THE NEXT MRS. PARRISH by writing duo Liv Constantine is as good as the last (get it?). Revenge is a dish best served cold, and the offerings are abundant at this table.

Amber Patterson Parrish is preparing for the homecoming of Jackson who has served eight months at Camp Fed for shady accounts. But Amber doesn’t plan to stick around much longer than to say hello. She was finally reaching the pinnacle of Bishop Harbor Society when Jackson went to jail. She has decided to leave Jackson, and their son taking the millions of dollars she’s stolen from Jackson during his incarceration. When she stumbles upon an unknown stash of jewels, she feels like she is set for a life of privilege and money to which she has become accustomed in her very short marriage.

Meanwhile, Jackson is heart set on reuniting with Daphne, his ex-wife and has plans to bring his children back together under one roof. His ideas about how that needs to be done involve Amber‘s assistance, and then he’ll let her go. Or so he says. Daphne, on the other hand has zero desire to reunite with Jackson but does hope that all of the children can form bonds with each other. Along with Jackson, Junior age 2, Daphne has custody of Bella and Tallulah, Jackson’s daughters.

Along the way we also meet Daisy Anne Briscoe, a very wealthy jewelry designer from Dallas. When she crosses paths with Amber, she calls her a murderer and re-ignites her investigation into Amber. Putting her marriage on the line, she does everything she can to try to prove that Amber was responsible for her father‘s death and should go to jail.

This one had me hooked from page one. As always the writing was clear and concise and grabbed me by the throat, not letting up until the final page. I could feel myself in the opulence of Amber‘s surroundings and the quiet serenity of Daphne‘s life. Everyone of importance in this one had a need to avenge situations from the past and all will eventually get what’s coming to them. I can’t wait to see where the author takes me next.

Thank you to NetGalley and Bantam Books for this ARC opportunity. All opinions are my own and given voluntarily.

The Next Mrs. Parrish
Written by Liv Constantine
Published by Random House Publishing/ Ballantine
Release Date June 18, 2024


This one is full of narcissism, lies, deceit and deception. Unlikeable characters are everywhere and there are three characters that, while unlikely, become allies. This is the second book that was written about Daphne Parrish and her ex husband Jackson andAmber Patterson Parrish who is Bishops Harbor socialite and Jackson’s current wife. Jackson is at the end is a prison term for a tax evasion scandal. Daphne is living in California with her children now and Amber has had her child. However, Daphne returns because her daughter runs away to spend time with her father. Amber knows too much about Jackson and his tax evasion that she feels she now can head to Paris alone. Except Jackson is now free on good behavior. Jackson and Amber make a deal that if she gets Daphne back in his life she can leave. At this time though there are a lot of twists and turns that will keep you engaged and entertained. The characters are very well developed and the book is extremely well written.
I would honestly say that you really need to read the first book to fully understand the second one. You do NOT want to miss this one!

Thank you to the author, publisher, and Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my unbiased and honest review.

If you love unlikeable characters, then this is the book for you! Spiteful. Vengeful. Immoral. Sociopaths who have no boundaries. And their victims who make dumb decisions and then roll over and take their punishment... that is until they don't.

The Next Mrs. Parrish is a sequel to The Last Mrs. Parrish, and you definitely have to read the first installment to understand this one. Amber and Jackson have to be some of the vilest fictional characters I've ever read. Somehow, they are even worse in this follow-up. For me, this book felt both rushed (in the unfolding), yet plodding at the same time... you know, like watching a dumpster fire. You can't wait for it to be put out, but you can't help but watch it burn in slow motion.. However, the bucket of cold water at the end was worth the exhaustion in getting to there!

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine | Bantam for the opportunity to read and review this ARC.

This novel is full of deceit, lies, manipulation, physical and emotional abuse and is written skillfully. At one point I realized none f these characters are very likeable. While they all have their issues it does make for a good read of the lives of the rich and those who want to be and won’t let anything stop them from their goal

The whole Parrish gang is back! After divorcing Jackson, Daphne has moved herself and her girls to California for a fresh start, but her ex-husband Jackson and his conniving new wife Amber are never far behind with their plots and scheming.

