She has his dead wife’s heart; the one she wants is his. The author of The Family Plot brings her signature “taut, emotionally charged, and propulsive” (Jeneva Rose, New York Times bestselling author) prose to a twisty novel about a heart transplant patient who becomes romantically obsessed with her donor’s husband.
Rosie Lachlan wants nothing more than to find The One.
A year after she was dumped in her wedding dress, she’s working at her parents’ bridal salon, anxious for a happy ending that can’t come soon enough. After receiving a life-saving heart transplant, Rosie knows her health is precious and precarious. She suspects her heart donor is Daphne Thorne, the wife of local celebrity author Morgan Thorne, and begins messaging him via an anonymous service called DonorConnect, ostensibly to learn more about Daphne. But Rosie has a secret: She’s convinced that now that she has his wife’s heart, she and Morgan are meant to be together.
As she and Morgan correspond, the pretense of avoiding personal details soon disappears, even if Rosie’s keeping some cards close to her chest. But as she digs deeper into Morgan’s previous marriage, she discovers disturbing rumors about the man she’s falling for. Could Morgan have had something to do with his late wife’s death? And can Rosie’s heart sustain another break—or is she is next?
Rosie Lachlan wants nothing more than to find The One.
A year after she was dumped in her wedding dress, she’s working at her parents’ bridal salon, anxious for a happy ending that can’t come soon enough. After receiving a life-saving heart transplant, Rosie knows her health is precious and precarious. She suspects her heart donor is Daphne Thorne, the wife of local celebrity author Morgan Thorne, and begins messaging him via an anonymous service called DonorConnect, ostensibly to learn more about Daphne. But Rosie has a secret: She’s convinced that now that she has his wife’s heart, she and Morgan are meant to be together.
As she and Morgan correspond, the pretense of avoiding personal details soon disappears, even if Rosie’s keeping some cards close to her chest. But as she digs deeper into Morgan’s previous marriage, she discovers disturbing rumors about the man she’s falling for. Could Morgan have had something to do with his late wife’s death? And can Rosie’s heart sustain another break—or is she is next?
Title: Cross My Heart
Author: Megan Collins
Publisher: Atria Books
Expected Publication Date: January 14, 2025
Review:
Thank you to Edelweiss and Atria Books for providing me with an egalley of this book to read and give an honest review. The opinions expressed here are my own.
I don't read a lot of thrillers/mysteries. But I always find it fun to insert them in between my typical romance or fantasy books to break up my reads. I loved the idea of this one. Girl who receives a heart transplant connects with the donor's husband and forms a bond. What could possibly go wrong, right? Oh so much! This was my first Collins book and I enjoyed the ride.
Rosie Lachlan is set on finding the one, now that she is healthier than before with her new heart in place. She definitely has rose colored glasses when she connects with Morgan Thomas, a famous writer whose wife's heart Rosie believes she received. From the start there is something off about Rosie. She gave me creepy vibes, if I'm being honest. Almost a bit stalkerish in her interest in the author and her voiced admission she has a thing for him.
There are a lot of twists and turns in this story. Things I was not expecting and things I totally saw coming. I won't get into those things, as they will kill the mystery if I do, but just know the twists are going to leave you wondering just exactly what happened.
I loved how the author used the emails for the reader to connect to Morgan, since the story is told from Rosie's point of view. These emails are really what hooked me to the story. I will say they confused me a bit when things started to reveal themselves about 60-70% into the book, but I am sure that was intentional. Collins used those emails well to throw the reader off the trail of who actually committed the crimes you see. They also pain an unusual picture of Morgan. I absolutely got creeper vibes from him for the majority of the story.
There were so many ways this story could have turned and I honestly wasn't sure how it would go until I got to that second crime and realized who the stalker was. Before that, I was convinced there was some kind of psychotic break happening that I must have missed. Collins made all the characters suspect with how unlikeable and unhinged they were.
I will say the start of the story was better than the last 50%, finding out who the murderer was aside. It slowed down a lot at that point and I had to push myself a bit to care about what happened at the end. I lost interest though did push to finish it since I already felt invested.
Overall, I enjoyed the story but it is not my favorite of the mysteries/thrillers I have read. I do think fans of Lisa Jewell and Ruth Ware will enjoy this title.
Author:
Megan Collins is the author of CROSS MY HEART, THE FAMILY PLOT, THE WINTER SISTER, and more. She teaches creative writing and is the managing editor of 3Elements Review. She lives in Connecticut, where she obsesses over dogs, miniatures, and cake.
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