The Marriage Lie

<p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Fourteen years ago Stella did something she has regretted ever since. But she did it for her daughter. Now that mistake could mean she loses her precious girl forever...</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Stella</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> follows her handsome husband </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Rob</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> to the beautifully laid-out table in the restaurant he's chosen specially for her fortieth birthday lunch. As the waiter pops the champagne Rob proposes a toast and their crystal glasses clink together in celebration. Stella knows how they must look to anyone watching. Two people very much in love with the perfect marriage and the perfect life.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>But Rob is about to drop a bombshell on Stella. He wants a divorce.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>If she doesn't agree to his plan - to sell the house divide the money and award him full custody of fourteen-year-old </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Georgie</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> - he will tell their innocent daughter the one secret he promised to keep and that Stella has worked so hard to protect her from.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Stella has a choice to make.</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> To fight for her daughter there is only one person she can turn to for help. A woman she hasn't spoken to in over a decade. But to do it means facing up to her biggest regret and risks losing Georgie forever once she learns the truth...</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>An absolutely heart-breaking and gripping novel about the price of keeping a secret. Fans of Amanda Prowse Kate Hewitt and Susan Lewis will be gripped by this emotional family drama from the very first page.</strong></p><p><br></p><h2><strong>Readers are hooked by <em>The Marriage Lie</em>:</strong></h2><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>'</span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>You've got to read this on the edge of your seat novel</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>... </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Absolutely fantastic</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>... It's like one of those tea-cup rides at the amusement park... you end up with bruises after being slammed from side to side as it whirls you all over the place... But you still smile and say the ride was awesome!... </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Will make you smile yell out in frustration and gasp in disbelief</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>... There's so much going on in this </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>spectacular</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> book... </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>A must read</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>.' Goodreads reviewer ?????</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>'Ali Mercer is one of my favourite authors </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>she writes with such tenderness yet is also able to shock in an instant</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>. This is another excellent sorry of those who aren't what they seem and the lengths we might go to protect those we love. </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>A real thrill ride that I thoroughly enjoyed</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>.' NetGalley reviewer ?????</span></p>