The Perfect Marriage: A Completely Gripping Psychological Suspense

Jeneva Rose

Jul 2020 · Open Road Media

About this eBook

One million sold: “A tantalizing premise . . . twists at every turn . . . [A] masterful debut about betrayal and justice” by a New York Times-bestselling author (Samantha M. Bailey, #1 national bestselling author of Watch Out for Her).

Optioned by Picture Perfect Federation for development as a film or TV series

Sarah Morgan is a successful and powerful defense attorney in Washington D.C. As a named partner at her firm, life is going exactly how she planned. The same cannot be said for her husband, Adam. He’s a struggling writer who has had little success in his career and he tires of his and Sarah’s relationship as she is constantly working. 

Out in the secluded woods, at the couple’s lake house, Adam engages in a passionate affair with Kelly Summers. But one morning everything changes. Kelly is found brutally stabbed to death and now, Sarah must take on her hardest case yet, defending her own husband, a man accused of murdering his mistress. 

The Perfect Marriage is a juicy, twisty, and utterly addictive thriller that will keep you turning pages. You won’t see the ending coming . . . guaranteed!

“Everything I want in a thriller. Sexy, shocking, and tense with an ending I never saw coming. Jeneva Rose is the queen of twists.” —Colleen Hoover, #1 New York Times–bestselling author on You Shouldn’t Have Come Here 

“A twisty, compulsive book that will keep you reading all night! Fast-paced with crisp writing and an intriguing plot. Jeneva Rose is one to watch.” —Samantha Downing, #1 international bestselling author of My Lovely Wife

“A book to be read in one gulp—this dastardly debut flies to a shocking reveal. I couldn’t put it down; I had to see what happened. Twists galore.” —J.T. Ellison, New York Times–bestselling author of Her Dark Lies

Ratings and reviews

Quite possibly the worst book to come off NYT recommendations. Every one star review is absolutely correct. It is rushed, lazy and all around terrible. Plot holes aside there are 3 sentences that made me dry heave to no end. *POTENTIAL SPOILER* quotes straight from the book. 1- "Her breasts were full and uncaged under her white tee. Her nipples were prominent..." 2- "it took fifteen minutes to beat the memory of her out of my d!ck" and lastly 3- "I feel a cloying stickiness build up in my pant!es" ...this is the only time I've wanted to dismiss a woman's accomplishments in hopes of her being the face of a male ghost writer because who in the right mind (editors included) let that utter garbage slide. None of it was essential to the plot in case you haven't guessed. Save yourself the 4-5 hours of life it would take to read this nonsense. Yikes.

I can't understand why people are raving about this book - is this the first one you've read? The actual premise for the story is intriguing and had the potential to create a sizzling, suspenseful narrative. But to do that you actually need to know how to write. The dialogue is stilted and as far away from authentic as you could get. To the author, are you listening to the conversations as you write them? Would people actually say these things in real life? The answer is no (on both counts, clearly).There is no subtlety or nuance in the prose. Everything is an exposition dump. The reader is treated like an idiot: 'the character crosses her arms' and in case we can't understand simple body language cues we are informed 'said character is mad'. The vocabulary used is constantly repeated and severely limited in its breadth. The sheriff describes an assault on a civilian by a police officer as 'horrible'. Firstly, it doesn't ring true that he would use that word in this context. Secondly, the word 'horrible' is used as an adjective again 2 sentences down. Not for emphasis, but simply because the author was clearly too lazy to think of another way to describe it. Then there is the problem with the characters not being properly fleshed out. This leads to improper care taken with character motivation. Inevitably, the resultant actions of the characters are unbelievable and, quite frankly, laughable. Quite a lot didn't make sense. Evidently, there was little to no research or background work done. Everything was written for the convenience of the author not to serve the believability of the plot. Case in point, how likely is it that a man charged with a double homicide, who had just escaped house arrest, would be left unrestrained, unsupervised in a room (in a police station) where the door is conveniently left open, and then on top of that, no one batted an eyelid as he strolled out the front door and escaped - what???? On a positive note, and as a way of earning the one star I have to attribute as a minimum to my review, it's one of those books that while you're reading it gives you a rather satisfying ego-boost: yes, I could indeed write better than this - it fact, my 12 year old could.

I was fully engaged in this story and enjoyed reading it until I got to the end. I was completely disappointed by how it wrapped up--it just wasn't believable. It felt like the last chapter was written about a completely different character.

About the author

Originally from Wisconsin, Jeneva Rose currently lives in Ithaca, New York with her husband, Drew, and her English Bulldog, Winston. When not writing, you can find her reading, playing board games, travelling, and binge watching The Office for the umpteenth time. Her debut novel will be released in July 2020.