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Escaping You

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When you can’t trust anyone, where do you turn?

Thriller novelist Amelia Case specializes in police procedurals .

But ever since her cop husband Robert had an affair with his partner, she’s not only hit a wall with her writing but also in their relationship .

Her ultimatum to him meant a return to Boston, but even there, their relationship is on the rocks .

And Robert is spiraling on the brink of alcoholism while working as a private investigator.

When a break-in requires Amelia to contact the local police, David Burnett arrives and immediately takes interest in the lonely woman.

And she can’t help but notice him, too.

Quickly befriending them, David makes Robert a promise to help him get back on the police force while secretly setting his sights on Amelia and driving a wedge between the couple.

With their marriage at a breaking point and distrust already strong between them, by the time Amelia and Robert suspect something may be amiss, it might already be too late .

Where can you turn for help when you can’t go to the police? Amelia and Robert are about to find out.

A thrilling psychological thriller that you won't be able to put down!

400 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 15, 2021

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Theo Baxter

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424 reviews
October 8, 2021
I guess Theo could be a woman's name but I'm going to go out on a limb and say that this author has to be a MAN. I mean, only a man could write a woman character who makes excuses for her husband after he cheats (publicly gets caught on tape and broadcast across social media) on her with his detective partner and stays with him and then when he cheats on her a second time she still forgives him again and stays with him.

The only reason I finished it was to see her hand him his ass but nope. She just went back for more. The poor woman had to watch a video of her husband having sex with his partner and then got pictures emailed to her of him cheating again. Yep... must have been written by a man.
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397 reviews18 followers
December 22, 2022
Escaping You begins with a tumultuous marriage that is impacted by a traumatic event when the wife is almost raped by a neighbor and an office steps in to prevent it. This officer becomes obsessed with the wife and begins trying to woo her, but when she decides she wants to work things out with her husband, the officer becomes enraged and goes to crazy lengths to have her.

• Amazing tension and thrills throughout, this kept me on the edge of my seat.
• Detested the husband and eventually was rooting for him to win his wife back over. The character development was fantastic.
• The entire story was fast-paced and kept me on my toes, I wasn’t expecting the ending or the direction it was going.

I recommend picking this one up, you won't expect what's coming.
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3 reviews
December 12, 2021
A solid 3.5/5 book.

What I enjoyed about this book was that I was able to get a clear view inside the minds of a husband and wife in a somewhat rocky relationship. The story flowed well from a chapter with the wife’s point of view, to the next being from her husband’s POV. The writing was great and painted a very visceral picture in my head.

The story did have a few twists I didn’t see coming, as well as a few that I did. This book however is definitely not a favorite.. Still, I wanted to see the story through the entire time and it was a quick read for me.

If you enjoy thrillers / suspense, you would probably like this book.
1,996 reviews23 followers
October 17, 2021
Certainly twisted

This was certainly a twisted "love?" story. In reality it gave me a minute of pause. I wondered if this could really happen in life. Instead of protecting the public, the boys in blue are either having sex with their partners, demanding sexual favors or they belong in a psych ward. Scary.
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2,245 reviews327 followers
May 21, 2025
I just found it so predictable. Story-line was good but the characters weren't really believable all the time. I hated Robert, like HATED him. Even in the end, he still didn't really get what his actions caused. The heroine, was decent but I would have appreciated her being a bit stronger, and not taking a two time cheater back.
9 reviews
January 11, 2022
I loathe this book. The husband is awful. Has no emotional intelligence at all. The wife is dragging around the dead weight of her loser husband. There’s no one to root for. I hate them both. Stopped reading after a few chapters.

Do not recommend.
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389 reviews
January 16, 2022
Awesome

I loved this book. It was a great story that never stopped. All I could do here is to write what was in the synopsis to tell you what it was about, so just read it yourself and then read the book. You'll be glad you did!
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Author 5 books72 followers
April 19, 2022

The book wasn’t bad. It’s wasn’t over-the-top great either. There were some typos and predictable things but definitely readable. It read like a lifetime movie TBH. If you like a simple mystery then this book is for you. This sounds harsh and I don’t mean it to be that way: the author is good. I firmly believe in finishing all books you start because you never know how it goes. How can you give something an honest review without finishing it? I guess I just needed more of something to have it stick with me. It just needed a stronger emotional connection.
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403 reviews
October 11, 2022
It was OK at best, didn't really get on with any of the characters, the wife is one of those once in a lifetime women that I am frankly bored of reading about, the husband should have been left & is riled up and boring, the stalker cop is laughbale at best. Very TV movie storyline.
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78 reviews3 followers
July 19, 2024
Great in everyway

Thriller that makes you want to keep reading. Twists and turns to keep you guessing Great Author

On to his next book.







finish the book immediately. Great Author.
11 reviews1 follower
September 30, 2021
Escaping You

Gripping story of varying obsessions..not such a good thing when one is a psychopathic cop. The end was somewhat predictable but it was a great read getting to it.
269 reviews
October 4, 2021
Fair

Plot is. Stupid and not credible. I did not enjoy this at all. It was too believvable. Skip,p,ed much ofcthecka p
862 reviews9 followers
October 30, 2021
2.5.

Non redeemable. Just cause a heap of bad stuff happened. Why would you stay with him? He wasn’t sorry. Was never sorry. Just sorry that he got caught.

Not worth reading again.
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324 reviews
November 2, 2021
3.5 stars. There was no big plot twists or anything but I still enjoyed this book. It was a quick read, I liked both MCs. Overall, a nice read.
51 reviews1 follower
January 11, 2022
interesting

Tedious at first but then it got interesting. I came across several words that were out of place. Like Davis for David. There were a few more, I can’t remember them.
17 reviews
January 19, 2022
Disappointing

Terribly written. This book came up as a suggestion based on similar books read. I would definitely not recommend. Very poorly written. Not worth the read at all.
4 reviews
February 1, 2022
Okay story

I just found it so predictable. Story line was good but the characters weren't really believable all the time. Not a bad read - some will like it.
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14 reviews
March 15, 2022
Horribly written. Forced myself to finish.
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71 reviews12 followers
April 30, 2024
Fast read, kept my attention from the beginning. Full of suspense
48 reviews
September 10, 2025
PLEASANTLY Surprised

I had never heard of this author and the writing was a little weird at first, but I really enjoyed the story. Read it in two days
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