I was immediately drawn into this story and was intrigued by the outcome of these characters. I thought the premise was a little strange and the thing I didn't understand is the willingness to commit murder to save an animal. None of the characters are all that likeable but this worked in this story. The narration was done well.

After I saw all the great reviews, I needed to read this one now.

This snagged me from the start. A waitress at posh country club is tasked with offing someone which when he shows up is her ex.

There is deception and lies everywhere. I was hooked from the start and found every excuse I had to listen.

This is the perfect summer listen that is juicy and twisty. I was able to work out what was going on, but I was in the dark about why.

I’d suggest going in cold. This is complex and layered and could easily be spoiled by a small detail.

This was great as an audiobook. I was pulled into the story from the start and Emma Love does a great job of bringing all the characters to life and nailing their unique stories.

If you’re looking for an entertaining and unpredictable summer listen, this one fits the bill.

Their Double Lives
by Jaime Lynn Hendricks
Narrated by Emma Love

Absolutely ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Jamie L. Hendricks delivered another twisty delight!

Are you willing to kill a stranger to afford your dogs medical bills? What if the stranger turned out to be your ex who you’re almost certain is a killer?

Kim is struggling when she gets an offer she can’t deny. When she accepts she delves into an ordeal of lies and deception. Someone ends up dead but it’s not who you think

Jaime’s latest novel is a fast-paced thriller full of drama, lies, secrets, and twists. Just when you think you have it figured out, a twists occurs that will leave you second guessing yourself! There are themes of revenge, morals, and family. The audiobook is well narrated and easy to follow along with the characters and plot. If you love drama filled psychological thrillers, then this book should be on your TBR list for this summer.

I received an ARC audiobook from the publisher on NetGalley. First, the narrator was amazing and made the story even more enjoyable. This is the second book by this author that is 5 stars for me. Great twists and character development. I enjoyed this and loved the audio version.

👩🏼‍💻R⃖E⃖V⃖I⃖E⃖W⃖

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬
𝐁𝐘: 𝙹𝚊𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝙻𝚢𝚗𝚗 𝙷𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚜
𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝚃𝚘𝚍𝚊𝚢 🎉

⬅️ 𝘚𝘸𝘪𝘱𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘺
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💭10 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬:

What a fun ride this one was! Engaging plot, likable characters, humor and a twist! Loved it! 👏🏼

🎧I received an advanced audio copy of this and loved the narrator. Her voices were great and she was so easy to listen to. @thisemmalove

This flowed so well, I got through it in a few days. The plot was clever and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I will be reading more from this author!

✅ 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭-𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐨𝐫, 𝐈 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞!

🤩𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚔 𝚢𝚘𝚞 @netgalley @highbridgeaudio and @jaimelynnhendricksauthor for the advanced audio copy!

I received an advance copy of this audio book. It’s a very quick read/listen about the most toxic couple I’ve ever heard of. One ends up dead, and you spend much of the book learning how they got to that point and trying to figure out who did it. The ending is as perfectly wrapped up and satisfying.

JAIME LYNN HENDRICKS is a must read author and her newest book is a pure, dark and twisted delight. I was hooked by the premise, all-in by the time I finished the first chapter and obsessed with PJ. She might be my new favorite character.

Find him, trick him, marry him, kill him.

An exclusive country club. In walks your ex-boyfriend. On his arm, his stunning new fiancée. Drop a pill in the new member’s drink. Walk away with enough money to fix your problems.

But when the body drops at the end of dinner that’s just the beginning.

Peel back the layers of the secrets and lies. Of hidden agendas and quests for revenge. And head down the dark and messed up path alongside these wonderfully morally messed up characters who have my whole heart.

I am such a fan of JLH’s writing + storytelling. I binged this book as each twist rolled into the next and as I desperately tried to guess what was going to happen next. It’s at times funny and emotional. Wholly twisty and very trust no one. A revenge story. A love story. The things you do for the people you love.

This is a must-add to your TBR! Thank you to HighBridge Audio, NetGalley and Penzler Publishers for the audio ARC. Emma Love was a fantastic narrator and really brought this story to life.

Jaime Lynn Hendricks is a master of making you need one more chapter time and time again. She knows how to keep you wanting more at the end of every chapter. She knows how to twist the story just when you think you have it all figured out. This book was everything I’ve come to expect from her stories and more.

