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Verity Kindle Edition

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Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity’s notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn’t expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of the night their family was forever altered. Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents would devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen’s feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife’s words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue to love her. A standalone romantic thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover.

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"Warning: Verity is not going to melt your heart. It's going to fry your soul." -Kindle Crack Book reviews
"Emotionally charged, sinister, evocative, fascinating and very addictive. We read Verity with a knot in our stomachs from the first to last page! What a brilliant read!" -TotallyBooked Blog
"This isn't a book, it's a visceral experience." -B.B. Easton, bestselling author

"Riveting and unexpected. Impossible to put down." -Claire Contreras, New York Times bestselling author.
"Sublimely creepy with a true Hoover pulse." -Tarryn Fisher, New York Times bestselling author.
"Wow I'm speechless, I don't know where to start with this one. Verity was a captivating, fast paced, twisted and addictive story." -Read More Sleep Less Blog

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Colleen Hoover is the New York Times bestselling author of Slammed, Point of Retreat, Hopeless, and This Girl. Colleen lives in Texas with her husband and their three boys. Please visit ColleenHoover.com.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07HJYTRMD
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hoover Ink, Inc. (December 7, 2018)
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Colleen Hoover is the #1 New York Times and International bestselling author of multiple novels and novellas. She lives in Texas with her husband and their three boys. She is the founder of The Bookworm Box, a non-profit book subscription service and bookstore in Sulphur Springs, Texas.

For more information and for a schedule of events, please visit colleenhoover.com.

To contact Colleen and her team (Her team's name is Stephanie), please email hooverink@outlook.com

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BethW

This is one of the best books I’ve read lately!

Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2024

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This book grabs you from the start. It’s twisty! We read it for our office book club. Most of us ordered the soft cover. One friend always orders the hard cover. I would urge you to buy the hard cover! I don’t recall reading this in any other review… The hardcover book has additional text. Kind of like an epilogue I guess. It will blow your mind! My coworker finished the book, and then casually mentioned in the meeting that his book ended differently than the rest of ours and of course we made him let us borrow that book and read the end, it was fantastic. The book is very well written. This is a standalone book. The author also writes series, but this is not one. So you don’t have to worry if you get this book that you’re missing three or four other books that are either before or after it. I should mention all of us in the book club have masters degree in counseling. in our jobs, we see very unusual things. This book caught all of us off guard. ! My advice: BUY THE HARD COVER and enjoy!

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Mariah Elizondo

WAS SOOO INTRIGUING

Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2024

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I haven’t read a book in so long. I actually have but it’s with books i wasn’t able to finish BUT this book ? this book was SO good. i finished reading this in about 2 days, i could not stop reading. Absolutely loved, it does have some suspense and i am definitely a baby when it comes to scary things however this didn’t included a lot of suspense, just enough to keep you on your toes! highly recommend

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JHSiess

Dark, Twisted, & Shocking -- Lives up to the Hype!

Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2022

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Verity opens with author Lowen Ashleigh having a very bad morning. Her mother died the previous week after a year-long battle with colon cancer. Lowen had a difficult relationship with her mother -- "a direct result of my own mother being terrified of me," she relates -- but still brought her to Lowen's apartment and cared for her during the last nine months of her life. Lowen is a sleepwalker and her mother kept her fairly secluded as a child, afraid of what Lowen might be capable of doing during one of many sleepwalking episodes. Now she has left her apartment in New York City for the first time in weeks, summoned to a meeting at her publisher's office by her literary agent, Corey, with whom she was previously in an intimate relationship. Just as Lowen is waiting for a crosswalk light to change, a man steps into the street and is struck by a truck. Lowen is understandably shaken, and the man's blood is splattered on her face and white shirt.

A handsome stranger escorts her into a coffee shop bathroom and literally gives her the shirt off his back. They chat briefly, and Loewn concludes that he "wants to be invisible in this city. Just like me." After all, she moved to New York to become part of the city's invisible millions of invisible residents. Her books have not sold well enough for her publisher to offer her another contract unless she agrees to promote them, something she has refused to do in the past. "I'm so awkward I'm afraid once my readers meet me in person, they'll swear off my books forever," Lowen laments. "That's why I stay home and write. I think the idea of me is better than the reality of me." But another contract was her last hope. She took time off from her writing career believing that her mother would leave her some money. Now, having lived off the advance she received after signing her prior contract, she has learned that she will receive nothing from her mother's estate. And be homeless soon, unless she receives a job offer.

When Lowen arrives at her publisher's office, she is shocked to find the man whose shirt she is wearing is attending the same meeting. He is Jeremy Crawford, husband of Verity, a very successful author who is unable to complete the series of books she was writing. Lowen is being offered a flat fee of seventy-five thousand dollars per book to write the last three volumes in the series, with the first installment due in six months. Lowen is determined to turn down the offer until Jeremy informs her that he selected her because Verity read one of Lowen's books and it was among her favorites. She purportedly told Jeremy that they shared a similar writing style and Lowen was destined to be "the next big thing." Verity has been catastrophically injured in a motor vehicle accident, following the deaths of both of her daughters, Chastin and Harper, leaving Jeremy to raise their young son, Crew, alone. Lowen ultimately agrees to take on the project.

