Thank you to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

A fabulous read-full of mystery and intrigue-thrills all of which keep you interested throughout. Recommended.

Very readable and one to take to read when you want a bit of time to drift off. It’s hard to tell which narrator is telling the truth and I love books like this! A strong 4/5.

★★★★★ 4.5 stars (rounded up)

“Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.”

Beth is a therapist who specialises in marriage guidance counselling. But she wasn't always a therapist. Fifteen years ago, she was an art school teacher but was then fired after it was discovered she had crossed the boundaries between teacher and student without proper protocol. As a result, and the loss of the love of her life Nick, she had a mental breakdown and referred herself to a psychiatric unit for treatment.

Beth has never gotten over Nick, and yet she married another. Richard, also a therapist, was her tutor where she was training to be a counsellor. Red light much? When she fell pregnant with Charlie it was a surprise but one they welcomed and embraced. Now despite suffering her own heartbreak and losses and deciding to help others through therapy, Beth cannot save her own marriage. After having a meaningless fling, Richard moves out and Beth's life begins to crumble. She feels eyes watching her. She believes someone is following her. Her life is slowly falling apart. History, it seems, is repeating itself.

Is this who you would want to be your therapist??

As it happens, it turns out that she is exactly the therapist Danielle wants. But why?

New client Danielle has issues of her own. With bad facial scars from a fire a year before, she comes to Beth for marriage counselling...only her husband Peter did not turn up. Danielle claims he feels therapy would benefit her moreso than him and in her words, refuses to come. And yet, she is trying to save her marriage. As a successful and hardworking lawyer, Danielle yearns for a baby of her own but apparently her husband isn't so keen. They'd recently taken a break from their marriage but reunited soon after, deciding to work on the problems in their marriage. Yet...why isn't Peter attending the therapy sessions with his wife?

Beth begins to suspect Danielle is keeping something back. But then she isn't surprised as most clients do for fear of exposing themselves too much. However, Beth prides herself on being able to read her clients and be able to tell when they are keeping something from her or not being completely honest. But Danielle has her hoodwinked.

Then Danielle reveals how she sustained her third degree burns on her face a year ago. Beth is shocked. And when Danielle confesses that she is scared of Peter's temper, of what he might do should she end their marriage, Beth feels she cannot abandon her client in need. Despite blurring the boundaries as a teacher and knowing the fine line between clients and therapists, Beth crosses it anyway. If Danielle is in danger...

And then things go terribly wrong. If Beth thought her life was crumbling before, then it is completely falling apart now. Everything she has built in the fifteen years since she lost the love of her life and her job was disintegrating before her very eyes. And she has no idea how to stop it or who would do something like this. It appears Beth has been reported for misconduct with a client in befriending them. Not only that, someone has also reported her to social services for negligent care of her four year old son Charlie. Someone is stalking her. Someone sent her photographs of Richard with the woman he had a fling with and now she is convinced she knows who that someone is. Who wants to destroy her life and make her suffer? Who wants her to lose everything?

Richard is worried about her but she doesn't believe him. Why would he be worried about her when he was the one who left her and is now selling the house out from under her?

Is Beth imagining things? Is she delusional again? Who would go to so much trouble to orchestrate everything to change her life direction? Who would hate her that much?

Feeling completely alone, Beth cries and pours her heart out to Nick's photo, wishing that he was still here with her. How different her life would have been had he lived.

Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!

Secrets and lies. Lies and secrets. Deception, deception, deception. Ruth Heald has crafted a perfect psychological/domestic thriller with two unreliable narrators in such a way that we don't know who to believe. Both appear to be strong women with successful careers but BOTH have a lot to hide. Danielle is not who she says she is but then Beth isn't as honest as she pretends to be either. So what are they hiding? Unlike Beth, Danielle knows exactly who Beth is and why she has sought her out. Beth remains oblivious...as does the reader for a good portion of the book. But I'm a little more savvy than Beth. Although I was puzzled to begin with, I soon figured out their roles in the past and how they were linked.

Both women are clearly unstable. Whilst Danielle maintains an air of normality, no sooner has Richard left that Beth has pulled out her former lovers photo and places them on display in pace of her husband...the man she shared a life with and created a child with. Richard may have cheated on her but how could he compete with a ghost when Beth makes no secret of the fact that Nick was the love of her life?

