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The Marriage Pact

A Novel

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The Marriage Pact

By: Michelle Richmond
Narrated by: Tom Taylorson
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Newlyweds Alice and Jake are a picture-perfect couple. Alice, once a singer in a well-known rock band, is now a successful lawyer. Jake is a partner in an up-and-coming psychology practice. Their life together holds endless possibilities. After receiving an enticing wedding gift from one of Alice's prominent clients, they decide to join an exclusive and mysterious group known only as the Pact.

The goal of the Pact seems simple: to keep marriages happy and intact. And most of its rules make sense: Always answer the phone when your spouse calls. Exchange thoughtful gifts monthly. Plan a trip together once per quarter. Never mention the Pact to anyone. Alice and Jake are initially seduced by the glamorous parties, the sense of community, their widening social circle of like-minded couples. And then one of them breaks the rules. The young lovers are about to discover that for adherents to the Pact, membership, like marriage, is for life. And the Pact will go to any lengths to enforce that rule. For Jake and Alice, the marriage of their dreams is about to become their worst nightmare.

©2017 Michelle Richmond (P)2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Genre Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Marriage Thriller Christmas Thriller
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A very long listen. A rather inconceivable storyline, big brother eyes and ears everywhere? Interesting ending...

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Had me interested until about the last 2 hours and then it unravelled for me

Great until it wasn’t

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This is it, the author is profoundly intelligent, and the story makes you think at a deep level. Just brilliant 👏

I've been waiting for a great book

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It’s a strange far fetched story but great characters abd narration. It annoyed me in that they didn’t check many details when they joined the Pact!

Didn’t get the ending

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so much more to this than I originally thought. Perhaps a bit overdone with the punishments and how did the Pact know just what they were doing?? But it's a great listen. Different!

brilliant!

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it was a novel concept and I honestly couldn't put it down! The author paints a feasible scenario that made me think long and hard about the topic of Marriage. it was interesting, suspenseful and well constructed

A Riveting read & thought provoking topics

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It's ok for a freebie however found the narrator's voice of Alice extremely annoying! I see what the writer aimed to do with the ending but could of been delivered better perhaps. It's entertaining enough overall

Not bad for a freebie

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Track turner and captivating. Really enjoyed this book and will be looking for more from this author

Amazing book. Loved every minute.

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Loved most of the book was a little disappointed in the ending - kept waiting for a massive plot twist or something else to happen

Overall Great - disappointed in the ending

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Story is at times a bit hard to believe but if you know a bit about psychology you can see where the writer is going.
Nice narrator.

Bit unbelievable but still interesting

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