Thank you Netgalley, Ballentine Book, and Random House for this ARC of Kristin Miller's new novel The Sinful Lives of Trophy Wives.

From the very first page, I was sucked into the story. The story follows three rich wives, Georgia, Erin, and Brooke. Georgia has been married twice with both of her previous husbands dying when they were married for a year or less. She is now engaged to a third man. She maintains her innocence even though the media refers to her as the Black Widow. Erin expects her husband and cheating on her. Brooke, the youngest and newest wife to the neighborhood is a mystery writer while her husband. When Georgia's new fiance goes missing three days before the wedding, the media thinks Georgia killed him off already. The three women work together to try to solve the mystery of his disappearance while dealing with each of their own personal lives and hidden secrets.

If you enjoy watching reality tv like The Real Housewives for all the drama, then this book is for you!

Thank you Netgalley, Ballantine Books, and Kristin Miller for the arc of The Sinful Lives of Trophy Wives”. What a great beach read, perfect for Summer! I don’t know why I was so interested in these womens’ lives. The book goes to show no one has a perfect life, no matter how it might look from the outside. And secrets, people have secrets! This was a fast, good read. Not my usual fare, but I enjoyed it.

Be sure to strap yourself in because this is going to be a bumpy ride!

This book introduces us to three trophy wives in the posh and highly desirable neighborhood in California called Presidio Terrace. Georgia (aka The Black Widow) and Erica, who are BFFs have lived in the neighborhood for several years. In fact, Georgia has been through two husbands and is engaged to the third all while living in the same house. She is known as the Black Widow because both her previous husbands’ are- shall we say, dancing upstairs? This chick knows how to work a room. It was interesting how the author didn’t try to hide her guilt or innocence too long. You will know pretty early on in the story which one is the truth. But there are still so many unanswered questions and loose ends that you have to keep turning the pages as quickly as your brain can process the words!

Erica is a popular news anchor and as you are already imagining, she is feeling her age a little more every day. She is married to a handsome plastic surgeon so, well that is handy. I kept thinking of her character as the brunette with 2 blonde beautiful and perfect friends (think Janet in Three’s Company.) The author never made her seem unattractive or anything, but her jealousy and insecurity made me feel that way about her. She is caught between wanting to be successful in her work and wanting to be the trophy wife that Georgia is.

Brooke is the new trophy wife in town with her divorced-because-he-was-cheating-on-his-wife-with-her TECH big wig husband. Of course she is younger, of course she is beautiful, of course she is fit…and of course her goal is to be perfect. It’s obvious by some of the things she says that she is hiding secrets of her own. She is an author with writer’s block. Lucky for her, she is instantly befriended by Georgia and Erica and a juicy plot with larger-than-life characters just got dropped in her lap.

You don’t need to know another speck of the story beforehand. You will suspect every character of something. This book will pull you in, turn you around, make your mouth drop open, make you feel disgusted, make you laugh out loud and make you hold your breath. It is the perfect read to take your mind off the stress of everyday life. I didn’t feel the need to spend the whole time trying to catch every clue and I wasn’t worried about the slightly unbelievable plot lines. I just became a fly on the wall and watched every move with bated breath. This is a psychological thriller that will have you begging for more.

I devoured this book in 2 days. I loved it! 4 and 1/2 stars!!!

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House – Ballantine for giving me the opportunity to read and review an advance copy. Pub date is July, 2021.

Welcome to the world of the Presidio Terrace divas! We have the "black widow" wife who is planning to marry again. The TV news anchor who is also the neighborhood watchdog. And the newest member of the mimosa cocktail group, the mystery book writer. Each unique in her own way, but still all share the love of shopping, gossip, vanity and "sinful" ways.

This was fun book to read! A great thriller with surprises, suspense and twists.

The author did a fabulous job of keeping you entertained while she wove a mystery that climaxed with an ending that is unexpected.
Dive in and see if you can find out what the trophy wives discuss over their bagels and coffee - it might surprise you!

