Here to Stay- Mark Edwards- psychological thriller

Elliot owns a lovely large house and garden bought with the proceeds of a

successful website sale. Being community spirited he opens his garden on the local

open garden day and seemingly unwittingly meets Gemma who proceeds to save his

life when he has an anaphylactic reaction to a sting. Their relationship progresses to

the point of marriage. He knows little about her family only having met her brother

who lives a short drive away. Her parents and sister Chloe are in France. We get

occasional chapters about a couple doing something, we know not what, rather

cloak and dagger. When Gemma asks if her parents and sister can stay “just for a

couple of weeks” until they find somewhere, Elliot is pleased to help and to finally

meet them. However it soon becomes clear that they are far from a normal family.

Chloe is very withdrawn and possibly ill and Gemma’s parents have their own very

odd agenda. Oooh!! Mark has done it again. Making me sit on the edge of my seat

with that anxious feeling in the pit of my stomach that something, just something

is amiss and just around the corner to keep me turning the pages. I felt for Elliot

and his naivety in not asking Gemma more about her family before they arrived

and about the scars that she is careful to hide. OMG the ending!!!

I won’t spoil anything. Hold on to your seat and enjoy the ride!

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