4.5 / 5

Nicole Wood has what she calls an “Object Relocation Program.” She can sense when certain objects don’t belong where they are, and she just helps them get to where they want to be. Unfortunately, the law doesn’t see her reasoning. Actually, most of her family and friends don’t understand why she keeps moving around other people’s things either.

Now, Nicole is on the verge of divorce from her jerk of a husband and she’s living with her mom again. While helping her sister clean houses, she comes across a copy of Dante’s Inferno in Penelope Lane’s home. The urge is too great to resist, and Nicole takes the book, only to relocate it to Andrea’s home, another client. Meanwhile, Nicole is under surveillance by a handsome PI, named Hawk, who is convinced that he is investigating the wrong person.

𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞’𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 is tense with expectation and emotion as Nicole unknowingly does a simple act that would be a catalyst to right wrongs from the past and maybe give herself the freedom and love she finally deserves. I loved how Kerry Anne King wove all these characters together, using humor, revenge, and a touch of enchantment.

Thank you to @suzyapprovedbooktours @kerry_anne_king and @lakeunionauthors for an invite to the tour and a gifted copy.

This was an excellent book. Very entertaining and emotional, I loved the lead characters, Nicole and Hawk. I would definitely read more from this author.

When she was six years old, Nicole experienced a traumatic event. Because it coincided with her compulsion to relocate objects, her family assumed her kleptomania resulted from the trauma. But Nicole insists she doesn’t steal things, but relocates them.

Regardless, separated from her attorney husband, Nicole is working part time for her sister’s cleaning business and has promised not to move any objects. But when a battered paperback book begs to be removed from a house, she can’t stop herself. After all it has little value. And when she find the perfect spot for it in another house, she leaves it, thinking that no harm will come of it.

Unwittingly, she sets in motion a series of events that seem to threaten her future and well-being, but instead not only bring her greater peace, but help the lives of many others. While Nicole’s compulsion to relocate objects may seem implausible, and the book starts out seeming implausible too, the story is so good the reader quickly becomes Nicole’s biggest cheerleader. all her life she’s been made to feel like she’s doing something wrong, when she’s really trying to help people (and things!). Seeing the bad guy get his comeuppance is well worth the read. #OtherPeoplesThings #NetGalley

Wow!! This was an amazing story with such incredible characters! I fell in love with this book right from the start! Highly recommend

I truly, 100% enjoyed every part of this book. You get suspense, mystery, love, hate and adrenaline!
The best part for me was the ending.. it was all brought together. The story was not rushed and I highly recommend this book to everyone.

Loved it!!! I think there was a purpose for the items that Nicole had to move. It was interesting to see how a book connected so many people together. Nicole was lucky to find Hawk, Andrea and Penelope. Her family pretty much abandoned her and sided with her soon to be ex-husband. I hated the way they treated her and wouldn't believe anything that she said. None of them tried to understand what she went through with having to relocate items and also witnessing that tragic event when she was six. I think her siblings resented her for getting so much attention from her parents. I enjoyed when it was finally revealed what Andrea was hiding for so many years and the identity of Tag. I never saw that coming. Loved how Andrea stood up to Nicole's family and told them the truth about their beloved Kent. Everyone needs a Hawk in their life.

Definitely recommend the book. I was sad to see it end because I wanted to find out what other items Nicole had to relocate. There needs to be a other book about the adventures of Nicole and Hawk as they work on cases. Loved the characters, writing and story. Look forward to reading more books by the author.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Lake Union Publishing through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Nicole Wood has been labeled- by her family, society, and even herself. A constant screw up and disappointment, she’s no stranger to having brush ins with the law or disagreements with loved ones.

See Nicole steals things, or as she likes to explain it, she moves them because the universe tells her to do so. Nicole knows it sounds crazy, that SHE sounds crazy, but she can’t help it. Some compulsion orders her to restore order by moving carefully chosen objects. Nicole doesn’t choose the objects, they choose her. Even Nicole herself doesn’t always know the why, making it harder to explain her motives to others.

So when Nicole’s sister gets her a housekeeping job, she’s determined to turn over a new leaf and put her “moving” days behind her. After a messy breakup with her husband, Nicole not only needs to prove she can be reliable, she needs to earn a living so she can stand on her own.

