Erin, Georgia, and Brooke are three trophy wives living in a luxury, gated community where the inhabitants are rich and/or famous. Erin is a news anchor married to a successful plastic surgeon, Georgia is known as the "Black Widow" after her the death of her first two, very rich, husbands, and Brooke is the young wife of a tech mogul. On a yacht celebrating Georgia's upcoming third marriage, her fiancée disappears, and thus the drama begins.

It's quick, and it's scandalous. Like other reviewers said, very reminiscent of a soap opera or episode of Desperate Housewives. Really, that's all there is too it. Majority of the characters are terrible people, the drama is crazy and often unbelievable, yet it's still got an element of fun to it. Perfect for a vacation/beach/summer read.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC.

I have literally no words for this book other than it is phenomenal.

I saw the title and cover and thought... maybe?!?! And then read the excerpt and said, “oh hell yeah!” And dove right into a psychological mind bender that Kept me up into the wee hours of the night just so I could fill in all of the gaps in the story!

The author did such a brilliant job of writing Brooke, Georgia, and Erin that I didn’t mind the multiple perspectives. It was great getting into their heads and seeing what it was like living in the rich end of the block.

The writing was witty and felt like I was truly in a soap opera. I loved the fast-paced nature of the novel. There weren’t many slow points and the witty punch lines between the main characters kept me flipping the pages. This has to be on everyone’s TBR list.

I received an ARC from netgalley for review.

When newlywed Brooke and her husband move into an exclusive neighborhood in northern California, Brooke quickly becomes friends with neighbors Georgia and Erin. Georgia is known by some in the community as the Black widow after two of her husbands have died leaving her millions. Erin is a news anchor and head of the neighborhood association. The women quickly bond as Georgia prepares to marry husband number three. Unfortunately someone has other ideas.

This is the first book I have read of Miller's and it was phenomenal. The juicy lives of these rich women and the numerous plot twists made this a guilty pleasure. I would definitely recommend for anyone's summer read.

I received and advanced copy of this book for free and am leaving my review voluntarily.

OH THIS BOOK! I had major Real Housewives meet soap drama and I am here for it! This book was so yummy and fun. I had to turn pages so fast to keep going to find out what happened. The characters were crazy and the story line was clever!

This book was a total surprise. When I started it I was expecting chick lit and what I got was a well written thriller. When I started this book I was introduced to typical rich upper class spoiled trophy wives. One was nicknamed The Black Widow because 2 previous husbands had died under mysterious circumstances. She has twofriends who are also main characters. None of the marriages of these 3 are as they appear. What proceeds are twists and turns dealing with kidnapping and attempted murder. This book blew me away.. I am a new fan of Kristan Miller

This book was quite different from most of the books I read, but I thought it sounded like a nice change of pace. And a change of pace it definitely was. It is written in such a way that it's hard to put down and while I couldn't really relate to the characters it was an interesting look into the world of the very rich. I also got caught up in the mystery and in trying to guess what would happen next. The ending did frustrate me, however, because give what we had been led to believe about certain characters the ending didn't match up.

I've only spent 25% of this book with these women and I love them already.

So catty, so witty, and so, so petty!

I L O V E D this book.  It was funny, fun, and light, like watching reality TV with a buzz.  Cotton candy but also some sharp turns.  Would definitely read more by this author and highly suggest as a light summer or vacation read.

Thank you to NetGalley for a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.

When Brooke moves into the fancy, posh neighborhood, Georgia and Erin are ready to pounce. But as the three of them become closer, and secrets are revealed, everyone may not be as they seem. I loved The SInful Lives of Trophy Wives. The novel is addicting, clever, and a perfect escape. Thank you, NetGalley for the advanced copy of this book.

*****Coming out July 20, 2021****

Thanks to Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine and Netgalley, I was chosen to be an early reviewer!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This book follows the lives of three trophy wives:

Georgia- has been accused of killing her previous husbands for their wealth, so given the nickname The Black Widow.