Thank you Random House and Netgalley for an opportunity to read an advance copy of this book.

“The Sinful Lives of Trophy Wives” is an entertaining psychological suspense novel centering around the lives of three women living in an exclusive enclave of mansions in San Francisco. The book opens with Georgia lying semi-conscious in a hospital bed after a horrific car accident. According to the gossiping nurses at her bedside, Georgia discovers that the man in the car with her died and another woman was struck by the car and killed instantly.

The book then starts at the point where these series of events were set in motion. The three “trophy wives” are Georgia, the “Black Widow,” whose two husbands died under mysterious circumstances and is engaged to be married to her third husband; Brooke, the wife of a tech billionaire who just moved into the neighborhood; and Erin, a news anchor married to a successful and handsome plastic surgeon. Each woman has her flaws and insecurities but covers them up by projecting an image of happiness and success. Brooke soon becomes friends with Erin and Georgia. An incident on Georgia’s fiancee’s yacht embroils Brooke deeper into their lives as the police investigating the incident soon become a fixture in the community. The suspense builds to an ending with a delightful twist. This book is recommended for those who enjoy a psychological suspense novel that focuses on the privileged lives of complex characters.

Now this is a blast of a summer, soapy read perfect to sit poolside with a cocktail or lounging on the beach!
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Think #Dallas #Dynasty #MelrosePlace #Desperate Housewives and now add in #HorribleBosses and you get #TheSinfulLivesofTrophyWives
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The book starts with an accident and Georgia in a hospital bed. Georgia St. Clair AKA The Black Widow after two previous wealthy husbands died and she’s engaged to a third.
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Rewind to when mystery writer Brooke moves into the neighborhood. Young, trophy wife to her 22 years older tech billionaire husband Brooke plays the role of perfect wife. She quickly befriends Georgia and Erin King, popular newscaster and wife of a plastic surgeon.
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The three women spend their mornings walking the neighborhood, making sure garages are closed, no garbage cans are out, grass is mowed to a precise level all while they make sure the mimosas are flowing.
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With Georgia’s third wedding fast approaching and rumors running rampant how long the groom will stay alive once they are married all the wedding planning is going according to plan until a tragic accident begs the question did the black widow strike again?
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Darkly sinister, campy and sarcastic fun this is a great summer read!
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Thank you to #NetGalley and #BallantineBooks for an arc in exchange for an honest review
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This book is out July 20th

Mmm mmm I'm not really sure how to review this book?! Lol I definitely liked the book, it was really really different!! It had so many twists and turns a few times I was scratching my head wondering what the heck was going on?! I definitely didn't see what was really going on till the very end! But it was a unique story and really interesting! Definitely different lol I do recommend reading it! Its just a little crazy! But a good crazy lol thank you Netgalley and the publishers for sharing this book with me!

<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55842789-the-sinful-lives-of-trophy-wives" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img border="0" alt="The Sinful Lives of Trophy Wives" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1616495829l/55842789._SX98_.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55842789-the-sinful-lives-of-trophy-wives">The Sinful Lives of Trophy Wives</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1222405.Kristin_Miller">Kristin Miller</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3917772101">4 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
I received an advanced copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. <br />Wow, this was a fun read. You get to know budding author Brooke who is newly arrived in the exclusive neighborhood where code enforcement is taken seriously. Brooke is married to much older Jack and everyone is curious about her relationship. Also we get to know Erin and Georgia who are friends. Erin is a bit snotty and full of herself and Georgia is know for having several husbands. Dead husbands. If you are looking for Housewives of Beverly Hills crossed with Desperate Housewives this book is for you.
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This was a quick, easy read but I knew from the opening paragraphs that this author’s writing style wouldn’t be my cup of tea.
I love a good mystery and enjoy domestic thrillers, but this one fell flat for me. The characters all felt very one-dimensional and the plot twists failed to keep my interest. There was potential and I did want to see how it ended, but unfortunately this just wasn’t a match for my personal taste.
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!

