Jon, Jack, Trip...disaster! He is married to Holly, but seemingly endlessly rich and apparently bored. He strings two other women along and commits bigamy by marrying Jessie. Just as he is about to marry Lark.... Absolutely loved the ending! An addictive enjoyable read with all four sharing the narration, along with quotes from Jon, “How I Lied about My Name and Discovered My Truth.” Many thanks to Linda Keir, Lake Union Publishing, and NetGalley for affording me the opportunity to read an arc of this read, to be published on September 29th.

I liked the story concept for this book and although I didn't LOVE it, I enjoyed it. I always think it's weird when people say a work of fiction was unbelievable because, it's fiction! It's not real! However, I found myself thinking, "This would never happen." more than once. At times, I couldn't get enough of the book and at other times, I just didn't follow it. Overall, I enjoyed the book. I would probably give it 3.5 stars.

Thanks to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for an egalley in exchange for an honest review.

A contemporary domestic in which three women are conned by one very slick con man. But how long before they find out what's going on and about each other? Although there were not a lot of surprises in this novel, I really enjoyed the narration of Lark, Holly, and Jessica and it was for them that I had to see justice done.

Goodreads review published 14/08/20
Expected publication date 29/09/20

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I liked this. On paper it was very similar to lots of books I've read but there was something about the story that I was really enthralled by and thoroughly enjoyed the book.

Holly is married to John. Jessica is moving in with Jack. Lark has just met and started a fling with Trip. As we read each of their alternating chapters, we realize they are all with the same manipulative man. ⁣
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This was a fun ride that had the feel of a true story. I enjoyed each of the three women’s portions. Lark, Jessica, and Holly were all so different, so it there was a good variety to the read with several smaller sub plots. The chapters were short and sweet, so you could really never become bored of one person’s narration. If you’re looking for a female empowerment, feel good story, you’ll get that here, but be prepared for a fun, bumpy ride throughout. ⁣
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The Three Mrs. Wrights comes out 9/29. ⁣

This soapy and entertaining novel is about a man living multiple lives. His wife, Holly, a paediatric doctor, looks after his children in the home and is used to her husband being away for work and in denial about his philandering ways. Enter mistress 1 Jessica, who Jon has head-hunted to work at his medical research company, and mistress 2 Lark in California, a board game designer who Jon, as 'Trip' has invested in. All women fall for the charms of this handsome individual, who is willing to finance their dreams, but he is definitely too good to be true.

Keir (the pen name for two authors) fleshes out the women, their lives and desires in such a way that the reader is firmly on their side throughout, angry at the way they are being fooled by a con-man. Their realisation of the deceit delivers a satisfying pay-off, a certain event at the novel's end being a real highlight of the plot.

However, the pacing of the book definitely holds it back. For the first two thirds, the women are oblivious to each other's existence (to varying degrees) and seem to accept the lies which roll off Jonathan's tongue. He is a smooth operator who only seems to trip up once; he is well practised in deception but a disproportionate amount of the book is used to highlight this. Regardless, the last third of the book is excellent, bringing the story to an explosive and satisfying conclusion - more time dedicated to this section would sway the balance in the direction of more deserved detail and nail-biting tension to the events at the novel's close.

All in all, this story is very readable and entertaining. Jonathan's triple life is filled with scams and lies, leaving the reader to wonder whether the exhaustion of the facade was even worth it.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher who provided an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The Three Mrs. Wrights
A Novel
by Linda Keir
Lake Union Publishing
General Fiction (Adult) | Women's Fiction
Pub Date 29 Sep 2020 | Archive Date 13 Oct 2020

Books like this interest me. I thought it was well written and very engaging. Thanks to Net Galley and Lake Union Publishing for the ARC. I really enjoyed reading it and will recommend it to patrons.

4 star

A fun thriller. Enjoyed the twists and turns with this one. Loved this one!

Many thanks to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

I loved this book! Holly has been married to Jack for 20 years; Jessica is offered the job of a lifetime and embarks in a relationship with Jon, and Lark meets Trip in a hotel bar, ending up in business with him. The three ladies have never met but they all have one man in common. I read this in two days, couldn’t put it down.

Hmm...

Three women.

All with the same last name..

What could they possibly have in common?

You guessed it..

The same man.

This book had a great premise and I would recommend it!

I loved this book, it had everything I love in thrillers and more! So well written, fast paced, tense, unique, chilling, thrilling, and unputdownable! It was done in a way that really brought you the amazing chills and gasp worthy shocks! I love cheating books though, so if not your cuppa, then you likely won’t be as enthralled as I was! I highly recommend and think many of my fellow thrill seekers will be completely satisfied with this amazing book! Grab your copy today!

Really great read. Couldn’t put it down. Dastardly, cheating, narcissistic husband’s deception unravels while his “wives” and victims use their brains, skills and logic to disrupt his flow. Knowing that the main character is a bad guy drives the narrative. Great use of setting, technology and minor characters to build plot and tension. Look forward to more books by this author.

I felt like this story was a little slow at the beginning and I had hard time keeping the mistresses straight at first. But as I have found out, that doesn't mean it won't be a great book. I'm so glad I stuck with this one. It ended up being a good read. If you just started this and think it's slow, keep reading, I promise it is worth it.

This book is deliciously enchanting! I was hooked from the very first sentence!

Three enthralling women. Three unique perspectives. So well crafted, the book sings with passionate prose and a delectable plot that has your heart racing to the very end!

Great book Very entertaining. Good plot. kept saying to myself that I will read it for 10 minutes and then go to bed. An hour later I will still doing that. Plot kept me going till the end.

Keir has written a phenomenal read. Pathological liar, narcissist, and nympho Johnathon M. Wright III weaves lies and scams people as his second nature. He romamces wife Holly, and lovers Jessica and Lark. He is adept at juggling his three interwoven lives but his triple House of cards is about to tumble. As the women begin to wise up about all the fabrications I couldn't put it down. I absolutey had to see how this scumbag was taken down. Keir cleverly creates a scene that was delightful to read, to see a jerk receive his just desserts. Read the book and see how The Three Mrs. Wrights right their wrongs.

I absolutely loved this book! This book is told from the viewpoints of Holly, Jessica and Lark who are all involved in one way or another with a man who they all know with different names. Great story and I loved the ending!

What a nasty man Mr Wright is but he did make for an interesting story. I loved the ending - very worthwhile !!

Three Mrs. Wrights and One Mr. Wrong

3 women, 1 man lying to all of them. When will he be caught? And how will the women decide to punish him? This is a quick read thriller with multiple perspectives from each of the 3 Mrs. Wrights. Overall, I enjoyed the story, and I liked that each female character was distinct and well fleshed out. It was easy to see why they connected to Mr. Wright in different ways based on their own personalities. However, I missed getting the male perspective behind the story. Why would Mr. Wright go to such efforts to lie and deceive? What’s the motivation there? I would have enjoyed reading chapters from his perspective to understand how he rationalized his betrayal.

Overall a fun read for the beach or a rainy day.

Thank you to Lake Union Publishing for providing an ARC on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I always find myself gravitating towards books like The Three Mrs. Wrights, and while the story itself was perfectly fine and entertaining enough, I found myself just utterly baffled by the characters' choices. Don't get me wrong. The three women were perfectly lovely, smart, and likable characters by themselves, but that's why I just could not get my head around how they all repeatedly fell for Jon's bullshit and, like, never questioned him. After a while, I just kinda got pissed off with it all. And, I'm sorry, but I just find characters' stupidity kind of hard to deal with and forgive in a book, and that's why I can't bring myself to give The Three Mrs. Wrights more than three stars.