Then an object at a job beckons to be moved, setting off a chain of events even Nicole herself didn’t see coming. Will this be the time Nicole’s true intentions finally come to light, or is she destined to forever be misunderstood?

I enjoyed this book. It had a refreshing twist on the thriller genre by adding a magical element. Author @kerry_anne_king does a good job of tying everything together and giving the reader a taste of everything from mystery and suspense to even romance.

Thanks to @amazonpublishing and @letstalkbookspromo for including me in the discussion about this page turner, sure to leave a ton of readers talking!

King’s unusual story draws you in and holds you hostage in the world she’s created (in a good way). There’s a little bit of magic, a little bit of reality, and a whole lot of interesting characters. I will definitely read this author again.
4.5 Stars

I thought this book was brilliant! I really connected with Nicole right from the start and honestly found it very difficult to put the book down, I just had to find out what was going to happen next. The book is written from the point of view of three characters and is very well written. It has a great plot that isn’t too obvious and the story flows wonderfully. I highly recommend. Thank you #netgalley

Thoughts
This was such a unique story that immediately drew me into our main character Nicole who believes the universe is telling her to move certain objects from where they are to where they should be. For example a book from one person's home needed to be moved to another person's home. Her family calls it stealing, but Nicole believes she is righting a wrong. That is until one of the objects she moves causes a domino effect in the worst way that could land her in jail, and it would be her soon to be ex-husband that would put her there.
I liked the different people that came in and out of Nicoles life throughout the story. The romance aspect of the story, not with her ex, because he's a swine of a man, but with the man her ex hired to follow her was something I didn't see coming. Although Nicole is considered a thief in the eyes of the law and her family, it was hard not to root for her. Especially when the universe tells her that the lady in the goodwill needed what Nicole had to give at that time. My favorite part of the story was when Nicole was discussing all the good things that happened when she moved objects. There are some very heartwarming outcomes that would have never happened without her.
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Book Review: 4/5
Wine Pairing: Meiomi Cabernet Sauvignon

This book! Absolutely unputdownable! Magical realism at its finest! I have a bad habit of not reading the synopsis before I pick up a book and it totally paid off with this one. Seriously loved this story!

I don't want to give anything away because I feel like that would take away from the beauty of this story... so I'll just say this... Nicole gets these feelings about objects, like they're telling her that they don't want to be where they are and she helps these objects get where they want to be. She calls it her Object Relocation Program. It's gotten her in trouble with the law and she's on her last chance now. She gets this feeling about a book and moves it to where it wants to be... and kicks off a whirlwind story of how fate works in mysterious ways. She's the catalyst that kicks off a story full of secrets and serendipity.

This was another delight to read. It has a little bit of everything. There’s family drama, quirky characters, mystery and suspense , romance, unlikeable characters, strategically placed twists and very well done magical realism.

I loved the interaction with all the characters, everything falls into place. There’s always something happening. I’d advise you to read the synopsis below it won’t spoil your reading experience.

Thank you to @kerry_anne_king @amazonpublishing @letstalkbookspromo for the complimentary digital copy of this book for this book tour.

Other People's Things came out on September 21, 2021, available now!

Nicole has an object relocation program, but her family (and the law) see it as stealing and have never really trusted her. Usually its small objects that want to go from one place to another, but in the time before this book Nicole makes her largest relocation ever, a stack of cash from her almost-ex-husband, Kent's, office. He is not impressed with this loss of cash and is determined to get it back from Nicole by any means.

There were a number of secondary characters involved in Nicole's story who were fun to get to know. New love interest/PI Hawk, siblings who have big problems with Nicole's moving objects and some new friends she meets who are completely supportive of Nicole and everything she is going through.

This was an interesting little book that's mostly contemporary, with a little bit of magic thrown in, this is a book you should check out. There's some crime, some mystery, it really was a jack of all trades book.

I have read a lot of books this year but so far this one tops the list of my best reads for 2021! I don't know if I can pinpoint exactly why I enjoyed the book so much, in fact so much that I stayed up until nearly 2 AM finishing the book. I had to know what happened next and how the story might end.

