We were the perfect family once. Shep, my handsome husband. My darling little boy... and our tiny baby girl. The night she died I lost everything. I know without a shadow of a doubt that I would never, ever have hurt her. I was trying to save her. But nobody believed me.
So, I can only watch through the rain-streaked window as Shep's new girlfriend plays mother to my son. Hugs him, holds him. Does he even remember me?
Now I am finally out of the hospital, I will make sure everyone knows what really happened. I will get my son back. The doctors might say my nightmares are dangerous...
But the woman in the window has been planning to take my place for a long time. And she doesn't know how far I will go to protect my family...
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I'm outside your new place, on a dark street with no sidewalks. (ONE, EMERSON)
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(@bookouture, 17 June 2024, e-galley, 324 pages, ARC from the publisher via NetGalley, Blog Tour 18 June)
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This is a new author for me. I really enjoyed The Wife At The Window. This is the kind of twisty thriller I enjoy packed with misdirection, unreliable narration, multiple characters and plenty of twists and turns. The chapters alternate from Emerson and Talia's point of view. Emerson recently got out of hospital after having a breakdown. She just wants to see her beloved son again. Talia is her ex husband's new girlfriend, the seemingly perfect woman who's taken Emerson's place and who's become mother to her son. It's handbags at dawn with these two stubborn, obsessive women. Emerson is single minded in her obsessive quest to get her family back. Talia is single minded in her determination to get rid of Emerson and sever her connection to Talia's carefully gained family, permanently. But is there someone else playing a dangerous game. This is a gripping read. I'd recommend it.