“The Stranger” wants Anthony dead tonight, and desperate country club waitress Kim is willing to take the job for a payday that could save her beloved dog and change her life. But here’s the kicker: Anthony isn’t just any guy; he’s Tony, her high school sweetheart! Things take a dark turn when it’s not Anthony who ends up dead, but his fiancée, PJ.

These characters are absolutely riveting. All of them are conniving, manipulative, and deceitful, with each one having their own agenda. The mystery unfolds piece by piece, perfectly timed to keep you guessing. I loved how the twists are cleverly placed and impactful.

Audiobook Insights
I did an immersive read, reading the ebook while listening to the audiobook. Narrator Emma Love delivers an outstanding performance. Her skillful use of tone and pacing creates a growing sense of intrigue as the plot thickens. Each character has a distinct voice, and the accents added an extra layer of enjoyment. Love's narration made this an entertaining listen!

Their Double Lives is the ideal summer beach read. It’s a twisted cat-and-mouse game packed with secrets, lies, unreliable characters, and murder. Hendricks truly delivered with this twisty, fast-paced, and suspenseful thriller.

Thank you to the publisher and Thriller Book Lovers The Pulse for a free copy of this book.

Loved this one! Listened to the audiobook and really liked the narrator….From the beginning, I was hooked and wanted to know what was going to happen. I enjoyed the different points of view throughout the books and felt like it was engaging the whole time.

Thank you to NetGalley & HighBridge Audio for an ARC of this awesome book!

This is a mystery/thriller with a multitude of twists! I loved it! Great storyline, great characters and great ending! 5 stars

Many thanks to Net Galley and HighBridge Audio for an audio ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

🎧 Audiobook Review: Their Double Lives by Jamie Lynn Hendricks
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ (3.5 stars)

I was privileged to receive an Advanced Listener Copy of Their Double Lives from NetGalley and Highbridge Audio. I was interested in this book for the polished facade of the country club setting with people living secret double lives. While the book kept my attention throughout, I was even more hooked as the characters started unraveling each other's lies, and messy secrets came to light.

The characters’ strong motivations kept me curious about what they’d do next. Even though most of the characters acted in morally questionable (or worse) ways, I still found myself liking them. They were conflicted, driven by love and fear, and this made them more real to me. The book made me consider moral gray areas and the blurring of the lines between right and wrong. As a dog lover, I especially connected with the main character’s devotion to her dog, and it made me even more empathetic towards her. 🐾🐾

The narrator, Emma Love, did a good job of distinguishing characters without veering into cartoonish territory. Some pronunciations (like the southern-ish accent of one of the main characters) and her affect on some phrases were a bit distracting, but overall, I enjoyed it. The unique voices for each character also helped me keep track of the story.

The story jumps frequently between “Then” and “Now” and there are multiple POVs. Adding to this that a few characters were living literal double lives, it could’ve been confusing, but the plot was not too complex, and the suspense of the story motivated me to keep track of everything.

There were multiple parts of the plot and premise of the book that made me have to suspend disbelief (like a dramatic switch from wanting to kill someone to being in love). Some of these leaps I couldn't get all the way behind, but I still looked forward to listening to the book each time I started it back up.

I would recommend Their Double Lives for fans of suspense novels that explore complicated characters and blurred moral lines, making you think more deeply about right and wrong. If you like authors like Adele Parks or Lisa Jewell, you'll enjoy this book.

#NetGalley #ARC #ALC #TheirDoubleLives #audiobook #mystery #suspense

Would you take a life for your dog? The main character is like a female version of John Wick. When her dog becomes ill she gets an offer she can’t refuse. Life saving money but, you have to take a life. Twisty and fun.

This book is seriously full of twists and turns! Chalked full of backstabbing, cheating, lying, and revenge for the win. Kim is an unassuming server who wants nothing more to ensure her dog lives a long and healthy life (isn't that what we all want?). Sure, she has a sordid past, but who doesn't? The lengths she will go to ensure her pup, Murphy, gets the treatment he needs is nothing short of murder. As the assassination evening goes awry, Kim is left with far more questions than answers. The rest of the novel untangles who knows what, who has it out for who, and how far everyone is willing to go out of pure spite. I recommend this book! Thank you to #NetGalley and #HighBridgeAudio for the ARC

Their Double Lives by Jaime Lynn Hendricks will make you wonder who's who?

