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False Memory (False #1) Kindle Edition

by Meli Raine (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 3,496 ratings
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It all started with the bereavement flowers with my name on them.


Not the best way to wake up, right? I work in a flower shop. I know a funeral arrangement when I see one.


I know a killer when I see one, too. And one is standing in my hospital room right now, straight behind the man who saved my life.


I can’t tell anyone the truth, because that’s the fastest way to really die. So I do the next best thing. I “lose” my memory.


I fake my amnesia.


Pretending not to remember a brutal attempted murder has its perks. The killer is backing down, spending less time around me, loosening the noose.


The less I claim to recall, the more my rescuer, Duff, works to help me “remember.” I hate lying to him.


But he doesn’t understand that my memory is dangerous. To me. And to him.


Fooling everyone isn’t easy. It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done.


Except it’s starting to look like I’ve been fooling myself.


In more ways than one.


Read Book 1 in the newest series from USA Today bestselling author Meli Raine.


“…intrigue and dark humor on display in this thriller…”


While the immediate—and more compelling—tension in Raine’s (A Shameless Little Bet, 2018, etc.) heart-pumping series opener comes from Lily’s constant proximity to her would-be killer, the action takes place against a backdrop of secret government scandals.


Fortunately, Lily’s voice is captivating, wry, and tough enough to sell this thriller. The novel ends with a cliffhanger that startles, if only because readers will have become so attached to Lily.


— Kirkus Reviews


Praise for Meli Raine’s books:


“Fresh, riveting, and thrumming with emotion and romantic suspense, False Memory is absolutely unputdownable. You need this book!” - New York Times bestselling author Meghan March


“I accidentally lost a day to this trilogy! It is unputdownable. Apparently I'm on a dark-and-twisty binge, and this book is addictive.” - USA Today bestselling author Sarina Bowen (Harmless series)
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07V9Y48KQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (August 15, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 15, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Meli Raine

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USA Today bestselling author Meli Raine writes romantic suspense with hot bikers, intense undercover DEA agents, bad boys turned good, and Special Ops heroes -- and the women who love them.

Meli rode her first motorcycle when she was five years old, but she played in the ocean long before that. She lives in New England with her family.

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Meli Raine writes romantic comedy as Julia Kent and is half of the paranormal romance duo Diana Seere. Check out her other books!

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4.2 out of 5 stars
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Meli Raine never steps lightly into a new series and this book proves it true again.
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Meli Raine never steps lightly into a new series and this book proves it true again.
Meli Raine never steps lightly into a new series and this book proves it true again. This is why I do love her work!Lily took a bullet to the head by a gunman trying to kill someone else. She fights for her life for 14 months in sleep only to awaken to her worst nightmare. The man who tried to kill her is in her security detail.How would you handle that? Lily handles by feigning amnesia because she doesn't know whom to trust anymore. Not even Duff who seems to understand her more than she'd like.This book kept me in my toes. It kept throwing me for one loop after another. Then it left me absolutely breathless! Bravo Meli Raine! You have me begging for more...again. 😊
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Top reviews from the United States

Sue O.
5.0 out of 5 stars Super suspenseful
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2020
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Meli Raine does it again. She does it over and over again. Just when you think the story is over...you find out..there is WAY more going on. This trilogy takes place after the Shameless trilogy. You could start with this book but to get all the ins and outs of this completely story line, I would personally recommend starting with the Harmless Trilogy, then Shameless, then this one. You won't be sorry you did and you will catch all the nuances that this book throws in throughout the story. Lily lived a really happy life. She had a great spirit that just sucked you into her vortex and made you smile and learn to enjoy life yourself...if only just a little bit. Lily's only fault is having a remarkable resemblance to who we know as the most hated person in the country. And she pays for it in spades. Now she must try not only to rebuild her body and her life but hide the fact that she knows who tried to change her life irrevocably. This one ends on a doozy of a cliffhanger that had me begging for the next book (in my head of course). If romantic suspense (and a slow easy burn) is your thing, you will absolutely love Meli Raine AND this book.
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E Cowgill
4.0 out of 5 stars Spellbinding
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2020
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This book was well-written, spellbinding and nerve-racking! The plot was engrossing. I did find that a couple of times characters were mentioned in the middle of a scene who had not been mentioned at all and I was left wondering who that person was. I also found some of the language offensive. Still, I found the book entertaining. Warning: Major cliffhanger at the end!
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Glenda Parker
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2020
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My review today is on the suspense thriller, False Memory. This is False book one. I've never read any of Meli's books before but this is a must read. It is well written and a different concept of how suspense is usually written. I really was captivated by it. I know you are going to love it.

Lily Thornton wakes up in a hospital bed. She has intense pain but seems to be trapped in her own body. After weeks of slowly waking and being unable to communicate she slowly is beginning to respond to what is going on around her. She remembers being shot in the back of her head. She remembers who shot her but he must not know she remembers because he is standing right there in front of her along with the man who had supposedly saved her life and she can't move. Were the working together? They were her bodyguards. Slowly things begin to start to work; her eyes could track, later she began to answer questions with a squeeze of their hands. The doctors didn't believe her mother even when she started making some sounds. She had been in a coma for fourteen months. People just don't come back from that.

