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This story follows Tessa Calloway, debut best selling author, as she is on her book tour, missing her family and remembering the "bad things" from her past. And it seems there is someone toying with her about her past; could that really be? As Tessa moves from city to city, strange occurrence begin to take place in each city and she also begins to feel as though there is something sinister going on at home as well. She must use her skills of a storyteller and researcher to figure what is a the heart of this for her. As her back story unfolds, so do those who having been playing mind games with her as strange questions pop up at each book event, too focus on her childhood. How could anyone know?
This was a well laid out cat and mouse slow burn mystery. The story keeps the interest high and delivers. At the same time, it gives an inside look at what an. author book tour involves.
Solid story

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Hank Phillippi Ryan delivers another gripping psychological thriller with All This Could Be Yours, a story that explores the sinister side of success, fame, and the secrets we bury to reach the top.

At the center is Tessa Calloway, a breakout author living the dream—bestselling book, national tour, adoring fans, and a picture-perfect family. But just beneath the glossy surface lies a chilling truth: someone is watching her. And they know things. Things Tessa thought she’d left buried forever.

Ryan masterfully tightens the suspense as Tessa’s glamorous world begins to crack. The pacing is sharp, and the tension builds with each stop on the tour. The stalker’s presence is both subtle and terrifying, forcing Tessa to confront a past choice she hoped would never come to light. As the pressure mounts, the question shifts from who is threatening her to why—and whether her past really is as distant as she believed.

Tessa is a layered, flawed, and compelling protagonist—ambitious but haunted, fiercely protective of her family yet increasingly paranoid. Ryan keeps us close to her unraveling psyche, and the result is a story that’s as emotional as it is suspenseful.

4/5 stars
Twisty, unsettling, and smartly written—a page-turner that asks how far we’d go for the life we always wanted.

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Woman finds success in her new life as an author, but she has secrets she wants to stay buried. Someone is determined to expose those secrets and derail her life. This book kept me guessing till the very end! Enjoyed every moment of the twisty ride!

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Great read. Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Even more pertinent as I just attended my first author event at a local book store.

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This may be my favorite novel by this author yet. Whether part of a series or a stand-alone, her novels are always addictive and always keep me wanting to read "just one more chapter" to find out where the twists and turns of the plot will take me. The latest stand-alone delivered on that and was such a satisfying read. Where this one differs a bit from her past works is the pacing of the story, which felt measured and deliberate but still deliciously tension-filled, as we accompany a debut novelist (Tessa Calloway) on tour promoting her first novel. In some ways, the novel felt a bit claustrophobic because of Tessa's isolation while she was on the road promoting her book. The effect was pitch-perfect for me and enhanced my reading experience, so it worked for me.

I really enjoyed getting a chance to experience a book tour from the perspective of a debut novelist with secrets to hide from her adoring fans...and some not-so-adoring fans. The behind-the-scenes details about social media tie-ins and book tour events at indie bookstores seemed so authentic (undoubtedly drawing on the author's own experiences with these, though I hope she did not share many of Tessa's tour experiences - yikes!) and really brought this world to life for me. I also loved how librarians who Tessa met on tour played such pivotal roles in the story.

Having attended many bookstore signing events like the ones described in the novel, I could easily envision the world in which Tessa Calloway resides. And now having spent time there, I can't help but wonder if I'll ever experience a real-life book signing event the same way again!

Many thanks to Minotaur Books and Hank Phillippi Ryan for including me as one of the Super Readers and for providing a NetGalley edition!

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This was my first book by this author and I seem to be an outlier in terms of my opinion. I found this to be fairly slow with very little payoff by the end. Maybe my reading taste skews darker (it does), but I just didn’t find anything here especially intriguing or shocking. It was fine.

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Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for my honest review. This was a quick read for me but I found the secrets a bit underwhelming once revealed.

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I was immediately intrigued after reading the synopsis of this book and am thankful that NetGalley provided me a digital advanced readers copy to review.
I enjoyed All This Could Be Yours. The characters were well developed and the story was captivating. My only complaint is that the pacing was frustrating to me. I get that a thriller relies on tension to keep the reader on the edge of their seat, but I felt that Ryan dragged the mystery of Tessa's past out a little too long before getting to the meat of the story.
While ultimately I was kind of able to solve the mystery myself before it was revealed to me, it didn't diminish my appreciation of the story. There were also enough additional twists and turns in the book that I was satisfied.

