The Five Year Lie by Sarina Bowen

 aired the week of August 11, 2025

The Five Year Lie by Sarina Bowen starts with a shocking text message, "There's trouble.  I need to see you.  Meet me in one hour under the candelabra tree.  Don't tell anyone where you are going." Ariel can't believe she has heard from Drew after five years of silence.  She knows he died in a motorcycle accident, so is this some sort of cruel joke?  As she digs into their past things just don't add up.  Who was Drew, what was he up to and what happened? This romantic suspense novel is recommended for fans of Laura Dave's The Last Thing He Told Me.