Would you invite her into your home?
Amanda Fitzroy has everything she ever wanted: a successful husband, a beautiful home, and a precious young son. When the pressure of juggling work and motherhood becomes too much, hiring a nanny feels like the perfect solution. Katelyn is capable, attentive, and adored by Amanda’s little boy. Almost overnight, life becomes easier. But then things start to go wrong…
At first it’s small changes – appliances are turned off. The coffee is in the wrong place. Her son doesn’t come back from the playground on time. But when her husband starts to act strangely around the nanny, Amanda realises her carefully controlled world is beginning to spin out of control…
Can she regain the household she adores? Or is the danger already inside her home?
Heather Burnside is a Manchester based author whose books are based in her home city. She has published fifteen gritty urban crime novels to date, most of which have become Amazon Category Bestsellers. Before writing novels, Heather had various articles published in well-known UK magazines. She started her career by attending a creative writing course, and has also run a writing services business.
My thoughts: Amanda and her husband Alex are busy people, so hiring a nanny/housekeeper seems like a good idea, their son has allergies and chronic asthma, another adult looking after him would be a help. And at first Katelyn seems great. She’s helpful, Bradley seems to adore her, and Amanda can finally relax.
But all is not as it seems. Katelyn and Alex have history, and secrets. Amanda starts to feel anxious as things in the house turn up in different places, the kettle is switched off at the wall, Katelyn doesn’t seem to be listening to her and Alex is behaving strangely.
As secrets start to surface, Amanda realises she doesn’t know her husband at all. A chance reconnection with an old flame makes her wonder whether it’s time to make some big changes in her life. Especially as she doesn’t feel safe in her home anymore.
There’s a shocking twist or two in this book as Amanda learns the truth about who her husband really is and what he’s been hiding from her, and she does something drastic to protect herself. Katelyn’s not a nice person, but acts as a catalyst that will change Amanda forever.
*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.
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