As a reader, I can suspend belief - believe me - but sometimes a plot just snaps the rubber band too hard and jerks me right out of the story.

Tessa Calloway is on a whirlwind book tour. Flashing lights, sold-out events, adoring fans - check, check, check. But behind the glamour is a creeping suspense: mysterious tokens, cryptic questions about her childhood, and a stalker that spins the whole affair into something darker.

A thrill-seeker to my core, I kept waiting to be grabbed by the throat - but All This Could Be Yours read more like a daytime drama than a high-stakes thriller. The setup promises a “cat-and-mouse thriller”, yet the tension didn’t land for me until much later, and I found I couldn’t fully connect with Tessa or her family.

This was a push and pull with pace, it felt like it dragged along for most of the book and then sometimes the pace felt rushed and not well thought out. The ending was way too polished, just too neat and tidy. Instead of a breathless finale, I felt like I was watching everything fall into place a little too easily.

That said, Ryan nails author-life details - balancing book events, social media, and family drama - and I can see why it resonated with many. I appreciated the clever twist and the premise of a hidden past coming back to haunt - and Ryan's love for librarians and indie bookstores shines through.

If you’re craving a full-throttle thriller, I would advise you to pass on this, but if you're in the mood for a light drama with glimpses behind the publishing curtain, check it out, just don’t expect the full-on heart-stopping ride.

Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press/Minotaur Books for providing me with a digital ARC in exchange for my honest thoughts.

Coming out September 9, Hank Phillippi Ryan’s All This Could Be Yours is a taut, emotionally charged thriller that explores the dark undercurrents of fame, family, and the secrets from the past that keep trespassing on current lives. Blending psychological suspense with the precision of journalistic writing, Ryan delivers an engrossing story that is both timely and chilling.
While readers might thrill at the opportunity to attend an author event at their local bookstore, it is a different story for the writer. Tessa Calloway keeps telling herself she is living the dream but the pressure of flight after flight, a different city every night, as she fulfils her contract to conduct author visits is taking its toll on her as well as on her husband and two children back home.
Not only the pace of the tour and being away from home plague Tessa but also something creepy is going on. Starting with a locket left behind in Tessa’s hotel room, a series of events is leaving her unsettled: startling messages left at her hotels, insistent questions about her private life from audience members, and people taking and leaving things in her hotel room while she is out. Tessa thinks it could all add up to something bad that happened when she was 10 years old, but it could be another thing that occurred when she was a teenager: events that caused her mother to flee with her and change their names.
Author Ryan seems to be digging into her own book tour experience as she captures the chaotic pace of the travel and the actual author events themselves. Tessa’s internal turmoil is magnified by the fact she cannot halt the pace in order to stop what sinister event seems about to occur. A thin line between having it all and what the costs may be to keep it all drives this page turner to the finish with one final twist.
Born in Indianapolis, Hank Phillippi Ryan is an American investigative reporter for Channel 7 News on WHDH-TV, a local television station in Boston, Massachusetts. She is also the author of mystery thrillers. Several of her books have been optioned for film and television.
My review will be posted on Goodreads starting July 15, 2025.
I would like to thank St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in return for an objective review.

All This Could Be Yours by Hank Phillippi Ryan is a masterfully written thriller that pulls you in from page one and doesn’t let go. The characters are richly drawn and complicated, each hiding secrets that slowly unravel in a web of lies, loyalty, and betrayal. Ryan’s prose is sharp, elegant, and emotionally resonant, with dialogue that feels authentic and pacing that never drags.

What really sets this book apart is the way it balances a suspenseful mystery with a deeply human story about family, legacy, and the weight of the past. Just when you think you have it figured out, the narrative shifts, revealing another layer of truth you didn’t see coming.

Fans of domestic thrillers, psychological suspense, and character-driven dramas will find plenty to love here. Highly recommended.

The first time I heard Hank Phillippi Ryan discuss this premise at an author event, I was riveted and knew I had to be first in line for an advance copy. ALL THIS COULD BE YOURS did not disappoint! Chilling, suspenseful, propulsive. I hung on every word.

All This Could Be Yours is the story of Tessa Calloway, debut best-selling author, as she embarks on her first ever book tour away from her husband and kids. Strange things start happening and Tessa feels she is being persecuted. Objects go missing; objects show up. It’s clear someone is upset with her, and toying with her, but why? A cat and mouse game ensues.