This book was very entertaining and gripping and I read it in 24 hours. I HATED Jackson and Amber in the first book, and Amber in the prequel (available on Audible) so I wasn't exactly relishing diving back into their drama but this was twisty enough and had enough good gals to root for that it kept me intrigued. There was a lot of moving pieces to this book and some points were slightly predictable, but the ending was satisfying and the twists towards the end surprised me.

A solid sequel. Not as good as thrilling as the first but still full of drama. If you enjoyed the first one, I do think this is worth picking up, it’s a pretty quick read

The Next Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine is the second book about Daphne Parrish. This book picks up with Daphne and the girls living in California at the time when Jackson Parrish is just about finished with his prison sentence for tax evasion. Amber Parrish has had her child and is full tilt in the midst of another scheme. Once Jackson is out of prison he is also up to his old tricks with regard to Daphne and the girls.

I enjoyed this second installment of the Parrish saga. There were several twists that I didn't expect which made it a fun, fast paced read. This will be a perfect summer beach read! I'll be interested to see if there are any more books about the Parrish family!

In preparation for this sequel I reread The Next Mrs Parrish and while you don’t have to I think it makes it even better! Daphne has moved to California with the girls when 13 year old Tallulah runs away trying to see her Dad and is so indignant that Daphne agrees to go back to Connecticut for the summer just as Jackson is getting out of prison for tax evasion. Amber has the goods on Jackson and they strike a deal to win Daphne back for Jackson so she can take her part of their ill-gotten money and go. Lots of scheming going on and double crossing - my favorite trope! Lots and lots of twists and turns - ready for the 3rd book! Please,!

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing for the ARC!
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WOW. I will be completely honest, when I saw that The Last Mrs. Parrish sequel was being released 7 years later, I wasn't sure how to feel. I liked the first book in the series but didn't *love* it - it was just alright by my standards, so I didn't think this would be anything special. This was a book that had me STRESSED (in a good way) and on my toes the entire time!! Seven years did wonders for this series, clearly!

After seducing Jackson Parrish and convincing him to leave his wife, and subsequently putting him in jail for tax fraud, Amber thinks she has it made. She has every plan to leave behind her son and head out to Paris, until Jackson turns up early on good behavior. The two make a deal - Amber can leave if she helps Jackson get his ex-wife Daphne and their daughters back in his life - even if that means committing some further fraud. But when a character from Amber's past shows up in town, threatening to take down every secret she has so carefully curated, she might not get off just as easily as she has in the past.

I truly had no idea how this one would end - either Amber wins and you feel angry that the bad guy succeeds, or she gets taken down and you feel justice is served. I could totally see this book going in either direction, so I was desperate to know how everything would come together in the end.

If you're looking for something HIGH drama with a side of suspense, this is a perfect book for you. I wouldn't even necessarily say you need to read book 1 for this to work, but I would encourage it to get the background on the key players here (even if the first book was kind of so-so in my opinion).

I am now considering reading some more by Liv Constantine because I was truly impressed by how captivated I was by this one. Dare I say I am hoping for book 3!?

I received at complementary ARC of this book from NetGalley on behalf of the author and the publisher.
I enjoyed this book, I've forgotten a lot of what happened in the first one but it was easy to jump back in and reading it made me remember a lot of things. It was a cat and mouse type mystery to me. Although there were several people pulling the stings that effected everyone in the story you don't know how they will all relate as your reading. I always enjoy the books by Liv Constantine and it was fun to revisit these characters and see where their lives are after all of the things that happened in the first book.

Liv Constantine does it again with the follow-up to the Last Mrs. Parrish. I was hooked from page 1 until the final one. Amber is so conniving, smart, and a pain in a lot of people’s sides. Even though she tricks and blackmails her way through life, I kind of like her. She puts misogynist men in their place. She gets what she wants and I’m here for her schemes to ruin Jackson. However I don’t care for the way she has treated the good men she’s schemed (and killed). I really liked the three didn’t POVs in this story. I rooted for Daphne since the first book, especially after learning she was plotting to get away from Jackson to begin with. I hated the turmoil she had to endure while trying to keep a relationship between her daughters and Jackson. In the end, I was satisfied with how it came altogether and with the cliffhanger, I can’t wait for book 3.

