Shaken

<p>Shocking Valerie Taylor author of <em>A Whale of a Murder: A Venus Bixby Mystery</em></p><p>Gripping Barbara Claypole White bestselling author of <em>The Perfect Son</em></p><p>Unforgettable Lisa Towles award winning author of <em>Salt Island</em></p><p>When Sally unexpectedly becomes a mother at twenty she tries her best to build a stable life for her son Morgan. But the sleepless nights overwhelming isolation and relentless cries wear her down until she breaks and in a moment of desperation she does the unthinkable: she shakes her baby. Consumed by guilt and fear Sally buries her actions beneath a facade of normalcy but the cracks are beginning to show.</p><p>Enter Alyssa the teenage babysitter who is left in charge the night after the incident. As Morgan's condition deteriorates Sally's partner Charles grows increasingly concerned. A series of alarming doctors' visits spiral into a nightmare when authorities are alerted and fingers start pointing at Alyssa. Will Sally come forward and risk losing everything or will she try to maintain the illusion of being a perfect mother-even if it means someone else takes the blame?</p><p><em>Shaken </em>explores the intense often unspoken struggles of new motherhood and the complexities of human fallibility raising an unsettling question: Does one irreversible mistake define you forever?</p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)><em>Perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult Lisa Jewell and Freida McFadden.</em></strong></p>