Tag: motherhood
Behind A Locked Door by Sarah A Denzil
She opened the wrong door. Now her life will never be the same. When Lucy Foster visits her old friend, she doesn’t expect to hear a baby crying behind a locked cellar door. But what she finds shatters everything she thought she a terrified teenage girl and a newborn, hidden away like a secret shame. As Lucy’s quiet life spirals into a media frenzy, … Read More Behind A Locked Door by Sarah A Denzil
+ childhood, family, fiction, gay, ghosts, loneliness, loss, love, motherhood, mystery, review, secrets, siblings, supernatural
The Season of Secrets by DE McCluskey
To make sense of what was happening around you, could you believe? ‘This could be your mother’s last Christmas,’ were not the words Alison wanted to hear so close to the holidays. Determined to spend one last festive season with her ailing mother, Alison, her daughter Grace, and Anthony her brother, decide to make the journey back to the town where they grew up. … Read More The Season of Secrets by DE McCluskey
The Butterfly’s Secret by Josephine DeFalco (Book 2 of The Butterfly Series)
Forced to leave her family farm when only a young child, Leandra abandons the bitter memories of growing up on the East Coast and returns to North Carolina. Life begins anew with a past romance and marriage, while she dives head first into the cultural upheaval of the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement, challenges of rural healthcare, and women’s rights. Bolstered by her … Read More The Butterfly’s Secret by Josephine DeFalco (Book 2 of The Butterfly Series)
+ abuse, audio book, Australia, child abduction, crime fiction, family, fiction, grief, loss, marriage, motherhood, review, Scotland, secrets, superstition
Stranger in the Woods by Anni Taylor
Photographer Isla Wilson is thrilled she’s landed her dream job, but the clients who hired her are getting stranger by the day. It sounded so perfect – a month‘s assignment at the misty, sprawling Scottish Highlands property of brilliant architect Alban McGregor, and his wife, Jessica. But deep in the woods, there is a chilling playhouse.Two years ago, the McGregors’ daughter, Elodie, died after … Read More Stranger in the Woods by Anni Taylor
+ 1950s, alcoholism, bullying, childhood, family, family drama, fiction, marriage, motherhood, review
The Butterfly Bush by Josephine DeFalco (Book 1 of The Butterfly Series)
Growing up and figuring out who you are has never been easy. It’s the early 1950s, and following her husband’s death in WWII, Leandra’s mama yanks her off the family’s Appalachian farm to fulfill her personal dream to live in a big city. Leandra, only thirteen years old, learns that survival is best accomplished by pushing aside her country identity to fit into city … Read More The Butterfly Bush by Josephine DeFalco (Book 1 of The Butterfly Series)
+ fiction, grief, loss, marriage, mental health, motherhood, Psychological fiction, revenge, review, thriller
The Therapy Room by OMJ Ryan
She shared her darkest secrets. Now someone is using them to destroy her. New mother Shelly should be enjoying the happiest time of her life. She’s just given birth to a beautiful baby boy, Alfie. But Alfie’s arrival has triggered something deep inside Shelly and now she finds herself at the mercy of crippling OCD and violent intrusive thoughts that terrify her. Desperate for … Read More The Therapy Room by OMJ Ryan
+ audio book, audio drama, fiction, Historical fiction, marriage, motherhood, review, witchcraft, witches
The Familiars by Stacey Halls
Young Fleetwood Shuttleworth, a noblewoman, is with child again. None of her previous pregnancies have borne fruit, and her husband, Richard, is anxious for an heir. Then Fleetwood discovers a hidden doctor’s letter that carries a dire prediction: she will not survive another birth. By chance she meets a midwife named Alice Grey, who promises to help her deliver a healthy baby. But Alice … Read More The Familiars by Stacey Halls
+ community, female friendship, fiction, friends, friendship, lies, love, marriage, motherhood, mythology, relationships, review, secrets, supernatural, superstition
The Empty Cradle by Lisa Rookes
Amy’s so sure that her husband, Joel, is deeply invested in their future together. After all, it’s his dream of a family together that has them trying so hard to have a baby, despite a series of disappointments. It’s this certainty that leaves Amy absolutely floored when she learns of Joel’s affair with her best friend. Heartbroken and horrified, Amy flees to a dilapidated … Read More The Empty Cradle by Lisa Rookes
+ female friendship, fiction, Ireland, jealousy, marriage, motherhood, music, obsession, piano, review
The Marriage Vendetta by Caroline Madden
If a therapist promised they could fix your selfish husband, but only if you followed their dangerously unorthodox methods, would you do it? Eliza’s playwright husband Richard Sheridan has accepted the career opportunity of a lifetime: running a prestigious theatre in Dublin. Eliza plays the role of the supportive wife – uprooting their daughter Mara, relocating from England to Dublin, running the household and … Read More The Marriage Vendetta by Caroline Madden
Choice by Jodi Picoult
In this gripping and provocative short story, #1 New York Times best-selling and award-winning author Jodi Picoult delivers a chilling glimpse into a dystopian world, seen through the fractured relationship of an ex-couple facing an unimaginable dilemma. Please note: This content is intended for adult audiences. It addresses themes of pregnancy loss and may be distressing to some listeners. Listener discretion is advised. Margot and James are … Read More Choice by Jodi Picoult
+ 1950s, family, feminism, fiction, grief, Historical fiction, lies, literature, London, loss, love, marriage, mental health, mental illness, motherhood, music, obsession, psychiatrist, relationships, review, secrets, sisters, therapy, twins
The Crooked Little Pieces: Volume 4 by Sophia Lambton
Curiosity can be a killer. The clock begins to tick on Anneliese’s moral compass as the sleuth-psychiatrist delves deeper into London’s social dregs – encountering a playbook too subversive for her tastes. While Isabel belittles the idea of jealousy Charles Anthony views his obsession as a Jezebel. Susanna’s (other) indiscretions are hard-pressed to rest in peace as torments old and new distort her life. … Read More The Crooked Little Pieces: Volume 4 by Sophia Lambton
+ child abuse, childhood, family, fiction, friendship, lies, love, motherhood, review, secrets, thriller
A Safe Place by Stephanie Carty
What happens when your home becomes your prison? Twelve-year-old Cate has never left her village. She’s never had a friend. She’s never even hugged her mother. Imogen, Cate’s mum, spent her youth travelling the country with her father. He believed she had a gift and used her for his own gain. With her innocence snatched away, Imogen vowed to build an idyllic and safe … Read More A Safe Place by Stephanie Carty
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