Mauve wakes up happy and excited on her wedding day. wahoo right. ermm no. because as she turns over to cuddle her groom there is something off,something stiff,cold and sticky kind of off. hes dead! and then she sees all the blood. on him. on her. on them. and shes.holding.the.knife. she does the only thing her body allows her to do and runs.
we then are taken into another womans life. she works for a suicide hotline and on shift there is one call that leaves her questioning,shaken, different. and this charges and creates a plot line that is just sooooo good. be ready because these two apart and then how they converge is just a brilliant plot.
what a fab read. for all lovers of smart thrillers and this kind of "who are they and how do they link" kind of plot premise. this is a winner.
the scene setting also needs a mention as its just done to perfect detail that you can see it in the minds eye.
great book. great book.

It’s Maeve and Robert’s wedding day, and she wakes up early that morning from excitement. As she’s planning in her head how the day will go, she leans over to cuddle Robert, and finds that he’s all wet…and stiff…and cold. Soon, she realizes the wetness is blood - they are both covered in it. While trying to figure out how this can be happening on their wedding day, she sees something on the bed. It’s a knife. Only after she threw it across the room did she realize she just put her fingers on the murder weapon. So she does the only thing she can think to do - she runs.

The second woman in this book is Gilly, wife to Callum and mother of two children. She’s a stay-at-home mom who spends her spare time volunteering for a suicide hotline. One day, she violates procedure and lets a caller know when she’ll be working next, setting off a chain of events that takes us through the Scottish countryside.

How the two women are connected is the biggest twist in the book, and I never saw it coming. As the book goes on, the twists keep coming, making this a definite page turner! The only part I didn’t care for was the epilogue, as it seemed like it was building towards a second book about these women, which I don’t find necessary. This is quite an entertaining read though, and if you like twisty-turny books, you won’t be disappointed with this one. Four stars.

(Thank you to Bookouture for inviting me on this book tour! “The Bride’s Secret” is set to be released on June 4, 2025.)

Goodness me, this was such a good book. Highly entertaining. Would definitely recommend to others, that's for sure!

An extremely tense fast paced thriller read which had me interested in the storyline from the beginning.

It was well written with good characters which kept the pace of the storyline wanting you to read more.

Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for this ARC which I can thoroughly recommend.

This is a captivating novel that had me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end. Packed with suspense and constant twists and turns, I was completely hooked. The tense atmosphere throughout was exactly what I love in a good thriller. The characters are well developed, and the writing is spot on. I can’t wait to recommend this book to everyone and look forward to reading more from this author. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the chance to read this fantastic thriller.

I absolutely loved this book! From start to finish I was hooked: I will definitely be recommending this book to my friends and can’t wait to read more by this author.

Tragedy strikes Maeve the night before her wedding. Years later, Gilly is a volunteer for a helpline. What connects these two women? A gripping page turner that explores the lengths people will go to, to get revenge, and to protect their loved ones. Recommended! Thanks to the author & publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review

Thank you Bookouture and NetGalley for an early copy of The Bride’s Secret. I’m Always excited seeing a Rosie Walker book come out and the beautiful cover caught my eye on this one. A very twisty thriller. I honestly had no idea what was going to happen at the climax of this book, it was a head spinner. There was a fight scene that was a little ridiculous but overall, a good read. The ending had me laugh out loud which was inappropriate but just made me think maybe a sequel???

This is a captivating novel that keeps readers on the edge of their seats from start to finish.
The author skilfully builds suspense through a series of well-crafted plot twists and turns, creating an atmosphere of tension and intrigue.
The characters are complex and the pacing is fast, ensuring that readers are constantly engaged and eager to find out what happens next.
Whether you're a seasoned thriller enthusiast or new to the genre, this book promises an exhilarating reading experience that will leave you breathless

First, as always, thank you Netgalley and Bookouture for this ARC!

Surely not the best way to start your day, waking up and finding your soon-to-be husband laying next to you dead. But, not only dead. Stabbed. That is what happened to Maeve. And if that would not be bad enough already, she is also holding a knife in her hand....

Then we also have Gilly, who works for some sort of crisis hotline, with a caller starting to stalk her.

How those two things are connected? Well, you will have to read the book to find out. I promise you are not going to regret it! very much recommended!

