Tainted

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An accomplished and utterly compelling debut in the vein of Jodi Picoult from a wonderful new talent. He was to be her future. But what of his past... When Holly Barrett meets Jack Dane, she falls rapidly and passionately in love for the first time in her life. Within six weeks they are married and Jack opens up a whole new world for Holly and her young daughter Katy, offering them a way out of the small-town Massachusetts existence in which they have become trapped. But Holly knows very little about the enigmatic Englishman who has come into their lives so unexpectedly. Parts of his life story seem destined to remain forever shrouded in shadow yet, happier than she has ever been, Holly sees only interference and jealousy when her beloved grandfather, Henry, and best friend, Anna, tentatively start to raise questions about Jack's past However, as the truth starts to emerge, it soon becomes frighteningly possible that everything that Holly has ever believed in could be a terrible lie. And that rather than marrying the man who will save her and Katy from their safe but small world, Holly may have brought a monster into all their lives...

Reviews

An accomplished debut that announces a stunning new talent to the dark world of the psychological thriller. * Daily Record *
From love story to suspense in one thriller twist * Candis *
This sneak-up-on-you page-turner ... will chill your soul ... Haunting * People magazine *
An impeccably paced suspense novel ... successfully exploits the classic woman-in-jeopardy (plus child) theme. * Publishers Weekly *

Author Bio

Brooke Morgan is an American living in London. Tainted is her first novel.