Chad Zunker

The Wife You Know by Chad Zunker

What would you do for love? Luke Driskell has some hard decisions to make as he travels state to state hoping to learn something that will lead him to Ashely and his stepdaughter. They have only been married a few months, but he knows he needs to find the people he has grown to love so dearly.

What I liked:
* Luke Driskell: tech guru, wealthy, widowed a year before meeting Ashley, orphaned when young, raised by his grandfather, tenacious, intelligent, deeply in love
* Ashley Driskell: loving single parent, artist, raised in foster care, has secrets, seems fearful at times, will do anything for her daughter, religious, caring, kind Luke
* Joy: three years old, happy, loves her mother and Luke, has never known her birth father
* Nick Cantley: ex-CIA agent, works as an independent operator and consultant, good friend, plays a big part in this story
* The plot, pacing, and writing
* The way the hints were found slowly and how they gave depth to Ashley’s backstory
* The ending – although I would have liked to have had an epilogue

What I didn’t like:
* Who and what I was meant not to like
* Thinking about how expendable others can be to those with political, financial, or other power

Did I enjoy this book? Yes
Would I read more by this author? Yes

Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the ARC – This is my honest review.

4-5 Stars… (mer)

ake's wife was killed when his entire family was in a hit and run accident. A year later his only child, his daughter Piper is kidnapped. His father in-law, a wealthy infuential financier in Austin has never liked Jake and has made it plain that he thinks Piper would be much better with him. Piper is kidnapped and bodies are dropping and Jake is the prime suspect. Enter a high-power hit man into the mix and the action is non-stop. No big surprises or twists but it is a thrill ride!!

Many thanks to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for providing me with a copy of #AllHeHasLeft in exchange for my honest opinion.… (mer)