“Highly entertaining . . . . The ethical and tenacious Bailey soon earns the respect of the local police, who come to see her as an ally rather than an intruder. Readers will cheer her every step of the way.”
—Publishers Weekly
“An always-entertaining series.”
—Booklist
Even If It Kills Her
“A titillating novel of secrecy and suspense, Even If It Kills Her will have you hanging on every word.”
—Bustle
“A twisty mystery full of clues and red herrings that are hard to distinguish between. This makes for a very thrilling read. The end is a surprise, and most readers will gasp at the unveiling of the real killer.”
—Bookreporter.com
“White builds suspense masterfully, and this seventh in the Bailey Weggins series has the makings of another hit. Bailey is a smart, sexy sleuth, and her exploits make for thoroughly entertaining reading.”
—Booklist
The Secrets You Keep
“A psychological thriller that doubles as a cautionary tale, The Secrets You Keep marks another success for a prolific author and casts an intelligent if grim eye on love—love that can warm, and love that can burn.”
—Richmond Times-Dispatch
“True to form, Kate White’s The Secrets You Keep kept me up way past my bedtime, anxiously turning the pages. Taut, tense, and utterly gripping, I could not go to sleep until I found out whodunit.”
—Jessica Knoll, New York Times bestselling author of Luckiest Girl Alive
“Suspenseful, twisty, and sharply observed, Kate White’s clever psychological thriller lures us into the life of vulnerable narrator Bryn whose marriage is not what she thought it was. The uncertainty develops as the stakes ramp up ever higher, and I was holding my breath as I turned the last few pages.”
—Gilly Macmillan, New York Times bestselling author of What She Knew
The Wrong Man
“A juicy beach book: a thriller with a smart female main character.”
—People
“Breezy . . . an intriguing heroine who holds her own.”
—Kirkus Reviews
Eyes on You
“[A] delicious tale.”
—New York Post
“A smart, sexy sleuth with a growing fan base.”
—Booklist
“This is a must-have summer read and an enjoyable who-dun-it.”
—Seattle Post-Intelligencer
“Sharp as a stiletto! White captures the cut-throat world of entertainment TV where the latest star should trust no one if she’s to build her show . . . or save her very life.”
—Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author
The Sixes
“You won’t be able to put it down; just remember to reapply your sunscreen every so often.”
—Harper’s Bazaar, Labor Day Weekend “Must Reads”
“This is the perfect book to take on a transatlantic flight to Europe. Trust me I just did it . . . . A fast-paced plot that wraps itself up in time for you to race to the bathroom before the plane starts its descent.”
—Vanity Fair
“A coed’s gone missing at leafy Lyle College, and visiting prof Phoebe Hall is asking too many questions. A nifty spine-tingler.”
—People
“A terrifying psychological thriller that takes ‘mean girls’ to a whole new level of creepy.”
—Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Live Wire
Hush
“A real page-turner.”
—Today show
“A sharp-edged thriller . . . Sexy suspense.”
—New York Daily News
“Kate White places her wily heroine in a real jam, then keeps her, as well as readers, asking ‘Whodunit?’ right up until the gripping finale.”
—Sandra Brown, author of Rainwater
Also by Kate White
FICTION
If Looks Could Kill
A Body to Die For
Till Death Do Us Part
Over Her Dead Body
Lethally Blond
Hush
The Sixes
Eyes on You
The Wrong Man
So Pretty It Hurts
The Secrets You Keep
Even If It Kills Her
Such a Perfect Wife
Have You Seen Me?
NONFICTION
Why Good Girls Don’t Get Ahead but Gutsy Girls Do
I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This: How to Ask for the Money, Snag the Promotion, and Create the Career You Deserve
The Gutsy Girl Handbook: Your Manifesto for Success
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
THE FIANCÉE. Copyright © 2021 by Kate White. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
FIRST EDITION
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Digital Edition JUNE 2021 ISBN: 978-0-06-294542-6
Version 04242021
Print ISBN: 978-0-06-294541-9 (pbk.)
ISBN 978-0-06-309272-3 (Library ed.)
ISBN 978-0-06-311345-9 (International ed.)
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