The book alternates POV between Nicole, Hawk, and Andrea. Nicole is called a thief and a kleptomaniac, but that really doesn't define what she does with the objects she takes. She actually relocates the items. It is sort of magical for Nicole because items "speak" to her to let her know they aren't happy where they are but she doesn't always know where they want to be right away. Take some money she took from her husband, $10k to be exact. All she knew is that the money needed to be somewhere else and she needed to safeguard it until such time that the true owner would be revealed to her. I like the fact that she never lies as long as you ask her the right question. You don't ask her if she stole anything, you ask if she took anything for relocation.

Hawk is a PI that is hired to follow Nicole to find out where that money is and how her husband could get it back. Needless to say, Hawk isn't wild about the husband and is suspicious of his intentions. It doesn't hurt that he is intrigued by Nicole and perhaps a bit enamored with her.

Andrea is running from her past and is afraid of what she might find should the truth come out. She lives in fear of those around her and being discovered for who she really is. As the story unfolds, Andrea learns a lot from Nicole and that perhaps trusting people is not a bad thing.

I really enjoyed following the story and seeing different angles of what each character was going through and how it was perceived by others. Nicole's husband is a jerk and it is a shame that her past leads her family to trust him more than her. The story is also about family, forgiveness, and truth, and that without these things, there is no relationship that will ever work out the way it should.

This book dives into the lives of the three main characters in a way you might never imagine. I highly recommend picking this book up and escaping for awhile.

We give this book 5 paws up.

This is a Contemporary with a little Romance and a little magical realism/magic. I have to say I really love this book. This book's storyline is so great and it takes you on a wild ride with a ton of turns and twists. The characters in this book felt so real, and I really loved the characters. There was so much going on in this book and normally I do not like when there is a ton of side storylines going on in a book, but this book was done so well that I loved all the side stories/drama going on. I was kindly provided an e-copy of this book by the publisher (Lake Union Publishing) or author (Kerry Anne King) via NetGalley, so I can give an honest review about how I feel about this book. I want to send a big Thank you to them for that.

Other People’s Things is piled high with family drama and contains a side of mystery, a dash of romance, and a sprinkle of magic!

Nicole aka Nickle is an honest person, but she has an uncontrollable compulsion to take certain objects and move them elsewhere. Some might call this stealing, and Nicole has served time for theft, but she thinks of it more as an object relocation program. The objects choose her, and they let her know where they want to end up. Nicole feels like she’s cursed and no one believes her - her family, her husband, and even her therapist all seem to be against her. Then she meets Hawk and Andrea, and she starts to wonder if maybe her curse is actually a gift.

Nicole was a lovable character right from the start! I felt bad that she was so misunderstood by her family, but I was glad she met Hawk because he was caring, protective, and just amazing! Nicole definitely needed someone in her corner while dealing with her horrendous husband and unsupportive family as she tried to uncover the story behind a seemingly innocuous book she relocated and figure out what was up with her new boss, Andrea. I always love a good mystery, and Nicole and Hawk’s Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys sleuthing was one of my favorite things about this book! I also really liked Andrea despite her being closed-off because she seemed like a decent person, although I couldn’t quite figure out her big secret. It ended up breaking my heart, and I’ll admit that I was bawling my eyes out at the end.

I highly recommend this quirky, compulsively readable, genre-bending book!

*I received a gifted eARC from the author and Amazon Publishing/Lake Union Publishing as part of the LetsTalkBooksPromo Tour.*

I was drawn in to this book after reading the synopsis - such a unique plot! This book had captured my attention right from the beginning until the end; there was never a dull moment.

Nicole was a great main character. Being inside her mind and seeing why she does what she does was fascinating to read. I loved her tenacity and how she always stayed strong despite certain people trying to bring her down.

I loved the dual POV’s in this book - they just made the reading experience that much better. Hawk and Andrea’s relationship with Nicole was a delight to read - it was lovely seeing some people on her side.

I don’t want to reveal too much about what happens, but this was a truly great read. This was my first book from this author but it definitely won’t be my last.

I devoured this book! It was such an interesting read and I couldn't put it down. There were times when I wanted to scream at some of the characters for how they treated the main character, Nicole.

I loved how the author linked all the characters. I believe this is what had me hooked to the book. The little twists here and there were perfectly placed in the storyline.

