Books like Dear Wife by Kimberly Belle

Alicia Berenson, a celebrated painter, shoots her husband Gabriel and then falls silent, becoming a media sensation. In North London’s Grove secure unit, psychotherapist Theo Faber devotes himself to uncovering why she became the Silent Patient and his own true motives.

A suspenseful look inside the seemingly perfect marriage of Jack and Grace, where love, secrecy, and abuse mask a household of hidden violence.

A husband’s new engagement unexpectedly draws a determined ex‑wife into a web of lies, secrets, and psychological tension that threatens the lives of all involved.

A woman sold her freedom to marry a man for money and must now annul her marriage quietly so she can wed someone else, only to face a public announcement of her former husband's desire for reconciliation.

A snowbound Catskills inn turns deadly as guests are washed out of contact during a blizzard, and one by one they begin to die in what seems like a sinister murder mystery.

The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu, written by Tom Lin, is catalogued as American literature and identified by ISBN 0316542156. Published in the early 21st century, it reflects themes common to contemporary American narratives.

Formerly winning a Pulitzer, Joyce Carol Oates explores the fractured bonds of modern American families, unearthing hidden desires, tragic echoes, and moments of fragile joy across fourteen gripping stories.

The Netanyahus is a literary work by Joshua Cohen that has been reviewed by The New York Times and is recognized within contemporary American literature.

After a mysterious plane crash kills her husband’s alleged passengers, a wife's search for the truth uncovers a web of lies that could shatter her entire world.

TWINS Now you see me -- now you don't When her flashy, adventurous, identical twin is killed in a car crash, Tallahassee college professor Kate Jones is left with her twin's infant daughter. Kate knows almost nothing about the little girl's father—just that his name is Mitch and her sister left him because he was "mean." Kate loves her niece, and she'll do whatever is necessary to make sure Arianne is raised happy and healthy. That includes pretending to be her own twin when Mitch suddenly appears, so she can find out what her brother-in-law plans for his child. Mitch Devereaux, a Cajun shrimp boat captain for whom family is all, regrets his unhappy marriage, but he adores his little girl. When his wife flees with their daughter, ignoring a joint-custody arrangement, he tracks her down and hauls her back to Louisiana, determined to have her face a judge. But the woman he abducts is so different from the woman he married. And Kate's captor is so different from the man she'd heard about...

Aurora Halle McPhee’s dream marriage to the dashing Harland Podell shatters when Kenyon Warriner, Earl of Windham, uncovers Podell’s bigamous plot and vows to protect Aurora’s honor, even if it means becoming her husband.

Ethan Kemp, a world‑wise suitor, proposes to Hannah, a practical nanny who appears out of his league. What seems a convenient marriage becomes a journey of intimate discovery as Ethan learns Hannah’s hidden passions and redefines what it means to be a real husband.

A first‑time thriller that spins a tense love triangle, in which a mother’s obsessive bid to keep her son with her threatens the life of the woman he loves.