characters, but I was overwrought. Even the epilogue had me scrutinizing it with suspicion. Never had I read the book where every single person had a secret. Whew… I need a cozy read next…
March 1, 2021
✨✨✨ 1/2
Emily and her husband Jake work together at the local doctor's surgery office and she is constantly suspicious of his infidelity. Convinced that her husband is having an affair, she spends all her time digging for clues in the patient's personal files. Soon letters are sent to patients revealing shocking private information and all fingers start pointing towards Emily . Emily pleads her innocence but no one is ready to believe her, not even Jake as this is not the first time she has lied .
Trust Me by Sheryl Browne is a fast paced moving psychological thriller full of secrets , lies , twists and turns. A little too much drama but nonetheless enjoyable
I would like to thank Bookouture & NetGalley for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest and fair review.
Emily and her husband Jake work together at the local doctor's surgery office and she is constantly suspicious of his infidelity. Convinced that her husband is having an affair, she spends all her time digging for clues in the patient's personal files. Soon letters are sent to patients revealing shocking private information and all fingers start pointing towards Emily . Emily pleads her innocence but no one is ready to believe her, not even Jake as this is not the first time she has lied .
Trust Me by Sheryl Browne is a fast paced moving psychological thriller full of secrets , lies , twists and turns. A little too much drama but nonetheless enjoyable
I would like to thank Bookouture & NetGalley for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest and fair review.
November 21, 2020
Someone is stealing drugs from a doctors surgery. Emily is the practice manager at the surgery where her husband and father-in-law also work. Residents in the small village start receiving letters revealing all their secrets, secrets Emily has access too. Emily thinks her husband, Jake, is having an affair. Her son, Ben is always angry and her daughter, Millie is always sneaking off.
There's a going on in this book. The characters are well rounded and believable. Emily was irritating though but I think she's meant to be that way to annoy us all. The story starts off slowly and it seemed to drag out in places. I thought some of the storyline was a bit unbelievable. There's lots of twists to keep,you guessing. I also found part of the epilogue it disappointing.
I would like to thank #NetGalley, #Bookouture and the author #SherylBrowne for my ARC in exchange for an honest review
There's a going on in this book. The characters are well rounded and believable. Emily was irritating though but I think she's meant to be that way to annoy us all. The story starts off slowly and it seemed to drag out in places. I thought some of the storyline was a bit unbelievable. There's lots of twists to keep,you guessing. I also found part of the epilogue it disappointing.
I would like to thank #NetGalley, #Bookouture and the author #SherylBrowne for my ARC in exchange for an honest review
November 17, 2020
I am excited to be taking part in the #BooksOnTour #BlogTour for Sheryl Browne's compelling thriller TRUST ME.
Trust is the predominant theme in Sheryl Browne's newest thriller TRUST ME, exploring every facet in every nook and every cranny where just one itty bitty piece of information in the wrong hands becomes the catalyst of catastrophic consequences. But at the centre of this tempest is the local doctor's surgery...where every private detail of every resident is kept under digital lock and key.
But what if someone had the key to all that data? To all those private details? To every secret that each person wishes to remain so?
Every one has something to hide as each relationship is brought into question. Everyone has a past. Everyone has baggage that they do not wish to share...particularly made public. With that thought in mind, the very idea that this could happen makes TRUST ME a truly scary concept indeed.
Emily and Jake appear to have the perfect life and perfect marriage with two children - 18 year old Ben and 16 year old Millie. The village in which they live had been Jake's home growing up and, though he vowed never to return after the tragic death of his mother, they find themselves moving back as Jake takes on a partnership with his estranged father at the local doctor's surgery. But still waters run deep as Dr Jake Merriden questions whether he has made the right move, with the blame for his mother's death still firmly rooted at his father's feet. Not to mention his father's roving eye still lingers over the younger female patients...some things never change.
At home, life is not always easy with two teenagers. Ben is moody and quick to anger whilst Millie is now at that impressionable age that Emily once was and remembers all too well. Her constant reminders that she doesn't want Millie to make the same mistakes she did fall on deaf ears. But little does Millie know just how scared her mother is of those mistakes - they are life changing and the scars they leave continue to haunt her today.
As practice manager at the surgery where Jake works, Emily is responsible for the data protection of all their clients...constantly reminding young receptionist Nicky to blank her screen and log out before leaving her desk. Patient files must be kept private at all times. After all, they trust them with that information. Trust.
Then one day at work, Emily reads an email that shatters her perfect world. And now she has one thing on her mind...which one of her friends is sleeping with her husband?
Emily constantly watches Jake, looking for little nuances to prove that the apple doesn't fall far from its tree. He talks and laughs with their children seemingly still her perfect husband. But then the phone rings and he walks into another room to answer before quickly putting it down again. She sees the guilt written on his face. She knows the signs...after all, she has been lying to him for years. So what is he hiding from her? Who was really on the phone? And where does he go all those late nights home where he claims he had a mountain of paperwork? Or a late call-out to a patient? Is Jake really so much like his father after all?
