What He Doesn’t Know by Kandi Steiner
Publication Date: March 15th, 2018
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Photographer: Perrywinkle Photography, Lauren Perry
Cover Designer: Kandi Steiner
On the northeast side of town, there is a house.
The house was once magical, filled with love and joy and plans for the future.
Inside its walls are many things that belong to me — my books, the china from my mother on my wedding day, the beautiful cage once home to two birds, now empty, just like me.
And a man.
A man who also belongs to me.
A man I no longer wish to keep.
A man who, no doubt, has not slept, though the sun is rising. Because the house where he waits is where I laid my head to rest every night for eight years. Until last night.
No one who knows me would believe Charlie Pierce, the quiet, bookish girl who never made waves is pulling out of the driveway of a man who isn’t her husband.
But they don’t know me at all.
I don’t even know me.
Not anymore.
They say there are two sides to every story, and I suppose in most cases, that’s true. But the one I live inside of? It has three.
On the northeast side of town, there is a house.
But there is no longer a home.
Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars
What did I just read?!?! Somebody, please tell me, because my mind is completely blown, my heart shattered in pieces. I know I can count on Kandi Steiner for an angst-filled romance, but I seriously think that What He Doesn’t Know tops them all.
Kindergarten teacher Charlie is miserable in her marriage, and has been for quite some time. The devastating reason behind it could be a trigger for some, so reader beware. But the avalanche of events that has led to her sad marital state is so damn relatable. One day, Reese reenters her life in the last place she ever imagined seeing her best friends brother, the boy her teenage self once loved: Reese has moved back home and is now teaching at the same school. As they rekindle a tentative friendship, Charlie begins to smile again for the first time in five years. And when she realizes that she never got over Reese, nor he her, the guilt practically eats her alive.
Until the day that the threads holding together Charlie and Cameron’s marriage snaps, and she runs to Reese’s arms.
I had a slight issue with the fact that Charlie was married, and Reese didn’t really care. Cheating isn’t normally a trope I care for, but I love Steiner enough to give it a go. And I am so glad that I did. Thus story wouldn’t work the way that it does if the heroine was NOT married. The emotions that Charlie goes through as she examines the state of her marriage, the reactions her husband Cameron has and how he has been dealing with their problems, and the two twists towards the end of this book… it all just plays into the beautiful angst that is this story.
There are three sides to every story. And I cannot wait to see how this one turns out! Thankfully, the second part of this duet is out in just another week! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.
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About the Author:
Kandi Steiner is a Creative Writing and Advertising/Public Relations graduate from the University of Central Florida living in Tampa. Kandi works full time as a social media specialist, but also works part time as a Zumba fitness instructor and blackjack dealer.
Kandi started writing back in the 4th grade after reading the first Harry Potter installment. In 6th grade, she wrote and edited her own newspaper and distributed to her classmates. Eventually, the principal caught on and the newspaper was quickly halted, though Kandi tried fighting for her “freedom of press.” She took particular interest in writing romance after college, as she has always been a die hard hopeless romantic (like most girls brought up on Disney movies).
When Kandi isn’t working or writing, you can find her reading books of all kinds, talking with her extremely vocal cat, and spending time with her friends and family. She enjoys beach days, movie marathons, live music, craft beer and sweet wine – not necessarily in that order.
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