The Retreat

By: Karen King

Narrated by: Daphne Kouma

I watch my best friend and the way she lays a hand on my partner’s arm, throwing me a knowing glance. I haven’t seen her for so long. She knows my darkest secret. Is she about to blow up the perfect life I’ve created?

My partner José and I have poured everything into opening this rustic farmhouse retreat nestled high in the Spanish mountains. Finally we’re ready to welcome our first guests.

But a cold chill comes over me when I recognize Saskia. She’s part of my old life, the one I made sure to leave behind, and that José knows nothing about. Saskia knows everything about me—even the terrible secret I’ve carried for so long. She’s exposed me once before. Is she here to do it again?

She swears all she wants is for us to be friends again and she’s being so sweet, helping out whenever she can. Maybe she really is trying to make amends. But when I see that our beautiful water fountain is stained a deep red I’m certain it was her. She’s here for revenge.

Then I find the body floating in the pool. My stomach drops as I realize it can’t have been Saskia—because she was with me.

I’m in a nightmare. Someone is determined to destroy everything I love. But who are they, and how far are they willing to go? And will I be able to stop them before it’s too late?

©2023 Karen King (P)2023 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire, Ltd.

Sorely Disappointed

Karen King’s Mother In Law was amazing from beginning to end. Sadly, this story was predictable and slightly confusing with the amount of characters. Im an avid listener purchasing 3-4 titles a week. I love Karen King’s writing style and look forward to more books like The Mother In Law - an all time fav!

Silly, Juvenile

I wanted so badly to love this book.
Based on the summary this book looked like it was just the kind of story I love.
Sadly, the characters are so shallow, so poorly developed that it’s difficult to even relate to our protagonist.
There is no depth to the story, it’s filled with this “whatever can go wrong will go wrong” with the opening of this B&B that is becomes insanely predictable.
There is no tension or suspense, no sense of place established, there is no descriptive writing at all!
I don’t understand how this book made it to print.
It’s that silly, you can’t get through it without literally laughing out loud at how ridiculous it all becomes.
The narration was good.
That’s it.
This is one to skip sadly.

Good one!

Good story line, lots of suspense and twists and turns until the end. Worth a credit!