Description:

Fixer Upper meets Gone Girl in this suspenseful and witty domestic thriller set in the world of home renovation TV—featuring a woman who becomes public enemy #1 after a horrifying discovery prompts her to flee her celebrity husband with their twin babies.

Dawn Decker is an American everywoman and the salt to her husband Wyatt’s sweet, media-friendly charm on their Tennessee-based home renovation reality TV show, The Perfect Home. While Dawn bristles at the trappings of their D-list celebrity status, Wyatt hungers for greater fame. The couple also faces infertility issues stemming from Wyatt’s low sperm count. He secretly orders experimental fertility drugs, and they conceive, but his personality takes a dark turn—he becomes moody, withdrawn, and even cruel.

When Dawn discovers his horrifying plot to manufacture a tragedy in order to skyrocket their celebrity status, she takes their infant twins and goes on the run. Wyatt appears on national television to turn the public against her, painting Dawn as an unstable kidnapper suffering from postpartum psychosis. His charm is so compelling that even Dawn’s closest friends doubt her. She will have to dig deep into the past—both hers and Wyatt’s—to find allies, protect her children, and beat this beloved all-American celebrity at his own game.

Told in dual perspectives from both husband and wife, this smart, captivating, and twisty thriller is a fun, addictive read from the very first page.

Adele’s Review:

Wow. Wow. Wow. This reviewer loved everything about this book. The Perfect Home is an exceptionally well-written novel with a gripping storyline, great characters, and perfect plotting. I couldn’t put the book down.

There’s so much to say about the subtext of the plot and its sad commentary on the destructive power of the media to gaslight and sway the public to see things in a certain light, devoid of facts or truth. The media appetite for molding public opinion based on speculation, opinion, or preference is one of the saddest realities of our time. The characters in The Perfect Home each suffer or benefit from that reality.

The Perfect Home is listed as Women’s Fiction by the publisher, but this gripping novel is undoubtedly a thriller, filled with taut suspense that builds to a crescendo until its powerful conclusion. This book would make a fabulous movie. I’ll be interested to see if that happens. I’ll be looking for Kenitz’s next novel. Don’t miss this one! Highly recommended.

Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6790318848

Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CZWPQKRP/