The Perfect Stepmother

<p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>'I just want to be your friend.' She smiled at Lily her dark brown eyes impossibly sincere. 'And to be a mother to Emma too of course.' Her gaze flickered to Lily's sister but only Lily saw her expression momentarily change - from warm and loving to something else. Something Lily didn't trust...</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Lily</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> has always had a simple dream: to be happy like her parents were. Content in their sweet suburban home nothing in life had phased her mother and father not even when they'd had a 'surprise' second child </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Emma</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> nearly twenty years after Lily.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>But their love story was cut tragically short when - after a devastating battle with cancer - Lily's mother died. Lily was heartbroken but also desperately worried about her grieving dad not to mention five-year-old Emma.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>So Lily is shocked and concerned when he suddenly decides to remarry less than a year after her mother's death. It feels far too soon and Lily finds herself furious with him - and his new wife </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Maria</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> who can apparently do no wrong. She seems madly in love with Lily's dad and instantly bonds with Emma.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>It's only Lily who can't trust her.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Who </span><em style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>won't</em><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> trust her.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>And when Emma goes missing - could Lily be right? What if the greatest danger to them all is the woman now living in their family home?</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>A totally gripping and unmissable psychological suspense novel about dark family secrets perfect for fans of Shalini Boland Claire McGowan and <em>Gone Girl</em>.</strong></p><p><br></p><h2>Readers are loving <em>The Perfect Stepmother</em>:</h2><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>'I was </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>hooked from the first page</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>. It was full of twists and turns and I was </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>kept on the edge of my seat throughout!!</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> That ending... Wow.' NetGalley reviewer 5 stars</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>'A true thriller!</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>... All of the secrets. All of the unknown. When you finally think you know what is going on there is a major plot twist! It is </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>perfect!</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> This is a psychological thriller. And if I could I would highlight the psychological and make it big!' Goodreads reviewer 5 stars</span></p><p><br></p>