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Happy Wife

by Meredith Lavender & Kendall Shores
Happy Wife book cover by Meredith Lavender and Kendall Shores – a gripping domestic suspense thriller perfect for book club discussions on marriage secrets and psychological mystery.

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ABOUT HAPPY WIFE: A READ WITH JENNA PICK

READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY - A young woman must find her missing husband and prove her innocence in this twisty, unputdownable novel set in an ultrawealthy Florida community where looks can kill.

"Happy Wife is one of those delicious, fun summer books that you'll open on the beach and never put down."-Jenna Bush Hager, Read With Jenna

Nora Davies doesn't exactly fit in to Winter Park, Florida, where old-guard Floridians mix with the tax-fleeing coastal elite. Twenty-eight and barely making ends meet working at a country club, Nora feels like she's going nowhere fast. Enter Will Somerset: a prominent forty-six-year-old lawyer, father to a teenage daughter, and recently divorced. The two set Winter Park's social scene agog when they fall in love and marry after a whirlwind Cinderella-style courtship.

But Winter Park is fully upended when Will disappears the morning after a birthday bash Nora throws for him. Going back and forth between Nora and Will's romance and the search in the wake of Will's mysterious disappearance, Nora must answer the question from all angles: Where. Is. Will?

Combining breathless suspense, glittering and juicy social dynamics, and an unforgettable cast of characters, Happy Wife is a clever and subversive novel that explores marriage, wealth, and the secrets that lurk behind closed doors.

Penguin Random House | Jun 24, 2025 | 320 pages | ISBN 9780593974377

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