Hand on the doorknob..........

Creaking hinges as a shaft of light appears revealing heavy cobwebs.

And you........you will be whispering hoarsely to Emily to slam that stinkin' door and book a flight to Poughkeepsie........one way.

You see, Emily has met someone. She's a hard working top consultant at Faulkner's in London. Her fellow associates are taking a break during a meeting at a local pub. Emily is parched and works her way over to the bar for a glass of wine. She finds herself bantering back and forth with a tall handsome man named Adam. The conversation flows easily and they exchange cards.

Emily and Adam soon become an item. Before long, Adam brings Emily home to meet his mother. Dearest Pammie is like the sound of someone cracking their knuckles in your ear.........non-stop and at a rapid rate. Pammie will set roadblocks left and right for Emily like buried landmines.......all calculated precisely for Emily's dainty foot to set off. Ol' Pammie flies circles on a broom around her son, Adam. Emily will never be good enough for the likes of Adam.........ever.

Sandie Jones has set up the character of Pammie so wickedly that you will wince every time she enters the room. Truth be told, there will be times throughout the storyline when you will shake your head in dismay at the questionable persistence of our girl Emily. Like the popular movie, you'll shout: "GET OUT!" Frankly, she won't hear you.

The Other Woman is the kind of read that flashes escapism........yours and not Emily's. It's a fun book that will bring you out of your doldrums and will keep you turning pages until the end. And the ending will crick your neck in a different direction like the expertise of a talented chiropractor. Quite the unexpected leap, Ms. Jones.

I received a copy of The Other Woman through NetGalley for an honest review. My thanks to Minotaur Books and to Sandie Jones for the opportunity.

This book will take you deep into the world of the other woman what would you do.Though it is a fiction book I found so much more than entertainment from it. You just never know what could be hiding in someone's past.

At first I wasn't impressed with this book, but I realized it wasn't the book, but the fact that the book I had read prior was so amazing that I wasn't allowing myself to really give this book a chance. After allowing myself to fully emerge I was drawn into this world of Emily's and fully engaged and experiencing everything she did. I felt the resentment, love, and insecurities she felt, because the author had fully developed her in a way you could feel it. I also hated the mother in law, which I think most will. Definitely full of surprises and definitely one I would recommend highly and will do so in a large forum!

I loved this novel. Great writing, mesmerizing plot and a shocker of an ending. Highly recommend M

I really enjoyed this book and found it hard to put down, I finished it in one day. A great first effort, and can't wait to see what she comes up with next!

What do you do when the other woman is… your mother-in law? That sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, but in Emily’s case, it’s the beginning of a nightmare. Pammie doesn’t think anyone is good enough for her darling son, Adam, certainly not Emily. Adam needs a man more like his sainted mother, and Pammie will stop at nothing to remove Emily from their lives. It sounds horrible, doesn’t it? And it is, but not for the reasons you might expect. I read this book in one sitting and my head is still reeling. Smart, dark and compelling