Lowen makes the six-hour drive to the Crawford home in Vermont, listening to the audio version of the first book in the series en route. She is to spend time in Verity's office, reviewing the research and notes she left there in order to assess how best to approach writing the next book. Lowen meets Crew and learns that Verity's condition is extremely serious. She is in a virtually catatonic state -- uncommunicative and unable to care for herself. Caregivers spend the day in the home, with Jeremy managing at night. Lowen soon discovers that Verity's office lacks organization -- her expansive desk is strewn with stacks from end to end with papers and files, and boxes containing more documents line the walls. Clearly, the process of sorting through it all will take much longer than Lowen originally anticipated. As she begins reading Verity's second book, she realizes the "books are from the villain's point of view" and she will need "time to work myself into that mindset while writing." Jeremy claims that he has never read Verity's books because he "didn't like being inside her head."

Author Colleen Hoover recounts Lowen's story via a first-person narrative, with the story really taking off as Lowen attempts to settles into the Crawford home. She is keenly observant and inquisitive about Verity's writing, as well as her family, and quickly finds herself attracted to Jeremy, who is still married to the incapacitated woman being cared for in an upstairs bedroom. Searching through Verity's office, Lowen stumbles upon a manuscript entitled "So Be It." Verity hopes it is an outline for the next book, but it is instead an autobiography drafted by Verity. Reading it is not what she has been hired to do, but she justifies her insatiable curiosity by construing her review of the manuscript as research. "I need to see how Verity's mind works to understand her as a writer." Soon she is absorbed in Verity's descriptions of meeting Jeremy, the development of their relationship and the early days of their marriage, as well as her pregnancies and motherhood. The more she reads, the more frightened of Verity Lowen becomes, especially when events she observes appear to be inconsistent with what she has been told about Verity's condition. Nonetheless, Lowen continues returning to the manuscript to better understand the Crawford family's history, and gain insight into Jeremy and Verity's marriage. But Lowen is playing a dangerous game. Verity's purported autobiography is a dark and disturbing confession of Verity's feelings, motivations, and unspeakably vile acts. Lowen believes the manuscript to be an accurate depiction of Verity's life, and concludes that it "was written by a very disturbed woman -- a woman whose house I currently inhabit."

Hoover ramps up the tension as Lowen becomes entangled in a budding relationship with Jeremy, influenced heavily by what she is reading in the manuscript. Verity's revelations are horrifying, and as Lowen and Jeremy grow closer, he increasingly opens up to her, sharing details of his life with Verity about which Lowen feigns ignorance. Lowen's suspicions about the accident in which Verity was injured grow. Is Jeremy being completely honest with Lowen? Why is he willing to embark on a new relationship with Lowen when his wife, although injured, is still alive? He claims that he cannot move Verity to a care facility because Crew cannot sustain another loss. While Verity is cared for in their home, Crew can spend unlimited amounts of time at her bedside. Lowen now possesses detailed information about the deaths of Jeremy's daughters. Were their deaths really tragic accidents? Is Crew safe?

Hoover's characters are both fascinating and infuriating. The story is related solely from Lowen's perspective. Her childhood was difficult because of her sleepwalking and the way it detrimentally impacted her relationship with her mother. She has achieved modest success as a writer, but because of her discomfort in social situations, her career growth has been stymied. She accepts the offer to write Verity's next three books because she desperately needs the money, but also because it is an opportunity too good to pass up. But she is confused not only by her burgeoning attraction to Jeremy, but the incongruity between what she has been told about Verity's accident and what transpires in the house. Of course, Lowen's feelings and experiences are colored by the information set forth in the manuscript. Interestingly, Hoover has said that even when she depicts Lowen reading Verity's manuscript, readers are "still not fully in Verity’s head because we’re always in Lowen’s perspective, reading something she found. When I write a book from one character’s point of view, I rarely think about the story from the other character’s perspectives. Sometimes it’s necessary for certain scenes, but with this book, it was important for me to feel the confusion and fear Lowen felt. So as the author, I had to be completely blind to what was happening from everyone else's perspectives." Still, as the story progresses, Hoover keeps readers guessing as to how gullible and vulnerable Lowen really is. She believes the manuscript is truthful and accurate, and that Jeremy is not the villain -- if, in fact there is a villain in the Crawfords' story. But could Lowen possibly be opportunistic, calculating, and willing to do anything to be with Jeremy?

Jeremy is equally captivating. He is handsome, charming, successful, and by all outward appearances, a family man who has sustained unimaginable losses who has been able to soldier on only because he has a young son to raise. To be fair, although Verity's prognosis is never affirmatively established, his desire to move on with his life is understandable -- Verity sustained a serious head injury which will, in all likelihood, preclude her from resuming a fully normal life. But was his meeting with Lowen on the street just before the meeting at her publisher's office really just coincidental? Did he intend for her to find the manuscript in Verity's office? Has he been fully aware of its contents all along? About that, Hoover says, "I’m not sure because I was never in Jeremy’s head." In other words, readers can draw their own conclusions, based on the evidence Hoover does present.

