Who knew Sandra Brown could write sexy and scary so well together? My neighbor did, I suppose. She has been pushing this book off on me for the past year and I finally gave in and read it over the holiday. So glad I did!New York publisher, Maris "Matherly" Reed, receives an intriguing manuscript regarding two college kids and an unsolved murder from someone identified only as P.M.E. She feels compelled to meet the anonymous author, so she travels to a remote Georgia island and begins snooping ar...

5 SPELLBINDING STARS Why I waited so long to read Sandra Brown is beyond me? I’ve read two great reviews on this novel (thankfully they gave nothing away) and a few reviews on some of her other books and all of them were 5 star raves. So, SB had been hovering at the top of my TBR list for a while…Wow, this was an EXHLARATING read! I love going in blind on a book and this one was no exception! Ms. Brown is a brilliant writer. I could hear the cicadas and feel the thick, humid air clinging to

Envy was such a remarkable book. I have not read any other books by Sandra Brown so of course I didn't know what to expect. I read two amazing reviews and decided to give it a go.When I started reading Envy, I could not put it down. It was that kind of book that I read every free moment I had. Finishing each chapter craving the next. I loved EVERYTHING about it. The characters, the location, the mystery. For me, what made it so great was the depth of the characters and the mystery. It wa

Living on a remote island under an assumed name, novelist Parker Evans guards his secrets well. Fascinated by this reclusive genius, publisher Maris Matherly-Reed decides to pursue him. But this new project threatens an old commitment, a commitment at the very center of her life. There are plenty of twists and turns and some of them may be a bit predictable but they kept me on my toes.I really don’t want to say too much about the plot. You are better off just diving into the book. “It take

Seriously slacking in the review department. No mojo. I liked this one, though. It had a nice combination of suspense and romance.

To all outward appearances Maris Matherly-Reed leads a charmed life and has everything. Books have been her passion every since she can remember, and she’s the sole heir to the well respected Matherly Publishing. She’s totally immersed in the literary world and has a lot of power. Maris also snagged publishing’s most eligible bachelor, Noah Reed, the author of her favorite book. She was halfway in love with him even before laying eyes on him just because of his words. But seeing how gorgeous and...

5 STARS ★★★★★This book was SENSATIONAL! In fact I don’t even know where to begin with this review. It is definitely the type of book that you should go into blind. Don’t read any descriptions or possible spoilers… just read the book. I will not describe the story here… it is unnecessary to do so. You are much better off in your own head with this, trust me.What I will say is that it totally caught me off-guard. This was the first book I’ve read by Sandra Brown, and it will definitely NOT BE THE

This summer I started to read suspense/thriller novels and they became my new obsession. Yes, there are cliches even here, but nothing that I can't get over. I thought that there would be no one better than Linda Howard. And then I started to read Sandra Brown.Five reasons why you should read Envy: 1. Story that will keep your attention until the very end. It just pulls you in from the page one and doesn't let you go. I couldn't do anything else but read because I had to know what happens next.

“Envy. That’s what this is all about. Envy." Sandra Brown is one of those authors that I have been wanting to check out for a long time. I see rave reviews of her work on my friends updates and walls. Her books have been sitting on my TBR shelf forever! I simply cannot rave enough about my first Sandra Brown read! Envy has suspense, a well developed plot, intriguing characters, greed, romance, and of course envy! Maris is a smart and savvy business woman. She is passionate about her job as an e...

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️What a brilliant book! Sandra Brown is a fantastic author!I've read 2 books only by her so far, including this one and both turn up to be 5 stars reads. Even though I did guess very early on what was going on in this one, she kept me on my toes and made me second guess and re-think EVERYTHING. ❤️ this author.

Written March 15, 20154.7 Stars - Top quality crime novel with a nice romance touch. Add a superb narrator making it so very excitingAt last was it time for a Sandra Brown book. My friends Karen and Mo's so beloved suspense / crime writer. I crossed my fingers for a great start to a new author with has a high pile of beloved books to choose from. High Five! ~ For a new book-life with Sandra BrownThis was a great novel, with a thrilling good crime plot and a sweet romance part. I loved...

