In the middle of my beautiful daughter’s eighteenth birthday party, silence falls as I unfold my speech, my heart bursting with everything I want to say. But when I look down I see a note, and my world stops: She’s not who you think she is.
Ruby was our miracle baby. I would have done anything to become a mother, and when she finally arrived, I held her in my arms, looked in her blue eyes and swore I would never let anything harm her. Now she’s everything I could have dreamed of. I don’t even think about all the years of heartache I went through before she was born.
So when I get the strange warning at her birthday party, I ignore it, hiding it in my bag with trembling hands. Someone is simply jealous of her.
But as I watch my daughter, things I’ve been trying to ignore come flooding back to me – Ruby’s odd disappearances, her whispered arguments with her best friend, and a memory from her sixth birthday which still breaks my heart to remember.
I need to know the truth about who she really is, but digging into my daughter’s secrets might reveal my own. As the party draws to a close and the confetti is swept away, I gather my courage. I’ve spent eighteen years trying to forget my own mistakes, and it could only take a moment for everything to fall apart.
Do I risk tearing my family apart to keep my daughter safe? Because when my secrets come out, I could lose my precious girl forever…
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Review
What would you do if you would find this kind of note?Would you think it over rationally or would you jump to conclusions? Would you sit down and talk it over calmly or would you go and utter accusations? Would you point a finger at someone or would you abide your time and move cautiously?
Who has written this note and why? Who is it about and why?
There a quiet a few female characters in this story. All of them are someone’s daughter. Who is the lying one though? Or is there more than one keeping a secret?
I, of course, had the wrong end of the stick a few times as per usual. 🙂
If you want answer to all of the above, I would suggest you read this incredible story. Do realise your emotions will be all over the place, but you will not regret it if you are a fan of this genre.
I, for one, loved every minute of it. 5 stars
Thank you
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About the author
Julia was born in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, and began her career as a professional singer/dancer. This enabled her to travel the world in her late teens storing up experiences she has since included in her writing.
Following roles as a hostess on The Price is Right and a member of the Beadle’s About ‘hit squad’ in the 1980s, she became a TV Presenter and filmed features for Sky Sports before launching the QVC shopping channel in 1993 where she still presents today. Having always wanted to write, she penned her first book, a memoir sold on QVC, in 2013 and has since written seven full length novels, two novellas and several short stories.
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Author Links
http://www.juliarobertsauthor.com/
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Book Link
https://geni.us/B0CYQLM4HQsocial
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