This book was refreshing compared to book #4 in my opinion. This book takes on a different tone with Gwen focusing on keeping her family safe but with far more caution than in the previous books. They've finally settled into a life that they're content with and are prepared to fight for it. I loved the suspense of deducing the killer's identity, and I was able to guess it!

We follow the plot in Rachel's patented multi-perspective manner, but we finally get to be in Kezia's head! The consistent switching of perspective furthered the suspense without being too scattered. I will say that it was nice not having the kids' perspectives in this one, just because some of their choices didn't seem realistic

I received an advanced copy from NetGalley and I have to say... If this is the last book of the series, I will be totally satisfied. That being said, I don't think we're quite done with Gwen yet. It seems like the books pair up nicely, so a 6th book may be the finale for the Proctor clan. Wishing all the best to Rachel as she battles cancer. <3

Another amazing book by Rachel Caine. This is the latest book in the Stillhouse Lake series and as usual it didn’t disappoint. I started out the series by listening to the audiobooks which btw are fabulous (the voice actor is great), when I worked for a biotech company as a traveling clinical researcher. Since then, I have moved to Hawaii where I no longer have a long drive so I actually read this last book. If you are a fan of a good thriller, do yourself a favor and read the entire Stillhouse Lake series. You’ll thank me for it.

I’m a big fan of this series and enjoyed this one a lot . Caine has a way of building suspense while creating believe able characters you tend to root for .
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for letting me review this book.

Absolutely love this series. Found these books from a FB add and was not disappointed in them in any way. I love when an author can keep my interested in the story from the beginning and I can't wait to get back to the book. I definitely had it with this one. She just captures the characters so well. Heartbreak Bay didn't disappoint. Recently found out that this author is going through some personal struggles and bought the rest of the books in her catalog. I felt on a personal level that it was the only way I could feel helpful. She is definitely in my thoughts.

Once again, Rachel has me sitting on the edge of my seat to the very last page. To the very last sentence. She never fails to give me a book that is impossible to put down. I feel like a pre-teen again trying to get as far as I can well through the night until I'm forced to shut the lights and nudged to turn off my phone. Heartbreak Bay is so full of moral dilemma, you start questioning your own by the end. Her character development is incredible and every book when I think I know the characters well enough, she just keeps adding to them to make them feel even more like you know them personally. Every new villain is given so much depth well into the early chapters. I hope Rachel's personal journey turns out well with a happy ending for herself and loved ones. Thank you so much for a series I'll never forget!

#HeartbreakBay #NetGalley

Special thanks to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for providing me with ARC.

This is the first book to me by Rachel Caine
and i have kept hearing about Stillhouse Lake series but don't have the chance to read it.

I really enjoyed it and i will try to read the other books in these series

I love the Stillhouse Lake series, and this latest instalment didn't disappoint! Gwen Proctor is a wonderfully feisty character, determined to defend her loved ones to the death when another fanatic threatens them.

Gwen and her family have settled in a new home, although we get brief glimpses of the lake where it all started. It seems life is becoming normal for them, until odd things start happening. There's a lot of emotion, as well as tension, throughout the book and the story keeps you gripped until the end.

The different points of view show the sheer determination of Gwen and Kezia, their dedication to their loved ones and each other, their internal struggles to overcome their pasts so they can have a future. Each book in the series is an emotional journey, this one even more so than the others. A fantastic read I highly recommend.

Thanks to netgalley for an advanced copy. This series keeps going strong! Another great read. I couldn’t put it down. I love that the characters continue to develop and never get tired. The subplot about the twins was a good twist. I enjoyed getting to know Kezia more. I read the author’s end note and am so sorry to hear she is going through that. Sending positive thoughts her way!

Wow!
Suspenseful and dark!
What a roller coaster ride of thriller, mystery and intrigue.
I HIGHLY recommend you pick up all the books in the Stillhouse Lake series.
With that said, I thoroughly enjoyed Heartbreak Bay which is #5 in the series. Once I started reading, I couldn’t stop. There is so much going on within the story....some things so demented and sickening you just cringe.
Rachel Caine always delivers a must read and she does it once again in Heartbreak Bay♥️
Many thanks to NetGalley, the publisher Thomas and Mercer and author, Rachel Caine, for the opportunity to read and give my honest review about this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

Another fabulous book by Rachel Caine. This series pulled me out of a reading slump I was having quite some time ago and I look forward to find out what Gwen, Sam and the kids are up to in each book. I really loved this book because it wasn’t just about Gwen fighting her past (although she did that too) but it has her friends involved in the story which I really enjoyed. I know that after reading the afterword by Rachel Caine and hearing about what she is going through that this may be the last book in this series and if it is, I felt that they all had a good ending. However I will miss them all. And I will continue to pray for Rachel Caine.

