“I know your secret” – ruth herald.

Beth is a marriage counsellor and it is ironical because her own marriage is falling apart. Danielle, a corporate lawyer, seeks for Beth’s help as her marriage is on rocks and her recent disfigurement has lowered her confidence – despite all this she still wants a baby. Both women have dirty little secrets and a past of grief and restiveness and they have crossed paths before. The past is about to come back and haunt them both and change their lives as they know it.

This book is easy to read, a well written psychological thriller. Both characters’ point of view is strongly written and the reader will be left debating who is the most truthful voice. I really loved that book is filled with creepy moments, plenty of tension, moments that sent chill down my spine and a couple of spooky situations. There are some of the revelations which are maybe predictable but definitely there are some shocking surprises. The book can be undoubtably described as “twisty” because of the piles of secrets, cover ups, major betrayals and a thirst for revenge and many more. The books as a steady pace and the author did a great job in tying up the loose ends with an intense climax.

one does feel for both woman at times, they suffer from mental health which the book touches on brilliantly and it shows how women have a bad habit of comparing themselves to other woman, bringing themselves down. This book deals with loss and paranoia.


I really enjoyed reading this book. Thanks to Net Galley and Bookouture for the Arc. this book will be available in stores from 10th June,2020. Go grab your copy!

Full of twists and absolutely gripping, I found it difficult to put it down. I stayed up late to uncover the secrets of this brilliant book! This was my first experience of Heald's excellent writing, but it certainly won't be the last.

Beth is a Counselor, a wife, about to be ex - wife, Richard, her husband is leaving her, and Mother, to five year old Charlie. She is a truly weak person to me, her husband cheats on her, she is so needy she keeps taking him back!? Too much for me, yes I have been married 37 years, no my husband never cheated, I married someone who I knew would never do that! Her true love Nick, is dead, so as a therapist, who goes to a therapist why can't she see that she is needy!? Does she really love Richard or just miss having someone in the house with her, someone to help her take care of Charlie? I found all of angst extremely annoying. It doesn't improve until the middle of the book.
The other main player is Danielle, a wife, a lawyer, an orphan, a want to be mother, except, she has issues! Apparently she has anger issues, isn't that why she is seeking therapy? Her husband Peter doesn't want children until she gets help, and maybe not even then. To me, they all needed therapy! Richard, a serial cheater, Beth who keeps thinking about a dead lover, her stays mired in self - pity, and Danielle who is full of repressed anger! It did get interesting for me until the end, which was a thriller ending.
I recommend! Thank you #Netgalley #Bookoutoure

Another author that manages to kidnap me and keep me prisoner between the pages of her book!

This story has to many twists and revelations that I did not know anymore whether I was coming or going.

In the beginning it seems like a normal story without a lot going on but little by little you see the twisted minds coming to the surface.

Who is for real and who is the most twisted of them all? When you believe one of them, a little bit later on you realise it was the wrong person to believe. So you start feeling sorry for the other one, but are they telling the truth or are they decieving you as well?

Who is genuine? Who is the culprit? Who is the one to feel sorry for and who is the one you have to blame?

The story was so captivating that I kept flipping the pages like there was no tomorrow! I loved it loved it loved it!

Those psychological thrillers make you realise that some crazy people do not only live on paper, but they live in our real world as well.  I knock wood that I will never have to meet one in real life.  I'm happy for them to remain locked up between the pages of those amazingly good books. 5 stars

Thank you, Ruth Heald and Bookouture

This book is written in alternating points of view between Beth and Danielle. Beth is a wife, a mother and a therapist. Danielle is a wife who is looking to have a baby but comes to Beth for marriage counseling. Beth lost the love of her life, Nick and has since built a life with Richard. Richard has admitted to having an affair and left. Now Beth is trying to rebuild as a single mother. Danielle has had an "accident" and several month later her husband, Peter asked for a separation. They are now back together.
There were parts of the story in the middle that I thought was a little redundant, not big parts of the story, but certain lines kept being repeated. But it didn't make me want to put the book down. I felt like I could read the story and thought I knew what the connection was, I was 1/2 right and pleasantly surprised.
This ARC was provided by the publisher via netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you Bookouture and NetGalley for a copy of I know your secret by Ruth Heald. I have read her previous book The Mothers mistake that I really enjoyed so, I was curious to read this.
Beth is a Marriage therapist, helping couples fix the wrongs in their marriage. But her marriage to Richard is falling an apart. They have a five-year-old son Charlie.
Beth has a new client Danielle who fears her husband Peter. She has also had scars and disfigurements after a fire when she was a teenage girl.
One the same day Richard tells Beth that he is leaving her. He already has a flat lined up. Not even wanting to talk about it. Their marriage has not been the same after Richard cheated on her. Beth is now left a single mother to look after Charlie and juggle her life with work. Coping with her marriage failure and not trying to bring her troubles onto her clients at work. She becomes obsessed with finding out who Richard had an affair with and her paranoia kicks in when she thinks that person is following her.
In the meantime, her appointments with Danielle get more personal. Something with Danielle is not quite right. Does Danielle have an ulterior motive?
The is another great read by Ruth Heald. It is one of them stories that keeps you guessing and guessing until all is revealed at the end. 4 stars from me.