4.5 stars 📕Well, what the fuck…I freaking loved this. It’s honestly really hard to write a review about this without spoiling anything about it. I think a lot of the enjoyment of this book came from me knowing literally nothing about the plot, characters, or twists. Many things that make the book so good seem to all be spoilers in one way or another. You may read this book and find out that I have mislead you in this review, but it was only to prevent anything from being spoiled or prevented you...

Envy is a standalone, thriller/mystery novel written by author Sandra Brown. I just discovered Ms. Brown in 2014 and obviously haven't read all of her novels yet, but based on what I have read I had already come to my own conclusion that her recent novels are bounds better than anything she has written in the past.Yeah...I was wrong. Not that her new stuff isn't good! OMG, Mean Streak and Friction are freakin' amazing! But Envy is just as good, and fortunately for me, my premature conclusion has...

This is my favorite SB yet! Filled with mystery, intrigue, incredible suspense, unfathomable events and a heavy dose of sensual romance, I loved it. SB has a way of building things up, revealing little by little...making you think one thing while suspicious of another. And she does this all seamlessly and brilliantly. My mind is always working overtime when I read her work so it's no surprise I figured things out early on. It's not my keen mind but the knowledge that anything she writes has to b...

6/30/20 I listened to this again and it was just as enjoyable.Reviewed for Audiogals.netNarrated by Viktor SlezakEnvy came to my attention over a year ago, but I kept putting it off because I feared it wouldn’t have enough relationship development. For decades I’d read straight mystery and suspense, and while I still love suspense, I now want books with a strong romantic element. Surely, I thought, Sandra Brown is too mainstream for my current tastes. How wrong I was, and how glad I am that I fi...

Suspense? Nonexistent.Mystery? The key part in Envy is mystery. But the mystery is mostly not mysterious to me:/Plot? The information that is required to power up the plot lack substances. Characters? The bad guy is delusional and at times, laughable, and Maris frustrates the heck out of me. All main characters are 2-dimensional.Romance? Weird. I have to say that Maris fell in love with the book character, not the hero:/ Dialogue? Good for the most part.Pace? Slow in some chapters.That said, her...

OK, this really deserves 3.5*, but I just couldn't give it 4* for two reasons:1. Maris fell in love with Noah because she loved his book so much - I know that reason can go out the window when emotions walk in the door, but really?!!2. Maris again - she came to Parker's bed while still claiming to love her husband, and then was upset with him for 'using' her and pushing her out the door (which he did).Envy is a good read; a well-told story with some predictable plotlines but also some surprising...

A great story by Sandra Brown. A near-perfect blend of romance, mystery and even suspense. The book has three focused characters. Maris, daughter of the CEO of a publishing company and editor. She is sent a prologue to a story that immediately captivates her. After some searching, she comes across the writer. The author is Parker, a bitter recluse. due to a horrid incident in his past, he was left in a wheelchair. The other main character is Noah, Maris' husband. Noah has a darker agenda to sell...

Frighteningly evil bad guy, and interesting romantic development.I read this nine years ago and gave it 4 stars. I recently bought the audiobook and changed my opinion. It’s a definite 5 stars. Nine years ago I guess I wanted more emotional draw. But now I think it’s great just the way it is.Victor Slezak narrated the audiobook. He is excellent.My original review from nine years ago follows.STORY BRIEF:Two stories are being told. The first story is about Maris, an editor and executive in her fat...

**4.5 stars**This is a terrific romantic suspense book with one of the most despicable villains I've ever had the misfortune to find in fiction. There were tons of good twists and at times I was truly afraid that the villain would get away with murder but just when you thought everybody was well and truly f*cked, something would happen that would put the villain in his place. I won't go into detail about the plot or characters because for the first couple of chapters the reader doesn't know who'...