At work, Emily finds herself listening at closed doors hoping to discover the truth about her husband. But what she hears rocks her world as she learns that hers isn't the only family keeping secrets. Is there anyone left she can trust?
Then letters begin to find themselves posted through people's letterboxes, revealing private information that could only have come from the surgery. A wife on the pill when she supposedly wanted a child, a sympathy card with a cruel message, a threat to reveal a criminal past and suicide attempt to employers...all with disastrous consequences. As the letters revealing people's biggest secrets continue to appear, fingers point to Emily...as the one who has unlimited access to everyone's private history. But Emily knows she's innocent. Isn't she?
This isn't the the first time Emily has lied...and she has been behaving very erratically of late with her unfounded (bar the email) accusations of Jake's affair, her lack of sleep, her constant nightmares and her screamfests with Jake. When Jake also accuses her of leaking that information, Emily realises that she can no longer trust her husband. Nor can she trust her best friend who announces her pregnancy after Emily discovers their shared past that seems have been reignited.
Trust. It's all about trust. Trust no one.
As Emily's life seems to be imploding, there is a final twist that will bring everything to a head as the truth is finally revealed.
A cleverly told tale, I devoured TRUST ME in a day. I easily predicted who was behind the letters and the link between two characters but it didn't deter my enjoyment. There was a twist that I had down to one and was the result of another I didn't see coming, so hats off to Sheryl Browne for blindsiding me with that one!
It was easy to believe that Emily was losing the plot as her accusations were way out of nowhere and completely unfounded. What? Because of an email she'd read? Because of the things she heard behind closed doors? You know what they say about eavesdroppers...chances are you will never hear anything good. So naturally Emily took these instances as proof of Jake's infidelity and no matter how much he tried convincing her it was untrue, the more she believed him to be lying. After all, she'd lied to him...what's to stop him lying to her also?
But when it becomes clear why Emily is dishing out accusations and behaving erratically, one has to wonder exactly who can you really trust?
The story unfolds through mainly Emily and Jake's narratives, with a couple of others adding their parts of the story. I especially loved Edward and Joyce who featured so predominantly and yet only played a small part.
While it would take something deliciously twisted to outshine her previous thriller "The New Girlfriend" (which I totally loved), TRUST ME is still a frustratingly enjoyable read that you won't want to put down until you uncover every last little secret. I loved the village setting and gossipy nature of locals. It felt a little like an Agatha Christie novel crossed with an episode of Midsomer Murders - both of which featured "poison pen" letters. I can recall the Midsomer episode in which a doctor's surgery became the prime focus of patients' secrets being revealed with the practice manager being behind them in the end.
Another great read by Sheryl Browne, an author who I don't hesitate to go in blind without reading the premise. Trust me when I say fans of domestic thrillers are bound to devour TRUST ME.
I would like to thank #SherylBrowne, #NetGalley, #Bookouture for an ARC of #TrustMe in exchange for an honest review.
This review appears on my blog at https://stinathebookaholic.blogspot.com/.
Trust is the predominant theme in Sheryl Browne's newest thriller TRUST ME, exploring every facet in every nook and every cranny where just one itty bitty piece of information in the wrong hands becomes the catalyst of catastrophic consequences. But at the centre of this tempest is the local doctor's surgery...where every private detail of every resident is kept under digital lock and key.
But what if someone had the key to all that data? To all those private details? To every secret that each person wishes to remain so?
Every one has something to hide as each relationship is brought into question. Everyone has a past. Everyone has baggage that they do not wish to share...particularly made public. With that thought in mind, the very idea that this could happen makes TRUST ME a truly scary concept indeed.
Emily and Jake appear to have the perfect life and perfect marriage with two children - 18 year old Ben and 16 year old Millie. The village in which they live had been Jake's home growing up and, though he vowed never to return after the tragic death of his mother, they find themselves moving back as Jake takes on a partnership with his estranged father at the local doctor's surgery. But still waters run deep as Dr Jake Merriden questions whether he has made the right move, with the blame for his mother's death still firmly rooted at his father's feet. Not to mention his father's roving eye still lingers over the younger female patients...some things never change.
At home, life is not always easy with two teenagers. Ben is moody and quick to anger whilst Millie is now at that impressionable age that Emily once was and remembers all too well. Her constant reminders that she doesn't want Millie to make the same mistakes she did fall on deaf ears. But little does Millie know just how scared her mother is of those mistakes - they are life changing and the scars they leave continue to haunt her today.
As practice manager at the surgery where Jake works, Emily is responsible for the data protection of all their clients...constantly reminding young receptionist Nicky to blank her screen and log out before leaving her desk. Patient files must be kept private at all times. After all, they trust them with that information. Trust.
Then one day at work, Emily reads an email that shatters her perfect world. And now she has one thing on her mind...which one of her friends is sleeping with her husband?
Emily constantly watches Jake, looking for little nuances to prove that the apple doesn't fall far from its tree. He talks and laughs with their children seemingly still her perfect husband. But then the phone rings and he walks into another room to answer before quickly putting it down again. She sees the guilt written on his face. She knows the signs...after all, she has been lying to him for years. So what is he hiding from her? Who was really on the phone? And where does he go all those late nights home where he claims he had a mountain of paperwork? Or a late call-out to a patient? Is Jake really so much like his father after all?
