Mother May I

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The meanest mother of them all...</strong></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Even though her husband was a TV evangelist Nora never prayed unless she knew the cameras were focused on her. But she prayed tonight that they'd make this stupid baby he wanted.</em></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Meet Nora: Flawless. Enigmatic. Conniving. Ruthless.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>At seventeen she escaped the grip of her cold and abusive mama after catching the eye of charismatic Merrell Hodges. His riches and fame became hers. In exchange she could play the role of doting wife.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But she alone was not enough; he wanted a family.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>With the birth of their perfect daughter Elizabeth something foreign and unnerving touches Nora: love. She wants to protect and lavish her child. She would show her mama how a real mother should be. But the sins of nature and nurture run deep. There's a defiance and manipulation in young Elizabeth that's all-too-familiar and triggering. Nora can't shake her mama's prophetic words: </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>You're going to hate that kid. Just wait.</em></strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>When Nora's fortune goes sideways after a tragedy with shocking repercussions she's determined to reclaim her relevance. With a cunning plan-and surprising ally-Nora reinvents herself as benevolent icon good mother and the powerful authentic woman she deserves to be.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But seeds of the past still fester haunting Nora's victory and explosive contradictory behavior. Caught in a cycle of fate she's both the heroine and villain of her own story. And as Elizabeth grows into an equally stubborn and strongminded young woman Nora may have finally met her match.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But if there's one thing never to do it's to underestimate Nora.</strong></p>