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  • "MY HUSBAND'S FAMILY reads like the seaworthy lovechild of THE PERFECT COUPLE and THE GUEST LIST. Fabulous, funny, and pure escapist pleasure." - Jenny Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of The Shampoo Effect

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The Amalfi Coast is a dazzling backdrop

for the day Rebecca Turner marries Preston Wexley, a groom who isn’t just handsome but also the heir apparent to the Wexley billion-dollar empire.

Though the wealth and glamour are seductive, Rebecca is bracing herself for the sharp edges of Preston’s relatives—especially when their honeymoon, meant to be a romantic respite, turns into a full-blown family affair aboard a mega yacht, where the Wexleys gather in all their dysfunctional glory.

• Savannah, the steely matriarch, rules the family with an iron will, orchestrating the corporate succession while keeping her ex-husband and his pregnant trophy wife at arm’s length.

• Preston, the golden child, is desperate to secure his birthright, while his emotionally stunted older brother Brad scrambles for attention alongside his influencer girlfriend, who’s busy documenting the drama.

• Jacqueline, Preston’s ex-fiancée and a top executive at the Wexley enterprise, stirs the pot further as she plots her own rise.

• And then there’s Rebecca, the poised outsider, whose enigmatic past threatens to unravel the moment an unexpected guest arrives.

When a deckhand discovers a dead body, all the passengers are trapped on board the yacht as the Italian police launch an investigation. With everyone harboring secrets and selfish motivations, ambition and betrayal strain the fragile binds holding the group together revealing that when power and privilege collide, even family isn’t safe.

A juicy, high-stakes thriller about a dysfunctional family vying for money and power aboard a luxury yacht in the Mediterranean—until a dead body is found.

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What early readers are saying...

“A dazzling powder-keg of a debut I'll be recommending far and wide. With My Husband's Family, author Kristina Kamen delivers an exceptionally accomplished thriller, one worthy of the hype already surrounding it.”

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Sarah Pekkanen
#1 NYT bestselling author of The Women in White

“Sleek as a yacht cutting through the Med, MY HUSBAND'S FAMILY reads like the seaworthy lovechild of THE PERFECT COUPLE and THE GUEST LIST. Fabulous, funny, and pure escapist pleasure.”

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Jenny Jackson
NYT bestselling author of The Shampoo Effect

“With all the family dysfunction of Succession and the relentless suspense of a classic locked-room mystery, My Husband’s Family is a deliciously twisty tale of wealth, power, and murder. Clever, propulsive, and full of surprises, it kept me guessing until the final page. A knockout debut!”

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Tiffany Crum
NYT bestselling author of This Story Might Save Your Life

“Who are these people?! That's what I kept asking as I raced through Kristina Kamen's MY HUSBAND'S FAMILY. This novel made me laugh, gasp and sneer–until it finally broke my heart in the best way with its surprising final twist. Brava!”

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Rachel Howzell Hall
NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author of Mist and Malice

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

KRISTINA KAMEN

An immigrant who moved to the United States as an adult, Kristina Kamen draws on the experience of reinvention and resilience to create unforgettable characters and high-stakes stories.
My Husband's Family is her first book.

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