Lie In The Tide by Holly Danvers

Item: Lie In The Tide
Rating: 5
Author: BaronessMom

Posted June 9, 2025 by BaronessMom in Review, Series, Thriller and Suspense / 0 Comments

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Lie In The Tide

by Holly Danvers

Series: Little White Lies #1
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Published by Severn House Publishers on June 3, 2025
Setting: Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Genres: Thriller and Suspense
Pages: 236
Format: Audible Audiobook, Audio CD, ebook, Hardcover, Kindle
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It’s been twenty years since Mori, Avery, Remi and Calista last saw each other. As they reconnect on Cape Cod to celebrate Calista’s fortieth birthday, each one hides a painful and devastating secret.

Former introvert Mori is now a bestselling erotica author. She’s more successful than she ever dreamed, and yet shamefully on the cusp of divorce number three.

Remi’s a yoga instructor, blissfully married to her high school sweetheart. On this trip, she’s concealing her pregnancy – and the baby’s paternity.

Quiet Avery is a farm wife living in Iowa. Her life doesn’t have the scandals of her friends’. But she does have a house full of kids she fears she’ll never see again . . .

And Calista, the quintessential suburban mom and high school English teacher, is harboring the biggest secret of all.

These four women are about to learn that one little white lie could kill more than just their friendship . . .

Lie in the Tide is an edge-of-your-seat suspense thriller that digs deep into those little white lies that have the potential to turn deadly.

Lie In The Tide by Holly Danvers takes a reunion of high school friends and turns the event into a murderous affair.

Will Mori and her friends figure out who killed Calista?

We start with high school friends who are getting together after not seeing each other for 20+ years. They were “the group” in school and the best of friends, but after graduation, they went their separate ways.

Now the four ladies are supposed to meet up on Cape Cod at a big house owned by one of their friends.

The Ladies

Mori was the shy one. Now she is a best-selling author of romance. She has been married three times and may be on the verge of her third divorce. Mori isn’t used to having people around as she spends most of her day writing. I would say the character that we get to know is smart, but spends the majority of her life writing romance novels, and she flirts like crazy with all men. I connected with Mori right away.

Calista, once a cheerleader and reserved, is now a high school English teacher and, on the outside, seems to have the perfect family. But her life is based on a lie and her husband is pissed about it. I think he is overreacting a bit. However, I also understand both sides of their argument. Calista’s secret may blow up two marriages. However, it shouldn’t have ended in death.

Avery, always outgoing and down to earth, is now a farm wife in Iowa. She does so much for her family, but worries that her neighbor has set her sights on Avery’s husband. Avery also hides a secret, but not one that will affect her friends; it will impact her family. It is a sad secret that she keeps. I felt the sorriest for her.

Last, we have Remi, the yoga teacher, who owns a gym in Florida with her high school sweetheart husband. She seems to be a bit lonely, but she lies the easiest and her friends don’t know when she is telling the truth or not. Remi’s life is very different from the others, but she is still vulnerable and somewhat sweet. However, she is playing with fire when it comes to her husband and the trainer with whom they are involved. It’s a usual plan, but financially, it makes sense; however, morally, I don’t believe it’s possible.

The Mystery

Oh, my, did Ms. Danvers keep me guessing. I was like it’s him, no her, no him. Then, about halfway through the story, I made up my mind. I was right, and he deserved more than what he got. Yet, he will get his up-incomings.

Five Stars

My rating for Lie In The Tide by Holly Danvers is five stars. I loved it. Well done, Ms. Danvers. I hope to see more like this from you. I do recommend it to all suspense readers out there.

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About Holly Danvers

Holly Danvers grew up devouring every mystery novel on the shelf of her local library. She lives in the Midwest with her husband and 3 chickens, where she’s already plotting her next novel.

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