Happy Wife A Read with Jenna Pick, Meredith Lavender
Happy Wife A Read with Jenna Pick, Meredith Lavender
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Happy Wife: A Read with Jenna Pick

Author: Meredith Lavender, Kendall Shores

Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld

Unabridged: 9 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/24/2025

Categories: Fiction, Family Life, Women

Synopsis

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY • A young woman must find her missing husband and prove her innocence in this twisty, unputdownable novel set in an ultrawealthy Florida community where looks can kill.

“Happy Wife is one of those delicious, fun summer books that you’ll open on the beach and never put down.”—Jenna Bush Hager, Read With Jenna

Nora Davies doesn’t exactly fit in to Winter Park, Florida, where old-guard Floridians mix with the tax-fleeing coastal elite. Twenty-eight and barely making ends meet working at a country club, Nora feels like she’s going nowhere fast. Enter Will Somerset: a prominent forty-six-year-old lawyer, father to a teenage daughter, and recently divorced. The two set Winter Park’s social scene agog when they fall in love and marry after a whirlwind Cinderella-style courtship.

But Winter Park is fully upended when Will disappears the morning after a birthday bash Nora throws for him. Going back and forth between Nora and Will’s romance and the search in the wake of Will’s mysterious disappearance, Nora must answer the question from all angles: Where. Is. Will?

Combining breathless suspense, glittering and juicy social dynamics, and an unforgettable cast of characters, Happy Wife is a clever and subversive novel that explores marriage, wealth, and the secrets that lurk behind closed doors.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on July 30, 2025

My rating: 3.5 rounded up to 4 stars. Nora Davies thought she had found her happily-ever-after when she married Will Somerset, a wealthy, established lawyer twenty years her senior. Plucked from a life of barely scraping by in Winter Park’s elite shadows, Nora seemed to have stepped into a fairytale—......more

Goodreads review by emilybookedup on June 29, 2025

3.5 / 4ish! a quick juicy thriller. fab on audio bc narrated by the queen (Saskia Maarleveld). ending felt a bit questionable / semi random but i’m a toughie with thrillers. this is a fun easy read that could be fun for book clubs but i am also surprised to see it as Jenna’s July pick? feel like she......more

Goodreads review by Tammy on June 25, 2025

4.25 stars. Read with Jenna - July ‘25 pick. Twisty, glitzy and so much fun! Do recommend.......more

Goodreads review by Shantha (ShanthasBookEra) on July 11, 2025

3.5 stars rounded up. Taking place in the wealthy community of Winter Park, Florida, Nora Davies has been trying to fit in after marrying Will, a successful attorney who is almost twenty years older than her. Most of the neighbors gossip that she is just in it for the money. After Nora hosts Will's......more

Goodreads review by hollyreadit on June 03, 2025

I inhaled this book! It was so fun and twisty and suspenseful and perfect for summer! It had short chapters, a current timeline and a past timeline, a very likeable FMC, and lots of rich, secretive characters. The atmosphere and the plot had me so INVESTED. This comes out at the end of the month, and......more

Quotes

“In a world of the uber-rich, a web of deceit, envy, and betrayal leads to one woman fighting for the truth—and her life—in this gripping tale of suspense and intrigue. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.”—Liv Constantine, New York Times bestselling author of The Next Mrs. Parrish

“A twisty, dual timeline story about marriage, rich people behaving badly, and an unreliable narrator.”—Paste

“This page-turning debut blends suspense with a compelling exploration of the complexities of marriage.”—Library Journal

“Twisty and gossipy but ultimately filled with empathy, Happy Wife is the perfect summer read for anyone looking for a juicy domestic thriller whodunnit.”—Criminal Element

“Lavender and Shores have created a fun soap opera of a debut novel.”—Booklist

“Lots of twists and turns and well-written characters and a plot that never drags.”—Red Carpet Crash

“You'll rip through the pages of this juicy, delicious scorcher of a debut. Happy Wife is a fresh take on Real Housewives that will seduce you with its charm, bowl you over with its whip-smart social commentary, then knock you unconscious with its propulsive, sizzling conclusion. Like the best shaken cocktail, Happy Wife is one part spice, one part salt, one part sweet, and all parts obsession.”—Rebecca Hanover, New York Times bestselling author The Last Applicant and Seems Perfect

“This is a witty and well-crafted whodunit with heart and soul. Avarice, glitz, mystery, friendship—Meredith Lavender and Kendall Shores found all the right ingredients to cook up a crackerjack story. It’s terrific stuff!”—Marc Cameron, New York Times bestselling author

“Suspenseful and addictive—Happy Wife is smartly written and easy to devour.”—Karin Slaughter, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Deliciously devious and wholly satisfying, Meredith Lavender and Kendall Shore’s Happy Wife is everything you want in a summer read. Murder turns a wealthy small town upside down in this twisty, fast-paced whodunitthat will keep you turning pages way past your bedtime. I was utterly captivated by this fun, fresh, and clever mystery!”—Katherine Wood, author of Ladykiller

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