💗 Sarina Bowen 📚 DYING TO MEET YOU 🖤

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• 13 May 2025
• Domestic Thriller

★★★★★

4.5 Stars

The acclaimed USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author returns with a twisty thriller that probes how well we actually know the men in our lives.

Rowan Gallagher is a devoted single mother and a talented architect with a high-profile commission restoring an historic mansion for the most powerful family in Maine. But inside, she’s a mess. She knows that stalking her ex’s avatar all over Portland on her phone isn't the healthiest way to heal from their breakup. But she’s out of ice cream and she's sick of romcoms.

Watching his every move is both fascinating and infuriating. He's dining out while she's wallowing on the couch. The last straw comes when he parks in their favorite spot on the waterfront. In a weak moment, she leashes the dog and sets off to see who else is in his car.

Instead of catching her ex in a kiss, Rowan becomes the first witness to his murder—and the primary suspect.

But Rowan isn’t the only one keeping secrets. As she digs for the truth, she discovers the dead man was stalking her too, gathering intimate details about her job and her past.

Struggling to clear her name, Rowan finds herself spiraling into the shadowy plot that killed him.

Will she be the next to die?

ARC received for an honest review

 

I am enjoying Bowen's move into domestic thrillers, and I have been looking forward to Dying To Meet You.

 

I did find it took me a while to get into the flow of this one.  That me be more me though, busy and tired with work yada yada yada. Once I got going though, I was hooked.

 

It has a bit of everything.  Mystery/thriller with a bit of second chance romance in there too.

 

We got a few POVs, so we got a very rounded look at the story and the characters. Rowan was a bit of a hot mess, but was also strong and forthright and getting into it all - and all kinds of trouble.

 

I kind of had an idea of whodunnit, but it was exciting to read and see how things play out.

 

I loved the setting, could imagine myself in their town, walking my dog by the water, stopping for an ice cream (even if it is cold!)

 

I hope Bowen writes more in this genre in the future.

 

 

Rowan is almost 40. Her daughter is a typical 16 year old teenager.

And her boyfriend of ten weeks just broke up with her via text.

At least her professional life is great. Not. She's behind schedule and over budget as the architect of this centuries old billionaire family's mansion.

And then her ex is found dead in front of her workplace. By her. Accidentally. Kinda. Because she still follows his phone's location.

What happened to him? And how will she convince the cops that she didn't do it? And what kinds of secrets is her daughter keeping from her?

Read the book to find out!

Another Sarina Thriller. Yay!

I loved reading this!

I loved the locations. Maine. The old, slightly creepy, house.

It was mysterious and a bit sad and heartbreaking.

You can't stop reading - you need to know what's what!
We also get a bit of a second chance love story. Loved that!

Plus - we have an amazing dog! So - what's not to love?!

DYING TO MEET YOU was such a great story! Full of mystery. Secrets. Danger. Architecture. Family. The Past. The Present. Hopes for the future. I loved the dog + the dad!

I just loved reading this! Run to your nearest bookdealer to find out all the things!

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Sarina Bowen writes steamy, angsty Contemporary Romance and New Adult fiction from the wilds of Vermont.

She is the author of The Ivy Years, an award-winning series set amid the hockey team at an elite Connecticut college.

Waiting for more Ivy Years? You can read more about upcoming volumes in the four book series at http://www.sarinabowen.com/theivyyears

Also, the Gravity series.

Sarina enjoys skiing, espresso drinks and the occasional margarita. She lives with her family, eight chickens and more ski gear and hockey equipment than seems necessary.

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