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This book had me hooked from the beginning. I love HPR and the books she has written. They never disappoint and this one was another great read.
Tessa has written a best seller and is on her way to a different city each day. Her husband is home with their two kids in a new house and making friends with the neighbors. Her fans have been giving her standing ovations and having Q&A times each night. Strange things are happening to Tessa and she is trying to put on a good face to her fans and family but it is getting very creepy as she is being stalked.
I don’t want to give anything away so I will just say when this book comes out in September make sure you read it. I highly recommend. I loved it !!

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I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book kept me on my toes. Even tho some of the plotlines are repetitive, I wasn't bored, as I was invested in this cat-and-mouse- thriller. I did raise an eyebrow at how Tess as a best- selling author is recognized everywhere. I follow a lot of big- time author on social media, and doubt any of them can create a frenzy in public getting recognized by everyone.

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3.5 stars

This one did paranoia SO well! I love reading books about authors or editors, I think it’s so fun. Our main character, Tessa, seems to be spiraling while she’s on a book tour after her debut novel becomes a sensation and best seller.

I actually found that I couldn’t read this at night because it was creeping me out too much (in the best way lol) and I really enjoyed it! I’m not sure what’s making me hesitate to give it 4 stars, it just didn’t really give me that feeling. I rarely give thrillers 5 stars and 3 stars is probably my most common. I think that thrillers I rate 3 stars are still really good!

Thank you St. Martins Press & Minotaur Books for my copy of this!

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Hank Philippi Ryan has written another winner. This book will keep you turning pagestill way after your bed time
A debut author with secrets that come back to haunt her. She thinks she's left her past behind and has everything she's ever dreamed of. But she also has a.stalker who knows and that puts her future and family at risk....

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This was a fun and engaging book about an author on tour and how it's not the glamorous life many portray it to be. Especially not for someone loaded with secrets, like the main character, Tessa Calloway. She loves the success and the fans, but not the loneliness and the homesickness. She only spent one night in a brand new house before leaving for a six-week tour. That seems a bit excessive to me. I've seen authors' tour schedules, but I guess if you're debut is such a best seller, maybe you would be away for that long and in a new place every day.

There's so much going on with this story, but because nothing specific is mentioned in the blurb, I don't want to give away anything that might be a spoiler. She does believe she's being stalked; she can tell someone has accessed her hotel room, and things go missing and then return, but no one seems to be that worried about it. Then she finds an object that she immediately overreacts to, taking to social media and asking her followers for help with a mystery. Everything kind of snowballs from there.

The reader learns about events in her past that could be catching up with her, especially 'the bad thing', which of course isn't anywhere near as bad as she's guilted herself into thinking it was - or, her part in it, at least. It's frustrating when authors hype up an event throughout the story, making it seem like it's going to be such a horrible thing, and then you realize it's just the character feeling way too much guilt and remorse than the event warrants. And this story has multiple events like that.

I still enjoyed the book, even though I knew where it was going. I don't think it will be too shocking to readers, but I've thought that before, and I guess many people don't see twists coming like others do. I appreciated the behind-the-scenes look at life on tour; it's realistic and not as picture-perfect as social media makes it appear. Sometimes it's better to be an ordinary nobody than a successful celebrity whose past is ripe for the picking.

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I enjoyed this suspenseful novel of a bestselling author dealing with a dark secret past. On a book tour for her new book, Tessa finds herself confronted with shadows of her past. She has dark secrets, secrets which threaten her career and her family.

As the reader follows her from city to city, the threats come closer and her own paranoia grows. There are actually people behind these threats, playing a cat and mouse game. After dragging out this scenario, the reader finally understands that Tessa is being blackmailed by people who have manipulated her life for many years.

This is a good, twisty read, but I found the buildup a bit long. Ultimately the plot picked up speed.

Thank you Netgalley for another interesting novel by Hank Philippine Ryan.

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I had previously had the opportunity to read First To Lie by Hank Philippi Ryan so I was excited to read her latest. As a local respected journalist turned author she has a knack for creating realistic plots with lots of twists and turns. Her experiences on her own book launch circuits definitely add credibility to this one.I guess I never thought book tours and fans could be so harrowing. It seemed like every chapter had a cliffhanger so it was easy to keep reading. At times I definitely suspected her husband of being up to no good and her new neighbors were also suspicious. I would definitely recommend.

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This was a good, solid read! I enjoyed it and finished it quickly. There were parts that were nerve-wracking but I wouldn't classify it as a thriller - definitely more mystery.