At work, Emily finds herself listening at closed doors hoping to discover the truth about her husband. But what she hears rocks her world as she learns that hers isn't the only family keeping secrets. Is there anyone left she can trust?
Then letters begin to find themselves posted through people's letterboxes, revealing private information that could only have come from the surgery. A wife on the pill when she supposedly wanted a child, a sympathy card with a cruel message, a threat to reveal a criminal past and suicide attempt to employers...all with disastrous consequences. As the letters revealing people's biggest secrets continue to appear, fingers point to Emily...as the one who has unlimited access to everyone's private history. But Emily knows she's innocent. Isn't she?
This isn't the the first time Emily has lied...and she has been behaving very erratically of late with her unfounded (bar the email) accusations of Jake's affair, her lack of sleep, her constant nightmares and her screamfests with Jake. When Jake also accuses her of leaking that information, Emily realises that she can no longer trust her husband. Nor can she trust her best friend who announces her pregnancy after Emily discovers their shared past that seems have been reignited.
Trust. It's all about trust. Trust no one.
As Emily's life seems to be imploding, there is a final twist that will bring everything to a head as the truth is finally revealed.
A cleverly told tale, I devoured TRUST ME in a day. I easily predicted who was behind the letters and the link between two characters but it didn't deter my enjoyment. There was a twist that I had down to one and was the result of another I didn't see coming, so hats off to Sheryl Browne for blindsiding me with that one!
It was easy to believe that Emily was losing the plot as her accusations were way out of nowhere and completely unfounded. What? Because of an email she'd read? Because of the things she heard behind closed doors? You know what they say about eavesdroppers...chances are you will never hear anything good. So naturally Emily took these instances as proof of Jake's infidelity and no matter how much he tried convincing her it was untrue, the more she believed him to be lying. After all, she'd lied to him...what's to stop him lying to her also?
But when it becomes clear why Emily is dishing out accusations and behaving erratically, one has to wonder exactly who can you really trust?
The story unfolds through mainly Emily and Jake's narratives, with a couple of others adding their parts of the story. I especially loved Edward and Joyce who featured so predominantly and yet only played a small part.
While it would take something deliciously twisted to outshine her previous thriller "The New Girlfriend" (which I totally loved), TRUST ME is still a frustratingly enjoyable read that you won't want to put down until you uncover every last little secret. I loved the village setting and gossipy nature of locals. It felt a little like an Agatha Christie novel crossed with an episode of Midsomer Murders - both of which featured "poison pen" letters. I can recall the Midsomer episode in which a doctor's surgery became the prime focus of patients' secrets being revealed with the practice manager being behind them in the end.
Another great read by Sheryl Browne, an author who I don't hesitate to go in blind without reading the premise. Trust me when I say fans of domestic thrillers are bound to devour TRUST ME.
I would like to thank #SherylBrowne, #NetGalley, #Bookouture for an ARC of #TrustMe in exchange for an honest review.
This review appears on my blog at https://stinathebookaholic.blogspot.com/.
November 19, 2020
Trust Me has an utterly brilliant storyline and was a highly engaging read!
Wow this story had me on tenterhooks. I never thought about it before but a doctors surgery must hold an array of secrets of which some are about to be discovered with tragic circumstances in the village that Emily lives in. In a way I loved the sort of gossip feel at finding out other peoples secrets and discovering lies but in the next breath I felt sad for the victims and couldn't understand why anyone would do such a cruel thing.
The suspense and tension builds up nicely to a wonderful climax. Everything and everyone is under question and I hadn't managed to guess anything until it was revealed before me which made it such a riveting read. Great story!
My thanks to Bookouture for an advanced readers copy of this book. All opinions are my own and not biased in anyway.
Wow this story had me on tenterhooks. I never thought about it before but a doctors surgery must hold an array of secrets of which some are about to be discovered with tragic circumstances in the village that Emily lives in. In a way I loved the sort of gossip feel at finding out other peoples secrets and discovering lies but in the next breath I felt sad for the victims and couldn't understand why anyone would do such a cruel thing.
The suspense and tension builds up nicely to a wonderful climax. Everything and everyone is under question and I hadn't managed to guess anything until it was revealed before me which made it such a riveting read. Great story!
My thanks to Bookouture for an advanced readers copy of this book. All opinions are my own and not biased in anyway.
November 18, 2020
Another great read from Sheryl Browne.
Emily and Jake work and live together and all seems good until Emily sees an email sent to her husband.
She then suspects he’s having an affair and at a local event thinks she knows who the other woman is.
Letters then start being sent to patients revealing private information that sends shockwaves through the community.
With medical information being revealed the Doctors surgery where both Jake and Emily work is under suspicion.
Events soon become out of control for Emily and Jake and their children are part of it as well.
This is a gripping psychological thriller that well and truly had me hooked.
Thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.