This was really good--definitely the best installment in the series since Killman Creek. On the one hand, you hate that poor Gwen is continuously targeted by one psycho after the other, but on the other, the best stories are the ones where she is actually the one being targeted (as opposed to the last two, where she sorta stumbled into the situations for reasons that didn't always make a lot of sense). The sense of tension this time, just like with the first two books, is strongly felt, and you are left with a bit of an edge-of-your-seat feeling. I also really enjoyed that we got Kezia's point of view--watching her work the case in parallel with Gwen was a great way to move us through the story, with a well-paced reveal. If this does turn out to be the last Gwen Proctor story, we're definitely ending on a satisfying high note.

Yet another great addition to the Stillhouse Lake series by Rachel Caine. Gwen Proctor and Kezia Claremont are hunting a killer who is very evil and enjoys messing with his victims' minds. I have enjoyed all the books in this series and would highly recommend them. This one is quite dark, but still very well-written. Thanks to NetGalley for the free digital review copy. All opinions are my own.

I am a hardcore thriller reader. That is 95% of the genre I read.
I have not previously read Rachel Caine.
I could not put this book down! At the age of 66 it is not too often I stay up all night reading but I did with this novel.
A must read for all thriller fans!
The tension in the plot is nail biting worthy.

Another great episode in Rachel Cain's Stillhouse Lake series. When I saw it on on Netgalley I just couldn't resist to put it directly on my e=reader and started reading immediately although I had a couple of other books I really should read first.
I must say, I was not disappointed, it is another thrilling story, maybe the best in the series yet.
Fast paced, thrilling, and off course the usual crowd of internet trolls and loonies make an entrance, fuelled on by a serial killing serial killer hunter.
Be prepared for reading hours on end because you just can't put this one down!
Thank you NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

And my heartfelt support and best wishes for Rachel Caine, I sincerely hope you will make it through the tunnel, like I did. Never give up hope.

Heartbreak Bay by Rachel Caine

This is my first Netgalley so thank you Netgalley and of course the lovely Rachel Caine.

I’m not sure if this is the final book in the Stillhouse Lake series but if it is it’s a wonderful goodbye. I have enjoyed this series (honestly 4 was my least favorite - I am not a fan of Vee), book 5 did a good job of returning to the characters we love and turning Vee into less of a brat and more of a like able troubled girl with a good heart. There are so many characters I love specifically Connor and Laney, Gwen/Gina’s kids have been through so much but still turn out to be caring, compassionate and smart kids. There’s the wonderful near perfect Sam and our loyal deputy Kez. My one problem Gwen needs to sit her butt home!! Trouble doesn’t find her, she finds it.

Make sure to read all the way to the end of the book there is a special note from the author, you’ll thank me.

Heartbreak Bay brings more of everything I've come to expect from the Stillhouse Lake novels. There is more suspense. There is more heartache. There is more danger. There is more friendship. There is more love. Most of all, there's more hope - even when everything appears hopeless.

Caine is a master at this, and I'm sure she's spent a lot of time on research. Everything just sounds so very TRUE. I firmly believe in Gwen, Sam, Lanny, Connor, Vee, Kez, Javier and all the other characters. They're all extremely well fleshed out. And in Heartbreak Bay, I got the pleasure of some new points of view as well - and this made me a very happy reader.

The way this story unfolds is like a red thread inside of a puzzle inside of one of those boxes that's impossible to open. There's always something going on that I couldn't fully get a grasp on, and thus, my excitement while reading was never ending.

You should pre-order this book right now! It's excellent, and one of my favorite reads of 2020, as well as one of my all time favorite reads.

With as probably the last book in the series (sadly) it was a wild ride. there are twists, and horrors that are unimaginable to many of us. The characters we've come to love are put through the wringer more than once. The writing is on target and the stor just flows perfectly.

Once again another fantastic book from Rachel Caine. This has been one of the best thriller books I’ve ever read and that includes the whole series as a unit. Not once could I predict what was going to happen; which is what usually happens and I was truly kept on the edge of my seat as to what was going to come.

The writing is fantastic and complements the content just perfectly. Rachel Caine and her Stillhouse Lake series is quite possibly the greatest thriller series of all time.

I eagerly await every new book from Rachel Caine and the fifth installment of the Stillhouse Lake series did not disappoint! Although several plot points have been wrapped up in previous books, the author still manages to keep you on the edge of your seat without becoming so unbelievable that you lose focus. The characters have grown throughout the series and you get the opportunity to see them in a new light as time passes. Definitely recommend.

Ever since I read the first chapter of Rachel Caine's "Stillhouse Lake," I've been hooked by the story of Gwen Proctor and her life after discovering her husband was a serial killer. Book 5 of the series, "Heartbreak Bay" manages to keep the tension and the twists coming, even as Gwen's story has changed so much. While this series isn't for the faint of heart, it's nothing short of enthralling. Those who love a great thriller won't be disappointed, even though I never seem to be able to sleep when I'm in the middle of Caine's novels!
Rachel Caine is a special talent, and I know I echo many of her fans in hoping she conquers cancer and continues to share her work with us.