by Rona Halsall
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I have to get my little boy back…
I’ll never forget the feeling of holding him in my arms. The softness of his skin. The sweetness of his smile.
But my husband took our son away. He said it was for the best.
He said he’d keep him safe.
And he was always a good father… even if he failed me when I needed him most.
I know I should trust him to protect our little boy… so why can’t I?
A totally gripping psychological thriller about the power of a mother’s love, and the lengths she will go to to protect her child – perfect for fans of Big Little Lies, The Girl on the Train and C.L. Taylor.
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Acknowledgements
Firstly, I would like to thank you, the reader, for choosing my book – I hope you managed to get lost in the pages for a while and enjoyed the journey!
Every book is a team effort, and Team Rona includes some pretty amazing and talented people.
Thanks to my agent, Hayley Steed of Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV and Film Agency, whose endless enthusiasm and wise words make her a joy to work with.
I’d like to thank everyone at Bookouture – so many people working behind the scenes making sure everything is just right. Specifically, I would like to thank my brilliant editor, Isobel Akenhead, who gently prods my stories into shape with tact and kindness and is awesome to work with. I would also like to thank Alex Holmes for sourcing the best copy editors and proofreaders – DeAndra Lupu and Jon Appleton, I’m talking about you! – to make sure the details are right. Thanks also to Kim Nash and Noelle Holten – the Batman and Robin of PR – who are incredibly speedy at sorting out problems and so effective when it comes to making sure the word is spread far and wide about my books. A mention too for Alex Crow and the marketing team for their wizardry.
It’s always tricky to know if your story is working, so a massive thanks to my little team of beta readers for your early feedback and general cheerleading activities: Kerry-Ann Mitchell, Gill Mitchell, Sandra Henderson, Wendy Clarke, Chloe Jordan, Mark Fearn and Dee Groocock – you guys are the best!
For all the encouragement, thanks to my friends and family, especially my children – John, Amy and Oscar – who manage to never look bored when I’m prattling on about my books.
Finally, thanks to my husband David, for being there, believing in me and sharing this amazing rollercoaster ride.
We – both author and publisher – hope you enjoyed this book. We believe that you can become a reader at any time in your life, but we’d love your help to give the next generation a head start.
Did you know that 9% of children don’t have a book of their own in their home, rising to 13% in disadvantaged families*? We’d like to try to change that by asking you to consider the role you could play in helping to build readers of the future.
We’d love you to get involved by sharing, borrowing, reading, buying or talking about a book with a child in your life and spreading the love of reading. We want to make sure the next generation continues to have access to books, wherever they come from.
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Thank you.
*As reported by the National Literacy Trust
Published by Bookouture in 2020
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Copyright © Rona Halsall, 2020
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eBook ISBN: 978-1-83888-815-2
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organizations, places and events other than those clearly in the public domain, are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or locales is entirely coincidental.