Wishing Well
by
Lily White
Publication Date: April 18, 2018
Genres: Adult, Romantic Suspense
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SYNOPSIS:
The perfect timing of a fairy tale is tied to its tragedy…
Journalist, Meadow Graham, is invited to interview death row inmate, Vincent Mercier. Given three days to hear his sordid confession, Meadow seeks to learn why a wealthy hotel owner killed four people, including her twin sister.
Sensually exotic and enigmatic, Vincent details his deception while bragging about the amusement he took in manipulating Meadow’s sister.
Their interview is a battle of wills.
His story is a twisted web of coercion and lies.
And the tragedy is too perfect to be real.
Will Meadow discover all of Vincent’s secrets while she fights to protect her own?
Every once in a while a book comes along that just blows my mind and this book is at the top of this list.
Meadow Graham is a journalist chosen by serial killer Vincent Mercier to hear his twisted confession before he’s put to death. Why does she want to interview the man responsible for four murders including her twin sister and why did he pick her?
This is a psychological tour de force where nothing and I mean nothing is as it seems. It’s an elaborate game of cat and mouse told over the last 72 hours of
Vincent’s life. The story is told over different timelines and from different perspectives but at no time was it hard to follow.
Vincent is a master manipulator who even at the end hides the truth in lies. The author did a brilliant job writing him, he is absolutely fascinating and I won’t lie I was hoping for a particular ending because just like his victims he pulled me in from the start.
The story starts off at a slower pace but then it kicks in and I became fascinated trying to decipher truth from lies. A passionate dark twisted thriller full of secrets lies and half truths that had me on the edge of my seat and when the end came I was gasping for breath.
reviewed by Sweet Spot Sisterhood
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EXCERPT
“Does this bother you?”
“Your presence?” I asked, my voice shaky.
“My touch.” There was no waver to his voice. Fluid as water, strong as steel, as assured as any man would be, knowing he'd cornered his prey.
“No.” I inhaled. “Yes.” Exhaled. “Maybe.”
Dark laughter danced along the breeze. “That’s not an answer. Or perhaps it’s the most accurate answer of all.”
When I thought he would continue taunting me as the tips of his fingers stroked up and down, never reaching my knee, never going any place inappropriate, he surprised me with an unexpected question.
“Will you be attending the Masquerade Ball next week?”
“The what?” I squeaked, willing his fingers to go just a little higher, to breach the curve of my knee...to explore down. As usual, he refused to give me what I wanted. I was practically squirming when he finally answered.
“Our annual Masquerade Ball. It is one of the biggest events for the Wishing Well. Every person will be elegantly dressed, their masks concealing their faces. Everybody who is somebody will be there.”
His fingers swept up to tickle the back of my knee and I felt heat bloom between my legs. Just as I thought he’d follow the curve to the back of my thigh, he changed direction, a whisper of touch dragging back down along my calf.
I struggled to speak intelligently, my eyes shut, the bench still softly swinging as birdsong crept within the silence of a clear spring day. Opening my eyes as his fingers kept brushing the skin, a touch but not really, I watched white cotton clouds dance along azure skies, the verdant green of fresh leaves rustling across the dainty branches of tall trees. “I’m just a housekeeper. I’m not sure that qualifies me as somebody.”
“My interest in you qualifies you as somebody,” he answered.
ABOUT LILY WHITE
Lily White is a dark writer who likes to dabble on the taboo side of eroticism. She is most known for her Masters Series (Her Master’s Courtesan and Her Master’s Teacher), Target This and many more. When she isn’t writing as Lily White you can find other books by her under M.S. Willis where she has penned the Estate Series and Because of Ellison (contemporary romance). Lily enjoys stretching her writing muscles by continuing to challenge herself with each book she publishes.
In addition to writing, Lily is an avid reader, gummy bear slayer, and a gold medalist in puppy naps.
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