Be part of our book reading community with BBS yearly & LRQ quarterly reading challenges, SRx1x3x3 monthly group reads & #ShhPolls. Chat books in Shhare Books, post & find Book Dealz & get your game on in our PLA⚔️ROOM. Plus, follow us on social media where we feature #ShhQuote, #ShhaStagram & Fun facts. Sign-up for Ivy Smoak's newsletter to receive a FREE short story and be the first to know about her new releases! The Truth in My Lies is a psychological thriller filled with manipulation, lies and some batsh*t craziness about a 30-year-old woman, who in trying to escape her abusive husband, falls in love with a 23-year-old lawn boy. There’s a lot more going on than I can reveal--all I can say without giving too much away is that all is not what it seems.

WOWZA! I LOVE when I read a book completely surprises me! I thought I had this book figured out and then there was a plot twist, I thought okay now I know where this book is heading, then, you guessed it, another plot twist. Ivy Smoak pulled off a lot of twists and turns in this suspense/thriller! I will say it again, I love when a book surprises me! I would recommend this book to friends and I will leave you with my 5 stars. FIVE BRIGHT SHINY OMG stars! #CrazyAssHousewife #Truth #Lies #HotLawnBoy #TwistyHallofFame I broke the rules too." I pushed him every chance I got. Blatantly flirting with him in class, texting him, not leaving him alone when he had asked me to. "I wanted this. Probably more than he did." Clearly more than he did. If he wanted this, wouldn't he have forgiven me by now? The thought made my stomach churn. A boy in the middle of the classroom stood up from his desk. "Hi, I'm Ray. Hmmm, one interesting thing about myself? Well, I'm pretty good with the ladies."I took the sweater from him. "Thank you," I said quietly. I pulled the sweater over my head. It was huge but comfortable. The scent of sweet cologne drifted off of it. It made me feel slightly dizzy. I could feel myself staring at him. "I'm sorry, I have to go, I'm going to be late." He was so handsome that I was acting even more awkward than usual. Normally I'd be horrified at someone saying these things to me. But I needed advice. An outside perspective could be just what I needed. "And what is your advice?" Nothing here is what it seems as we get to discover the unfolding drama in real time from Addy's POV and I was absolutely transfixed throughout.

Wow, holy shit, what the hell did I just read?!?! I'll tell you - a spine tingling romantic thriller with an ending I didn't see coming. Are you seriously hitting on me? Even though you know I'm a crazy stalker?" I swallowed hard. I don't know why I had said that. Now he really would think I was crazy. Not that it mattered, because I was.But I could wait. I didn't want to go to the party tonight. I didn't want to dress up in a stupid costume. All I wanted was to see Professor Hunter. I had never understood what Professor Hunter saw in me. Had he fallen for me because I was so bold? If that was it, no wonder he was ignoring me now. I felt like a small fragment of the person that I was just a few weeks ago. I had to shake this feeling. My birthday was flying by in a blur. Tons of people had wished me a happy birthday, but none of them had been Professor Hunter. I needed to accept the fact that we were done. It was a tryst. It was only for a month. I had taken everything too seriously. He was my professor. He was older than me. He was married for Christ's sake. It wasn't going anywhere.

Penny, there is nothing you can say that will get you out of going to this party. Now put this on," she tossed some clothes at me. ve never had one of these?" he asked, ignoring my question. "You've lived on campus for awhile, how could you pass by here and not try a hotdog? What is wrong with you?" He was getting close to my name. I looked down at the blank paper in front of me and tried to focus. You want to write your 'hit' hero's POV Ms Smoak? - again on the bandwagon of EL James - then study Jodi Ellen Malpas, who voiced Jesse so devastatingly (and heartbreakingly) well.I choked on my bite. Had I imagined him saying that? I looked up at him and cleared my throat. "What did you say?" I really enjoyed this peek into James and his struggle with addiction, his work, his past, and how he is to move forward with Penny. And though I know how the series goes from reading The Hunted Series, I love the new material, the other side of the coin to events we *think* we know, and I can’t wait for the final book, Loved. I actually had wanted to. But I liked the idea of it more than actually doing it. It was comforting to know just because Professor Hunter had rejected me, it didn't mean that I wasn't still desirable. I was starting to think that Melissa's advice had some merit. I didn't want to go sleep around with a bunch of strangers, but maybe kissing a few wouldn't hurt. Besides, I had already slept with my professor. Anything I did from here on out couldn't possibly be worse than that. So what did it matter.

The book started out very strong for me. We find out that Adeline is married, but something crazy is going on with her husband. Adeline jogs past her neighbor Ben's house every Thursday morning. It seems like she is slightly obsessed with him. One would think that this is an ordinary story where the hot guy mowing the lawn would meet the gorgeous beauty who runs in front of his house each Thursday, unravel some mysterious case of murder, get married and live happily ever after.. So many questions and so few answers this was misdirection at its finest and I felt like a real-life Nancy Drew.in fact, the more I discovered here or actually thought I did the more I was turned around and confused. I will see you two later. Remember that advice I gave you, Penny." Melissa gave me a not so subtle wink and left to find Josh. I’m loving reading James’ POV! His journey with Penny is continuing and they are such a cute pair in my opinion. Even when they are apart for some time after Penny needed a break, James never gave up hope they would be together again. He kept watch through cameras Penny knew nothing about. He always wanted to know she was safe. I found the beginning super intriguing. I love it when the woman is a stalker or seems crazy. I was also definitely very fascinated by Adeline's husband right from the start. There were many things that I could not figure out.