We Knew All Along: A Novel

by Mina Hardy

Overview

Writing as Mina Hardy, New York Times bestselling author Megan Hart, delivers a twisted tale of domestic suspense where no one is what they seem—and the skeletons in the closet are all too real.

Blame the booze, her shaky marriage, her troubled son, or a thousand other things. Jewelann Jordan has one thing on her mind when she attends her class reunion, and that's making sure her old crush Christian Campbell sees exactly what he lost all those years ago. A late night, a hotel room, a rekindled flame that burns even hotter than it did back then. What could go wrong?

Everything.

The night with Christian isn't the first secret Jewelann has kept from her husband Ken, so one more shouldn't be much harder—except that Christian shows up without warning, seemingly determined to do his best to mess up Jewelann's life in any way he can. Worse than that, he seems to have his sights set on charming her son, Eli, and befriending her husband. Revenge isn't so sweet when it bites you back, but Jewelann is determined to keep Christian from ruining everything she's worked so hard to keep safe, including her son.

Fighting to keep it all from spiraling out of control, Jewelann discovers Christian is not the man he claims to be. When darker secrets emerge, even closer to home, Jewelann takes the chance to turn the tables on him. The more Jewelann digs for the truth, the uglier—and the deadlier—it gets.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781639101405
Publisher:	CROOKED LANE BOOKS
Publication date:	12/06/2022
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.39(w) x 9.55(h) x 0.89(d)

About the Author

Mina Hardy writes books. Usually, they feature good people making bad choices, but sometimes they might be about bad people making good choices. Either way, everyone is basically a mess, and you shouldn't trust any of them. From twisted tales of domestic suspense to darker stories of bumping in the night, you can expect thrills and a few chills.

Editorial Reviews

10/10/2022

At the start of this bizarre domestic thriller from the pseudonymous Hardy (After All I’ve Done), unhappy housewife Jewelann Jordan encounters surgeon and former classmate Christian Campbell, who broke her heart 17 years earlier, at their 25th high school reunion. A tryst in a hotel room during the reunion proves satisfactory for one party but not the other. Back home in Kettering, Ohio, Jewelann tends to her troubled 16-year-old son, Eli, and her controlling husband, Ken, who travels often for his software-troubleshooting job. To her surprise, Christian shows up and announces that Ken has agreed to rent out their carriage house to him. Jewelann, who keeps many secrets from her husband, ranging from a shopping addiction to her unresolved feelings for Christian, worries Ken will discover everything. Meanwhile, Ken’s increasingly odd behavior leads Jewelann to conclude that he’s having an affair. Readers will struggle to like the whiny and shallow Jewelann, though she becomes more sympathetic as she learns some disturbing things about Ken and Christian. The initially slow plot takes a dizzying number of unlikely twists that lead to a rushed if happy ending. This is for those who have a high tolerance for melodrama. Agent: Lynnette Novak, Seymour Agency. (Dec.)

Publishers Weekly

Praise for We Knew All Along:
“A fantastic story and interesting, detailed characters.”
—Manhattan Book Review

“[It] draws readers in from the first page and doesn’t let them go until the very last.”
—Mystery and Suspense Magazine

“A solid thriller . . . with all the twists, turns into a good end of the year murder mystery.”
—Red Carpet Crash

“Intriguing characters pulled me in immediately, and the twists kept me reading!”
—M.M. Chouinard, USA Today bestselling author of The Vacation

“We Knew All Along is a slow burn, tension-filled thriller that explodes then twists and turns until it reaches its deliciously wild end.” 
—Darby Kane, internationally bestselling author of Pretty Little Wife

“Wickedly suspenseful, We Knew All Along is a snappy page-turner that will make you question everything you thought you knew and keep you guessing until the very last page. Don’t miss it!”
—Avery Bishop, bestselling author of Girl Gone Mad

“I love a thriller filled with secrets that run generations deep and We Knew All Along did not disappoint. It kept me guessing from the first page until the last. Just when I thought I had it figured out—I didn't. Don't miss this wild ride.” 
—Lucinda Berry, bestselling author of Under Her Care

“Deliciously sinister, with a wild, shocking ending, Mina Hardy's latest thriller, We Knew All Along, is a headlong descent into darkness. Read with the lights on!”
—Rose Carlyle, author of The Girl in the Mirror

“Skillfully plotted and utterly engrossing, We Knew All Along is brimming with dark secrets and the terrifying lengths some people will go to keep them buried. A twisty and addictive read that will keep even the savviest of suspense readers guessing until the final page.”
—Lindsay Cameron, author of Just One Look

Praise for After All I’ve Done:
AN AUTHENTIC BOOKS SELECTION NOVEMBER 2020
 
“This domestic thriller is a modern day take on the classic film Gaslight, and it will make you question what’s real and what’s not. It’s a dark, unpredictable, and twisty look at friendship and betrayal, and it will surprise you right up until the end.”
—Buzzfeed
 
“An unsettling story that will leave you questioning everything, including the narrator.”
—POPSUGAR
 
“[An] expert nightmare...One of those rare thrillers whose answers are even more scarifying than its mysteries.”
—Kirkus, starred review
 
“[A] twisty psychological thriller...Hardy does an expert job keeping the emotional heat high.”
—Publishers Weekly
 
"A perfectly twisted tale of love, betrayal, and the hopes and heartbreaks of friendship. A modern-day Gaslight that I couldn’t put down.”
—Victoria Helen Stone, bestselling author of Jane Doe

"Twisty and unexpected fun, a psychological thriller about betrayal and friendship that makes you wonder what's real and what's not."
—Darby Kane,#1 International Bestselling Author of Pretty Little Wife

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