This story covers several months as she pretends she knows nothing. The killer standing close by. He's sure she knows it was him. God has a plan for this young woman, a plan for a hope and a future, even though she sees no hope at all. God has a plan for you too. Give God you heart and watch the miracles He will do in your life.
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meganissima
3.0 out of 5 stars An interesting start and slightly addicting by the end
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2020
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Waking up and seeing your attempted killer's face is frightening enough. For Lily to realize she's been in a coma for 14 months and that killer has integrated themselves into her family is worse. Learning they know she knows who they are could spell her death, for real this time. Only by lying can Lily have the hope of surviving and saving her family in the process. Trusting no one is second only to lying to ensure the safety of all those she loves.

Lily is a very strong woman. I admired her inner strength and commitment to her goal, that no one and nothing would keep her from remembering who she is and what she's fighting for. She never gave up the fight and handled everything that came at her with a focus and clarity that I didn't expect.

But I have to say this story dragged...a lot. While I appreciated all the little elements that made hour journey through the coma and afterward so real, so visceral, it went on for a long, long time. We do get to the point where she's out of the hospital and going through the excruciating experience of PT, but by this point we're deep into the danger from her would-be killer. Her emotional outbursts are quite understandable and I liked seeing her get to a point where something had to change for progression's sake. When she and Duff were finally coming to some kind of understanding I had a really difficult time following their interactions. Their dialogue wasn't easy to follow either because it was far more difficult to decipher joking, sarcasm, honesty veiled with lies, outright lies, and intent in their words than it should have been. I had to re-read sections wondering if I was missing something.

The end is quite abrupt and very leading in terms of Lily and Duff's path together and the drama surrounding them is ramping up to be quite big. It's definitely a cliffhanger, but that's to be expected with this author and how she puts her stories together, and the stopping point quite effectively makes you feel almost a sense of panic to get to the next book...
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Jill Dion
5.0 out of 5 stars Sucks you back in....
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2019
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It feels like I have been waiting forever for this book. And I actually have... it was first published in Nov 18 but not available everywhere. Thus I had to wait... and wait and wait.

This story is so amazing it is like a long lost friend. I highly recommend you read the first two trilogies in order, Harmless, then Shameless and now the False trilogy. The one good thing is this trilogy will be out in a mater of weeks not months. And I think the next trilogy will be out soon after this one.

This story continues on where the last one dropped off. We have a shooting, people taking blame when it was not their fault. The one we think is responsible is still in the everyday picture. There are still attacks trying to kill, and now the President is involved.

FABULOUS story by an awesome author.

Well worth the time to read!!!
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Melissa V
5.0 out of 5 stars The end
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2024
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This has a major cliffhanger at the end of this story. Leaving you wanting more. I recommend this book. 😁
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Jeannie
4.0 out of 5 stars The tension!
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2023
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Using one word to describe False Memory: Intense!
I had to put it down and walk around for a few minutes to calm my adrenaline, but could not stop reading until the end. It's a cliffhanger, so it's a good thing I have all three books.
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Arlana K
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read
Reviewed in Canada on October 6, 2020
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This was a great book that has you compelled to figure out the truth as you cheer for the heroine and her amazing will to survive. It is also a very sweet love story. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series.
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Jobins
5.0 out of 5 stars Quite exciting
Reviewed in India on July 10, 2020
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First and foremost, it's not a standalone book. And there are no parallel stories. So the ending of the book is like that of a chapter. But the story is quite exciting and engaging.
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5.0 out of 5 stars False memory
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 7, 2020
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This book has it all attempted murder leaves the main character in a coma for 14months. Being shot in her hard at close range the mystery why? Then the security team to keep her safe, but it is one of the security men that she saw in the mirror just before she was shot. You are constantly changing your mind you see her struggle to get better only to be scared to share the knowledge of her attacker. It keeps you reading and wanting more .
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Talia C.
4.0 out of 5 stars Line, hook, and sinker !
Reviewed in Canada on July 17, 2021
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This was definitely written different than anything I’ve ever read.

Lily is waking up from being in a coma for 14 months only to find the man who tried to kill her, on her security detail. So she fakes her amnesia to keep herself safe.

So this one reads as if you are Lily waking up from coma and going through all the hard steps in order to be able to speak and use your arms/legs again. She grows very close to Duff who becomes her personal security, but not close enough that she tells him her secret.

This book was so good and hard to put down. The end of the book had me yelling “WHAT!!” at the end. So.. ya.. second book is already started !
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K.A.M.
4.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing ending
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 2, 2020
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Good read just unfortunate that you need to read the next book in the series. Yet another cliffhanger to ensure you read the next book.
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