The Paris widow is a binge worthy thriller that is action packed and you won't want to put down. I would highly suggest finding a comfy spot once you decide to read this book because you won't want to stop reading. this cat and mouse game throughout the story keeps you wanting more. this book has so many twists that had me gasping. I've never read anything else from Kimberly Belle but will be looking into her books more now.

Stella's beautiful Paris vacation with the love of her life turns into a nightmare. Are Stella and Adam the couple next door that wrongly got caught up legal issues or are they hiding secrets? You will keep wanting more with every turn of the page. The book is full of deceit, betrayl, reconciliation, trust, mistrust, and true love.

This book really fell short by the ending.

Started off "superficial"... Got a little bit interesting and surprising in the middle. By the end, things just did not quite connect and making sense as a whole. Could use some editing before release.

I was not impressed. This is the first book I've read by this author.

The Paris Widow opens with Stella and Adam Knox on vacation in Paris, France. After their lunch, while going back to their hotel, Adam told Stella he forgot his sunglasses and is going back to the Cafe to get them. Allof a sudden Stella nears an explosion and rushes back to what was the cafe where she and Adam just had lunch. However, Stella cannot find Adam and amidst the confusion is featured on worldwide television and becomes known as "The Paris Widow" .
This begins an excellent page turner as Stella becomes involved not only in trying to find out what happened to Adam but what Adam is involved in the world of stolen art treasures, forgeries and collectors. Ms Belle creates a world of intrigue and mystery as the reader becomes involved.
I truly enjoyed this book and look forward to more written by the author.

THE PARIS WIDOW by Kimberly Belle

The Paris Widow was a fantastic thriller/mystery based in Paris that gave the atmospheric feel of France which was nice since I was visiting France at the time I was reading this book. This poor woman goes looking for her husband who went back to a restaurant to retreave his sunglasses. However when she gets there the building explodes leaving her devastated. She learns later her husband was the target..but why? She is determined to get answers no matter what.

After a few reads that were just ehhhh this one grabbed my attention from the first chapter and just exploded from there. This book was a quick and fast read with many characters that had other motives within the book. Is the Paris Widow truly a widow or are there secrets from her past that could have caused a chain reaction from when she met her husband leading up to now? Or is her husband not who he says he is? Find out on this twisted tale of deception.

The Paris widow is the perfect vacation thriller! Set in Paris and following the romantic relationship between Adam and Stella, things couldn’t be more magical. That is until and explosion completely blows up Stella’s life and erases everything she once thought to be true.

There is lots of suspense, mystery and intrigue. The pacing maintains a medium to fast pace throughout. There is excellent character depth and development as well as immersing the reader fully in the Paris experience with lots of visual descriptions and landmark and location mentions.

Thank you to Harlequin trade publishing, Kimberly Belle and NetGalley for the EARC!

Publish date: June 11th

Thank you Netgalley for this ARC of The Paris Widow by Kimberly Belle.

Kimberly Belle has been hit and miss for me, but this was a solid HIT.

It starts in the streets of Paris, Adam and Stella could not be more in love. They are just winding down a heavenly trip together, when an explosion completely derails Stella's life. And from that explosion starts a thread that has an end that Stella could never anticipate.

This was descriptive, exciting, and suspenseful. It got slow only a touch, but overall and fun and fast read. It's perfect for the upcoming summer should you need a beach read.

Terrific read couldn't put it down until I finished filled with twists and turns highly recommend this and set in Paris is always a treat

This book was insane! I don’t want to give anything away but i was intrigued the entire time and could not put this book down. I recommend this to anyone who loves thrillers.

Ok adam with your mysterious self trying to be shady I see. I really liked Stellas character and finding out more information when she found out. This was an adventure for sure I also loved that the characters were well developed. I hate when we dont really understand or know the characters and then I dont really feel like rooting for them at all. Adams character really surprised me and I normally figure mystery thrillers out at the beginning and this one was a little more tough for me to figure out.

What a crazy rollercoaster ride!
The intensity and build up in the first part of the book made it hard to put down. The second half slowed down a little bit but the twists were still jaw dropping. Overall great read!
The main reason I was drawn to this book was because it was set in France/Paris. The author did an awesome job taking me back to that country and its landmarks, cafes, etc.
I think this is a great summer read and I highly recommend it to anyone that likes a fast-paced, suspenseful mystery.

Thank you NetGalley, Harlequin Trade Publishing – Park Row and the author for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Heart stopping, nothing is as it seems. Hard to put down. We first meet Stella who is in trouble unwittingly carrying an ancient rare book out of the country. She’s not totally innocent but gets out of a Paris jail after a harrowing 26 days. Ready to start her life over she meets Adam and the sparks fly. Adam sources architectural fixtures from old homes. Their relationship seems perfect until it’s not. You are up for a wild ride. Enjoy!

I could not put this book down. And oh boy was this a stressful ride. Stella’s stress and anxiety in searching for her husband, and learning his fate, was fully transferred into me.

The story itself isn’t particularly new or unique, but I don’t even care because it kept me HOOKED. There’s also some grammar errors and clunky sentences.

It’s a thrill. It’s a mystery. It was nice to read a book that wasn’t a spooky thriller. And while it’s fiction, there’s reality weaved into the pages, like with Kat and the ring being based on a real person.

Highly recommend to crime thriller lovers.

Thank you so much to netgalley, Kimberly Belle, and Harlequin publishing for the ARC! I can’t wait for this to come out and for the world to devour it!

I really enjoyed reading the book, and found the plot compelling. I gave this book 4 stars instead of 5, as I felt the second half of the book would have benefitted from more detail on Stella and her past. I also felt this book could have used some more information on the motivation for the crimes committed. Regardless, I still enjoyed this book and would recommend this.

Before I begin, I would like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The Paris Widow was my first book by Kimberly Belle, but I found her writing style to be unique and easy-to-read. It took a few chapters for the book to draw me in and it was more of a slow-burn than anything, but overall I truly enjoyed it. I didn’t see the twists coming.

I absolutely loved this book. It was a page turner with intricate characters that kept you guessing until the end what would happen to all of them. Stella and Adam have a complicated relationship and their past involves a lot of secrets. I liked how the author weaved everything from their past into the present where you can see whether people can actually change or not. I wasn’t expecting the ending but was happy with it.

Thank you to Net Galley and Harlequin Enterprises for an early copy of The Paris Widow by Kimberly Belle

There will be no rest for the readers of The Paris Widow as main character Stella embarks on a journey to discover what has happened to her husband when he goes missing after a bombing in a Paris restaurant. When his body is not found among the bombing victims, questions immediately arise as Stella struggles to put pieces of husband Adam's secret life together while figuring out who to trust. Questions about possible DNA at the scene go unanswered. What appears as an Atlanta couple on a vacation jaunt in Europe will become something else entirely.

Belle's story does contain some predictable plotting, but at other times readers will be caught off guard as Stella works tirelessly to determine what could have happened to her husband as she enters the perilous world he appears to be a part of.

A connection to Oscar Wilde will come into play and become a backdrop for a satisfying conclusion.

Some of the computer/electronic procedures get too detailed, but readers will follow the results easily enough

Had me interested from the beginning! Kept my attention the whole time. Had to figure out what happened.

The cat-and-mouse plot of this thrilling book had a great pace, which kept me on the edge of my seat throughout the entire read. I was so incredibly hooked that I read the entire thing in under 48 hours! The storyline was incredibly original and action-packed. I strongly suggest getting this one!