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Too Good to Be True

A Novel

Carola Lovering
4.2
(537)
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Duration
12h 20m
Year
2021
Language
English
Publisher
Macmillan Audio

About

Skye Starling is overjoyed when her boyfriend, Burke Michaels, proposes after a whirlwind courtship. Though Skye seems to have the world at her fingertips - she's smart, beautiful, and from a well-off family - she's also battled crippling OCD ever since her mother's death when she was 11, and her romantic relationships have suffered as a result.

But now Burke - handsome, older, and more emotionally mature than any man she's met before - says he wants her. Forever. Except, Burke isn't who he claims to be. And interspersed letters to his therapist reveal the truth: He's happily married, and using Skye for his own, deceptive ends.

In a third perspective, set 30 years earlier, a scrappy 17-year-old named Heather is determined to end things with Burke, a local bad boy. Inspired by the sophisticated mother of her babysitting charges, Heather vows to leave her impoverished hometown behind and make a better life for herself in New York City. But can her adolescent love stay firmly in her past - or will he find his way into her future?

On a collision course she doesn't see coming, Skye throws herself into wedding planning, as Burke's scheme grows ever more twisted. Meanwhile, three decades in the past, Heather's longed-for transformation finally seems within reach. But of course, even the best laid plans can go astray. And just when you think you know where this story is going, you'll discover that there's more than one way to spin the truth.

Related Subjects

  • Women
  • Adult Fiction
  • Psychological
  • Thrillers
  • Domestic
  • Marriage & Divorce
  • Family Life
  • Suspense

Reviews

"Lovering, a master of manipulation to rival her own characters, does a skillful job of gradually unspooling her intricate tapestry of psychological intrigue while deftly juggling her multiple narratives."
Kirkus (starred review)
"This firecracker of a novel will leave readers wondering what they would accept for love and how the most perfect of lives may be a facade. A must for book clubs."
Booklist (starred review)
"A head-spinningly devious plot [with] a plethora of twists...psychological thriller fans will keep turning the pages to see what happens next."
Publishers Weekly

Artists

Carola LoveringAuthor
Amy McFaddenReader
Andi ArndtReader
Stephen DexterReader