by Laura Elliot
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Stolen Child
A novel of psychological drama and suspense
‘My emotions were in overdrive…absolutely gripping – one of my best reads of the year so far.’ Literary Lightbox
It's every mother's worst nightmare…
Carla Kelly wakes to find her two-day-old baby daughter's cot empty.
Isobel has been taken.
Susanne Dowling has kept a terrible secret following her fifth agonising miscarriage. When at last she welcomes her new baby daughter into her life she realises they will both be safe as long as Susanne keeps her daughter close, and confesses her lie to no one. Ever.
Carla, a top model, launches a fierce national campaign to find her baby – but the trail is cold. She receives threats and recriminations from strangers – she flaunted her pregnancy in the media, she cashed in on it, she deserves everything she gets – and, pressured by well-meaning loved ones to move on, she begins to fall apart.
But one letter Carla receives stands out from the rest, offering support from a surprising quarter. It sparks a chain of events that opens wounds and exposes shocking secrets from Carla’s past that suggest what happened to her daughter was revenge a long time planned.
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Fragile Lies
‘Dealing with passion, adultery, deception and tragedy, and how the past has a way of creeping up on you…a really intriguing page-turner with a surprising twist.’ Evening Echo
His name is Michael Carmody.
He is a writer and a father.
His son is lying in a coma, fighting for his life.
Her name is Lorraine Cheevers.
She is an artist and mother.
An illicit affair has destroyed her marriage.
Michael is desperate to find the couple who left his son for dead, a victim of a hit and run.
Lorraine is desperate to start a new life for her and her daughter.
Michael and Lorraine are about to cross paths – damaged souls, drawn to one another.
They don’t know that their lives are already connected.
They don’t know the web of lies surrounding them.
They are each searching for the truth. But when they find it, it could destroy them both.
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Acknowledgements
Thank you to my husband Sean Considine for… well… everything. You’ve been constantly loving and supportive, an excellent barista, and my best pal.
To my family, Tony, Ciara and Michelle, and spouses, Louise, Roddy and Harry, and my adored grandchildren, Romy, Ava and Nina. Individually, the gifts you have brought into my life are unique and invaluable.
To my extended family, too many to name, thank you for the songs and the music, the laughter and the long conversations over dinner tables, the shared holidays, the many celebrations, and the sharing of the difficult times.
Thank you to my friends for remaining constant when I’ve been living in my ‘burrow’ for months on end and for being there when I finally emerge into the sunlight after writing those wonderful words, The End.
Special thanks to Peter Brunton who, as always, helped me with detailed information whenever I needed it.
My Bookouture editor, Claire Bord, has been a tremendous support to me. Thank you, Claire, for your insightful and sensitive analysis of my work. Thank you to publicity gurus, Kim Nash and Noelle Holten, to publishing executive, Leodora Darlington, managing editor, Alexandra Holmes, the marketing team, Alex Crow and Jules Macadam, to Natalie Butlin, commercial manager, and all who have contributed to bringing my book to completion.
Over my years of working with Bookouture, I’ve established a wonderful network of readers and reviewers. You are the most important element in the whole process and I’m grateful to you for choosing to read In My Mother’s Name. To all who have taken the trouble to contact me personally, or to review my books, my very special thanks. It’s always a delight to hear from you.
Published by Bookouture in 2019
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Copyright © Laura Elliot, 2019
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ebook ISBN: 978-1-83888-077-4
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.