This book definitely didn’t go where I thought it was going a few different times! There are twists and turns abound. It also deals with some heavy family and motherhood issues. I felt horrible for June because her experience isn’t something she’ll ever get over and she has to live in the grey because sometimes you never have answers.

I was looking for a good slow burn mystery and honestly love anything set in a location I recognize. This novel is set in the gorgeous wine country backdrop of Napa.

June’s husband drowned ten years ago while they were on their honeymoon. She’s slowly moved on and yet has never recovered despite opening her own natural wine bar and recently getting engaged. Feeling his presence around her constantly and then literally recognizing him in a photo taken of a winery’s owner in Napa gets her to investigate further.

The story is told in two POVs over two timelines which were a bit hard to follow. However I did enjoy this mystery/thriller.

June is just recovering from the presumed drowning of her first husband on their honeymoon 10 years ago. She believes she sees him watching her on the streets of NYC though she cannot catch up with him. In doing some research on wineries in Napa Valley where her husband had grown up, she sees a recent photo of him. June travels to Napa and believes he’s married and wants to confront him. She learns of dysfunctional family history and secrets.
This novel is told by 2 POV over a period of over 2 decades. There are surprises and a twisted ending.

Thank you Simon & Schuster and NetGalley

Thank you @simonbooks for the gifted ARC!

🍷 𝙈𝙮 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 🍷
This book had a hold on me! The atmospheric setting in the vineyards of Napa Valley was so interesting and I loved the detail the author put into the setting, and the love that each person had for wine making.

This story follows June, who was a newly wed 10 years prior and lost her husband Josh to a drowning on their honeymoon. Now June has moved on and is engaged to be married again, but suddenly sees her dead husband from far away and obviously has questions!

This story also follows Bev, in a past timeline, and her family who own a vineyard in Napa Valley. She is a mother and is going through some family problems. Bev’s timeline was relatable as she was a mother trying to figure out if she was doing the best she could by her kids.

June’s story had more of the interesting suspense elements to it, and I was along for the ride in trying to figure out what was going on. I kept guessing and going back and forth, and I love when a story has me engaged like this one did!

The ending had my mind blown! Out of left field, I wouldn’t have guessed that ending. Overall this was a really engaging read for me, and at the end of each chapter I needed to know more!!

🎧 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚:
🍷 Suspense Thriller
🍷 Atmospheric Vineyard Setting
🍷 Complicated Mother/Child Relationships
🍷 Mysterious Deaths
🍷 Unexpected Twists

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What would you do if you saw your husband, who died years ago, everywhere you went. A little bit of June’s soul died when her husband, Josh, went out for a swim during their honeymoon and was never seen again. Was his death an accident or something more sinister?

June has been trying to move on with her life since the death of Josh. She’s engaged to the love of her life, Kyle, and wants to live happily ever after but she’s starting to see Josh everywhere she goes. Did Josh really get lost at sea, or did he secretly leave her and obtain a new identity? The information she uncovers about Josh’s family secrets are staggering. She thought she knew everything about her late husband and his family, but he had a big skeleton in his closet.

I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book since I basically requested it because of the beautiful cover. I didn’t read what it was about and dove in completely blind, but I’m so glad I did! I was instantly enamored with the storyline of the book; from the gorgeous grape vineyard setting in California, to June’s wine bar in Brooklyn. I enjoyed the multiple POV’s from June (present day), and Josh’s mom Bev in 1999. I feel like the back and forth built the character of Josh and gave readers a bit of his backstory which turned out to be a little shocking.

I don’t want to go into too much detail about the story because I want readers to enjoy it as much as I did without any spoilers being revealed.

This was told in two perspectives and timelines. June in present day, and Bev, who was Josh’s mother in 1999. June is clearly trying to move forward with her life, but her past keeps nagging at her. Bev was hiding something that only her and her husband knew, and I couldn’t wait to find out what that secret was. Bev’s perspective really did set the stage for the background of the story, and seeing glimpses of Josh when he was a teenager.

With June, you can see that she is conflicted with trying to have a future with her now finance, but still wanting answers about the death of her first husband. In Bev’s narrative, there was a lot of family drama, as well as Bev dealing with motherhood and feeling like she gave up the life she wanted. Laurie Elizabeth Flynn is definitely an auto buy author for me, and this one did not disappoint with the reveal. I was not expecting that twist at all.

Till Death Do Us Part was a compelling read that I flew through in a day. However it was too over the top for me with too many eye rolling twists. It might be a good one to read with a friend so you can discuss. Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the free book to review.

June’s fairytale wedding comes crashing down when her husband, Josh, drowns during their honeymoon. June is certain that his death was not an accident, but with no one believing her she has no choice but to move on. Until ten years later, she sees Josh.

The book had a good premise, and once it really gets going it was hard to put down. Getting to that point was difficult. There are multiple time lines and many characters to meet, which I usually don’t mind, but it did feel a bit bogged down and slow in the beginning. I’m glad I stuck with it, though, because it does pick up and it’s an excellent story.

Thanks for the opportunity to read! .

June and Josh were two young lovers who got married only a week before he died. They had a whirlwind romance and eloped, but on their honeymoon, Josh went missing. He sent a text to June that didn’t make sense, then his phone and wallet were found on a beach. It was presumed that he drowned, and June became a widow.

Ten years later, she’s with Kyle, her new fiancé, getting their engagement pictures taken, when she sees Josh. It’s been a long decade of trying to make peace with Josh being gone - they never found his body, and something about that final text never sat right with her. She’s finally moving on, but seeing him again makes her go back to the dark place she was in after his death. She tells Alex she has some business to deal with, then flies across the country to confront David and Bev, Josh’s parents who own a winery in Napa Valley.