I had major issues with this, and had a hard time connecting with Tessa as a protagonist. She spends six chapters intensely worrying about her daughter throwing up one time, and literally only thinks about her family, and the book’s success. She also hears one of her characters speaking to her regularly, challenging her, and influencing her thoughts. This is a form of schizophrenia. Tessa is mentally ill. 2 stars.

A breakthrough novelist on her first book tour is getting stalked and receives threats. A great premise for a mystery with a sense of unease and looming danger. I enjoyed that vibe very much and read the whole novel in 2 evenings. The end was a little underwhelming, but overall the story flowed nicely and kept me interested. Thank you @netgalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Tessa quit her job to stay at home with her two children while pursuing her dream of writing a book. The dream comes true as her debut novel becomes a bestseller, launching her on a whirlwind promotional tour. The tour takes a terrifying turn as she is hiding secrets from her past and realizes she is being stalked by someone out to make sure secrets are revealed, thus destroying her career and her family.

I have read and enjoyed works by this author before, but this one started off slow for me. I thought Tessa’s musings about a found piece of jewelry repetitive and her husband annoying. I couldn’t believe he went out and bought an expensive house for the family without consulting her and continued that disrespect by painting the kitchen an unusual color with no discussion.

As the tension builds, so does Tessa’s paranoia and I found I couldn’t put the book down reading late into the night to find out the resolution. Skillfully plotted, this is an entertaining, engrossing psychological thriller with some surprising twists.

I also want to acknowledge the author’s insightful exploration of the pressures and anxieties inherent in projecting an image in today’s world, exacerbated by the pervasive influence and constant concern surrounding social media.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for sending me an ARC of All This Could Be Yours in exchange for an honest review.

Three years ago, Tessa quit her unsatisfying job as a corporate trainer to try to achieve her dream of writing a novel. Now, she’s living her best life. She’s on a national tour celebrating her huge bestseller, a book about a character named Annabelle who makes her own breaks to get what she wants and deserves. In city after city, and through social media, thousands of women shower Tessa with praise and gush about how Annabelle has inspired them to change their one life and dare to go for their dreams. But strange things begin happening to Tessa as she travels—too many specific, personal questions, items appearing and disappearing from her room or suitcase—and Tessa begins to believe that someone is stalking her and planning to reveal a devastating secret from her past. Can she figure out who is after her, and what their plans for her are, before her career and life are destroyed?

All This Could Be Yours was a mixed bag for me. There were some aspects I quite liked. Some were ideas certainly covered elsewhere but still done well here: the exploration of the sometimes scary relationship between writers and their fans, and the sacrifices of privacy made in the pursuit of fame. But I really liked how, throughout the book, the same imagination that allows Tessa to be a successful author leads her to misunderstand certain things because she’s spun an explanation in her mind that turns out to be wrong.

In the end, though, I thought the pacing of All This Could Be Yours was off. The first half of the book ratchets up the tension as everything in Tessa’s life seems to be falling apart at once: just the strange events making her feel stalked, she’s feeling distant from her children, and she suddenly suspects her husband of … she’s not even sure what. But I found it more frustrating than thrilling. There were way too many “I can get to you” messages from the stalker without any real hint of why it was happening. To try to obscure the real danger to Tessa, there seemed to be an unrealistic number of actually innocent but seemingly scary red herrings happening in too short a time. When you finally get a clue about what’s really going on, you will figure it out 50 pages before Tessa (though, I’ll admit, there was at least one key piece I did not figure out). And when you finally learn the villain’s endgame, the book is almost over and the resolution is far too quick. Finally, for a book that talks so much about empowering women, I thought Tessa did surprisingly little to try to stop what was happening, from simply locking her suitcase to telling her publisher about the stalker.

All This Could Be Yours is not a bad book by any means, but I didn’t love it.

This book was just ok for me. I liked the storyline, I just dont think it needed to be as long as it was with all the twisting back and forth. All the intertwined overlapping character got hard to follow. But like I said the storyline and plot were good.

Hank never disappoints! All This Could Be Yours is yet another reason why I love her, her books and her storytelling.
When an author creates a character, You know that common question authors get “is it based on anyone you know?” This novel takes that question to a whole new level.

Hank absolutely knocked it out of the park with this one.

And Annabelle, the way she speaks to Tessa? It’s pure perfection.

Thank you to Hank, Minotaur Books and NetGalley for ARC. All opinions are my own.