Emily and Jake work and live together and all seems good until Emily sees an email sent to her husband.
She then suspects he’s having an affair and at a local event thinks she knows who the other woman is.
Letters then start being sent to patients revealing private information that sends shockwaves through the community.
With medical information being revealed the Doctors surgery where both Jake and Emily work is under suspicion.
Events soon become out of control for Emily and Jake and their children are part of it as well.
This is a gripping psychological thriller that well and truly had me hooked.
Thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.
November 6, 2020
Trust Me by Sheryl Browne is a compelling enough read that certainly held my attention although, in my opinion, it was not on par with the author's previous work. I have come to love the novels of Sheryl Browne, but found this one to be a little less engaging than those that I have previously enjoyed.
Emily is married to Jake, a physician, and the pair share two children. Emily works at Jake's practice and, as a receptionist, has access to all of the patient files in a relatively small community where everyone seems to have their own secrets. When Emily receives a letter that suggests that her husband is having an affair, she wonders who among their friends and patients she can really trust. Are Jake's late night call-outs really of a medical nature, or has he been brazenly carrying on right under her nose?
This is certainly an enjoyable read, although I must say that I did find it a bit slow to get moving, and there were probably at least a few characters who were surplus to requirements. That being said, I will be the first in line to read Ms Browne's next offering. 3.5 stars
Many thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for this ARC.
Emily is married to Jake, a physician, and the pair share two children. Emily works at Jake's practice and, as a receptionist, has access to all of the patient files in a relatively small community where everyone seems to have their own secrets. When Emily receives a letter that suggests that her husband is having an affair, she wonders who among their friends and patients she can really trust. Are Jake's late night call-outs really of a medical nature, or has he been brazenly carrying on right under her nose?
This is certainly an enjoyable read, although I must say that I did find it a bit slow to get moving, and there were probably at least a few characters who were surplus to requirements. That being said, I will be the first in line to read Ms Browne's next offering. 3.5 stars
Many thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for this ARC.
October 31, 2020
Rating: 4 stars.
This was such a good read! I didn't expect this book to be as good as it was from the description, but it was a really entertaining read.
The story itself was really well done, I liked the pacing and although there were many characters it was easy to remember all of them. I liked the split POV between different characters as well as the occasional timeline jumps, since they really kept the suspense. The pacing was really well done and I finished this in one sitting, not wanting to put it down.
I was afraid the ending might ruin my good impression but it positively surprised me. I didn't anticipate the plot twist and I really liked Millie's story and her as a character specifically. I wasn't the biggest fan of the second part of the ending, but it wasn't that big of a dealbreaker.
I still really enjoyed the suspense and how everything came together in the end, which is crucial for me to enjoy a book. The writing style was also really nice and easy to read and I would definitely pick up more books from this author in the future.
This was such a good read! I didn't expect this book to be as good as it was from the description, but it was a really entertaining read.
The story itself was really well done, I liked the pacing and although there were many characters it was easy to remember all of them. I liked the split POV between different characters as well as the occasional timeline jumps, since they really kept the suspense. The pacing was really well done and I finished this in one sitting, not wanting to put it down.
I was afraid the ending might ruin my good impression but it positively surprised me. I didn't anticipate the plot twist and I really liked Millie's story and her as a character specifically. I wasn't the biggest fan of the second part of the ending, but it wasn't that big of a dealbreaker.
I still really enjoyed the suspense and how everything came together in the end, which is crucial for me to enjoy a book. The writing style was also really nice and easy to read and I would definitely pick up more books from this author in the future.
November 9, 2020
This was a quick and easy read, but I couldn't stand Emily. Her immediate suspicion and her refusal to have one adult conversation was very annoying. This was one of those stories where it probably wouldn't exist if people actually talked to each other. But then again, with the way Emily grabs her jump-to-conclusions mat every time someone talks to her, I can understand why they'd avoid it.
Thank you to Bookouture as always, though, for providing this copy for review.
Thank you to Bookouture as always, though, for providing this copy for review.
May 9, 2021
Sheryl Browne has been on my reading radar for quite some time and the popular UK domestic drama writer didn’t disappoint and now I’m eager to read more.
Emily and Jake are the couple everyone wants to be.
Until one day she receives an email that reveals he’s been lying to her.
They both work at the local doctors surgery and now Emily is watching every move Jake makes, listening in on conversations and doesn’t know what to believe.
She knows Jake’s lying when he disappears at night but she has been keeping secrets from him for years.
When letters start to appear revealing the patients inner most private history, Emily wonders where it’s all coming from especially when all fingers are pointing at her.
Everyone seems to be keeping the truth hidden and everyone is hiding something until the dramatic finale when the truth is finally exposed.
A domestic noir with an edge, one that pulls the reader in, builds the tension and messes with the mind until the melodrama explodes and the twisty finale.
Cleaver, addictive and blindsided are just some of the words used to describe this book that will totally engage you
You will be introduced to a variety of characters, complex, nasty and intriguing, you will keep guessing all the way through, the anticipation will build and you will taken on a thrilling ride.