Sizzles with tension, desire, and a forever-escalating sense of menace! Let this supremely enjoyable thriller whisk you up, up and away. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Full of twists and turns, it will keep you furiously turning the pages

A young bride wakes up on her wedding day but her husband to be is lying dead next to her stabbed to death and she has no idea what has happened.

This is a unique and intriguing read as two stories are being told and as they converge it gets really exciting.

It is an edgy read and filled with drama and the twists just keep on coming.

This is the most perfect holiday read and I recommend it to fans of this genre.

I am not sure about this book. I have to be honest and I knew the story the ending before i finished the book. But I would say that it is a very good book for first time reading psychological readers. Thank you to netgalley for letting me read this e arc in exchange for an honest opinion

This novel had me in a hold from the first page, I really enjoyed it and devoured it in less than 24 hours! Full of twists and turns and I really liked how the narratives were intertwined. Loved it!

I loved this story because it kept me on the edge of my seat not knowing what was going on and who was bad and who wasn’t. A young bride wakes up on her wedding day but her husband to be is lying dead next to her stabbed to death and she has the knife as she goes on the run she knows no one will believe it wasn’t her and her life will never been the same. We then meet Gilly who works on an anonymous helpline and a repeat caller seems to know her inner most secrets. What links these two and what are all the secrets about to be exposed. A great thriller!

I would definitely recommend this novel to fans of psychological fiction - A super twisty gripping thriller with plenty of action!

Two stories converge - one is about bride to be Maeve, who wakes up on the morning of her wedding....only to discover her fiancé has been brutally murdered in their bed and the murder weapon is in her possession - fearing she is being framed, Maeve runs away without leaving a trace.

In the second story, bored housewife Gilly, is a volunteer at a mental health helpline. Her life is thrown into disarray when a mysterious caller leaves her feeling shaken...

This is a great novel with plenty of twists - I really couldn't put it down!

Living in the Highlands I am impressed by the authors' attention to detail (I could absolutely picture Maeve's route from Lidl and passing Curry's!)

My thanks to NetGalley, author and publisher for the opportunity to review this novel in exchange for an advance copy.

I read a lot of thrillers and this one sticks with me, days after finishing. First of all, it's the definition of a page-turner. I couldn't put it down as each chapter left me wanting more. Secondly, I loved the slow burn and stalker creepiness of Gilly's chapters compared to the intense on-the-run feel of Maeve's chapters. The whole thing leaves you with just enough room to breathe, but only just!

There are twists aplenty. I like to think I'm good at guessing how a thriller will go but The Bride's Secret surprised me at every turn. But I think it's the underlying emotional poignancy that Rosie Walker writes so well that makes this thriller stand out to me. Now I can't wait for her next one!

Wow. Just wow.

This book threw us straight into the drama which meant I was immediately interested in what was going to happen next. The book has short chapters and almost every single one throws the reader an unexpected twist. From about halfway through it was just one shock after another and I couldn’t get enough of it.

Sometimes you’ve experienced something traumatic in your past and want to leave it behind as quickly as possible. Of course, this doesn’t just happen overnight—it takes time to process everything. And what better way to help that process than by building a new future?

The story begins on the eve of Maeve’s wedding to her dream partner. Just one more night, and she’ll be the bride. What could possibly go wrong? Nothing, you’d think—but nothing could be further from the truth…

What should have been a day spent on cloud nine becomes one with thunderclouds looming over her head.

A book that starts like this immediately puts you on the edge of your seat.
Maeve’s sadness and hopelessness really hit home, and if I could have jumped into the book to help her, I would’ve done it without hesitation.

I was curious to find out whether her past was the cause of the events in the present—and what is the secret she’s carrying?

Fortunately, Maeve has a few confidants—but can they really be trusted, or have they betrayed her? Who does she need to protect from whom?

This book is addictive. I finished it in one day because I just couldn’t put it down until I had uncovered everything from A to Z.

All’s well that ends well… or is it...? 5 stars

Thank you.

Read and reviewed in exchange for a free copy from NetGalley. This was probably the best thriller I've read this year. Although I predicted most of the twists, when they were revealed, they were still skillfully done. The book was incredibly emotive (which is unusual for this genre), tense (it took awhile after finishing the book for my heart to leave my mouth) and I was gripped throughout. Absolutely loved it, and I can't wait to read more from this author.