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The Good Life Kindle Edition

by Sarah K. Stephens (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 171 ratings
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“Brilliant, it had me on the edge of my seat and I didn't want to put it down!” —Goodreads reviewer, five stars

A shocking crime during a Costa Rican vacation exposes the secrets of a wealthy, troubled couple in this gripping novel by the author of It Was Always You . . .

Kate and Calvin are on the trip of their dreams in Costa Rica, hoping to heal their marriage after years of difficulty and loss. When they meet a young newlywed couple at their resort, an attraction develops between the two couples that threatens to disrupt both marriages.

After a life-threatening shark encounter, with emotions and adrenaline running high, the couples act on these simmering feelings—and the morning after, Kate awakens to find herself covered in blood, her husband missing, and the young couple dead. As she goes on the run and furiously tries to unravel the mystery of what happened in that hotel room, Kate uncovers connections leading back to her life in New York and the secrets she’s hidden for years. Traveling deeper into the Costa Rican jungle, will Kate find her husband and the answers she seeks—or will her sanity be tested to its limits?
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    284 pages
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    Bloodhound Books
  5. Publication date
    April 11, 2022
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09VHF5JX7
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bloodhound Books (April 11, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 11, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1601 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 284 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars 171 ratings

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Sarah K. Stephens

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Sarah K. Stephens is the author of six novels and a developmental psychologist at Penn State University.

Although Fall and Spring find her in the classroom, she remains a writer year-round. Her writing has appeared in LitHub, The Writer’s Chronicle, Hazlitt, and The Millions. Sarah’s books include the psychological thrillers A Flash of Red, It Was Always You, The Anniversary, Isolation, The Good Life, and The Killing Kind.

Sarah loves using her psychological training to craft darkly human stories with killer twists. When she’s not plotting death and betrayal, she can be found enjoying the pleasures of country life with her family in Central Pennsylvania.

Follow Sarah on Instagram (@skstephenswrite), Twitter (@skstephenswrite) or Facebook (@sarahkstephensauthor) and read more of her writing on her blog (www.sarahkstephens.com).

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5.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2023
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Sarah keeps her readers guessing throughout the story. Just when you think you know what’s happening your theory crumbles under the weight of evidence and/or confession. Wonderful read as are all of Sarah’s books. A+
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Bobbi Jo Wagner
4.0 out of 5 stars great story
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2022
I enjoyed this suspenseful story. This is a newer author for me which I enjoyed and look forward to reading more from her. I enjoy her writing skills and her attention to details that make her story come to life on each page. This is a well written story about two couples on vacation that does not turn out the way they thought. Their story is one of secrets, tests of sanity and tests to marriage. This is a fast paced story that was hard to put down. The characters pulled me in to the story from the beginning. I enjoy how connectable and how they just made the story for me. They had great growth throughout the story along with the plot. The twists and turns had me turning pages fast just waiting to see what would happen next. I enjoyed what the characters brought to the story as well. This is a great story that I enjoyed spending my afternoon reading. I highly recommend this book.
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Emily
3.0 out of 5 stars Really Choppy
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2022
The description of this book sounded really good. A tropical holiday gone wrong. I felt the disappearance was very rushed in the beginning. It then turned into Kate basically going one way with her sister....thought it was odd her sister rushed out to meet her when she was already in danger..and he husband Calvin trying to follow their kidnapped son. There was some good suspense and twists. The ending was a huge shock! But overall, I felt it was kind of choppy and average.
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Rambo. This kept me guessing to the very end. I didn't see it coming. This book is fantastic!!
5.0 out of 5 stars Chilling ending!!
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2022
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Wow. Wow. Wow. I am blown away at the twists and unexpected turns that took place at the end. I highly recommend this book to all!!! A chilling read.
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jnoble82
4.0 out of 5 stars pretty good!
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2022
The Good Life follows Kate and Calvin on a vacation in Costa Rica, hoping to rekindle their relationship. They meet Bill & Ashley on the plane and the couples hit it off. They spend a few days together but after one crazy night, Kate wakes up to find Bill and Ashley dead and Calvin missing. She runs before anyone can accuse of her murder. She soon finds herself on a wild adventure through Costa Rica, an adventure that deals with her son, kidnapped 4 years ago.

This book was alllll over the place and I wasn't sure I was going to like it at first but at some point, maybe 1/5th of the way through, everything clicked into place and I was flying through it. The book was full of twists and turns and you honestly don't know who to trust. Kate isn't completely reliable. What is she hiding? What is Calvin hiding? What is Kate's sister hiding?

This book was nuts but I really enjoyed it!

Thank you, Bloodhound books!!
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Sheila E. Heming
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2022
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OMG. Read this in one day. The ending… I actually said out loud OMG!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Calvin and his wife Kate
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2022
This story is coming out The Good Life by Sarah k Stephens April 11, 2022. The story began with a good grabber, the main characters Calvin and his wife Kate, the was married. They are flying to Costa Ricam already the book is a paradise setting. They meet another couple., I was drawn inside this book, I love the detail and feelings of Kate the wife and Calvin her husband. They had a party something happens, and off this book goes. The book mystery Who? Why? What? When? Where? Questions need to be answer. You have to read to find out what happens i don't want to give away too many details. The ending to the novel is a real surprising hoot. You will meet others inside like Rebecca, Ashby, Bill, Paul. and Danny. But it something about this Danny you must read. There so many twists and very emotional moments you will feel this storyline.
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Vivian
1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing book
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2022
I was so excited when I learned that this book was going to take place in Costa Rica, I really wanted to read it. You see, I am from Costa Rica so I felt drawn to the book when I read the premise of it, unfortunately the excitement bubble burst almost immediately, right by the first pages.

I believe that when an author decides to set his/her story on a country of place, said author will be doing research on set place, but what a disappointment, this wasn't the case at all for this book. There are so many mistakes, lies and misconceptions about Costa Rica in this book that it makes it insulting and treats the country as a backwards one.
Just to name a few: The sun shining down on Costa Rica cannot be the equatorial sun since Costa Rica is not on the Equator but north of it, not all the bridges on the country are made of loose wood planks joined together by tires, as a matter of fact hardly any of them are this way, taxis in Costa Rica are not yellow or green but color red, it doesn't take all the night to drive to Monteverde, (Costa Rica isn't so big to drive all the night to get from one place to another), you cannot go to a pulperia or minisuper (not a bodega as the writer called them) to buy a burner phone, if the luxury resort is located by the beach it isn't located in a valley. You don't fly across continents to go from NY to San José, and San José is nothing at all like NY, as she stated in the book (I know since I am from San José and now live in NYC) and "people get killed for a lot less, especially where you are right now" (the author words, not mine) is a way to diminish the value of Costa Rica as a country, those words can be true for any country or place.
Well this are just some of the mistakes that she made that could have had been fixed or not write them at all has she made her homework and research.

I would have given the book at least one more star if the plot was credible, but it had so many holes in it that the story didn't connect and was hard to understand.

The ending does have a shocking twist that I thought it was the best part of the book.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 26, 2022
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Seriously the worst book ever. Raced along at a pace where you hadn't a clue what was going on and the ending, UNBELIEVABLE. Terrible read.
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