The Second Wife by Alex Kane

Happy publication day to Alex Kane for "The Second Wife" out to buy NOW on Amazon (UK link).

The Second Wife: A pulse-pounding crime thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat by Alex Kane
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Time taken to read - < 2 days

Pages - 359

Publisher - Hera

Source - ARC

Blurb from Goodreads

She’s got her man. But does she know what he’s hiding?

Young, feisty, and beautiful, heads turn wherever Danica Campbell goes, even if she only has eyes for her fiancé, Ricky Fyfe. He might be thirty years older than her, but his job as a big-time club owner in Glasgow means he can afford to give Danica the life she deserves.

Danica knows he has a history – after all, his adult daughter Teigan works at the club – and she knows that Teigan’s mum, Elle, disappeared decades ago. It doesn’t matter, because Danica knows that Ricky will do anything for her.

Until the day that a woman walks into their lives – and everything that Danica knew about Ricky falls to pieces. Faced with the reality of Ricky’s past, Danica’s got some hard truths to swallow. But what Ricky doesn’t know that Danica might just be keeping some secrets of her own – and when he discovers them, their happy ever after might just come to a shocking end…


My Review

Happy publication day! So meet Elle, she thought she knew what she was getting into with Ricky, it isn't until she is committed and has his baby she realises how trapped she is. Ricky is cruel, violent, aggressive, gaslighting and a big name in the business of drugs and violence. Fast forward to present day, Elle is long gone, abandoned her newborn baby Teigan all those years ago, and Teigan she is now her dads right hand man. He has a new wifey to be, Danica, same age as Teigan, everything looks great for Ricky until things start going wrong in his business, the two women on his life don't get on and it seems someone is out to get him. Who would dare, Ricky is top of his game, a killer, a hot head and someone is going to pay!

Well the opening chapter, prologue sorry, pulls you right in, danger and skullduggery from the start! From there on in we have gaslighting, dv, addiction, murder secrets, relationships, drugs and one of my faves, actions and consequences, a bit of everything.

Short chapters, fast paced, some real shady shocking characters/actions, murder, coercion, gaslighting it has a bit of everything. If you haven't read Kane before you can absolutely start here, bit of a wild ride, 4.5/5.

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