Thank you to NetGalley and Bantam books for the arc copy of this book!

I was a HUGE fan of The Last Mrs. Parrish. It's one of the few books I have re-read. So I was SO excited to get this book as an ARC. Sadly, it just didn't live up to the hype for me. The characters were too unlikeable, every situation was frustrating. And honestly, I just feel like this sequel didn't need to happen. This is, sadly, a pass for me.

I loved it. It was better than the first book. I love how we picked up right where the first book left off. Daphne, Amber and Jackson are such memorable characters. I read the first book so long ago and somehow I still remember the first book vividly! I have a thing for the bitchy rich housewife trope. I can't really tell if we are supposed to love Amber, or hate her. I enjoy reading her POV as an outsider trying desperately to be something she is not and to fit in where she is not. Jackson is awful but I think its funny how he always seems to stop Daphne and Amber at all of their twisty turns. The end of this book was also extremely satisfying. I don't know how a third book would be possible but I am sure Liv could come up with something. I would definitely be reading it.
Thank you so much for this ARC.

I thoroughly enjoyed The Last Mrs. Parrish back in 2017 and I thought the twist was so clever from Amber to Daphne and the whole reveal. It’s hard to pull the same trick in a sequel without it feeling predictable and overdone, but there is still some satisfaction in the resolution between the three main characters. In addition to the return of Amber and Daphne, the authors have introduced a new character - Daisy Ann - who has also been betrayed by Amber and is out for vengeance. Unlike the first book, which split each character into their own part of the book, this one rotates POV chapter by chapter. Amber is up to her old tricks with a new scheme, Daisy Ann is out for revenge for Amber murdering her father, and poor Daphne is sucked back into Jackson’s orbit. Over time, we see how all their lives have been tied up together, mainly revolving around Amber in some way. Amber is hoping her latest scheme pans out so she can live the luxurious life she dreams of free from Jackson’s rules, Daisy Ann is focused on heading off Amber and proving her guilt, and Daphne is fighting for her and her daughters’ lives once she’s dragged back into Jackson’s manipulations and deceit. While not as an explosive reveal as the first book, this one draws out the suspense and tension longer, building to a less dramatic resolution of their storylines. Less dramatic doesn’t equate to more boring or less satisfying though. Everyone is still getting their justice and punishment. No one more so than Jackson.

Daphne, Jackson & Amber are back! Daphne has moved on with her life after Jackson’s imprisonment. She’s living in California and Amber is still in Connecticut while Jackson finishes out his prison sentence. Amber is still scheming, trying to find a way out of her marriage with Jackson that leaves her as rich as possible. Jackson gets out of prison and makes it his goal to get Daphne back by any means possible. There is a new character, Daisy Ann, a woman that Amber wrong in her past.

This was a fun book with a lot of twists and turns. It was a quick read, and I enjoyed it more than the first book, actually. I do think that Daphne is kind of a simpering idiot, but the book was still good.

Thank you to Random House & NetGalley for an ARC of this book.

I was a huge fan of The Last Mrs. Parrish. So of course I had to rush and request this when I saw that Liv Constantine was coming out with the long awaited sequel.
It’s definitely think it's helpful to read The Last Mrs. Parrish and the novella, The First Shot (the prequel) before reading this one, however I barely remember The Last Mrs. Parrish and the authors did a good job reminding me what I may have forgotten.
With Jackson in jail and money tight, Amber is scheming to hold on to her lifestyle while anticipating her next move as Jackson's release looms. Meanwhile, Jackson's ex-wife, Daphne, moved with her daughters to California to escape, but now her oldest has run away, returning to Bishop's Harbor because she misses her father. Daphne wants to help her daughters, so she moves back with them just for the summer so they can see their dad. Daphne hopes to avoid getting caught up in any drama with Jackson and Amber, but that is easier said than done.
Some of this book will have you annoyed, frustrated, and disgusted with the characters. But they are so well-written, it’s easy to keep wanting more. Also, I think the deeply unlikable characters (Amber and Jackson) are balanced out nicely with characters we can really root for (Daphne and Daisy Ann).
This book was wrapped up so well, I couldn’t have asked for a better ending. Every single character got the ending they deserved!
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher Bantam for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book was better than the first. I will say I read the first book after reading The Housemaid and I felt they were so similar I was able to predict a lot of the book.

