COMP CLOSED: ‘The Guest Room’ by Tasha Sylva

Have you ever wondered whether your BnB hosts snoop through your belongings? This week’s giveaway gives us an insight into the mind of an obsessive BnB host who likes to get to know her guests a little too well. We have three copies of The Guest Room by Tasha Sylva to give away. Here’s the blurb:

Careful what you look for. Careful what you find.

After the mysterious death of her beloved sister, Tess is grief-stricken and lonely. She's forced to BnB Rosie's old room to pay the bills.

With strangers in her home, Tess discovers a distraction: their possessions.

Tempted into the room while they're out, she goes through her guests' things, imagining the stories they hold. These forbidden glimpses into their lives and the chance of being caught are a momentary thrill – the only thing she can feel through the numbing pain of her loss, and the so-far fruitless police investigation.

When handsome and inscrutable Arran takes the room, Tess finds his diary. The entries are about an unnamed woman. Crush or obsession? Slowly, his writing takes a darker tone, and Tess can't stop reading.

In her compulsion to know, to uncover the truth, there's something Tess fails to notice. She's being watched. Everyone has their secrets. This one is closer to home.

If you’d like to win a copy, simply tell us about a weird hotel experience you had (in TWO sentences or fewer). Our favourite three entries will win a copy!

Entries close midday (Syd/Melb time) Monday 10 July.

THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED. THANKS FOR YOUR ENTRIES! WINNERS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL AND ANNOUNCED IN OUR NEWSLETTER.