You think you’re safe in your home. You’re wrong.
Ever since Steph’s husband walked out after a thirty-year marriage, home hasn’t felt like a safe haven. Her daughter Bea thinks she’s imagining things. But Steph knows that the noises in the night, the open windows she knows she left closed, the strange smell in the kitchen – none of it feels right.
Then her house is broken into, and a young man named Noah helps her fix the front window. He’s fallen on hard times and Steph impulsively offers him a place to stay. At least if he is there, she won’t be home alone.
Before long Noah is living in Bea’s old bedroom, paying rent, and getting his life back on track. Steph’s ex-husband and Bea are furious. But Steph feels secure at last.
Until the strange things start happening once more.
Until it becomes clear someone will stop at nothing to make her never, ever feel safe again.
Steph's husband Andy had recently walked out after over thirty years of marriage leaving her free to finally make her own decisions about her life. Steph worked for a charity who assisted the homeless and displaced make the first step on the ladder towards a life back in society. It was whilst she was at work that she was first introduced to a young homeless man called Noah, someone who bore a striking resemblance to Steph's beloved son Max. Steph was one of life's people pleasers, someone who, like me, is always willing to go out of their way to help others are much as they can. And as the story unfolded it gradually became apparent that there was people in her life,from Andy,their daughter Bea and Steph's friend at the charity Cara who appeared to be happy to manipulate her to their own advantage. Steph had always felt safe and secure in her home but lately she had been experiencing the unsettling feeling that someone was getting into her house whilst she was at work. She detected odours lingering in the air, her bedroom window would be open when she was certain that she had closed it before she had left the house. She was scared and decided, much to the horror of Andy and Bea that she would offer Noah the use of her guest room, Steph saw it as the solution to both of their problems, company for her and a place that Noah could call home even if it was only a temporary arrangement. But could she really trust Noah or had she voluntarily and unknowingly let her enemy move into her home? Who was behind the campaign against her and what where the shocking and relatable reasons behind their actions? What had happened to Max and why had he suddenly cut of all contact with his devoted mother? There was times as her story unfolded that Steph took the reader back into the past and gave us a insight into the dynamics within the household. It was a story of more than one form of bullying but as with all of this talented author's cleverly written thrillers not everything is as it appears to be. You might believe you know the true story but you should be prepared to be proved woefully wrong. OMG, You always know that you are starting on one hell of a emotional roller coaster ride whenever you start reading one of Rona Halsall's incredible thrillers and The Guest Room is no exception. I honestly think that she had excelled her own very high standards of writing with this latest addictive read that once I started,I couldn't put down and simply had to read in one sitting. There was a number of suspects who could have been Steph's antagonist and once the truth was finally revealed it was both shocking and relatable to many people who have experienced the same situation and feelings. I loved this fast paced, captivating thriller and would happily give it more than five stars if I could. Very very highly recommended and definitely one of my favourite reads of this year.
AUTHOR INFO
Rona is the author of Best Selling psychological thrillers published by Bookouture. She loves puzzles and her challenge is to find domestic storylines with twists that her readers will never guess.
She was born in Nottingham, grew up near Blackpool and went to college in Leeds. She then moved to Snowdonia, North Wales where she brought up her family while working as a business mentor. She now lives on the Isle of Man with her husband and two dogs.
She is an outdoorsy person and loves stomping up a mountain, walking the coastal paths and exploring the wonderful glens and beaches on the Island while she's plotting her next book. She has three children and two step-children who are all grown up and leading varied and interesting lives, which provides plenty of ideas for new stories.
To find out more about Rona and her novels, visit her website: ronahalsall.com
PUBLICATION DATE: 31st January 2022
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Guest-Room-unputdownable-psychological-thriller-ebook/dp/B09KY7NWB2/ref=cm_cr_srp_tb_product_top?ie=UTF8
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