And then there is Danielle's marriage. Her husband Peter really appears to care for her but she keeps pushing him away. Why? He clearly states that he doesn't think a baby is the answer to their problems and yet Danielle is so sure that it is. But she has a deeper secret that she has kept even from him. What will he do when he discovers the truth?

Told from the alternating perspectives of Beth and Danielle throughout, I KNOW YOUR SECRET may be Ruth Heald's third domestic thriller but she is cracking the genre with the likes of Kim Slater and Shalini Boland. I thoroughly enjoyed the guessing game she had us playing as I endeavoured to puzzle it all out. A bold and unique thriller, I KNOW YOUR SECRET is fast paced and edge of your seat throughout...and I loved every minute of it.

A brilliant read that is entertaining and addictive right from the start, I KNOW YOUR SECRET will have fans of Kim Slater, Shalini Boland and Sheryl Browne flipping the pages at the speed of light.

I would like to thank #RuthHeald, #NetGalley and #Bookouture for an ARC of #IKnowYourSecret in exchange for an honest review.

I Know Your Secret by Ruth Heald was another excellent book, which is full of twists and turns throughout that had me hooked within the very first few pages. I did find it very hard to put it down, so all my chores for the day went out of the window. lol.
This is the 3rd book I have read by Ruth and I just love the way she writes and I highly recommend her books.
They will not disappoint However, they do need to come with a warning............Don't plan your day as you will not want to put her books down.

Big thank you to the author Ruth Heald, Bookouture the Publishers and Netgalley for the digital copy. Read and reviewed voluntarily,

Beth is a marriage counselor but her own marriage to Richard is falling apart. She has a new client Danielle who is struggling in her marriage and is fearful of her husband Peter. Both have deep, dark secrets that they are keeping from each other but their lives are entwined in mysterious ways which when exposed will put them both in danger
I Know Your Secret by Ruth Heald is a gripping domestic psychological thriller. Told from two different point of views there are plenty of twists and turns along the way that are sure to keep the pages turning. I enjoyed this fun exciting read and look forward to reading more of her books in the future.

I would like to thank Bookouture & NetGalley for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest and fair review.

This was a fast paced thriller that I really enjoyed from the beginning until the very end. There was twists and turns galore, couldn't wait to see how it ends. Recommended.
TB

This was a fast paced thriller that I really enjoyed. Lies, secrets and forgiveness. I loved reading this book. I had actually thought I knew what was going on . I loved the way it all came together. I was hooked from page 1. Highly recommend.

4 Stars from me

The best way I can describe this book is to liken it to a game of parcel the parcel at a kids party... It has multiple layers and as you unravel each one a new shiny nugget of information is revealed!

Beth and Danielle are great central characters, it is easy to get sucked into their world(s) and I felt hugely sorry for Beth for all that she goes through in this book.

Danielle is quite the piece of work and I found it hard to imagine that Peter would actually have been able to sustain a relationship with her. Her mum's storyline is great, I love all the little reveals.

It's been a long time since I read such a good 'unreliable narrator' story and I really enjoyed I Know Your Secret.

Also, I know it's only a book but I really wanted to track down Richard and give him a kick in the shins!

The story is told from two perspectives, Beth, a marriage counsellor who is struggling with her own marriage and Danielle, Beth's client, who is seeking help for her own relationship.

We find out at the beginning of the book that both women are not who they appear to be...

I thought Heald wrote the characters very cleverly. I didn't know who to feel sorry for, who was the bad one or who to root for at different times throughout the book. The characters kept me firmly on my toes and the author absolutely manipulates the reader's emotions.

This really was a cracking psychological thriller (of which I've read... eh, a few!) with really good twists. Honestly, I didn't even guess some of them which is a bonus for me in a book.

I'm giving it a solid 3.5 as it didn't hold my attention completely and it's not up there with some of the best psychological thrillers I read this year BUT I would definitely recommend it.

Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Amazing read! Couldn’t put it down!!! I was hooked from the very beginning!!! I enjoyed all the twists along the way... as well as the great character development!