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Fans of The Real Housewives will love this one. The story centers around Brooke, Erin and Georgia- three extravagantly wealthy wives that live in lavish homes in the most exclusive neighborhood in San Francisco.

One of them has already been accused of murder... Twice 👀

Someone from the neighborhood goes missing ....... Is it kidnapping? Murder? ✨
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This is one of those binge worthy, guilty pleasure books. I could not read it fast enough. It’s a bunch of crazy rich people and their drama.

You can tell the author spent a lot of time on character development, the nuances of their personalities. She’s skillful at creating vivid charcters- they are despicable, but vivid 😂

I also loved the pacing and dialogue. It is thoroughly enjoyable!

Kristin Miller's The Sinful Lives of Trophy Wives had several surprises packed into it. As a new resident of an affluent neighborhood in California Brooke Davies, an author meets her new neighbors; Erin King, a local news anchor and Georgia St. Clair, know as the Black Widow due to the pre-mature deaths of her two husbands. These three soon become friends and are looking forward to the wedding of Georgia St. Clair. Something sinister is at play and with the wedding day quickly approaching the questions start mounting. I was very shocked and surprised by this book. It had several of those "well I didn't see that coming" moments Would definitely recommend.

This book is not worth reading or reviewing. Offered to me, I do not know why, but now I see the reason. No one will want to buy it! It is drivel.. sorry I cannot be kinder. I had to give it one star to send the review but it is not worth even one.

Divas. Murder. Treachery. High drama. San Francisco. Good fun. Of course I had to read it. Kristin Miller is a new author to me, but I very much enjoyed her campy almost cult-style intensity. Three women in complicated relationships, each hiding a secret from her husband... when they all wind up living in Presidio Terrace together, tensions escalate and lead to another murder... since there were at least 2 that likely already happened before the book opened. Is it as obvious as it seems, or has a more sinister force settled among them?

Miller takes all the crazy plot points and tosses 'em together in this tale about performing one's role as a trophy wife. Erin is a news anchor married to a plastic surgeon. She's gorgeous but worries about losing her luster. Georgia has a habit of killing off rich husbands soon after they get married. Brooke's husband appears controlling and has a secret job, but she knows more than we think. When they all board a yacht for an engagement party, one of their husbands doesn't make it out alive. Who was after him? And why?

Things are not what they appear in this book. The POV switches among the 3 women, and as we learn the truth about their pasts, we discover hidden connections and double meanings in all their words. Erin's husband, Mason, is wonderful on the outside but a true horror on the inside. His character builds with each chapter until we see how much we might have misunderstood. Erin is so over the top, I laughed each time she upped the ante. I'm sure some women/wives are like this, but readers have to go in understanding this is meant to bring some humor to the situation too. I feel for her in the beginning but as her story unfolds, she's quite the mischievous one.

The best part of the novel: these characters are so larger than life and unconscionable, they will stay with me for a long time. I loved the eccentricities and intensity they bring to their days, and it reads pretty easily. A few plot points were left open-ended, and some intentional vagueness is a bit abrupt... but for me, it always comes down to a good story, clever characters, and an intriguing setting. The book has all three, and I found myself swept away in the drama, half wondering whether this could actually happen.

Familiar villains and villainesses are turned upside down, and when the book's conclusion arrives, there is a very unexpected shocker. I believe I was so caught up in the silliness that I didn't think about something that had been said in the beginning... a great surprise twist. I will look for more by the author, and I recommend this for mystery readers who love when something is just crazy enough to not be realistic but find themselves curious enough to consider the options... and if you love 80's prime-time dramas, the movie Clue, and the Real Housewives phenomena, you'll be enthralled with this one!

