Twisted Vows
Lily plans a deadly camping trip in the Florida Keys to handle her cheating husband, but her revenge plot quickly spirals out of control. When the murder goes wrong, she discovers her marriage is a web of lies far more twisted than she ever imagined.
- Lily - Jordan’s wife, diner manager, 35
- Jordan - Lily’s husband, Co-owner of SoFlow Miami Movers
- Susan - Jordan's mother
- Mike - Lily’s brother
- Levi - Co-owner of SoFlow Miami Movers
- Sharon - Levi’s ex-girlfriend
- Richard - Co-owner of SoFlow Miami Movers, Gia’s fiancé
- Gia - Richard’s fiancée
- Sienna - Jordan’s mistress
- Part I
- Lily suspects Jordan is cheating on her with Gia.
- Richard invites Lily and Jordan to go camping on the beach with Gia and Levi.
- Lily tells Jordan she knows he’s cheating on her with Gia and that she had planned to shoot her.
- Jordan states he’s not having an affair, and Lily believes him.
- Jordan tells Lily he plans to kill Levi on this trip because he found out Levi abused Sharon and wants the life insurance payout he will receive from Levi’s death.
- Jordan gets Levi drunk, drowns him in the ocean, then drags him out and pretends he tried to save him.
- Part II: One week after the camping trip
- Mike overhears Jordan and Lily talking about Levi's murder.
- The next morning Mike overhears Jordan talking to his mother about the ex-boyfriend he killed.
- Twenty years ago, when Jordan was eighteen, he came home to find his mother’s boyfriend beating her and beat him to death in a moment of impulse, only realizing after he calmed down that the man was dead.
- Mike demands $4000 from Lily to keep quiet about Levi's murder.
- Part III
- Mike tells Lily that Jordan killed Susan’s boyfriend.
- Lily finds a secret phone of Jordan’s containing text messages between him and Sienna, revealing they were having an affair.
- Lily checks her credit score and discovers a $10,000 car loan under her name for a car they don’t possess and a balance on a credit card she thought was paid off.
- Jordan bought the car for Sienna and was using the credit card to pay for his dates and presents for Sienna.
- Jordan notices the money Lily is giving to Mike, and she tells him Mike asked to borrow it for rent.
- Jordan confronts Mike for taking advantage of Lily, and Mike reveals what the money was really for and that he knows Jordan killed two people.
- Jordan pushes Mike off a bridge and stages it to look like Mike was changing a tire and was struck by a passing vehicle.
- A police team finds Mike’s body in the lake.
- Lily gets Jordan drunk and kills him by hitting him with a heavy photo frame.
- The next day police arrest Sienna for Jordan’s murder.
- The police have a text Jordan sent inviting Sienna to the house and video evidence placing her there.
- Lily set things up for Sienna to take the fall for Jordan’s murder.
- Lily goes to see Susan, and Susan kills her by poisoning her coffee, saying she knows Lily killed Jordan because Jordan told her they were going out to dinner that night.
- Susan plans to call the police and claim Lily overdosed on pills due to grief.
Twisted Vows successfully captures the claustrophobia of a marriage at its breaking point, creating a naturally tense and suffocating atmosphere. The story moves quickly thanks to the short chapters, making it a fast and easy read. This brisk pace is countered by characters who are totally unlikable and difficult to sympathize with, making it hard to feel invested in their outcomes. The narrative is also weighed down by repetitive phrasing and a constant re-hashing of the characters' history, which often feels unnecessary. The final twist is a complete pivot that comes out of left field, ensuring the book ends on an entirely unpredictable note for those who prefer a shocking conclusion. This book is good for a quick thrill but it doesn't leave me excited to read anything else by this author.
- Levi - Dead - Drowned by Jordan
- Mike - Dead - Pushed off a bridge by Jordan
- Jordan - Dead - Killed by Lily
- Lily - Dead - Poisoned by Susan
- Sienna - Alive - In prison for Jordan's murder
- Susan - Alive - Grieving Jordan's death
- Domestic abuse
- Murder
- Blackmail
- Infidelity
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9798992168433
Publication Date: February 10, 2026
Note: Details are for the original edition. Other formats, editions, and audiobook versions may be available.
