The Book
The rules are there to keep their family safe. But what happens when they get broken…?
Fiona Fisher lives a quiet and contented existence. A former nurse who married Jason, the doctor of her dreams, she is now a mother to his two daughters and living in the sort of cosy village home she’d always wished for.
Life is pretty much perfect in every way. As long as they stick to their rules…
Everyone in bed by eight o’clock sharp.
No loud music, no news on the TV, no social media. The house phone for emergency use only.
Locks on every door. No leaving the house.
And absolutely no talking about the past.
But one day, someone starts breaking the rules…
Samantha Hayes
Samantha Hayes grew up in a creative family where her love of writing began as a child. Samantha has written over twenty thrillers, including the bestselling titles Date Night and Until You’re Mine. The Independent called her writing ‘fantastically written and very tense’ while Good Housekeeping said ‘her believable psychological thrillers are completely gripping.’ Samantha’s books are published in multiple languages (over twenty-two at the last count).
In her free time, Sam loves painting watercolours, going to the gym and swimming. She has three grown-up children and lives in Warwickshire.
Samantha Hayes website can be found at samanthahayes.co.uk and you can follow her on Facebook, Instagram and X.
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The Book Tour
My thoughts on The Marriage Rules
From the moment I read the prologue in The Marriage Rules, I knew I was in for something seriously gripping. Samantha Hayes sets the stage with a list of eerie, rigid rules that instantly gave me a creeping sense of unease, and that tension only built from there.
Told through a dual timeline, the narrative moves seamlessly between past and present, making it easy to follow yet impossible to predict. I went in expecting a domestic thriller, but what I got was something far darker and more psychologically disturbing. The author has a real gift for creating atmosphere, and the unsettling dynamic at the heart of this story had me second-guessing everything.
The suspense builds gradually, pulling you deeper into the mystery with each chapter, and then bam! the twist in the middle completely blew the story apart. I didn’t see it coming at all, and I love when a thriller can still surprise me like that. Just as I was starting to process that twist, the ending delivered even more shocks that left me reeling.
Fast-paced and packed with twists, this was a wild, spiralling read that kept me turning the pages late into the night. If you’re looking for a psychological thriller that keeps you on edge and plays with your expectations, this one’s well worth picking up.
Sincere thanks to Sarah Hardy, Bookouture, and NetGalley for providing the digital advanced reader copy of this novel and having me on this Virtual Book Tour.
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