Secrets and Lies: A Collection of Heart-stopping Psychological Thrillers
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There was one thing Amy was sure of: parents had the power to screw up their offspring. It was what she was afraid of most. In the right hands, a child could be nurtured and cared for and loved, and raised to be a successful, balanced, caring adult. But in the hands of the wrong parent, that same kid could also be raised to be an anxiety-filled disaster.
It was something that had never been fully agreed on in the scientific world—if we were the product of its genetics or its surroundings. Nature or nurture.
Amy didn’t feel she had either side to offer a child. She would be carrying her mother’s genes, and she had no experience of what it was to be a loving mother, either.
In a way, these were her kids, the ones she was able to help here at the clinic. She had no idea if she even wanted to have any of her own. She hadn’t exactly had the best upbringing. How could she understand how it was to be a mother when she had never been taught?
“Is that okay with you, Edward?” she asked. “If you come and see me here without your father?”
“Yeah,” he muttered. “I can do that.”
“See,” Robert replied brusquely. “I told you he didn’t need me here.”
“I’m sure I can help you, Edward,” she said, ignoring the father. “It’ll take some time, but we can put some strategies into place that will help you deal with your emotions in a more constructive way.”
She got to her feet to signal the session being over, and both the father and son rose with her. She gestured towards the door and saw them out, noting the time on the wall clock as she went.
Shit, she was running seriously late now. She needed to get home.
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About the Author
M.K. Farrar is the pen name for a USA Today Bestselling author of more than thirty novels. ‘Some They Lie’ is her first psychological thriller, but won’t be her last. When she’s not writing, M.K. is rescuing animals from far off places, binge watching shows on Netflix, or reading. She lives in the English countryside with her husband, three daughters, and menagerie of pets.
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Dedication
I always say writing a book is a solitary process, and yet so many people are involved when it comes to the final production. I couldn’t do my job without them. First of all, I want to thank my long-time editor, Lori Whitwam. We’ve worked together for years now, and she never lets me down. Thanks to my proofreaders—Tammy Payne from Book Nook Nuts, my long time reader, Linda Helme, and my mum, Glynis Elliott—I finally wrote another book you could read!
Thank you to the cover designers, the talented folks over at Deranged Doctor Design. I spotted this cover as a pre-made over a year ago, and snapped it up before this book was much more than an idea. Final thanks to K.A Richardson, for allowing me to grill her on police procedural for this book. Any mistakes that have been made are purely down to me and my need for a little creative writing! K.A. is an author, too, so make sure you go and check out her books.
And of course, huge thanks to you, the reader, for taking the time to read my work.
Until next time!
M K Farrar
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