A wicked but fun read with one twist after another, Sheryl has done a great job of implicating many and keeping the facts under wraps until the big reveal at the end.
Bookouture has a lot to answer for, my bank balance is taking a hit but in a very pleasurable way.
Can’t wait to read my next Sheryl Browne.
Emily and Jake are the couple everyone wants to be.
Until one day she receives an email that reveals he’s been lying to her.
They both work at the local doctors surgery and now Emily is watching every move Jake makes, listening in on conversations and doesn’t know what to believe.
She knows Jake’s lying when he disappears at night but she has been keeping secrets from him for years.
When letters start to appear revealing the patients inner most private history, Emily wonders where it’s all coming from especially when all fingers are pointing at her.
Everyone seems to be keeping the truth hidden and everyone is hiding something until the dramatic finale when the truth is finally exposed.
A domestic noir with an edge, one that pulls the reader in, builds the tension and messes with the mind until the melodrama explodes and the twisty finale.
Cleaver, addictive and blindsided are just some of the words used to describe this book that will totally engage you
You will be introduced to a variety of characters, complex, nasty and intriguing, you will keep guessing all the way through, the anticipation will build and you will taken on a thrilling ride.
A wicked but fun read with one twist after another, Sheryl has done a great job of implicating many and keeping the facts under wraps until the big reveal at the end.
Bookouture has a lot to answer for, my bank balance is taking a hit but in a very pleasurable way.
Can’t wait to read my next Sheryl Browne.
November 20, 2020
How many secrets and twists can you craft into one book? Sheryl wins the award for the most! Trust Me is one hell of a book, it really gets you thinking!
Emily and Jake have the perfect marriage, with a nice house, 2.4 kids etc, until Emily sees an email meant for Jake. This seems to be the catalyst for a series of events that blows not just their world apart, but half the villagers too!
One thing stands out in this book, you really do never know who to trust!
Definitely a 5 star from me!
Emily and Jake have the perfect marriage, with a nice house, 2.4 kids etc, until Emily sees an email meant for Jake. This seems to be the catalyst for a series of events that blows not just their world apart, but half the villagers too!
One thing stands out in this book, you really do never know who to trust!
Definitely a 5 star from me!
November 1, 2020
Trust me in saying you will want to read Trust me!
Emily is the manager at the local village surgery where her husband Jake also works as a Doctor.
Someone has access to the patient confidential information and is using it to cause utter distress.
Emily is convinced her Jake is having an affair, who is actually lying to who?
Good stong likeable characters, totally keeps you on your toes loved all the twists.
A engaging read you will not want to put down.
Emily is the manager at the local village surgery where her husband Jake also works as a Doctor.
Someone has access to the patient confidential information and is using it to cause utter distress.
Emily is convinced her Jake is having an affair, who is actually lying to who?
Good stong likeable characters, totally keeps you on your toes loved all the twists.
A engaging read you will not want to put down.
November 11, 2020
What a great book with so many shocking twists!!! I love that we don’t know if Emily is just being paranoid or if there’s something to her suspicions. I loved all of the various storylines and how I didn’t guess any of it until it was revealed! I loved reading about all of the characters. I loved the various perspectives.
Definite 5 stars from me!
Huge thank you to Bookouture and NetGalley for allowing me the privilege of reading this book in advance!
Definite 5 stars from me!
Huge thank you to Bookouture and NetGalley for allowing me the privilege of reading this book in advance!
November 20, 2020
An action-packed, gripping read that kept me turning the pages and up far later than I intended. Loved the POV from different characters, and how everything took place against the backdrop of a quaint little village, the last place you'd expect such lies and secrets to be exposed. I didn't know who to trust and really didn't see the end coming. A great read
January 21, 2021
I have always enjoyed Sheryl Browne's books, but this one didn't hold my interest very well. Emily and Jake are a perfect couple, and it isn't too far into the story when suddenly they aren't. Emily finds an email in her husband's email account hinting about his an infidelity on his part. For the perfect couple, Emily was pretty quick to pass judgment without even talking to him. This annoyed me. Now many couples are falling victim to inside information being passed on to someone else or the community, and the town is in turmoil. Emily and Jake are falling apart, but Ms. Browne portrays them as still loving each other. It just goes back and forth, and it frustrated me. Pretty great ending though! :-)
April 3, 2024
Each and every time I read a book by this talented author, I realise once again why I love her stories so much.
The characters are so real, you almost forget they are fictional and you are not about to bump into them any time soon.
Who to trust in this story? The author manages to make me doubt almost everyone, making it very hard to decide on the name of the despicable person causing so much trouble.
So yes, this means waiting until the author is ready to give us all the details and finally decides to put us out of our misery. ;)
Betrayal and deceit are two ingredients of this suspenseful story that had me sitting on the edge of my chair.
This is a great book, but this did not come as a surprise to me. I have read and loved every book I have got my hands on by this author. 5 stars
Thank you
The characters are so real, you almost forget they are fictional and you are not about to bump into them any time soon.
Who to trust in this story? The author manages to make me doubt almost everyone, making it very hard to decide on the name of the despicable person causing so much trouble.