"Kim works as a waitress at a fancy New Jersey country club. She is desperate to find the money for a life-saving operation for her dog. She gets contacted by a mysterious person known only as The Stranger. They want Kim to poison a person at the club. The person targeted is an old boyfriend of Kim's and she can't go through with it. instead his fiance dies at the table. Kim must peel back the layers to find out what really happened."

This is a dual-timeline story. It opens with the death in the country club restaurant and then fills in the backstory. No one is who they appear to be. Hendricks keeps you guessing until the end. There are rich people behaving badly (imagine that) Hendricks makes her characters desperate and also shows how immense wealth can change someone. The ending works (although it's a little vague) but you can easily fill in the blanks.

Emma Love does a nice job with the audio, especially the obnoxious rich couple and Kim's desperation and really all of the character's emotions.

Another good story from Jaime Lynn Hendricks.

Without a doubt, the shining star of this book is Murphy, the golden doodle. His urgent need for surgery has put owner Kim Valva in a vulnerable position.

Some unknown Stranger has been dropping off burner phones and depositing cash and other paraphernalia in strategic locations. The goal is to have Kim profit from delivering a poison pill to an unknown club member while she is serving in the dining room.

Things start to go sideways when that member is her neighborhood boy ex -- with a sparkly, new identity and a glamourous girlfriend named PJ Walsh to match. Pandemonium results when PJ dies at dinner. In the midst of the melee, Kim disposes the incriminating substances. Now what?

To find out what really happened, Jaime Lynn Hendricks takes us back in time to show us PJ's story. Much of the book alternates between "Kim - Now" and "PJ - Then" chapters with a few interludes from other characters to add juicy details.

I mostly listened to this one. Emma Love did a fabulous job bringing this story to life. Thank you to HighBridge Audio and NetGalley for an audio ARC in exchange for an honest review.

In the first chapter we learn that Kim's beloved dog (and best friend), Murphy, needs a life-saving surgery. Oh my, pull at my heart strings! Yes, let's get Murphy his surgery! What do we need to do?! Kim works at the country club and all she needs to do is put a pill in a club member's drink. Problem is, this is a new member and she knows the guy - Tony, her ex-boyfriend. Dang it, now Murphy isn't going to get his surgery. This is heartbreaking! Even more heartbreaking, the ex-boyfriend's new fiance, PJ Walsh, ends up dying. OK, now we have a mystery to solve! But really, I need Murphy to get his surgery! Their Double Lives is told in multiple POVs, and in both the past and the present. We do get to hear from PJ. I admit I fell head over heals for PJ from the moment we first went back in time to her meet up with Anthony (AKA Tony, Kim's ex-boyfriend - are you keeping up here?). PJ is 22, intelligent and full of delicious, snarky comments about Anthony. Meanwhile in the present we find out how Kim is making progress finding the real killer (and getting a surgery for Murphy!). I really liked this story. There was nothing in it that surprised me, but I liked Kim, PJ, and Matt (PJ's best friend), and of course I was totally invested to make sure the dog is saved. I'm making a lot of the dog, who is a very small part of this story, but he is memorable and I loved this angle as a motivation aspect for a character. It certainly worked for me as the listener! I listened to the audiobook, narrated by Emma Love who did a fantastic job at bringing PJ to life! This is a binge-worthy, enjoyable read.

Thank you NetGalley and HighBridge Audio for the ALC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

This story had soooo many twisted tales and everybody was out to get everyone else. If I could sum it up in a sentence, I’d say “The epitome of revenge is best served cold!” Kim, PJ and Tony’s stories weave together in shocking ways, & the secrets and lies of these seemingly ordinary people start to unravel. The dual POVs and with past and present perspectives laid the foundation for a good story. It was engaging, well paced, drawing you deeper into a story where no one is entirely innocent and everyone has something to hide. The characters are flawed in believable ways, as the lies & deception continued to be revealed as the chapters continued.

Overall a gripping read that I would recommend to any fan of psychological thrillers. I listened to the audiobook and truly enjoyed the narration. Thank you RBMedia, Thriller Book Lovers: The Pulse and NetGalley for this advanced reader copy. All opinions are my own.

ARC audiobook provided in exchange for an honest review.

Emma Love did a fantastic job with the narration on this book! She was clear and concise and handled all the characters like a professional! This book had so many twists and turns it literally had my head spinning! Certain parts I had to go back to listen to just to make sure I had everything straight in my head. If you’re looking for a super complex psychological thriller with very detailed characters, give this book a try!