What You Wish For
Wicked Ways Collection: Standalone Thrillers
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Narrated by:
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Sylvia Gonçalves
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By:
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N.L. Hinkens
About this listen
Someone is trying to frame me for murder.
Sage Golding manages a popular thrift store in town, but her personal life is a secondhand wreck. She's drowning in credit card debt, her teenage daughter is living on the streets, and she's just found out her husband is cheating on her with a twenty-one-year-old college student. It's the last straw for this suburban mom.
She dreams of revenge, but before she can execute her devious plan, her husband's young mistress goes missing. He adamantly denies any involvement, and swears he wants to recommit to their marriage. Dubious of his intentions, Sage is sorting through donations one morning when she makes a chilling discovery: an urn full of ashes.
Is her husband hiding his dead mistress in plain sight, or has a threat from her past come back to haunt her?
- A riveting thriller that will leave your head spinning and your heart scorched!
- Will you enjoy What You Wish For? If you read/listen to any of my favorite psychological and domestic suspense thriller authors including K.L. Slater, Shalini Boland, Kiersten Modglin, Freida McFadden, Kathryn Croft, Lisa Gardner, Louise Jensen, Gregg Olsen, Mark Edwards, or Rachel Caine, the answer is a resounding yes!
©2024 Norma L Hinkens (P)2024 Norma L HinkensListeners also enjoyed...
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1 out of 5 stars
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SNOOZE FEST
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Very poor narration
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- Unabridged
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome!
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By: N.L. Hinkens
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Don't Believe Her
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My life has never been better. I have a beautiful little girl, and I am engaged to be married to the man I’ve had a crush on since I can remember. So when Nick, my handsome fiancé, announces that his sister Carla is finally coming home, it’s truly the icing on the cake. That was twelve years ago, and no one has seen her since. Everyone is ecstatic about Carla’s return. But as I spend more time with her, I can't shake the feeling that something isn't right. Her behavior is a little off, her childhood memories don't align with mine, and she's oddly evasive about her lost years.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Unexpected plot twist
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 11
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Story5 out of 5 stars 11
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Read
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I thought my first husband died ten years ago. But now he’s back... Opening the front door, I’m stunned to see a familiar face. I never thought I’d see Freddie’s deep brown eyes and crooked smile again. But how is this possible when he died ten years ago…? It took years to move on, but finally my life is almost perfect.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting Tale
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By: A J McDine
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NL weaves an amazing tale that has so many parts and pieces. Her writing is so good and she keeps you guessing until the end.
Sage is a hot mess and is only getting worse by keeping all of her secrets. Why doesn’t she just come clean??
Andrew is a jerk. He’s self centered, blames others and has secrets of now he’s trying to cover.
Raven is a brat! But as the story unfolds her anger is justified but she still should have had a conversation with her parents.
These three are in a tangled hot mess…if they would just communicate then maybe it wouldn’t be so bad…but fear has them all holding onto their secrets.
This may be my favorite book she’s written…the intrigue, action, twists and the last couple of chapters will have you on the edge of your seat!
Sylvia Goncalves gave a great performance. She gave the characters perfect voice, personality and emotion.
Great thriller
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Narrator did a great job! I received a copy of this from the author to read and review
and so glad I did.
Multi-perspective psychological thriller!
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The story will keep you in suspense till the end.
Not a good idea to keep secrets.
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