This book however made it hard for me to put down.

This was told in multiple POV's. You have Daphne - the original Mrs. Parrish, Amber - The new Mrs. Parrish and Daisy Ann - you will have to read the book to find out how she fits in.

Daphne is now in California with her girls after divorcing Jackson and getting him to sign off his rights to the girls. When her oldest daughter starts acting up and begging to go see her dad Daphne must make the difficult decision to go back to Connecticut where her ex husband and abuser is or risk her daughters happiness.

With Jackson in jail serving time for tax evasion Amber is making her plans to leave Jackson and live her new rich life without him. When her plans do not go as she thought she has to make a new plan and make a deal with the devil aka her husband Jackson.

Jackson wants Amber out of his life and he wants Daphne back in. They form a plan together to lure Daphne back and for Amber to lead a new life while trying to escape her past. Jackson and Amber hatch a plan to make Daphne look really bad so he can get immediate custody of the girls in order to force Daphne's hand back into his home.

What are the lengths you will go to save your children? Will you go back to an abuser? Will you wait it out and let the law do its job? These are options Daphne must choose between.

As for Daisy Anns part in this story she is a rich girl from Texas and she is desperate to find out the truth about what really happened to her father.

This book had me on my toes the entire time trying ti figure out how all of these paths cross and what will happen in the end. There were twits and there were turns and there were a few OMG moments. I absolutely loved this book.

Pick this book up and find out for yourself if Amber and Jackson get what they deserve. Does Daisy Ann find out the truth? Is Daphne able to finally free herself from Jackson and protect her girls? Pick thi
s book up on June 18th and let the story unravel.

Thank you Netgalley and Random House Publishing Group for this ARC opportunity.

I really enjoyed the first book so I was super excited to read this one. Unfortunately, this one didn’t live up to the first one. It dragged on some areas and I found the characters to be a bit unlikeable. I really love Liv Constantine too, but it just wasn’t my favorite of hers.

I will begin by saying how much I loved The Last Mrs. Parrish. I read it back in 2018 and really do not remember the intricacies of the plot. The sequel, The Next Mrs. Parrish, did not hold my interest in the way that the first book. The characters are totally unlikeable and it's difficult to understand the actions of one of the main characters, Daphne. I was hoping that the book would be one that I did not want to put down. Instead, I found the twists and turns to repetitive. Perhaps this is one sequel that should been written closer to the release of the original book. I am still a fan of the writing duo, Liv Constantine. Thanks to NetGalley and Bantam publishing for the ARC!

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The Next Mrs. Parrish
By: Liv Constantine
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group- Ballantine
Pub Date: 6/18/24
This is the second book to The Last Mrs. Parrish thriller. I’m so excited that the sisters chose to continue the story so we could catch up with everyone.
Amber is back right here on the page. She hasn’t changed a single bit and is still scheming, just as cunning and overly confident.
Jackson is out of prison, he wants the first Mrs. Daphne Parrish back. Small problem there he’s still married to Amber. And Daphne wants nothing to do with him.
Daphne makes a diabolical mistake and takes the girls back to see their father. She found out purely by accident that Jackson had been in communication with the girls. Tallulah is bound and determined to have her Dad back. Jackson plays his normal games and continues to try to control everything.
Daisy Ann is still determined to prove Amber killed her father in cold blood. But can she?
The way these characters are so intertwined with each other is just pure genius. I absolutely loved revisiting this world.
Thanks to Random House, NetGalley and Lynne and Valerie Constantine for this ARC.