Today I’m on the tour for My Stepmother’s Secret by Emma Robinson and I have an extract for you, thank you to Sarah from Bookouture for organising it and inviting me to take part.
Before I post my extract, let me tell you a bit about the book and the author!
Pages: 318
Synopsis: It’s in that moment, I realise – I have nowhere to turn. If my precious daughters and I are going to have a roof over our heads, we have to return to my childhood home. The one I’ve not felt welcome in since my father died. The one where the woman who destroyed our family still lives…
Today marks the end of my life as I know it. I have absolutely nowhere to go, no-one to turn to. My husband’s lies have ruined our family and wrecked our marriage. And now he’s disappeared, leaving just a promise to make it all right.
My daughters, Olivia and Alice, need me like never before. I will do whatever it takes to stay strong, to keep them safe and loved. So I turn to the one place I hoped never to return to. When my dad died, he left me his house, with one proviso. His second wife, my stepmother, was to be allowed to live there for as long as she wanted. She hasn’t welcomed me there, or shown a single sign of leaving, since.
But I have no choice. I need to ask for her help.
Little do I know that everything I thought I knew about the woman who destroyed my life when I was a child is about to come crashing down. Living together now, the secrets that have kept us apart for all these years are finally revealing themselves. Will our fragile bond break completely, or could it be the only thing that saves me and my daughters…?
An emotional story about family secrets and lies, and the lengths a parent will go to, to protect their children. Perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult, Jojo Moyes and Kate Hewitt.
About The Author:
Emma Robinson is the author of several women’s fiction novels. She also blogs about the funny side of parenting and has contributed to podcasts such as Funny Women. Whilst her early novels are humorous, her recent work focuses on emotional themes and these novels are both heart-breaking and life affirming. Emma enjoys writing stories which explore the power of family and friendship in the most challenging circumstances.
Extract: All roads lead to home. Despite the rain slapping against the windscreen, Gabbie could almost hear her father’s words. Every time he left to catch a plane, she – wrapped around his legs, her head barely reaching his waist – begged him not to go. He’d laugh, gently extricating her fingers, lifting her into her mother’s arms. ‘If I don’t go now, I won’t be able to come home again.’ Those were the days of picnics and playdates and trips to the park. When they were still les trois mousquetairesand life was simple and good. The days before she was the one who’d had to leave. Years of living in London – and of Liam’s preference for being in the driving seat – had left her out of practice for motorway driving. In her late teens, she’d had no issues negotiating the A12 late at night, thinking nothing of its lengthy unlit sections and frequent changes in speed limit. Now she jumped every time a juggernaut roared past her, sending a tsunami in its wake. It wasn’t as if she was even looking forward to arriving at the house. Because her father wouldn’t be there to greet her this time. Nor her mother.
If you like the sound of this it can be bought here! And is available on Kindle Unlimited.
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