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The Engagement

By: Samantha Hayes
Narrated by: Sarah Durham
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You thought you had escaped him. Until he proposed to your daughter.

"There’s someone I want you to meet," Belle says, as a man draws up to her side. He’s tall with dark hair and stubble on his square jaw. He’s not exactly smiling, but the corner of his mouth curls upwards as he slides his hand around my daughter’s waist.

I grab my husband’s arm to steady myself, as the room spins around me.

I stare into the man’s eyes–jet black. Nothing and everything hidden behind them.

Fear prickles my skin as I remember what he did.

How I only just escaped.

All the lies I’ve had to tell since.

"I want you to meet Jack," Belle says, brimming with excitement. "He’s my fiancé." She rests her head on his shoulder. "Isn’t it exciting? We’re engaged!"

Fear hammers in my chest. I have to stop this.

My daughter’s life is in danger, and it’s all because of me.…
A totally gripping psychological thriller from an Amazon No. 1 best seller that will take you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions and have you gasping at the twists.

©2023 Samantha Hayes (P)2022 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

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Incredible!

Fantastic story, convincingly strong narration and an extremely entertaining ending!! Everything you could want in a good listen. If you’re on the fence, just get it! Well worth the credit!!!

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Original and very graphic !!

I don't really know how to review this book, because I've never read or heard anything like it.
It was a wild and sometimes frustrating ride, and it was SO graphic in several ways... sometimes it made me feel like I was right there, and sometimes it just made me cringe.
I'm not sorry I listened to it, but I'm also not sad that it's over.
So many secrets

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Somewhat Contrived

I don’t want to listen to books which are too short, I.e,, four and five hours. This, however, was just a little too long. The goodies were really good and the baddies were really bad. There were twists that I didn’t foresee which I enjoyed. There was also another interesting twist at the end, which I again did not foresee.
I dinged the performance, because the narrator had the unfortunate habit of lowering the voice to a whisper to portray a man speaking. Unfortunately, you couldn’t hear so you turned up the volume and then, when normal speaking began it was too loud. I missed several sentences because of this whispering . It was very annoying having to back up several times to hear what had been said.
Overall, it held my interest, and I am beginning to like this author.

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Not for me

This story was too long, drawn out, and predictable. I couldn’t stand the main character. She was more worried about her own reputation than her daughter being trafficked.

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Characters made a bunch of bad decisions

This is my second Samantha Hayes book. I am coming to this off of Date Night, which I really enjoyed. This one just seems like a bunch of people making silly choices that end with irrational drama. I wanted to like it but the characters just weren’t relatable for me. I am willing to try another book of hers since there is one win and one loss but I really hope I can return this one

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Kept me engaged

An Enjoyable listen. I found myself rooting for the main characters. And the loosens were tied up at the end.

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Great read or listen!

Very much enjoyed this book and will seek out the author again in the future.

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Such great twists at the end

Loved every minute of this book but the twist at the end. And then the double twist in the epilogue made me gasp!! . Such A fun easy summer read

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Loved this!!

First time reading this author. Great story, on edge of your seat the entire page turning.

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Characters completely unrealistic

This is a sloppy job. The villain is entirely one dimensional. The main character's transformation makes no sense. Her daughter is so incredibly gullible that it is impossible to feel any stake in what happens to her.

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