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Perfect Life

by Meredith Lavender, Kendall Shores
Perfect Life by Meredith Lavender and Kendall Shores book cover – psychological thriller about family secrets, hidden identities, deception, suspense, and a seemingly perfect life unraveling.

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Following a shocking murder, a woman must face the husband she thought she knew in this twisty, sizzling novel from the bestselling authors of Happy Wife.

Welcome back to Winter Park, where looks can kill and secrets refuse to stay buried.

Este Walker didn't move to Florida to make friends. Five years ago, she ghosted her life in California to reinvent herself among the lakefront estates of Florida's elite. With a cocktail in hand, more money than she could ever spend, and a past she intends to keep hidden, she's finally content-or, you know, close enough. Her husband, Beau, and her best friend, Nora, are the only company Este needs.

But when someone she'd much rather forget resurfaces, the past begins to close on her. And then a mysterious death turns Winter Park upside down-and Beau, who's keeping secrets of his own, is implicated,. Thrust into a high-stakes murder investigation, Este must unravel a web of lies and deception to answer the question: What exactly happened in California, and has it come back to haunt her? More important: How is she going to get herself out of this mess?

From the publisher

Penguin Random House / Bantam | Jul 07, 2026 | 336 pages | ISBN: 9780593974407 | Suspense/Thriller




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