Now this is what I call a phenomenal psychological thriller! Betrayal, treachery, lies and even ‘kidnapping’! Mine by Courtney Cole is the reason I have serious trust issues when it comes to relationships!

After twenty years of marriage, Tessa Taylor is looking forward to a romantic weekend alone with her husband, Ethan. Suddenly he calls and says he is stuck in a meeting out of town and can’t make it home. With a category 4 hurricane heading towards her, she races back home devastated their weekend is ruined.

With the storm raging outside, she goes searching for her iPad but stumbles upon her husband’s. To her horror she finds raunchy messages and photos with a 26-year-old woman named Lindsey. In shock, but vengeance, Tessa pretends to be her husband and invites Lindsey to come over in the middle of the hurricane to ride out the storm. As everything she thought she knew about her marriage comes crashing around her, she becomes overwhelmed with rage — and it all is focussed on Lindsey. How far will Tessa go to take out her bitterness over her husband’s infidelity on his own mistress?

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned — so what happens when there are two? Shit get crazy people! This book literally kept me on the edge of my seat, swiping through the pages on my kindle like a madwomen, and within a couple of hours, my jaw hit the ground. Like my other reviews on thrillers, what really makes a fantastic book of this genre is pacing. Courtney Cole has this down to a T!

What really kept me intrigued with this book were the alternating POVs. We are given Tessa’s story in present day and Lindsey’s in the past with how she met Ethan; the two eventually converge as the massive plot twist unravels. By having both sides of these two characters I was able to stay unbiased with the women. I felt like I was in a tug of war trying to figure out which one I was rooting for. Eventually, I realised the man is always to blame in this case!

The only reason I am giving this less stars is because of the too cosy of an ending. Again, I think I’ve read too many suspense and thrillers, and I wanted something darker and more sinister than what we got with Mine. Maybe it’s my drab, ominous heart that wanted the two women to go target the husband in the end, but I’ll just leave that for my own book one day!

Mine by Courtney Cole is a fast-paced thriller that makes you second guess whether you’re ready for commitment — let alone crazy desperate women who want to steal your man! With rage, heartbreak, betray and even revenge — this book gives you whirlwind of emotions, leaving you contemplating; who will win the battle to affirm Ethan is theirs? You’ll want to put this book on your summer reading list!

Thank you to NetGalley, Gallery Books and Courtney Cole for an ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review.