"You always were such a tattle-tale."

She wanted her sister's life. Now she's getting it.

Evie grew up idolizing her older sister’s group of friends. Now she’s dating one of the guys, and drawing the others back into their tight circle.

But the group is hiding a dark secret.

When Evie makes a shocking discovery inside a house she’s renovating, she uncovers a web of lies.

As Evie gets closer to finding out what really happened one fateful night, the danger grows.

Someone she knows would kill to keep the past buried.

Readers LOVE this psychological thriller:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Excellent."

Wow, this is a fabulous story, full of recognizable, flawed characters that grow on you.

The story itself (what really happened at that solstice party, so many years ago?) is intriguing and we get bits and pieces of it through flashbacks while Evie keeps asking questions. But the relationship between all of the characters is what's really at the core of the story.

Friendships and romances; broken hearts and lies (to others and themselves); little betrayals and undeniable sisterly love... It's fascinating because none of them is perfect, none of them is a bad person, either. They are people trying to live their lives the best they can. This is a story about kids that, one night, made more than one mistake, and about the adults they become.

I must say, I didn't see the end coming, at all. I was fooled more than once by the twists in this story, and it was done so well that I can't be sore about it *laughs*

A great mystery, really worthy of your time.

Reader review by Clau (of the audiobook edition)

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Real Estate, Revelry, Revelations and Regrets"

Her Sister’s Friends is about a young girl who idolized her older sister’s friend group when she was eleven and they were in their late teens. She was the annoying kid sister that would tag along with their antics.

Jump forward a couple decades and she is now in her mid 30’s, dating the hunk of her sister’s friend group and at work is given a challenge. She finds a great deal on a house to purchase, refurb and flip – however she is warned away from the house without explanation. When she visits she feels déjà vu – she has been there before but has no recollection. When she asks her sister or her friends they all resolutely deny having ever been there.

She stumbles upon physical evidence proving at least one of them had been there – but why lie about it? That is where the mystery really begins – why were they there, what happened that night and what will the fallout be even 24 years later?

The story is told in modern day (2021 recent with references to very current events) and in a series of flashbacks as the truth is uncovered.

This is a psychological thriller – but the relationships between family and friends is the real heart of it. Gia Pere balances pathos with humor and heart. The story defies you to put it down. The story and its implications will stay with you.

(TRIGGERS / MILD SPOILERS) I won’t spoil anything but there is discussion of sexuality (including teenage promiscuity), substance abuse and self harm. Almost all of these actions are “off screen” and it is never graphic nor insensitive in its depictions.

Reader review by J. Marsh (of the audiobook edition)

NEW RELEASE! His Last Wife by Gia Pere releases March 15, 2022.

A mysterious woman on the run joins an aging A-list actor on a tropical film set where a sudden tragedy puts everyone in jeopardy.

HIS LAST WIFE - available March 2022

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