She tries not to look down to the frothing water roiling against the rocks at the cliff’s base. It should be beautiful instead it feels oppressive, as if the vines might animate, twist and curl around her neck and strangle her to death. The arch’s skeleton has long since rotted away and the flowers droop into the path, clinging trails and vines that brush against her head and shoulders. Someone, years ago, built an archway along the arbor. It is cool inside this miniature forest the sky is blotted out by the purple-throated wisteria that drapes across and between the trees. A gray stone waist-high wall is all that stands between her and the cliffside. The path ahead is marked by towering cypress and laurel, verdant and lush. In her panic, she barely notices the pain. Her hair has come loose from its braid, flies unbound behind her like gossamer wings. A deep cut blooms red along her thigh, and the blood runs down her calf. The hem catches on a branch a large rend in the fabric slashes open, exposing her leg. The white dress, long and filmy, hampers her effort to run.

Then a raging storm descends, the power goes out-and the real terror begins…

And one troubling shadow hanging over Claire’s otherwise blissful relationship-the strange mystery surrounding Jack’s first wife. There are other, newer disturbances, too. In the majestic cliff-top villa owned by the wealthy Compton family, up-and-coming artist Claire Hunter will marry handsome, charming Jack Compton, surrounded by close family, intimate friends…and a host of dark secrets.įrom the moment Claire sets foot on the island, something seems amiss. Jutting from sparkling turquoise waters off the Italian coast, Isle Isola is an idyllic setting for a wedding. Ellison’s breathtaking new novel invites you to a wedding none will forget-and some won’t survive.

Ellison has a lot of of wonderful novels under her belt so this one promises to be another great addition! Summaryįast-paced and brilliantly unpredictable, J.T. The book is set on an island off the coast of Italy and I don’t know about everyone else in the world but I can’t wait to travel again once COVID is more manageable, but until then I am more than happy to travel to all the exotic book locations! I think the location is going to be one of the things that really makes this book, I know it’s one of the things that attracted me first!Īs the book is out tomorrow, I wanted to offer you all a little teaser for what’s to come with an excerpt from the book! If this sounds like a book that’s going to hook you, then reserve your copy today and keep reading tomorrow when it comes out on Tuesday! J. It sounds full of atmosphere, menace, and twists. I am so excited to check this one out and see if that assumption is correct! This domestic thriller is out tomorrow and I am so excited to check it out. This book sounds like The Guest List and Rebecca got together and had a baby.

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