Unhinged” women, a heart transplant, and murder?!

I have to say the prose and metaphors in this book were excellent. Everything flowed so well and it was an easy read but still had such beautiful and intricate imagery.

I do however think the pacing of the story itself and the plot was a bit all over the place.

I felt very disconnected from our characters and the suspenseful moments didn’t effect or worry me very much. Also every single person in this book needs therapy.

Thank you to the publisher for the arc through NetGalley! All opinions are my own honest opinions.

This was a thriller for the Swifties (and I definitely loved all the Taylor Swift songs and song lyric references)! This was one of those thrillers where just when you thought you had it figured out there are more clues revealed that make you second guess what you thought you knew. There is one particular twist that I simply did not see coming. Rosie, a recent recipient of a heart transplant, is looking for The One. She beings messaging the husband of her donor and becomes convinced that they are meant to be. Rosie is such an interesting character, because there are time when I was screaming at her decision making, but other times where I somewhat understood where she was coming form or at least understood her rationale. There are definitely some fun twists throughout and like I mentioned earlier, there is one that I really did not see coming. Overall this was a fun popcorn thriller that will have you turning the pages to find out what's happening. I would definitely recommend to thriller fans and I want to read more from Collins.

This story was a good one that you don’t usually read about. A young woman who had a heart transplant and found out who her donor was.

Working at her family’s bridal shop has her a bit blinded by what true love is……..making her see love where there wasn’t any.

There is a lot going on in this story so be sure to pay attention because if you blink you may just miss the smallest detail that will blow this story wide open.

I've been a Megan Collins fan since her debut, but I have to say that Cross My Heart might be my favorite yet. There's something so vulnerable about Rosie that I couldn't help but root for her. There's a little bit of Rosie in all of us, or at least I hope there is. She feels deeply, maybe too deeply sometimes, but haven't we all been there? She's deeply loyal, searching for the good in everyone. Then there's the twists in Cross My Heart. At some point, I doubted almost every character in the book, convinced I knew the villain's identity, but I was wrong. From following Megan on Instagram, I know she's also an animal lover, and so I appreciated the announcement at the beginning letting us know that there was a cat and a dog in the book, and that neither would be harmed. At the start of a thriller, we all know there's likely going to be a body, but I prefer when they're human. I wonder what that says about me...

Three women all looking for romantic love and willing to go to any extremes to find it: their methods and the constant search for "the one" are so depressing to the reader. The agony of these ladies are so well described we have nothing but empathy for them.
    The story barreled along with Rosie, a new heart transplant patient, who discovers the husband of her donor and is enthralled with him. We learn of her sneaky run-ins, the emails via the donor site, her dreams of a possible life with him and then at about 50% through the book is a shocking event that made me want to reread the first half again, for surely I missed something.
   There is an amalgam of incidents that has the characters so entangled with each other in the story it's hard for the reader to discern who really is the bad guy. 
    Men are not represented very kindly in this book but a single bright light emerged at the end to save the reputation of the male species and give hope to a romantic future.
    Totally engrossing with twists in every chapter.

Cross My Heart by Megan Collins is a darkly compelling psychological thriller that explores obsession, love, and the dangerous consequences of secrets. Rosie Lachlan is a young woman desperate for a sense of belonging after being left at the altar. Her life takes a dramatic turn when she receives a life-saving heart transplant and becomes convinced that the heart she now carries belonged to Daphne Thorne, the wife of a local celebrity author, Morgan Thorne.

Through anonymous messages on DonorConnect, Rosie starts to connect with Morgan, and an unexpected bond forms between them. However, as their communication deepens, Rosie becomes obsessed with the idea that she and Morgan are destined to be together, now that she carries his wife’s heart. As Rosie digs into Morgan’s past, she uncovers unsettling rumors surrounding Daphne’s death, leaving her questioning not just her own motives, but Morgan’s role in his wife’s demise.

Megan Collins crafts a suspenseful and twisty narrative, exploring themes of grief, obsession, and the blurred lines between fate and self-delusion. With its unexpected turns and moral complexities, Cross My Heart will leave readers questioning how far someone will go for love and whether they can truly trust their own heart.

This book is an engrossing, psychological ride—perfect for readers who enjoy dark, thought-provoking thrillers with a psychological twist.

Cross My Heart by Megan Collins completely surprised me with its unexpected twists! It’s a compelling and emotional read that keeps you hooked until the end—definitely worth checking out.

I would like to thank Atria Books & NetGalley for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest and fair review.

I absolutely loved this story. The plot twist left me genuinely shocked. A must read for thriller readers!

Whew this was a wile ride! I was hooked from the very beginning! It's such a unique concept and one that was able to fly through it!