Erin- a drop dead gorgeous news anchor, married to a plastic surgeon, quits her job
to live the life of a trophy wife to the fullest, so that her husband doesn’t dump her for a younger wife. When Erin regrets walking out of her job, she agrees to do a news story that involves interviewing Georgia in order to get her job back, but at what expense and how far is she willing to go?

Brooke-a mystery writer who is married to a Billionaire and the is newest member of neighborhood. Brooke decides to put characters in her book that are similar to Erin and Georgia.

All three ladies live in the same pretentious and wealthy neighborhood and are friends. Will their friendship lead them astray? When Georgia’s latest finance disappears, this makes Brooke and Erin uneasy. Brooke and Erin are determined to find out the truth about Georgia, but will they be able to get to the bottom of it? If you want a quick juicy thriller that involves lots of gossip, drama, mimosas, secrets and lies, then this book is for you! A gripping novel that will have you turning the pages to find out the truth. A perfect beach read! @randomhouse @kristinmiller02

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🔪Three women living in the perfect neighborhood with perfect husbands and seemingly perfect lives, but is everything really what it seems?

👍🏼The characters were great in this book and it read very quickly. I couldn’t put it down wanting to know what was going to happen.

👎🏼At times predictable and the ending was a little lackluster after the buildup.

✅Brain candy meets thriller in this book. I felt like it was a season of Desperate Housewives in the best way possible. A fun and fast read perfect for a rainy day or your next beach trip.

Thank you @netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

What a twisty and fun book! The story follows three trophy wives Brooke, Erin, and Georgia. Each chapter is told from their different POV’s. It kept me guessing until the end. If you like the Real Housewives TV shows, you’ll love this one!

Georgia, Erin and Brooke - the "Trophy Wives" - all reside in a very prestigious community.

This book had a lot of twist and turns, which were occasionally hard to follow and I had to reread a few passages to understand what was going on.

Much of the story focused on Georgia - the "Black Widow" who had buried two husbands under suspicious circumstances, but nothing could link her to the deaths specifically. She's about to marry hubby #3 when he goes missing and madness begins.

Erin is a seemingly happy TV anchor and wife to plastic surgeon, but of course, nothing is as it seems.

Brooke is a newlywed, a true younger trophy wife to an IT mogul, and an author.

While there were interesting moments in this book, I spent more time confused that actually engaged and the ending gave me a "huh" moment and was not at all what I expected, but not necessarily in a good suspense kind of way.

Thank you NetGalley and Random House Publishing / Ballantine Books for sharing this digital reviewer copy with me in exchange for my honest opinions.

The Sinful Lives of Trophy Wives by Kristin Miller

Listen. This ish is bonkers. I hated every character but still managed to love this book. Scandalous is the operative adjective here.

Setting: Presido Terrace. Northern California’s safest community for millionaires and billionaires.

Brooke: newest resident, with husband Jack (tech billionaire). She’s an author. Younger than most everyone in the neighborhood. Muddy past.

Erin: newscaster, married to Mason (plastic surgeon). When you’re a narcissist, I guess it pays to have a husband who can nip and tuck. Youth is evading her and she is not ok.

Georgia: two previously husbands have died under mysterious circumstances, earning her the nickname of “Black Widow”. She’s engaged to #3. Is he going to be ok?

Everyone is awful. I couldn’t stop reading. This is a domestic thriller done right. So dark. Twisty. Outrageous.

4.5 ⭐️

Thank you to #ballantinebooks, Kristin Miller and @netgalley for this delicious treat!

Well now, that was just like a telenovela just in English hahaha. There was a LOT of crazy drama packed inside of the book which was just like, okay??? The end was finally the fun twist I was hoping for more in the middle to hook me in. How on earth those females were still friends at the end is beyond me

Would you judge me if I said I read this book in one sitting?? What an amazing psychological thriller debut from Kristin Miller! Reminiscent of “The Hunting Wives” from May Cobb, this juicy tale takes Desperate Housewives, mixes in a little Real Housewives & garnishes it with Stepford Wives for the perfect concoction!