So yes, this means waiting until the author is ready to give us all the details and finally decides to put us out of our misery. ;)
Betrayal and deceit are two ingredients of this suspenseful story that had me sitting on the edge of my chair.
This is a great book, but this did not come as a surprise to me. I have read and loved every book I have got my hands on by this author. 5 stars
Thank you
January 12, 2021
My least favorite so far, but not bad overall
I like the way this author writes and her pacing is spot on. She does create interesting characters and unfortunately the ones in this story weren’t my favorite (they were ethically bereft and refused to have even the most basic conversations to resolve issues).
Overall, I believe you will enjoy this if you are new to this author’s work, and not a huge reader of this genre. There are so many readers that loved this so I urge you to check it out! I will always check out more by this author and will look forward to the next one.
Thank you to NetGalley, the author, Bookouture for a copy in exchange for a review.
I like the way this author writes and her pacing is spot on. She does create interesting characters and unfortunately the ones in this story weren’t my favorite (they were ethically bereft and refused to have even the most basic conversations to resolve issues).
Overall, I believe you will enjoy this if you are new to this author’s work, and not a huge reader of this genre. There are so many readers that loved this so I urge you to check it out! I will always check out more by this author and will look forward to the next one.
Thank you to NetGalley, the author, Bookouture for a copy in exchange for a review.
February 14, 2022
Sheryl Browne has a devious, creative mind. Trust Me is about a couple who start having problems and very quickly so many things happen you are truly not sure who to trust!
She builds a story that has you second guessing every character throughout the whole story while keeping you engaged.
Trust Me has an interesting plot and many twists while we find out who is causing all of the issues to so many members of this quaint little town. Your heart will ache for them as you unravel the mystery of this fabulous novel.
A must read for fans of thrillers or Sheryl Browne!
She builds a story that has you second guessing every character throughout the whole story while keeping you engaged.
Trust Me has an interesting plot and many twists while we find out who is causing all of the issues to so many members of this quaint little town. Your heart will ache for them as you unravel the mystery of this fabulous novel.
A must read for fans of thrillers or Sheryl Browne!
July 24, 2022
What a gripping plot Sheryl Browne has come up with!!!
*Though I'm no judge since I haven't read any of her other books*
The thing that's most surprising is I thought I had figured out the whole plot by midway but boy, could I be more wrong?
ANYWAYS, IT WAS AN UNPUTDOWNABLE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER😌
*Though I'm no judge since I haven't read any of her other books*
The thing that's most surprising is I thought I had figured out the whole plot by midway but boy, could I be more wrong?
ANYWAYS, IT WAS AN UNPUTDOWNABLE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER😌
October 13, 2021
Wow!!! I honestly could not recommend this book more.
They amount of guesses I had on who the culprit was and still didn’t get it right, is beyond me.
Brilliantly written. I recommend not reading it of a nighttime as you will end up not sleeping and just turning the pages to read more and more.
They amount of guesses I had on who the culprit was and still didn’t get it right, is beyond me.
Brilliantly written. I recommend not reading it of a nighttime as you will end up not sleeping and just turning the pages to read more and more.
March 29, 2021
A pretty interesting story, except a bit repetitious. Got tired of hearing Jake say, ‘I love you Emily’, and Emily was unlikeable because of her whining.
The reason for only 3 stars was that God’s name was taken in vain, throughout the book.
The reason for only 3 stars was that God’s name was taken in vain, throughout the book.
November 29, 2020
Told from the perspective of several characters, we meet Emily, Jake and their two teenage children, Ben and Millie. Jake is a GP, and Emily is the Practice Manager at the surgery. One day, Emily sees an email sent to her husband, which suggests he is having an affair. She doesn’t know what to believe and keeps it to herself, but when patients of the surgery begin receiving letters divulging personal and confidential information about people they know, Emily wonders if they are linked. The information in all of the letters could only have come from someone with access to patient records at the surgery, and before long all of the staff working there are under suspicion. As Emily begins to wonder who is passing the patients most trusted secrets on, she finds out that there are a lot more secrets being hidden by the people she knows best.
Wow, this was such a thrilling read!! Emily and Jake seem like the perfect couple, but when she begins to suspect him of having an affair, the whole dynamics within the family are affected, including those with their teenage children. I liked Emily’s character and have to admit I did feel sorry for her. As her story moves on, you begin to see that she can’t really trust anyone as everyone she is close to seems to hiding devastating secrets! I also liked Jake’s character, and whilst I sympathised with Emily’s suspicions of him, I also felt for him as at the beginning he didn’t really have a clue what was going on between them!!
The storyline threw out LOTS of secrets, not just in their family, but with their friends and patients from the surgery. It was obvious confidential information was being leaked from the surgery, but I just couldn’t work out who was responsible. There are plenty of suspects to chose from, some with obvious motives and some without, and the storyline twisted and turned throughout leaving me to swap and change my opinion of the different characters. The consequences of these secrets being divulged were traumatic and upsetting, and certainly made me think about who does have access to your personal confidential records!!!