Thank you to Ruth Heald, Bookouture and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

WOW! This book was addictive. Once I started, I could not put it down. I Know Your Secret is about Beth, a marriage counselor who is also struggling with her own marriage. She finds herself with a new patient Danielle who is disfigured from an accident in her past. You learn Beth has some secrets of her own in her past she is hiding as well. You spend the entire book trying to figure out who is hiding what, and who between the two should be trusted.

I love dual POV's and the alternating views from Beth and Danielle keep you on the edge of your seat.

My only negative really was the synopsis of the book. I felt like it was so vague it didn't catch my interest. I think a more descriptive synopsis would bring more readers in.

I would definitely recommend this to readers who love a good thriller.

This is the first book I have read of Ruth Heald. It took me a while to piece the characters together. I didn't particular feel any connections to either of the main characters Beth or Danielle. In the end I liked the twist that held the book together.

Beth is a counselor who's life is falling apart, her husband cheated on her, her marriage is ending and she is losing her house. Danielle on the other hand is in what seems to be an abusive relationship and seeks out Beth as her therapist.

Of course at the time we don't know it, but these two individuals have a past that link they together. Which is the twist at the end of the book.

I did not expect to really like this book to be quite honest. There were a lot of twists and turns with a lot of shocks!

Beth is a therapist to couples who are struggling. It means so much to her that she helps others out so that they may have a good marriage in the end. It doesn't matter that her own marriage is struggling, she needs to push on. Her life goes a tad topsy turvy when her husband decides to leave her, after having an affair. Beth needs to remain strong for herself, her clients, and her son.

Danielle is a strong business woman who devotes her life to her career and her volunteer work. Her marriage is struggling because her husband is too devoted to his career. She decides to go see Beth to try and save her marriage and to save herself. Danielle has had a traumatic event that happened to her which caused permanent scars to her face and neck. That is when the problems in her marriage supposedly starts.

This book, like I said, yowza loads of shocks. If you want a drama filled book to suck you out of your own life for a while, read on!

Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC copy of this book.
I really enjoyed the story and the characters were all fairly believable. Beth thought she had managed to shake off her past and start a new life with a new family and career but suddenly Richard ( her partner) thinks they should break up and moves out leaving her and Charlie alone. Danielle wants a baby with Peter but he is not sure she is ready to give up her high pressure life as a lawyer.
Beth and Danielle meet as her marriage counsellor and client but Danielle is there for a much deeper reason than needing counselling. She knows things about Beth's past that will lead to things changing for them both.
Well worth reading.

Let me just say I was hooked from the start. The book alternates between two POV’s and both had secrets from their past they were desperately trying to keep. Throughout the entire book I was trying to decide who I believed more, Danielle or Beth. Just when I thought I had some idea of how everything was connected another hint of a secret was dropped and it changed everything. Almost every chapter ended on a cliffhanger and left me on the edge of my seat.

Towards the end of the book the storyline slowed down a tiny bit for me when I thought I had it all pieced together. I was just waiting for the explanation. Some might find a few things predictable but it did not take anything away from the story. The ending did have a little twist of its own and I did not see everything coming! There were so many twists and turns I couldn’t put the book down.

This was a really good read and there was not much that I didn’t like about it. I would definitely recommend this book to others and would read other books from this author. I have added the links to my review below and will add Amazon when the book is released.

4.5/5 stars

Excellent book that is from two different woman's point of view. Beth is a marriage counselor who, after finding out that her husband had an affair, finds herself trying to navigate getting a divorce, being a single mom, and still working. Danielle is the other women who seeks out Beth's help with her marriage. As the book progressed we get small snippets of their past, all that clue us in to the cause of both of their current behaviors. I went back and forth until the end with not knowing which one of these women was more disturbed. I loved the ending and how it tied everything together but not in a happily ever after way.

I thank Netgalley and the publishers for allowing me to read this advanced copy. I highly recommend this book.

I enjoyed this twisty thriller told from two points of view. You slowly learn about Beth and Danielle through their perspectives. I love how Danielle's story slowly unfolded and you learn things in bites and pieces. It was a great twisty thriller. I did figure out one piece of the puzzle before it was revealed but the other twist I did not see coming. Highly recommend for a fun summer read. Thank you to Bookouture and Netgally for my advanced copy. All opinions are my own.