Extremely witty at times, “The Sinful Wives of Trophy Wives” was also extremely dark & sinister. I absolutely adored Georgia’s character - her spunk & feisty nature won me over from the very beginning. Erin was strong-willed and though not as easy to love, was easy to respect (cue: her epic walk-out scene in the beginning pages). Then there was Brooke - a character all her own with a dark side we didn’t see coming until the final pages! I also loved how Miller weaved Brooke’s husband Jack into the fold as such that we suspected his involvement in all of the book’s crimes until the very end.

Miller’s final twist in the last lines of the last chapter & into the epilogue sealed the five-star rating for me. It creeped up on you in a way that left chills down your spine & your jaw dropping all at the same time; the mark of a great thriller!

Thank you to NetGalley & Random House Publishing Group for the ARC! Grab this one for your summer beach trip when it hits shelves July 20, 2021!

Brooke Davies finds herself the newest housewife on the block of mansions at Presidio Terrace. She has just moved in with her husband Jack, a tech mogul who requires perfection from his business and his wife. That’s never been a problem, until now... when Brooke becomes friends with Erin, a tv anchor whose marriage might be falling apart, leading her to quit her job in a last ditch effort to fix things with Mason, her plastic surgeon husband who spends way too much time at the office and Georgia, the famed “ black widow” who has lost two husbands, one to an accident with a set of stairs and the other to suicide. People suspect she has killed them both but there is no proof to tie her to their deaths. Now, she is planning to marry the love of her life, until he disappears days before their wedding, and Georgia is getting random notes and threats. What will Brooke do in the midst of all of this chaos with her new friends? Well, she might use it for fodder for one of her novels, to start. What is actually going on with these women? You’ll have to pick this book up to find out. It’s an enjoyable read that will keep you guessing until the last few pages and then you may scramble through your memory as you try and figure it if you could have worked it out yourself... you probably couldn’t. I certainly didn’t!

I have not read this yet and update my review once I read it. I clicked on the wrong link and hit submit before I realized I had selected the wrong book.

I’m not going to lie…it was totally the title that made me want to read this book. And I am so glad I did.

This. Was. Fun.

Somehow, the author manages to give us a trashy fun read without making it garbage. It’s not some weirdly sad/erotic sex romp (sorry). Instead, it’s clever, fun and twisty in all the right ways.

Our trophy wives are delightful – and far more deviously clever than you would ever expect.

Loved this read. Super fast and entertaining, yet very, very smart!

*ARC Provided via Net Galley

Thank you NetGalley and Ballantine Publishing for the advanced egalley of The Sinful Wives or Trophy Wives. This is the first book I have read by Kristin Miller, and I was not let down. The Sinful Wives created a nostalgia for Wisteria Lane with its drama, perfectly manicured lawns, and well-behaved housewives.

The Sinful Wives are three housewives living in Presidio Terrace who have some deeply hidden ghosts in their closets. There is Georgia whose first two husbands died mysteriously. Erin the journalist who seeminlgy has the perfect marriage. Lastly, there is Brooke. Brooke is the newcomer to the group who gets tangled up with Georgia and Erin, much against her husband Jack's wishes. This novel will take you on a gigantic thrill ride.

Miller does a great job of creating likeable yet extremely unlikeable characters. The story, at times, is extremely predictable but it is a witty, funny story.

If you thought becoming a trophy wife was boring and monotonous, you haven’t met the ladies of Presidio Terrace. This subdivision is full of drama from the alleged Black Widow husband killer to the neighbor who cuts her grass with scissors. I read this book in the span of a day and would definitely recommend it. There are many plot twists that keep you guessing up until the grand finale.