If this book hasn't been on your radar or TBR list, make it a point to read it!

Thank you to Netgalley and Lake Union Publishing for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

A woman who takes items from people and places them elsewhere finds herself at the heart of a mystery. As she gets involved, her marriage teeters on the edge of divorce and her family pushes her away. Author Kerry Anne King brings to readers a book that perfectly balances the sweetness of a romance with the twists and turns of a tight mystery in her newest novel Other People’s Things.

Nicole Wood has a new mantra in life: help her sister and stay out of jail. After all, Roberta is the only one willing to take a chance on her. Nicole has been fired for stealing from every other place she’s worked, even though she doesn’t steal things.

Yes, she takes objects that don’t belong to her, but she never keeps them. Instead, she lets the objects tell her where they want to go. Definitely not stealing; more like an object relocation program. Things tell her they want to be moved. She moves them.

The world doesn’t see it that way, and her family definitely doesn’t understand. Roberta feels sorry for her, though, and hires her. Scrubbing floors isn’t glamorous, but at least she’s supporting herself.

Nicole’s fancy-pants lawyer husband Kent Brandenburg maintains a high profile in their town of Spokane, and he’s furious at Nicole for moving $20,000. But Nicole couldn’t help it; the cash told her it needed to go elsewhere. She didn’t expect Kent to throw her out of their house over it.

Kent hires a private investigator named Hawk to figure out where the money went. Hawk isn’t going to turn down a paying job, but from the time he starts looking into Nicole he has a hard time believing Kent’s version of things. Before he knows it, Hawk befriends Nicole and discovers there’s more to her than someone with supposedly sticky fingers.

Those sticky fingers strike again when, during a cleaning day, Nicole moves a book to the home of Andrea Lester. Andrea fires Roberta’s cleaning service, and Roberta fires Nicole. But Andrea can’t let go of the feeling that the book is targeting her. She hires Nicole with the excuse of making her “pay” for her indiscretion. In truth, though, Andrea wants to know whether someone from her past sent Nicole to track her down.

As Nicole, Andrea, and Hawk cross paths time and again, their insecurities and deepest secrets also crisscross leaving them to wonder whether they can trust one another and how to help Nicole out of the mess with Kent.
Author Kerry Anne King writes characters who are three-dimensional and well rounded. She gives Nicole, Hawk, and Andrea first-person point of view chapters, so readers jump right into the action with them. The result is a story that plays all sides of the plot with ease and vivid details.

Nicole shines as the protagonist; her frustration with her life and circumstances are believable and relatable. Instead of defending her unusual talent, Nicole struggles with the consequences of her “object relocation program.” Her inner conflict, especially as it relates to her family and her place in it, will endear her to readers.

While Hawk’s initial attraction to Nicole could come off as slightly cheesy, he’s also a solid character in his own right when he’s investigating cases and tracking down information. King offers a multi-faceted man who wants to help but also understands boundaries. His self-awareness of his shortcomings and his habits is refreshing, and readers will appreciate his integrity.

Andrea’s challenges unfold at a pace found more in thrillers, giving just enough information to keep readers flipping or swiping pages without compromising the bigger story at hand. Also, King’s biggest strength in writing comes in the fact that she doesn’t allow the characters to hide behind deception. They’re honest and upfront with one another with key information, which might seem like the “easy” way out when it comes to plotting but in fact provides the bigger challenge and innovative ways to introduce conflict.

The book does an excellent job of hitting its main key elements without letting any one of them overpower one another. Those who enjoy a good mystery with a little romance thrown in will love this one.

Nicole has kleptomania, but with a difference. She doesn't steal things, she simply "relocates" them to the places they tell her they want to be.

This story is told from different points of view, with complex characters that I did struggle at first to embrace. However, as the plot unfolded I found myself becoming engrossed and invested and found this an intriguing read. This is the first book I have read by this author, and also with this subject underlining throughout. This has everything within its covers; drama, mystery, romance, fantasy, but in the perfect quantity as to not overload or confuse the reader.

The only reason this is not a five-star read for me, is due to the fact, it did not grab me from the beginning, but I am so pleased that I stuck with it, and will definitely be recommending this in the future.