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The perfect timing of a fairy tale is tied to its tragedy…
Journalist, Meadow Graham, is invited to interview death row inmate, Vincent Mercier. Given three days to hear his sordid confession, Meadow seeks to learn why a wealthy hotel owner killed four people, including her twin sister.
Sensually exotic and enigmatic, Vincent details his deception while bragging about the amusement he took in manipulating Meadow’s sister.
Their interview is a battle of wills.
His story is a twisted web of coercion and lies.
And the tragedy is too perfect to be real.
Will Meadow discover all of Vincent’s secrets while she fights to protect her own?
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***5 ‘You Make A Wish, And Hope It Comes True’ Stars***
Lily White has done it again!
Wishing Well sucked in me from the start, frustrated the hell out of me numerous times (for reasons we’ll kind of address *BSEG*) gave me the FEELS (Yeah, didn’t necessarily expect that either) and left me with a weird mix of ultimate satisfaction with THAT ending while in my head I was thinking “But, but…” Simply put, the mind fuck was real and I absolutely adored it!
Vincent is an enigma, complex and yet simple, and that made him absolutely fascinating. The range of feels I had for this man were crazy. I was wary of him, hated him, hurt for him and in a strange way loved him. Meadow is tenacious and broken, but determined to gain some closure for herself and her twin. I loved her strength and the empathy I had for her as she learned of all that happened to her sister knew no bounds. The battle of wills these two engage in was as sexually charged as it was emotionally charge and reminded me of a fencing match where the opponents parried back and forth, teasing out the weak spot and then going in for the winning strike when the other least expected it.
As for the story. I was hooked, not gonna lie, but there were moments in the beginning where things moved so slow, it was excruciating and I had to put the book down. Not because I was frustrated as all get out, at least not totally, but because if I didn’t I would skip ahead (even to the end ~ I know bad reader/reviewer *slaps own hand*) and this is NOT a book you want to do that with because you will miss something. But then that point came where I didn’t want to put it down, in fact I got kinda pissy when I had no choice but to stop reading, and what you end up with is a story that is so much more than the sum of its parts and has you craving more.
I know, another vague, non spoilery and probably verbal vomit-y review, but it is necessary because (queue the groans) you HAVE to go into this book as blind as possible. As it is, I probably said too much, but it is what it is. This really was a well written and well balanced read. You get a little romance, a little smexy, some humor, and a good dose of heart even as your anticipating what will be coming next from the various players in this twisted tale. And that ending? Despite my inner...turmoil...it is a fitting end.
~ Copy provided by The Next Step PR & voluntarily reviewed ~
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Lily White is a dark writer who likes to dabble on the taboo side of eroticism. She is most known for her Masters Series (Her Master’s Courtesan and Her Master’s Teacher), Target This, Hard Roads, and Asylum. She’s co-authored Serial (a four part serial series). When she isn’t writing as Lily White you can find other books by her under M.S. Willis where she has penned the Control Series, the Estate Series, Because of Ellison (contemporary romance), and Standard Romance Story (Romance Comedy). Lily enjoys stretching her writing muscles by continuing to challenge herself with each book she publishes.
In addition to writing, Lily is an avid reader, gummy bear slayer, and a gold medalist in puppy naps.
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