Violets Are Blue
- Judith D Collins
- Apr 5
- 3 min read
Updated: Apr 6
By: Miranda Rijks
Narrator: Juliette Burton
ISBN: 9781837565207
Publisher: Inkubator Books
Publication Date: 04/06/2025
Format: e-book
My Rating: 5 Stars (ARC)
Her perfect home. Her perfect man. How wrong can she be?
After a bitter divorce, criminal solicitor Laila moves to idyllic Violet Lane where she quickly falls for Max—her charming, piano-playing neighbor. They begin a wildly passionate affair and Laila feels she is really starting to live again.
But the tranquility of this close-knit community is shattered when Jackie, a young mother from across the street, goes missing. Her husband is the chief suspect and Laila agrees to act as his lawyer.
As she investigates Jackie’s disappearance, Laila discovers that this quiet street hides deadly secrets, and someone is watching her every move. Anonymous threats pull her ever deeper into a twisted web of deception.
Meanwhile, her intense relationship with Max is starting to feel like a runaway train. And Laila begins to wonder if her gorgeous new man may have a hidden dark side.
She desperately needs to uncover the truth. And when she does, Laila realises that she’s put herself in terrible danger, and that she may lose everything – including her life.
Violets Are Blue - the dark and steamy psychological thriller from the best-selling author of The Visitors and Make Her Pay.
My Review
Miranda Rijks returns following The House Swap with her 25th novel— VIOLETS ARE BLUE, a dark, sinister, steamy psychological thriller with a wickedly delicious, jaw-dropping twist! While maintaining Rijks' signature psychological depth, this novel takes a darker and more intense turn than her previous works.
Welcome to Violet Lane!
Move over, Desperate Housewives.
What would you do if something terrible happened to you? Evil can lie behind great beauty.
About...
Laila has recently divorced and has moved to Violet Lane. As a criminal lawyer, she is excited about her new life and home in this idyllic neighborhood. She is best friends with Jazmin, and her ex-husband is Jacob, whom she caught with his assistant.
She soon meets the charming, handsome neighbor, Max, and they begin a hot affair. Laila feels alive. Things become passionate and intense, but does Max have a dark side?
Then, the horrible news comes. Jackie a young mother is missing from across the street. Her husband is the primary suspect, and Laila is hired as his attorney to defend him.
Laila soon discovers the quiet neighborhood is hiding deadly secrets, and things are not as they seem. She gets pulled deeper into a twisted web of deception and lies. Trust no one.
The closer she gets to discovering the truth, the more danger she is in. When there is a second murder in the neighborhood, there are suspects and motives to unravel and untangle. Can she trust Max? However, are there others? What secrets is this neighborhood hiding?
My thoughts...
Miranda spices things up in this twisted, heart-pounding domestic thriller that will keep you guessing with every page turn and that unexpected, jaw-dropping twist you do not see coming—which made the book! (signature Miranda Rijks style).
VIOLETS ARE BLUE is a terrific, clever title following Miranda's earlier book, ROSES ARE RED. An edgy, explosive, sultry, sexy thriller full of chilling characters, romantic suspense, shocking twists, and who and why dunit MURDER.
Dark and sinister, tantalizing and twisty, it is different than the author's previous books, yet filled with plenty of mystery, suspense, manipulation, deadly secrets, and surprises—she is not afraid to step outside the box. (Nature vs. Nurture)
Recs...
VIOLETS ARE BLUE is for fans of the author and those who enjoy books by Colleen Hoover, Kaira Rouda, A.R. Torre, Sandra Brown, and Jenova Rose. It shares the intense psychological depth of A.R. Torre's works, the domestic suspense of Kaira Rouda and Jenova Rose novels, and the unexpected twists, romance, and spice of Colleen Hoover and Sandra Brown books.
Thanks to Inkubator Books and NetGalley for providing a gifted advanced reading copy in exchange for an honest review.
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My Rating: 5 Stars
Pub Date: April 6, 2025
About the Author
What would YOU do if you read your own death announcement? That’s the idea that sparked my first psychological thriller, I Want You Gone, and what fun I’ve had!
The last few years have been rather productive. Inkubator Books have published 24 of my psychological thrillers. We’ve sold hundreds of thousands of books and many have hit Amazon’s best seller lists.
Just in case you’re interested, here are the reasons I’ve ended up writing psychological thrillers.
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