This was a nice quick read! It is told from alternate perspectives of Danielle and Beth. Beth is dealing with a recent separation from her husband after an affair tore their family apart. She is raising her young son while also counseling people as a job to keep afloat. Danielle comes to Beth as a patient, desperate for help with her marriage. But both women are keeping secrets. From themselves and each other. I admit, I figured it out early on, but it was still a fun ride to read! Twisty books like this are my fave. Curl up and enjoy this one!

such a powerful suspense story!! i really loved this book and it was sointeresting. i cant' wait to read more from her in the future. thanks so mch!!

Well, this was an entertaining read.

The reasons behind everything were…messy – but in a can’t look away sort of way.

Don’t expect to like the characters, but expect to be engaged and really curious about what’s going on here.

Kudos to the author because I really didn’t see the truth coming. At. All.

A fun beach read!

*ARC Provided via Net Galley

This is a story about vulnerability, power in relationships, and explosive secrets. It's a very quick read that is easily consumed in a single sitting as it alternates between the points of view of Danielle and Beth.

Beth Evans has no idea that Danielle Brown has an agenda when Danielle starts therapy with her. Ostensibly to save a failing marriage, Danielle reveals her innermost thoughts and fears. But what if she is lying? Beth has no idea that Danielle is bent on revenge. NO SPOILERS.

Although a bit predictable once you've gotten into it a bit, the story held my interest and kept me guessing as I followed the twists, turns and revelations. I found the interactions between Beth and Danielle quite interesting as they form a counselor-client bond and sink into dysfunctional, mutual manipulation. I found myself feeling empathy for both women by the end. Enjoy!

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for this e-book ARC to read and review. An addictive piece of psychological fiction.

Ruth Heald. Best psychological thriller author out there, totally under-publicized and uncelebrated. There, that’s it, that is all I need to write.
Go buy her books, they are amazeballs.

Seriously though, I am a huge fan of Ruth Heald. I see her name and I come running, pushing and shoving to be first in line, cause this lady can WRITE. Her first novel THE MOTHERS MISTAKE, was so beyond brilliant I am still raving about it. So when I found out there was a book tour for I KNOW YOUR SECRET, I practically swam to the UK to get a spot on it, that’s how confident I am in her books.

Told in alternating perspectives between Beth and Danielle, you immediately know something fishy is going on with not ONE but BOTH of these ladies. With the short chapters flipping back and forth between each one’s point of view, it’s easy to become immediately become engrossed in this novel that tells the tale of two women and their struggling relationships. As Beth and Danielle’s paths become further entwined, more and more is revealed about each one of their pasts, the both of them hiding secrets. But WHAT is the connection? Why is Danielle suddenly in Beth’s life? Who is the bad guy here? And what the heck happened? When you find out, I guarantee it was nothing you ever expected. Oh and it doesn’t just end there, not a chance.

And this is why I adore Ruth Heald. She has this remarkable ability to write a thriller that has you so utterly engrossed, and so invested in the characters, that when she hits you with this zinger of an ending, the shock of it is astounding. You NEVER saw it, no matter how engrossed you thought you were. I promise you that you will read this in one sitting/one day and if you haven’t already read her earlier works, you will be ordering them immediately. Ruth is at the top of her class with this genre, and all others should look to her for guidance. I highly recommend this book, hands down a 5 star read for me. I cannot wait to see what she has coming up next. You better believe I will be at the head of the line!

This was a brilliant read. Had me engaged and on the edge of my seat all the way through! Loved it. A very easy and enjoyable thriller. Would definitely look to read others by the author as I liked the easy style of writing.

Highly recommended to all.

Thank you Bookouture and Netgalley.

Unfortunately, I was slow in downloading this story and it was archived before I had the chance. I'm sure it is a wonderful read.

This was such a great thriller. It kept me guessing the whole way through. I found myself trying to constantly figure out what was going to happen next and how the story would play out. I absolutely loved the ending! It gave the perfect amount of closure and I can't think of a more perfect way to have ended the story!

Thanks to Netgalley for my copy.

Another gripping book by Ruth Heald. Well thought out characters and a suspenseful storyline. a story of loss, secrets and betrayal that kept me entertained throughout.

Gripping book
Gets you wanting more from the first chapter! Weaving between characters & joining in an amazing finale! A must read