Thank you to the Penguin Random House and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

The Sinful Lives of Trophy Wives is an unputdownable thriller with a twist that no one will see coming! Often, books in the thriller genre are predictable, but I can guarantee that most readers will not be able to figure out the murderer in this book. The opening chapter starts out with a woman waking up in a hospital bed. Here are some quotes from the opening chapter:

"How long have I been here? It could be hours after my wedding reception, or a month later. There’s no way for me to know. It feels as if I’ve been sleeping my entire life. Consciousness slips away as blobs of inky darkness threaten to pull me under. My thoughts knock together clumsily like shapes in a kaleidoscope, changing and smearing until time and dream and reality are inconsequential."

"Murder? No—this can’t be happening. As a heavy dose of medication deluges my blood, I fall into a deep, coma-like sleep—one plagued with nightmares of shattered glass and blood-soaked skin and screams bubbling from the pit of hell."

After reading that opening chapter, I could not wait to continue reading to find what happened to cause the woman to wake up in the hospital bed. Fortunately, the book maintained my interest the whole time with constant gossip, extra-marital affairs, and catfights. The book revolves around three women: Brooke, a mystery writer, Erin, a news anchor, and Georgia, a "Black Widow" with two dead ex-husbands. The book is told from all 3 women's perspectives. As I read the book, I tried to figure which of the women was hiding secrets and who the murderer was. In the end, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that I was completely wrong. The person I had suspected turned out to be innocent, and a person who I thought was innocent turned out to be guilty. Overall, I enjoyed reading The Sinful Lives of Trophy Wives, and I definitely did not predict the twist ending. I recommend it to all fans of the books in the thriller genre.

Just like the title says, sinful lives...

This kind of sums it up! A gated neighborhood full of the beautiful and famous people that have it all! But, behind the scenes these wives are anything but conventional.

It has flavors of those ladies from Wisteria Lane, but with even more flashiness and pretentious behavior. I was hooked on the beginning, getting introduced to all the ladies and some background on how they landed their current husbands or fiances.

The story eventually winds into the neighborhood of far-fetched and implausible happenings. I still couldn't stop reading though, the pace moves quickly even with the contrived plot.

Wild and over the top! What I call a popcorn/ pool side read. A fast read to throw in the tote. I would read another from this author for another day at the pool!
3.5 Stars


Thanks to NG/ publisher for my review copy. OUT on JULY 20, 2021
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I requested this because I thought this was a different author. I had the names confused but what a happy accident! So this was my first Kristin Miller book and it won't be my last. This was a very compelling read that I couldn't put down. The characters had depth as did the plot. It really reminded me of those night-time soaps in the vein of Knot's Landing, Dallas and Dynasty. I just couldn't get enough. Such an engrossing read.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for my review. I enjoyed this book. To me there were a few slow sections but for the most part it was a fast enjoyable read.

This was a good fit for me right now. It didn't have as many twists as I would have liked, but it had enough to keep me reading. I finished this one in less than 2 days. The lead characters are women who "seem" to live a very privileged lifestyle. Kristen takes us through the ups and downs of these three women's lives. There is an art to being able to make someone understand what's going on behind the facade, but also make them see what other characters in the books see as the "perfect" woman, man, couple, or life. It really made me come back to the realization, you never really know what goes on behind closed doors.
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys drama, sinful twists, and deadly games. Be sure to grab a copy as soon as you can! #netgalley
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Yikes! This book was deliciously entertaining 😊. It didn’t make me feel those deep, emotional stirrings or make me ponder life’s greatest questions. Wasn’t a creepy, atmospheric thriller like I usually read. This was a wonderfully fun read with a good bit of mystery intertwined. Oh, it was great! Definitely a 5 star read.

With over the top personalities, these characters kept me entertained. How can you now love the “Black Widow” about to marry #3, a TV personality who lives on social media for the likes and a seemly quiet murder mystery author living in a place I can only dream about. Throw in wildly successful husbands, a yacht, mimosas for breakfast and so much more.

I really wish I had been sitting on the beach while reading this as then it would be perfection. A great way to escape your reality and see how the other ½ lives.