Thank you so much to netgalley and the publisher for the arc of this one in exchange for an honest review!

This book follows a woman who has had a heart transplant and she connects with the husband of the woman whose heart she received. Things quickly go strange when Rosie becomes infatuated with the husband and the husband is also suspected of killing his wife.

This book was very original and I really liked that. I was unsure about 30% of the way into this book because I thought it was going somewhere where I didn't like. However, things went in a different direction and I really liked the twist so that bumped this book up for me. I won't say any spoilers but just know that this book took a drastic turn.

I will say that I found Rosie a bit annoying throughout the book. She was so obsessed with love that it drove me a little crazy. Of course, others probably like Rosie and it didn't take away from my experience. I liked how the mystery unfolded though and Rosie stepped up at the end.

I enjoyed the emails and random other things thrown in. I saw some complaints about the emails in other reviews but I liked that aspect. It helped to connect with the characters and learn more about them.

Overall, this book was a wild ride. When you read a lot of thrillers like me, I am on the lookout for unique twists and turns. While the twists in this one were a bit unrealistic, I thought it was an interesting read and I enjoyed it!

Excuse me this book had no business being this crazy and good!! Wow just wow this was a wild ride and I ate it up. Such a good story and great idea honestly, I knew from reviews it was gonna be great but truly fun. I am usually pretty picky on this genre but when it hits it hits. Solid 4.5 stars

Wow! This book just when I thought I had figured out there would be another twist ! I just kept wanting to read it . The characters were well developed with the main character being my favorite .

This book was full of twists and turns. As soon as I thought I had it figured out, I was thrown for another loop. The characters were all very multifaceted. Some chapters had you sympathizing, and others had you up in arms. Overall a great story!

4.5 Stars

I couldn’t put this one down! It was fast paced and full of suspense and twists. It was a twisted tale of love and loss with tension, obsession and a cast full of unreliable narrators. I finished this one in two sittings, it was that good! The plot was engaging and I thought the heart transplant storyline was unique. If you’re looking for a page turning thriller, check this one out.

This thriller has some very nice twists! The first part, going back and forth between Morgan's and Rosie's viewpoints with the real life interactions and supposedly anonymous DonorConnect messages really ramp up the suspense, and the creepy factor because something is definitely not right with their relationship. What with Rosie and how she tends to see things through her "Rosie tinted glasses" and how both Morgan and Rosie are keeping secrets about their pasts, it makes for a great twist halfway through, leaving the reader going "what!?" And after that is twist after twist and so many plausible suspects that I kept being blown away by each new revelation.

This was a fun book to read with all the twists and unreliable narrators (because Rosie sure rewrites her past and loves her Rosie tinted glasses, plus Morgan is an author that writes his own versions, twisting reality to fit what he wants) and I had a good time with it.

Thank you to @simon.audio and @librofm for the gifted audiobook! Thank you @atriabooks for the advanced reader copy that I own through a @goodreads giveaway! +
Megan Collins is one of my auto-read authors, she can always be counted on for a great thriller. Cross My Heart is no exception, and I binged it in less than 24hrs. I just couldn't stop listening. This thriller had me bamboozled and entertained, it was such a fun reading experience. If you're looking for a fantastic thriller (especially if you're in a slump) look no further. I absolutely loved this. What a unique premise and satisfying read.

Wow, what a page turner. This book had me on the edge of my seat the entire time and I ended up reading it all in one sitting. There were a lot of twists and turns along the way, and there was a pretty big twist towards the middle of the book that I didn't expect, and I will say, that the story did pick up from there. My main downside, and it's a big one, was that I guessed the ending of this book pretty early on <spoiler> around the time that person was introduced </spoiler> so it wasn't really a shock to me when the big reveal happened. I also was not really a fan of Rosie, initially. The way that she was acting, made it really hard for me to see passed it, which was pretty obsessive, but I do think that this was done intentionally, because it did match the storyline in the beginning and really caused you to question a lot.

Rating: 3.5 stars rounded down
Thank you to Atria Books, Megan Collins, and NetGalley for the eARC of this book. This is my honest review.

Good fast paced thriller. A different premise than what I’m used to but still enjoyable. My first by this author and looking forward to more

Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for the copy of Cross My Heart. This one gets a 3.5 star rating from me! I kept going back and forth on who I thought the killer was and was entertained throughout, but I think the story got a little long and the ending just wasn’t as gripping as I was hoping it would be.

A simple but compelling premise. What if a year after her heart transplant, a young woman starts reaching out, through a confidential gateway, to the husband of the once owner of her new heart? Tricky thriller with tons of red herrings to keep you off balance and more than one surprise to keep surprised. Fast-paced.