As the storyline moves on, the finger of suspicion is pointed to almost everyone, and the author has done a fabulous job of keeping who is responsible under wraps until well towards the end! I loved the way there were other “mini” plots woven into the main storyline, particularly regarding Emily and Jake’s children, and thought the author was very clever in linking all the stories together by the end.
I loved the suspense of it all, and equally loved trying to work it all out! It was fast paced, gripping and had more tension than a tightrope!!! The storyline was easy to follow and it was so addictive that I finished it within a day! Full of secrets, lies, deceit and mistrust, this is a fantastic read!! There are a few lessons to be learnt from this book but the main one is don’t trust anyone!! Would definitely recommend!!
Wow, this was such a thrilling read!! Emily and Jake seem like the perfect couple, but when she begins to suspect him of having an affair, the whole dynamics within the family are affected, including those with their teenage children. I liked Emily’s character and have to admit I did feel sorry for her. As her story moves on, you begin to see that she can’t really trust anyone as everyone she is close to seems to hiding devastating secrets! I also liked Jake’s character, and whilst I sympathised with Emily’s suspicions of him, I also felt for him as at the beginning he didn’t really have a clue what was going on between them!!
The storyline threw out LOTS of secrets, not just in their family, but with their friends and patients from the surgery. It was obvious confidential information was being leaked from the surgery, but I just couldn’t work out who was responsible. There are plenty of suspects to chose from, some with obvious motives and some without, and the storyline twisted and turned throughout leaving me to swap and change my opinion of the different characters. The consequences of these secrets being divulged were traumatic and upsetting, and certainly made me think about who does have access to your personal confidential records!!!
As the storyline moves on, the finger of suspicion is pointed to almost everyone, and the author has done a fabulous job of keeping who is responsible under wraps until well towards the end! I loved the way there were other “mini” plots woven into the main storyline, particularly regarding Emily and Jake’s children, and thought the author was very clever in linking all the stories together by the end.
I loved the suspense of it all, and equally loved trying to work it all out! It was fast paced, gripping and had more tension than a tightrope!!! The storyline was easy to follow and it was so addictive that I finished it within a day! Full of secrets, lies, deceit and mistrust, this is a fantastic read!! There are a few lessons to be learnt from this book but the main one is don’t trust anyone!! Would definitely recommend!!
December 6, 2020
I sometimes think it might be nice to live in a small little village, where everyone knows each other, and there’s no hustle and bustle; where there’s a sense of comfort and kinship; where everyone looks out for their neighbour. But then again, at the same time as looking out for you, they might also be nosing around in your business all the time. In small towns and villages, everyone knows each other so well, that they sometimes know your own business … often before you know it yourself!
And that’s the case with Emily and Jake. They look like one of those perfect couples with the perfect family. He’s joined his father (albeit a bit reluctantly; he and his dad aren’t the closest) in the small town medical practice, and Emily’s the practice manager. They’ve got two children: a boy and a girl who are basically good kids, except for the normal teenage banter and rebellion. Nothing too drastic. And in their central roles in the village, Emily and Jake are well-placed to know more than most about the goings on in the lives of the locals. Except that Emily’s starting to feel that she’s got no clue what’s going on in her own marriage!
She’s started to become suspicious of Jake’s behaviour: his increased number of late night house-calls; the phone calls he takes that he deliberately leaves the room for, so that she can’t hear who he’s talking to; and then she finds an email that someone’s sent to him that confirms what she believes … he must be having an affair! But then other residents in the village start receiving strange letters are people close to them, and quickly, loved ones are pitted against one another. Who could know such intimate details of their lives? And are they truth, or just lies, created to cause chaos and ruin relationships?
Emily knows a lot about keeping secrets. She’s been doing it for years, but before she realises it, fingers are being pointed in her direction. After all, she runs a medical practice. Surely she’s one of the only people who would be privy to such information? Emily’s life becomes a sea of confusion and she has no idea where to turn or who to trust. I have to admit that just reading about her mounting anxiety had me gasping for air at times, just imagining how she must have felt!
Trust Me is a cleverly crafted web of deceit and convoluted confusion. The author is a mastermind at skilfully weaving her way in and out of different possibilities and scenarios that can make a reader’s head spin! You just aren’t quite sure which direction you’re heading in with each new chapter as you carefully inch your way further into the labyrinth, wondering where you’re going to emerge! It’s a thrilling 4-star read!
And that’s the case with Emily and Jake. They look like one of those perfect couples with the perfect family. He’s joined his father (albeit a bit reluctantly; he and his dad aren’t the closest) in the small town medical practice, and Emily’s the practice manager. They’ve got two children: a boy and a girl who are basically good kids, except for the normal teenage banter and rebellion. Nothing too drastic. And in their central roles in the village, Emily and Jake are well-placed to know more than most about the goings on in the lives of the locals. Except that Emily’s starting to feel that she’s got no clue what’s going on in her own marriage!