This was a great book! Full of intrigue and suspense and we were always left wondering who the evil one was? Which woman was truly at fault. Or was anyone? I know your secret got me. I couldn’t figure out what the actual secret was for a while! Bonus! The A-ha! moment was extremely satisfying.

Another great read by Ruth Heald! As always thank you so much to NetGalley and the Publishers for this exciting ARC!

4-5 stars rounded up.

Beth is a therapist whose life is falling apart. Her marriage to Richard seems to be over, she’s insecure and worrying about the impact on their four year old son Charlie. Richard moves out and shortly after this Beth’s life unravels and especially worrying some potentially dangerous things happen to Charlie. At the same time as this is all happening Beth takes on a new client who asks for marriage counselling. Danielle is clearly a very damaged woman and is carrying many secrets. It becomes apparent after a while that Beth and Danielle’s lives are interconnected but for a long time it’s not certain how or why. This story is told in the first person by Beth and Danielle which is really interesting to compare their differing perspectives.

This is an easy to read, well written Psychological thriller which is hard to put down - in fact I gobbled it up in one sitting! Both characters points of view comes across very strongly and you are constantly wondering who is the most truthful voice, which is intriguing. Danielle seems to be struggling, in despair over problems in her relationship with her husband Peter but is she as broken as she seems. Beth has suffered loss, she seems to be losing it - but is she??? I really like that their ‘dialogue’ is interspersed with some really creepy moments, plenty of tension, hints of chill and a couple of jump out of your skin moments! Some of the revelations are maybe predictable but by no means all, there are some shocking surprises. There’s secret piled upon secret, cover ups, major betrayals and a huge dose of revenge so I think it’s fair to describe the plot as twisty!

Overall, a good, very enjoyable quick and easy read with a positive outcome.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for the ARC

I love it when an Author makes me think I know what's happening, only to shock me at the last minute with massive revelations. That's exactly what Ruth Heald has done with this cleverly written Psychological Thriller.

It’s clear that both woman are hiding secrets that they’re ashamed to admit, and the style of writing left me doubting them both. Neither of them gave much away and this made for very addictive reading. I didn’t know which of them I could trust,if any.

There was one piece of the puzzle that I did work out for myself as my brain tends to over-analyse and I’ve read quite a few Thrillers, but this turned out to be merely a tiny piece in a much bigger plot twist, and I found myself speeding through the final pages, desperate to find the truth.

If you love a good Psychological Thriller then look no further. This book had all of the ingredients for a good Thriller. Characters with shady secrets that they don’t want to divulge, twists, turns, shocking revelations. This book has it all.

Wow 🤩 What a great read! It was one of those books I call ‘ just one more chapter’ before I go to bed! A storyline that kept you guessing and each chapter had a little teaser which made you want to read the next chapter to find out more! I loved the short chapters and the fact that they alternated between the 2 main characters. Definitely will read more by this author, highly recommend

Thanks to NetGalley and to the publisher for my ARC which I received in exchange for my honest review. I requested this book because I was intrigued by the tagline on the cover, "You're not who you say you are. Neither is she."

The book definitely exceeded my expectations! Like many current thrillers, I Know Your Secret is told from alternating points of view. Beth is a therapist whose life is falling apart after her longtime partner has an affair and then abruptly leaves her and their four year old son. Danielle is a young attorney who is harboring deep emotional and physical scars while desperately longing for a baby. When Danielle seeks out Beth for marital counseling, it soon becomes clear that Danielle has an ulterior motive.

One of the things I enjoyed the most about this book is that both women, although deeply flawed are well educated, resourceful and ultimately likable. The author does a great job of presenting past and current events from the alternating point of view of both Beth and Danielle. The story is fast paced, sinister and utterly addicting. I was up most of the night reading this one! As the backstory of the characters unravel, you realize that one of them has been plotting this moment for many years. Secrets and lies have consumed both women and the results are explosive.

Some authors in this genre tend to be heavy handed with the ending, making one or more of the main characters irredeemable. Thankfully, Ruth Heald, resists that plot device and delivers an intensely satisfying conclusion. Neither character is an archetype, they have both done terrible things and yet they have not lost their humanity. I found myself rooting for Beth and Danielle and thus I found the epilogue to be particularly compelling. This may be the first book I have read by this author, but it will not be the last.

Definitely add this book to your summer must read list! 5 stars!

Another page turner by Ruth Heald! I Know Your Secret may not be terribly original, but it is fast paced and entertaining. Recommended!

Beth is a counselor and so is her husband Richard. and they have a 4-year-old son, Charlie. Richard decides he no longer wants to be married to Beth and leaves. Danielle is a lawyer and so is her husband Peter. They are also having marital problems so Danielle starts seeing Beth as her counselor. Both Beth and Danielle have mental health issues and as the book moves along both start becoming more unhinged. I did like this book but I found it to be a little slow paced and it just an okay book with twists and surprises. Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.