Cross My Heart

A Novel

De: Megan Collins

Narrado por: Gail Shalan, Chris Andrew Ciulla

“Part (possible) murder mystery, part deep dive into out-of-control social media addiction, and part sleight-of-hand trick by the author...terrific.”—The New York Times

The author of The Family Plot brings her signature “taut, emotionally charged, and propulsive” (Jeneva Rose, New York Times bestselling author) prose to a twisty novel about a heart transplant patient who becomes romantically obsessed with her donor’s husband.

She has his wife’s heart; the one she wants is his.

Rosie Lachlan wants nothing more than to find The One.

A year after she was dumped in her wedding dress, she’s working at her parents’ bridal salon, anxious for a happy ending that can’t come soon enough. After receiving a life-saving heart transplant, Rosie knows her health is precious and precarious. She suspects her heart donor is Daphne Thorne, the wife of local celebrity author Morgan Thorne, who she begins messaging via an anonymous service called DonorConnect, ostensibly to learn more about Daphne. But Rosie has a secret: She’s convinced that now that she has his wife’s heart, she and Morgan are meant to be together.

As she and Morgan correspond, the pretense of avoiding personal details soon disappears, even if Rosie’s keeping some cards close to her chest. But as she digs deeper into Morgan’s previous marriage, she discovers disturbing rumors about the man she’s falling for. Could Morgan have had something to do with his late wife’s death? And can Rosie’s heart sustain another break—or is she next?

©2025 Megan Collins (P)2025 Simon & Schuster Audio

The twists and turns kept me from putting down this book

Such a good read! I loved the Taylor lore and current events, coupled with the mystery and twists!

Good twists, unhinged characters

This was an entertaining to a point, but the characters were frustrating in their level of decision-making and general behaviors. But it did keep me guessing, and I appreciated the mixed media.

Loved the twist and the red herrings

Red herrings were great. The big twist was good too. Narrator was good. FMC sometimes made bad and foolish choices.

The twists are great, but you don’t loose focus or get super confused. Twist after twist…!

I love everything about it! You never want to stop listening! I did call a main part of the book, but I was back and forth on my ending a few times, but stood my ground on the synopsis.

Twisty

I wish it had ended differently. It felt unfinished. But overall I enjoyed the story , and I loved the different little life lessons it taught.

3.5 - 4.0 ⭐️

This book kept my interest most of the time throughout. One negative is the protagonist Rosie, she could be a little "silly" at times and that got annoying. Overall this is an okay read that had a twisty little end!

the twists!?!?!

Wow! this one had all the twists and turns I love! just when you think you have it figured out the author just turns the whole story on its head! Loved it!

Crazy twists!

This was a crazy ride! Really liked the twists and turns. Good surprises & definitely had me hooked to keep reading

Not great

Maybe making all the women in the book sound hysterical was NOT the way to go.

Exhausting

I'm exhausted after listening to this. Constant drama over everything. Maybe this Gen Xer is too old for the intended audience. I found the main character to be unlikable, annoying, and unhinged. This was not my jam.