Mine

By: Courtney Cole

Narrated by: Caitlin Davies, Tavia Gilbert

Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's Summary

The USA Today and New York Times best-selling author of the “raw, powerful, heart-wrenching” (Robyn Harding) Saving Beck delivers a riveting and heart-pounding story of a crumbling marriage rocked by an affair - as betrayal and jealousy begin to consume both wife and mistress, forever intertwining their fates.

He’s mine.

That’s what both Tessa and Lindsey believe about Ethan. But after getting caught in an affair months ago, Ethan ended things with Lindsey in an attempt to win back his wife. Lindsey refuses to let go of the relationship so easily and begins stalking Tessa. Tessa, still shattered from Ethan’s infidelity, finally hits her breaking point and snaps, devising a plan to lure Lindsey to her home one weekend when her husband is away. 

Told in alternating perspectives and set over the course of a weekend, Mine explores the emotional complexity of infidelity and its aftermath and what happens when those two scorned women finally meet face-to-face.

©2019 Courtney Cole (P)2019 Simon & Schuster

Quite the ride

Hot dang, batman. That was one crazy and addictive read. I was immediately sucked into the story. The story swept me up and carried me away with it. And what a ride. This book will resonate with anyone who has been cheated on, especially those of us who wish we had been able to confront the mistress or had wished harm upon those who betrayed us. What's real? What's a lie? Can he ever be trusted again? And holy cow - the narrators?!?! Ten Thousand stars for their performance. The narrator of the character Tessa made it more than just words on a page. She made it emotional, made me feel the thought-spirals. This book should always be consumed via audiobook! 4.5 definitely-worth-the-read stars!

CHEATER!!

I did really enjoy this book, my first one by Courtney Cole. So different from my usual reads. I'm definitely going to check on other books by this author. The emotions were so raw...both narrators did a great job. I could almost feel myself being Tessa in that situation. As much as I hated Lindsey, I felt pity for her as well.

EXCELLENT NARRATORS!!!

This book was fantastic due to the AMAZING narrators! They both brought the story to life and I felt they gave some much emotion to each character. This book is your typically story about a married couple and the husband is cheating on his wife - nothing new. It's great to hear both sides of the story from the Wife and then the Mistress. It's almost as if the author has first hand knowledge of how each character would act because the story gets going right away and sucks you in! Ethan, the husband, is a mere after thought since the story focuses mainly on the Wife and Mistress. But he is your typically guy - he wants his cake AND he also wants seconds and thirds...! Muhahaha! Overall, I was hoping the story would build up to a WILD ending and though the ending was good, I wanted MORE!!! :) The ending comes sorta of fast and abrupt and I wish I knew what happened to all the characters - but based on this scenario, you can assume where everyone ends up... Great narrators and honestly, they made this book A+++!!!

Dark version of The Other Woman,Cameron Diaz movie

As I mentioned, this book is like a macabre or very dark version of the romantic comedy movie “The Other Woman” with Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann and Kate Upton. If you’re unfamiliar with the movie, the gist of it is that the mistress and wife of a cheating man meet and get to know each other quite well. In this book, it delves in quickly, there is no story build-up or background, that is all done simultaneously with flashbacks. There were a few twists that I didn’t see coming and the women have a lot more depth to their personalities as you get to know each of them so it’s not easy to just side with one or the other at certain points. The book in centered almost exclusively on the wife and mistress, the husband is just the common factor. I’d prefer a little more resolution regarding the husband’s role but it worked out.

ridiculous

my title is my review. simply ridiculous. don't waste a credit. i wonder how this crap even gets published.

wow

Right from the start this grabbed my attention! stayed up late and finished in under 2 days. Narrators were perfect!!!!!

Heart wrenching, emotional, and so very true

The words of this book could only have been written by first hand experience. I’m blown away by the performances of these narrators. I would highly recommend this book I will be listening again once it has all had time to sink in.

Can you say anxiety?

My husband is sitting across from me looking at me like I'm about to kill him. He keeps asking if I'm okay. "No, Keith, I'm not. If you ever cheat on me, Keith, I will handcuff you to a bed and it won't be fun for you!". Haha! This book had me so anxious. I loved it! I don't think I've ever had a book do that to me before. I had to listen to all of it in one sitting. The narrators were both excellent!! I completely understood the wife's side. My 1st husband cheated on me repeatedly and to say those feelings came back as I listened to this book is an understatement. I felt somewhat badly for the mistress as well. Excellent book!

Great book!

Finished in one day! I had to recharge my earbud and stayed up until after 2:00am just because I couldn’t stop listening. The story and narration with both good. The ending was great. And I felt like was truly enmeshed in their lives.

Guilty Pleasure

Couldn't stop listening to this one! The narrator put her heart and soul into this book. Truly outstanding performance. Use a credit on this book. The ending might surprise you!