The Custody Battle

<p><strong>What's going to happen to me?</strong> <strong>my darling girl asks voice trembling clutching her favourite teddy bear. I ache as I tell her Daddy and I love you more than anything. Nothing is going to change.</strong></p><p><strong>If only I had known how wrong I was.</strong></p><p> </p><p>I've been dreading this moment. <strong>Lola</strong>'s blue eyes fill with tears as <strong>Greg</strong> and I explain our separation. We focus on what matters to a ten-year-old: every other weekend she and her dad will be off having adventures; every morning before school I'll still brush her beautiful blonde hair. She will always <em>always</em> be the most important thing for us both.</p><p> </p><p><strong>But the worst was yet to come. Greg is saying one thing to my face and another to his lawyer. Now he wants full custody.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It breaks my heart how Greg is trying to make my own daughter hate me. And he's determined to dig up dirt on me to make the court think I'm a terrible mother. And while I do have my own secrets two can play that game...</p><p> </p><p><strong>I never imagined it would come to this. But if exposing Greg's past is what it takes I'll do it.</strong></p><p> </p><p>Because if the whole truth comes out it won't just mean my little girl is taken from me... <strong>Lola will be in danger.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A completely gripping dark domestic suspense novel about a family tearing themselves apart perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Sally Hepworth.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>What readers are saying about Ellie Monago:</strong></p><p> </p><p><span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)></span><strong style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>Truly riveting</strong><span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)> </span><strong style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>couldn't put this book down!</strong><span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)> Oh yes! A book that </span><strong style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>I loved to be lost in</strong><span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>. This one </span><strong style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>suckered me in from the very first page</strong><span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>... </span><strong style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>Brilliant</strong><span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>... Thrilling!... I </span><strong style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>highly recommen</strong><span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>d this... I need more from this author please. </span><strong style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>Grab this gem!</strong><span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)> Goodreads reviewer </span>?????</p><p> </p><p><strong>Excellent</strong> story! <strong>Couldn't put it down</strong> and it had me guessing towards the end. <strong>I'd give it 10 stars if I could!</strong> <span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>Goodreads reviewer </span>?????</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)></span><strong style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>Holy shit!</strong><span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)> This was </span><strong style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>un-f***ing-believable!</strong><span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>... So over the top and so fast-paced with a wicked twist... This was </span><strong style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>perfect</strong><span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>. Goodreads reviewer</span></p>