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This was my first time reading a book by Hank Phillippi Ryan, and I was hooked from the start. I loved the fresh and original setting—a high-stakes book tour—which added such a unique twist to the mystery. As someone who loves stories about writers and the publishing world, this backdrop made the suspense even more fun to unravel.

The pacing was tight, the characters were layered, and the tension simmered beautifully beneath the glitzy events and polished appearances. While a few twists felt a bit predictable, the overall execution kept me turning the pages.

📚 I read an advance reader copy (ARC) via NetGalley—huge thanks to them and the publisher for the opportunity! I’ll definitely be checking out more from this author.

🧳✍️ Murder, secrets, and a book tour? Yes, please.

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What started as a slow burn mystery quickly transformed into a gripping, multi-layered suspense novel. Hank Phillippi Ryan wrote a twisted, taut, and terrifyingly plausible thriller about the price of ambition and the secrets we hide.

A couple years ago I read Ryan’s “The Guest House” and loved its high stake cat and mouse game but I wasn’t particularly fond of the superfluous dialogue. Similarly, I felt the same about her newest book “All This Could Be Yours”. On top of that, I was initially a bit distracted by the length of this narrative because I typically prefer to read novels that are around 300 pages, otherwise, I find I get bored and want to skim through the book to the get to the end. However, it was not how this one played out. I was thoroughly engaged and entertained by the various twists spread throughout.

“All This Could Be Yours” followed Tessa Calloway, a debut author, who was in the throes of success, but beneath the glamour of her book tour, a chilling threat emerged. Someone was stalking her and was determined to dismantle her perfect life. As the tension escalated, Tessa realized the danger was rooted in a secret bargain she made years ago.

I always love an intense filled cat and mouse thriller. And Ryan delivered exactly that. She skillfully built a tense atmosphere, specifically through the main protagonist Tessa, as she raced to discover who was out to get her. With the propulsive twists showcased in this story, Ryan’s writing captured the glamorous literary fame and the darkness that lurks beneath the surface.

The characters were all well drawn out. They were emotionally layered and psychologically intimate. While there were some relationships
that were emotionally charged, there were also some characters who were textured, emotionally alive, and reactive to the consequences of their choices. All this combined added another level of psychological complexity and heightened the suspenseful impact.

Comparable to the well constructed characterization, Ryan also incorporated tightly interlaced themes that mirrored both the darker side of fame and personal vulnerability. The themes of secrecy, trauma, motherhood, obsession, and identity coexisted, as much as they collided.

All said, Ryan produced a captivating and cleverly plotted high concept thriller. She artfully blended psychological suspense with the high-concept premise to create relentless tension, sharp twists, and emotionally grounded characters. This novel certainly won’t be for everyone, but, for those that are most compelled to psychological thrillers that are multi layered, have twisted plots involving stalkers and unreliable characters, this book is one that will leave you feeling tense and uneasy, in the best possible way.

Thank you to Net Galley and St. Martin's Press for an advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

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Thank you to NetGalley for an advance reader copy of I loved this book. So many twists and turns. It was hard to put down - especially when every chapter ended with a cliffhanger. Well written. Recommend.

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All This Could Be Yours is one of those thrillers you pick up thinking you’ll read a chapter or two—and suddenly it’s midnight and you’ve accidentally finished it. It follows Tessa Calloway, a debut author riding the wave of her first big book tour, which should be a dream come true. Instead, things get weird. Fast. She’s being followed, watched, harassed—and the stalker is only getting bolder. But Tessa isn’t exactly innocent. She’s hiding something—maybe even from herself. As the threats escalate, you start to wonder: is her family really safe back home? Is she? And who the hell is behind all this? The pacing is electric—short, sharp chapters that feel like eating chips out of a bag you can’t stop reaching into. The plot walks this fascinating line between the glittery illusion of fame and the messiness of regular life. Sure, Tessa’s in the spotlight, but she’s still dealing with nosy neighbors, awkward family stuff, and worrying if her house will still feel like hers when she gets back from her tour. What makes this book hit differently is how it plays with the overlap between real life and online life. Fame isn’t just about flashing cameras anymore—it’s about followers, perceptions, and the way your identity can splinter across platforms. Tessa’s story kind of lives in both realities, and the book messes with your expectations in the best way. It’s like a psychological thriller wrapped in a social media fever dream. The lines between character and author, fiction and truth, fan and stalker—blur in a way that makes you feel like you might be part of the story too. Last time I read a Hank Phillippi Ryan novel, I swore I’d only read her during daylight hours. This one? Let’s just say I’m double-checking the locks tonight.

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