What a wild ride of a story and so good! Tessa is the author of her first bestselling fiction novel and her fans are rabid about her! Tessa is also a woman with secrets and one of these fans has figured it out and is now stalking her and her family. She doesn’t know who to trust and the game of cat and mouse is on! The story keeps you guessing until the second to last chapter. Well done Hank! 5 stars!

Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to receive this book for an honest review.

I have read all of authors books and its also hit and miss.

I was drawn into this one from the begining but felt bored half way through. I continued on because I just had to know how it ends., I had multiple endings in my head.

Overall I enjoyed it and will continue to read her books. I highly suggest this one.

Tessa's seemingly perfect book tour begins to unravel as a stalker threatens not just her reputation, but her sanity, and possibly her life. The slow-burn pacing really pays off giving it just enough time to really creep the reader out. I felt completely immersed in the emotional unraveling of the main character, which made the stakes feel all the more real.

This was my first book by Hank Phillippi Ryan, and I’m already excited to dive into more of her work.

Huge thanks to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the gifted copy!

All This Could Be Yours is the first book I've read by Hank Phillippi Ryan. I know, I know. What took me so long? She's been a popular author for years. I'm pleased to report that I enjoyed reading her new release and look forward to her future books.

Ryan's All This Could Be Yours is well-written and her style is reader friendly. I would call the novel mystery and suspense over a thriller, though the pacing kept me turning the pages. There are plot points that tested my suspension of disbelief, and Tessa's behavior isn't always easy to understand, but, overall, the storyline is interesting and entertaining. A good read.

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This author is one of my hit or misses. For this book I'm on the fence. It drew me in at the beginning, but then I would lose interest because if felt like the story was dragging. The only reason that I didn't give up was because just when I was about to give up, something interesting would pop up so I would think that it was going to get better. It didn't.

How old is Tessa?! She sure wasn't showing signs that she is a mother to school age children or a wife. Her actions and thoughts seemed so immature at times which I found to be annoying most of the time. Her husband was equally annoying. Where is the communication between the two?! I think her children were more mature than these two.

I really wanted to like this book, but I couldn't. Honestly, I have already forgotten most of it. The ending didn't even blow me away. 86 chapters and even though they were short chapters, I still felt 86 chapters for this book was maybe 40 more than what it should have been.

Just my opinion. I will give it 3 stars since I did read the whole thing so something kept my attention.

This story of an author on a book tour while trying to juggle life as a wife and mother just did not ring true to me. Both the characters and the plot were not at all interesting and this reader did not care what happened or to whom the necklace belonged. Moreover, I found the talking voice of Annabelle to be repetitive and boring. Ms. Ryan has written much better books in the past. I thank NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this novel prior to publication.

I like nothing better than a good mystery. However, when I ran across the word "periwinkle" five times in the first chapter, the repetition irritated me. I asked my kindle how many times "periwinkle" appeared in the book. Forty-two! 42!
I skimmed the book for several examples of sentences using this word. Does that skimming mean I read the book? One periwinkle star because of the periwinkle irritation

“All This Could Be Yours” but at what cost? Tessa Calloway is a debut author out on her first book tour. It should be fun and exciting, but everyone knows her schedule and where she will be on a daily basis. However, someone knows more intimate information such as her hotel locations. Who are these new neighbors back home and why are they spending so much time with her family? What happens when there is someone stalking you and there are secrets you don’t want revealed? Hank Phillippi Ryan gives you an intense cat and mouse thriller, a true suspenseful page turner with so many twists and turns!

This book, unfortunately, was not for me. However, I appear to be an outlier as many have enjoyed the book and hence I would recommend considering the reviews from people who loved this one.
I just found it very repetitive and the main character was self-contradictory a bunch of times. I couldn’t connect with her or her relationships with others. The kids seemed the most likable and consistent characters.
The suspense build up was way too much and relied on a lot of convenient plot points and coincidences. It definitely had the potential to be a good book about a mystery and another good book about the main character’s journey as an author, with a different premise.
Thank you to the publishers and Netgalley for the ARC.

The life of an author being on a book tour can have many highs and lows. Rushing to meet planes, missed meals and personal questions you would rather not answer are just a few. In this book, debut author Tessa Calloway experiences all of these, plus she is dealing with a tenacious stalker that knows more about Tess’s past life than they should. When strange and scary things begin to happen at each of her tour city stops and also at home with her husband and children, Tess will do anything to protect them. I thoroughly enjoyed this eARC from Netgalley and Minotaur Books. The tension was palpable, the characters were believable and the stalker’s intent was evil. I received a complimentary copy of this book and this review is my personal opinion.