This book is told in both the past and present, from the points of view of June and Bev. I’m not really sure most of Bev’s story was needed; it added romance, which for me
Is usually the death of a good thriller. June wasn’t prepared for all the things she would discover on this trip, and as the book went along, the mystery deepened. The ending had some decent surprises, but none of them really blew me away and some seemed very far-fetched, leaving me round my rating down instead of up. Still, this was a decent story, especially if you like “light” mysteries and thrillers. 3.5 stars.

(Thank you to Simon & Schuster, Laurie Elizabeth Flynn and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my review.)

The ending of Til Death Do Us Part by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn is unbelievable! A roller coaster of events over 10 years brings a surprising end to this mystery.

🍷“Wine, like people, is notoriously unforgiving.”
🍷“Wine, like life, is meant to be enjoyed.”
🍷“On the vineyard, as in life, timing is everything.”

Woah this book was one hell of a wild, twisty and turny ride and I loved every word of it! If you love wine, you’ll really enjoy this. If you love murder mysteries, you’ll really enjoy this. If you love messed up family dynamics and drama, you’ll really enjoy this. As you can see, I believe everyone will really enjoy this!

That last twist though…🤯. I am going to need a minute here. Wow!

Thank you so much to Netgalley, Simon & Schuster, and the author for the gifted copy.

2.5 rounded up-Sorry to say this book was not for me. The plot (A couple gets married and the husband dies a week later. 10 years later the woman thinks she sees her dead husband) sounded intriguing, but there was a little too much romance, but in a cheating way. I did like that there were some twists at the end that I didn’t see coming, but several parts of the story were far-fetched. I don’t want to list any spoilers, but a couple of times I said out loud “Come on?! Really?!” Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this advanced reader’s copy.

Ten years ago, June’s husband Josh drowned a week after they married. Now, newly engaged, June is ready to leave her grief over Josh in the past, but while out in the park, she spots him. Is it possible the first man she loved never really died?

TILL DEATH DO US PART by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn was a fast-paced domestic suspense.

So much of this story centered on vineyards and wine-making, which I found exceptionally fascinating and I really loved the details paid to the New York and Brooklyn setting!

The alternating POVs were engaging and really built up the mystery and intrigue, but I found the twists, while fun, to be a bit of a reach at times.

This was a fine suspense novel, but leaned a little too much on the romance and the unbelievable for me to enjoy it as much as others have.

Thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

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This book was just not for me. I read about 40% and I felt that it was predictable and not overly thrilling. As this book was not identified as LGBTQ+ I was completely thrown when the F/F relationship started and decided to not continue to read the book.

As I did not complete the book, I will be refraining from rating the book on Goodread or post a review on Instagram. I appreciate the read but I feel it should have been properly identified even though it is a plot twist.

Thank you, Netgalley, Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, and Simon & Schuster, for the ebook. This family drama full of twisted and turns she secrets so deep and rooted had me turning the pages all night. It was heartbreaking and haunting.

Obsession – lies – secrets – deception - If you love a thriller full of twists and turns with an ending that you in NO way expected, then this book is for you. The bonus for wine lovers like me is, if you're interested, you'll get a bit of an education on wine making as well.

The story follows two timelines. The first POV is June who marries Josh in 2012 after a short courtship. Horribly, just a week later he is presumed dead while swimming in the ocean, when his body is never found. Fast forward to 2022 and we find June has a new man in her life, Kyle, who absolutely adores her. He is completely unaware how obsessed she continues to be over Josh’s death/disappearance, even after the two get engaged. Her obsessive behavior threatens to ruin her relationship with Kyle.

The second timeline follows Bev, Josh’s mom. She with her husband own the Golden Grape vineyard, and they live on the edge of the property with their sons. Josh is in high school during this time, and his storyline is full of tragedy and suspicious behavior. Very juicy!

I guarantee you are not going to guess the places this story goes. I gave up all hope figuring out what would happen next, and simply enjoyed sitting back and letting it all unfold. The story is character-rich, and I did get a little confused about who-did what-to-whom at one point, but in the end it was an entertaining dramatic novel that I would recommend to thriller loving friends.

Thank you to Simon & Schuster, NetGalley, and the author for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A widow who has found love again suddenly starts seeing what she thinks is her lost husband, whose body was never found. She travels to the west coast to look into his family, and finds more than she wanted to.

I was intrigued at the beginning but I am so bored of the switching narrators. I don't care about Bev and her lesbian awakening. I want to know if Josh is alive. Also, it's so strange that the twin isn't a thought until Bev brings him up with June and then suddenly he's in all the timelines and in everyone's business. This was not executed well.

The winery setting won me over immediately! Fortunately, the story did too. June is on her honeymoon. Hubby goes to get breakfast; Hubby is never seen again. Til years later when he is. By now, June is readying to marry Kyle. She can't get the possible first-hubby sighting out of her mind and decides to pursue it to put everything to rest. Hopefully. Told from the POV's of both June and Bev. Bev is Josh, first hubby's mom. Though I considered this to be more of a domestic suspense than actual thriller, the story moves right along and there are several good twists. I enjoyed this one and as I said, the winery setting alone is worth the read!

Thank you to #NetGalley, Laurie Elizabeth Flynn and Simon & Schuster for this ARC. All opinions are my own.

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This was a great thriller in a great setting! I loved the twists and they were surprising without being unbelievable. The pacing was great and I couldn’t put it down!