The First Wives

By: S.E. Reed

Narrated by: Caitlin Shannon

Two women live in neighboring beachfront mansions. One posts carefully curated photos of her enviable life. The other watches from the shadows, learning every detail of that life, waiting for the right moment to destroy it.

Hannah thought she knew which one she was.

When Hannah meets Sophia, she sees a kindred spirit. Another woman married to wealth, someone who understands the pressures of living up to impossible standards. Quickly, Sophia becomes the friend Hannah never knew she needed. Until Hannah discovers Sophia has been lying. About everything.

You may think you know where this is going. The confrontation. The revelation. The fight for survival. But Hannah is about to discover a truth so twisted it will shatter everything she believed about her marriage, her past, and herself.

Some secrets can kill. And some women have been living with the dead for years.

Fans of Freida McFadden and Jeneva Rose will be glued to every twist in this psychological thriller where nothing—and no one—is what they seem.

©2025 S.E. Reed (P)2025 Storm Publishing

Wow very very good

feel like—gripping, tense, and impossible to put down. I was hooked from start to finish, and I highly recommend using your credit on this one if you love the genre.

Not great

The character Hannah was written and narrated in a way that made her sound like a nursery school teacher. Her as a character also did not make a lot of sense. I found her very one dimensional.

Kept me on my toes

just when you thought you knew what was going to happen next there is a twist.

Hard to get going- struggled with the narration

I really struggled to get engaged with the story as the narration for the main character Hannah was irritating. I agree with another reviewer who described the writing and narration for the main character as a “nursery school teacher.”

If you love stories about annoying and unlikable main characters, this is the book for you

It was super predictable but the worst was the main character was half idiot, half entitled. I guess the author thought there was a plot twist but only if you’ve never read a book before. Glad it was on sale but I’d still have preferred to spend my 2.50 on anything else.