Happy Wife: A Read with Jenna Pick

A Novel

De: Meredith Lavender, Kendall Shores

Narrado por: Saskia Maarleveld

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY • A young woman must find her missing husband and prove her innocence in this twisty, unputdownable novel set in an ultrawealthy Florida community where looks can kill.

“Happy Wife is one of those delicious, fun summer books that you’ll open on the beach and never put down.”—Jenna Bush Hager, Read With Jenna

Nora Davies doesn’t exactly fit in to Winter Park, Florida, where old-guard Floridians mix with the tax-fleeing coastal elite. Twenty-eight and barely making ends meet working at a country club, Nora feels like she’s going nowhere fast. Enter Will Somerset: a prominent forty-six-year-old lawyer, father to a teenage daughter, and recently divorced. The two set Winter Park’s social scene agog when they fall in love and marry after a whirlwind Cinderella-style courtship.

But Winter Park is fully upended when Will disappears the morning after a birthday bash Nora throws for him. Going back and forth between Nora and Will’s romance and the search in the wake of Will’s mysterious disappearance, Nora must answer the question from all angles: Where. Is. Will?

Combining breathless suspense, glittering and juicy social dynamics, and an unforgettable cast of characters, Happy Wife is a clever and subversive novel that explores marriage, wealth, and the secrets that lurk behind closed doors.©2025 Meredith Lavender (P)2025 Random House Audio

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“In a world of the uber-rich, a web of deceit, envy, and betrayal leads to one woman fighting for the truth—and her life—in this gripping tale of suspense and intrigue. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.”—Liv Constantine, New York Times bestselling author of The Next Mrs. Parrish

“Lavender and Shores have created a fun soap opera of a debut novel.”—Booklist

“Lots of twists and turns and well-written characters and a plot that never drags.”—Red Carpet Crash

Love the winter park story

Great book. Loved the story and references to Park Ave in winter park, fl. Stayed engaged to hear more.

Witty Banter A Florida Country Club Mystery

A regular girl meets Florida high society. Knives are out. A mystery that is fast paced with true wit throughout.

The narration was fantastic and the writing strings scenes, words and characters like an exquisite diamond tennis bracelet
Saskia Maarleveld is a wonderful narrator. She is a favorite and makes everything ring true.
Thank you Lavender and Shores for a terrific book

Hooked from beginning - love suspense ‘class’y.

Lavender and Shores style of before and after the suspenseful moments and the reader voice was perfect - soft and likable as one would expect for Nora.

Loved the descriptive storytelling

So well written. Look forward to her next book! I would highly recommend this. We read it for our book club this month.

The twists of the story. Loved it!

The book kept me interested from beginning to end. I loved the surprise ending. The characters were fun to hear about. I just thoroughly enjoyed the story and the orator or read it!

Great book!

I’m glad I followed Jenna’s recommendation. Good book and kept wanting to listen until I finished. Hope they write more!

way too much foul language, l would have loved the book if not for that.

I loved the story line. The foul language was totally unnecessary. I would have loved th book if it hadn't used the lords name in vain.

Amazing and surprising.

Not a thing off in this. It was a great story. Had me guessing throughout. Recommend to all who enjoy a good mystery.

WP landmarks

Great story via audio. The character development was well done and I could picture each person. The WP landscape was described accurately except Cady Way is pronounced with a long A.
The F word was used a bit too much. A perfect beach read.

Perfect summer read

While the story is not necessarily original, I still couldn’t stop listening to it. Written with the right amount of scandal and sensationalism, this was one juicy story. And I absolutely adore the cover design.