What He Doesn’t Know
Contemporary Romance
Kandi Steiner
March 15, 2018
Perrywinkle Photography, Lauren Perry
Cover Designed by Kandi Steiner
On the northeast side of town, there is a house.
The house was once magical, filled with love and joy and plans for the future.
Inside its walls are many things that belong to me — my books, the china from my mother on my wedding day, the beautiful cage once home to two birds, now empty, just like me.
And a man.
A man who also belongs to me.
A man I no longer wish to keep.
A man who, no doubt, has not slept, though the sun is rising. Because the house where he waits is where I laid my head to rest every night for eight years.
Until last night.
No one who knows me would believe Charlie Pierce, the quiet, bookish girl who never made waves is pulling out of the driveway of a man who isn’t her husband.
But they don’t know me at all.
I don’t even know me.
Not anymore.
They say there are two sides to every story, and I suppose in most cases, that’s true. But the one I live inside of?
It has three.
On the northeast side of town, there is a house.
But there is no longer a home.
I knew, I knew when I first heard about this book that it would drive me up the wall, that I would go crazy waiting for the second part of the duet and that I would cry, because if you’ve read Kandi Steiner before, you know too. Except that I didn’t really cry, I wanted to and I knew if I were alone more while reading that I probably would have cried. Fat, ugly, snotty tears. I just can’t help it. I feel a little weird that I didn’t cry, but I hate crying in front of people. I am going crazy though, waiting, and the worst part is that I just finished this book less than an hour ago. I wont wait to start the next one if I’m lucky enough to receive an arc. See, because I’ve read all but one of Kandi’s books, I knew I wouldn’t be able to go on to something else right away and I had two other arcs to read first or I would have been mad at myself and tried to force them on me, I don’t like to do that, so I waiting, knowing that my best friend was reading about Cameron, Reese and Charlie, falling in love with them or hating them the way I knew I would, it just depended on the character and point in the book. But I finished, and now I’m here to tell you all that you need to read this book. It’s free on kindle unlimited and you can get a free 30 day trial if you’ve never used it.
You guys, this book. This might be my new favorite. Though if you know me, you know I’ll say that about her next book and every book after that.
I screamed.
I thought about throwing my iPad.
I teared up and if I were alone, completely, I would have sobbed.
I yelled at Kandi. It’s a good thing she knows I’ll always love her, because I was kind of mean. I’m sorry Kandi, you’re just such and incredibly talented author and I can’t help it if you make me mad, or rather if your characters make me mad.
I know, just by reading the synopsis that a lot of people will think badly about this book. Cheating is a sensitive subject with a lot of people. But I think you should still give it a shot. Don’t judge a book based on it’s cover, or covers, since What He Always Knew is a completely different guy on the cover.
I really just want to keep typing “READ IT” over and over again, while posting pictures of sponge bob and his need for water when he goes to visit Sandy for the first time. Please tell me that you know what I’m talking about? That’s how I feel about getting people to read this book right now.
Please.
Go read it.
And grab tissues.
And maybe some wine, or whiskey, whatever you prefer. You’re going to need it.
Kandi Steiner is a Creative Writing and Advertising/Public Relations graduate from the University of Central Florida living in Tampa. Kandi works full time as a social media specialist, but also works part time as a Zumba fitness instructor and blackjack dealer.
Kandi started writing back in the 4th grade after reading the first Harry Potter installment. In 6th grade, she wrote and edited her own newspaper and distributed to her classmates. Eventually, the principal caught on and the newspaper was quickly halted, though Kandi tried fighting for her “freedom of press.” She took particular interest in writing romance after college, as she has always been a die hard hopeless romantic (like most girls brought up on Disney movies).When Kandi isn’t working or writing, you can find her reading books of all kinds, talking with her extremely vocal cat, and spending time with her friends and family. She enjoys beach days, movie marathons, live music, craft beer and sweet wine – not necessarily in that order.
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