And what about Verity? Is she selfishly conniving and evil, as the manuscript suggests? Or is she a blameless grieving mother who was tragically injured in a horrific car accident?

The manuscript provides myriad complications. Lowen debates whether she should discuss it with Jeremy. She doesn't believe he is aware of its existence or content. He claimed he never read Verity's books, after all. Lowen learns that Verity was injured when her vehicle hit a tree, but there were no skidmarks on the pavement. She concludes Verity "either fell asleep or she did it on purpose." Does it matter to Lowen which scenario is accurate? What conclusion has Jeremy drawn about the cause of the accident?

Putting aside the perspective from which the story is told, no aspect of the story or the characters can be accepted at face value. Hoover includes plot twists so shocking and unnerving that Verity, originally published in 2018, continues to be one of the most-discussed psychological thrillers ever written. (There is even a Facebook discussion group devoted to the book, boasting nearly twenty-five thousand members!) The book is fast-paced, engrossing, and extremely entertaining. The story's pace gradually accelerates with each surprising development and breath-taking revelations of the truth or, perhaps, a manipulated version of the truth. The tale careens to a jaw-dropping conclusion that will keep readers thinking, discussing, and debating Hoover's extremely clever and nuanced tale, as well as her deliciously intriguing and morally ambiguous characters (who may prove themselves to be not as ambiguous as originally thought) for a very, very long time. Hoover says she "chose the ending because it’s frightening to me. It’s my biggest nightmare For the darkness in the worlds I create as a writer to somehow" intrude into her real life.

Thanks to Grand Central Publishing for a copy of the book.

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Debby Scott

How do writers think this stuff up?

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2024

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I wonder how a writer’s mind works to allow them to write books such as ‘Verity’. Don’t try to figure this one out until you’ve read the last page! And even then, you might not know where truth lies.

This book is twisted and upsetting. But not so that you don’t want to finish it. It’s a two-day read, unless you stay up all night! The storyline of ‘Verity’ will have me, and most likely, you, thinking about it for days after you have finished reading this Colleen Hoover book.

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lindsay

INSANE

Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2024

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i love love love this book!!!!!! it's so good and so crazy, like it's just one thing after another. honestly, some parts were just SICK and they made me put it down for a minute in between some chapters, but i had to keep going back to it!! the first two or three chapters were just like ehhh, but i kept going and OMG!! like i knew she was crazy, but AHH!! would recommend, definitely kept my interest and i would definitely buy her books again

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Kristy Barclay

great read

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2024

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I read a different book with a similar plot first although I think this was released first. Both were great novels and good in their own ways. The reason I mention another book is because I wasn’t sure if I wanted to finish this one but it was a great read on its own. You form your own opinion about the characters and the ending. I loved it. It’s also my first Colleen Hoover book. I may now be a fan!!

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caitlin hillard

LORD HAVE MERCY

Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2024

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this book was like no other book I've ever read before. On my toes the whole time and in the end the plot twist was ever crazier! Like wth!!! But it was amazing and I finished it before I even knew it was over......depressing......that it wasn't longer!!! Such a great book

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Taylor

best read of 2023

Reviewed in Canada on January 31, 2024

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i looooved this book it kept me engaged i finished it within two days!! so far my favourite read by colleen. i can’t wait till they make the movie for it!

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Reviewed in Brazil on January 6, 2024

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Não sei explicar o que estou sentindo. Them um plot muito bom. Leitura bem fluida, acabei em um dia e meio. Super recomendo!!

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Dani

Muy bien libro

Reviewed in Mexico on October 26, 2023

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Buena calidad (aspecto físico), muy buena novela, fácil de leer.

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A real rollercoaster of a read!

Reviewed in France on January 31, 2024

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Plot with a mega twist, with fascinating characters and loads of atmosphere.

Mriganka Shekhar De

This will keep you up all night

Reviewed in India on January 18, 2024

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I want to start this review saying I’ve had multiple people recommend Verity to me the last few weeks. As an avid reader, I couldn’t help but notice Colleen Hoover, or as avid fans call her “CoHo” has 4 books on the most read books on Goodreads – so why not right? I assumed most of her books are loved by hopeless romantics, not usually my cup of tea – but I felt as though this book had a perfect balance of romantic scenes, erotic scenes, and just plain, great thriller/suspenseful moments. I was hooked from the first page, and finished Verity in less than 24 hours (not sure if that is because the text is big or because the novel was that good – or a mix of both).

The cherry on top really came at the end. I finished this novel less than 5 minutes ago, and I’m still trying to wrap my head around the ending, my brain is running a million miles a minute, just what I want from a novel. What really went on in that house in Vermont? It is extremely hard for me to write this review without giving anything away, but if you are in the market for a book that will make your jaw drop, I HIGHLY suggest Collen Hoover’s, or as I can now confidently say “CoHo’s” Verity.

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