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A Twisted Love Story

By: Samantha Downing
Narrated by: Karissa Vacker
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Publisher's summary

From the bestselling author of My Lovely Wife comes a reckless, delicious thriller that gives a whole new meaning to the dangers of modern dating.

Wes and Ivy are madly in love. They've never felt anything like it. It's the type of romance people write stories about.

But what kind of story?

When it's good, it's great. Flowers. Grand gestures. Deep meaningful conversations where the whole world disappears.

When it's bad, it's really bad. Vengeful fights. Damaged property. Arrest warrants.

But their vicious cycle of catastrophic breakups and head-over-heels reconciliations needs to end fast. Because suddenly, Wes and Ivy have a common enemy—and she's a detective.

There's something Wes and Ivy never talk about—in good times or bad. The night of their worst breakup, when one of them took things too far, and someone ended up dead.

If they can stick together, they can survive anything—even the tightening net of a police investigation.

Because one more breakup might just be their last…

©2023 Samantha Downing (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Interview: "A Twisted Love Story" tracks a roller-coaster relationship with murderous consequences

'In this book, my goal was to make the relationship a character itself...'
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Editorial Review

Samantha Downing has wowed me again
The bestselling author of My Lovely Wife (and several other amazingly twisty domestic thrillers) can always be trusted to take you on a rollercoaster ride with each of her mind-bending stories. In her newest work—narrated by Karissa Vacker, whose vocal snark is on point—we meet Wes and Ivy, a pair who has been on-and-off for the 10 years since they met. Their friends may call them toxic, but they know what they have is real and (probably) made to last—as long as they can keep their dark history from coming back to bite them. The story unfolds through a series of overlapping flashbacks, perspectives, and subplots, but as complex as the story gets, Downing never lets the thread drop, making for an exceptionally satisfying conclusion. Don't miss this one! —Katie O., Audible Editor

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Slow burn ❤️‍🔥🔥👩‍❤️‍👨💔☣️

I admit the ending I didn't see coming....but it took forever to get there.....quite slow, redundant, and a lot was going on at the same time.
However it eventually all fell into place and I did enjoy it.
I would not wish for Wes and Ivy's relationship...they really are made for each other.

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did not disappoint!

I have loved all this author's stories and this one takes on obsessive crazy love!

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Could’ve ended better

I really enjoyed this book. I wish it had a better ending. I feel like the ending just didn’t make any sense to me

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Great story

I have read/ listened to all of samantha downing's books. A twisted love story was fantastic from start to finish. Ivy and Wes antics had me wanting more.

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Toxic

Ivy and Wes have a toxic, complicated relationship! Enjoy the ride to see what happens!

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Rethink Relationships

This was a really good thriller that puts modern day relationships on their head and makes you question everything you think you know about love. Every single character was completely unlikable to the point that I was wondering if this was a modern retelling of Wuthering Heights. Do not go into this book hoping to cheer for anyone.

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She delivered again!

I absolutely Love Samantha Downing! She reminds me so much of the amazing Mary Higgins Clark. Great story that left me guessing until the very end.

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ENAMORING, Addictive, twisty

Lots of unexpected twists, and they keep on coming each time you think you have it figured out. EXACTLY what I was looking for!!!

Side note: the glimpse inside Wes and Ivy’s fitful entanglement paints a beautiful, and quite impossibly comprehensible picture of what relationship addiction can look like. Those without history or knowledge of relationship addiction (which is a real thing), may not grasp the ferocity of the compulsion felt by the parties involved. Instead they may simply view these (addict) behaviors as desultory, or pointless, maybe even asking for it, but Downing develops her characters from A Twisted Love Story so masterfully that we begin to empathize with at least some of what they feel or how they get there… bonding, then rejection, panic, reconciliation, more rejection, anxiety, tension, etc

KARISSA VACKER makes every story exciting! Love her!!!

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I liked it a lot.

I enjoyed reading about these twisted lovers. I felt like they needed to pay for their crimes, but at the same time I was rooting for them to live happily ever after too or at least as happy as two twisted people can.

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Definitely not what I expected. Fun read!

Not my usual choice in books, but I enjoyed it very much! Easy, fun read!

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