She’s started to become suspicious of Jake’s behaviour: his increased number of late night house-calls; the phone calls he takes that he deliberately leaves the room for, so that she can’t hear who he’s talking to; and then she finds an email that someone’s sent to him that confirms what she believes … he must be having an affair! But then other residents in the village start receiving strange letters are people close to them, and quickly, loved ones are pitted against one another. Who could know such intimate details of their lives? And are they truth, or just lies, created to cause chaos and ruin relationships?
Emily knows a lot about keeping secrets. She’s been doing it for years, but before she realises it, fingers are being pointed in her direction. After all, she runs a medical practice. Surely she’s one of the only people who would be privy to such information? Emily’s life becomes a sea of confusion and she has no idea where to turn or who to trust. I have to admit that just reading about her mounting anxiety had me gasping for air at times, just imagining how she must have felt!
Trust Me is a cleverly crafted web of deceit and convoluted confusion. The author is a mastermind at skilfully weaving her way in and out of different possibilities and scenarios that can make a reader’s head spin! You just aren’t quite sure which direction you’re heading in with each new chapter as you carefully inch your way further into the labyrinth, wondering where you’re going to emerge! It’s a thrilling 4-star read!
October 27, 2020
Change your passwords. All of them. Now.
…especially if you are about to read Sheryl Browne’s ‘Trust Me’ to be published November 20, 2020.
After moving back to his hometown and partnering with his casanova father in the village surgical office, Dr. Jake Merridan questions whether he’s made the right move. He’s got enough on his plate with two teenagers in the house and a father who is only working part-time on his way to retirement. He doesn’t need his wife second-guessing his every move. Not now.
Patients of the surgery practice are “living in fear of the letterbox flapping” since some have received vile and damaging letters. It’s been brought to his attention that only the medical office would be privy to the confidential information that is so carelessly being delivered to unsuspecting people. Knowing they are under scrutiny, the pressure builds for the staff and Dr. Merridan’s family. When the cracks appear, you’ll be shocked to see how many of them are keeping secrets.
The tagline instantly caught my attention: “You don’t know her. But she knows everything about you.” I knew I was in for a creepy read. The characters in this expertly crafted psychological thriller are real people with flaws and Browne plays on those flaws in her storyline. Everyone has secrets. Nobody’s perfect. Let Browne show you just how many secrets are buried in this quiet village.
Central to the theme is friendship and how well we really know each other, the fragility of trust, the necessity of love and the bitter effects of betrayal. Each is an important thread in this thriller and will leave you contemplating the depth of your emotional investment in relationships.
Browne has a unique way of slowly releasing clues through gossip. Readers begin to doubt patients, staff and family members as the author deftly reveals another clue. I appreciated the subtlety with which Browne shared the clues because it provided an intellectual challenge for me and added to the surprise element. I felt like I was a mouse scurrying away with a huge chunk of cheese every time I realized I’d just read an important clue. Alas, Browne masterfully orchestrates the twists and I didn’t see the ending coming! I loved feeling absolutely fooled by the author. It’s wonderful to close the book and still have loose ends. It ruminates in your mind all day long!
Thank you Sheryl Browne, Bookouture and Netgalley for gifting me this advance copy in exchange for an honest opinion.
…especially if you are about to read Sheryl Browne’s ‘Trust Me’ to be published November 20, 2020.
After moving back to his hometown and partnering with his casanova father in the village surgical office, Dr. Jake Merridan questions whether he’s made the right move. He’s got enough on his plate with two teenagers in the house and a father who is only working part-time on his way to retirement. He doesn’t need his wife second-guessing his every move. Not now.
Patients of the surgery practice are “living in fear of the letterbox flapping” since some have received vile and damaging letters. It’s been brought to his attention that only the medical office would be privy to the confidential information that is so carelessly being delivered to unsuspecting people. Knowing they are under scrutiny, the pressure builds for the staff and Dr. Merridan’s family. When the cracks appear, you’ll be shocked to see how many of them are keeping secrets.
The tagline instantly caught my attention: “You don’t know her. But she knows everything about you.” I knew I was in for a creepy read. The characters in this expertly crafted psychological thriller are real people with flaws and Browne plays on those flaws in her storyline. Everyone has secrets. Nobody’s perfect. Let Browne show you just how many secrets are buried in this quiet village.
Central to the theme is friendship and how well we really know each other, the fragility of trust, the necessity of love and the bitter effects of betrayal. Each is an important thread in this thriller and will leave you contemplating the depth of your emotional investment in relationships.
Browne has a unique way of slowly releasing clues through gossip. Readers begin to doubt patients, staff and family members as the author deftly reveals another clue. I appreciated the subtlety with which Browne shared the clues because it provided an intellectual challenge for me and added to the surprise element. I felt like I was a mouse scurrying away with a huge chunk of cheese every time I realized I’d just read an important clue. Alas, Browne masterfully orchestrates the twists and I didn’t see the ending coming! I loved feeling absolutely fooled by the author. It’s wonderful to close the book and still have loose ends. It ruminates in your mind all day long!
Thank you Sheryl Browne, Bookouture and Netgalley for gifting me this advance copy in exchange for an honest opinion.
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