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Master of Emotional Blackmail

Disarm the Hidden Techniques of the Blackmailer, Set Boundaries and Free Yourself from Feelings of Fear, Obligation, Guilt and Anxiety

by Christopher Kingler ...

Narrated by Russell Newton ...

Unabridged

3 hours 10 min

Are you still struggling with the effects of an abusive relationship?Do you sometimes think that you are going crazy? Do the people you care about break your heart by making you feel guilty so that you think you know what's going on but then you start doubting your thoughts and feelings?Or are the members of your family, who should have loved and protected you, done nothing but make you feel ... Read more

$11.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

Are you still struggling with the effects of an abusive relationship?Do you sometimes think that you are going crazy? Do the people you care about break your heart by making you feel guilty so that you think you know what's going on but then you start doubting your thoughts and feelings?Or are the members of your family, who should have loved and protected you, done nothing but make you feel
... Read more
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Complex PTSD

From Surviving to Thriving

by Pete Walker ...

Narrated by Paul Brion ...

Unabridged

10 hours 28 min

The causes of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder range from severe neglect to monstrous abuse. Many survivors grew up in houses that were not homes—in families that were as loveless as orphanages and sometimes as dangerous.If you felt unwanted, unliked, rejected, hated, and/or despised for a lengthy portion of your childhood, trauma may be deeply engrained in your mind, soul, and body.This ... Read more

$37.96 NZD

The causes of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder range from severe neglect to monstrous abuse. Many survivors grew up in houses that were not homes—in families that were as loveless as orphanages and sometimes as dangerous.If you felt unwanted, unliked, rejected, hated, and/or despised for a lengthy portion of your childhood, trauma may be deeply engrained in your mind, soul, and body.This
... Read more
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The Coffin Confessor

by Bill Edgar ...

Narrated by Bill Edgar ...

Unabridged

6 hours 42 min

Imagine you are dying with a secret. Something you've never had the courage to tell your friends and family. Or a last wish - a task you need carried out before you can rest in peace. Now imagine there's a man who can take care of all that, who has no respect for the living, who will do anything for the dead.Bill Edgar is the Coffin Confessor - a one-of-a-kind professional, a man on a mission to ... Read more

$40.99 NZD

Imagine you are dying with a secret. Something you've never had the courage to tell your friends and family. Or a last wish - a task you need carried out before you can rest in peace. Now imagine there's a man who can take care of all that, who has no respect for the living, who will do anything for the dead.Bill Edgar is the Coffin Confessor - a one-of-a-kind professional, a man on a mission to
... Read more
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Releasing 10

by Chloe Walsh ...

Narrated by Jacqueline Milne, Matthew Forsythe ...

Series series The Boys of Tommen
Unabridged

25 hours 57 min

Releasing 10 is an epic and unforgettable love story in the international bestselling and TikTok-phenomenon The Boys of Tommen series, from Chloe Walsh. The power and pain of first love has never been more deeply felt than in Chloe Walsh's extraordinary stories about the irresistible Boys of Tommen, which will give you the ultimate book hangover..........................A love that couldn't ... Read more

$49.99 NZD

Releasing 10 is an epic and unforgettable love story in the international bestselling and TikTok-phenomenon The Boys of Tommen series, from Chloe Walsh. The power and pain of first love has never been more deeply felt than in Chloe Walsh's extraordinary stories about the irresistible Boys of Tommen, which will give you the ultimate book hangover..........................A love that couldn't
... Read more
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Betty

The International Bestseller

by Tiffany McDaniel ...

Narrated by Dale Dickey ...

Unabridged

17 hours 36 min

'NOT A STORY YOU WILL SOON FORGET' Karen Joy Fowler, author of Man Booker Prize finalist We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves'A girl comes of age against the knife.' So begins the story of Betty Carpenter.Born in a bathtub in 1954 to a Cherokee father and white mother, Betty is the sixth of eight siblings. The world they inhabit is one of poverty and violence - both from outside the family and ... Read more

$39.99 NZD

'NOT A STORY YOU WILL SOON FORGET' Karen Joy Fowler, author of Man Booker Prize finalist We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves'A girl comes of age against the knife.' So begins the story of Betty Carpenter.Born in a bathtub in 1954 to a Cherokee father and white mother, Betty is the sixth of eight siblings. The world they inhabit is one of poverty and violence - both from outside the family and
... Read more
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Invisible Wounds

Help, Hope, and Healing for Women in Abusive Relationships, or Recovery

by Kay Douglas ...

Narrated by Dani Bromlow ...

Unabridged

8 hours 31 min

Invisible Wounds offers positive change!Written from the heart, this ground-breaking, classic book has helped thousands of women to find their way through the distress, confusion, and darkness of partner abuse.Invisible Wounds is for you if you are:• suffering verbal abuse;• in love with a controlling man;• experiencing gaslighting;• living with a jealous, possessive man;• dealing with a ... Read more

$21.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

Invisible Wounds offers positive change!Written from the heart, this ground-breaking, classic book has helped thousands of women to find their way through the distress, confusion, and darkness of partner abuse.Invisible Wounds is for you if you are:• suffering verbal abuse;• in love with a controlling man;• experiencing gaslighting;• living with a jealous, possessive man;• dealing with a
... Read more
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Find Her Alive

The start of a gripping psychological crime series

by Diane Saxon ...

Narrated by Katy Sobey ...

Series Audiobook 1 - DS Jenna Morgan
Unabridged

10 hours 38 min

The first in a high-adrenaline psychological crime series from bestselling author Diane Saxon, introducing Detective Sergeant Jenna Morgan.Responding to reports of deadly screams in the Ironbridge Gorge, Detective Sergeant Jenna Morgan is first on the scene to investigate.As the search intensifies, Jenna is horrified to discover her sister Fliss's severely injured Dalmatian, Domino and the naked, ... Read more

$42.80 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

The first in a high-adrenaline psychological crime series from bestselling author Diane Saxon, introducing Detective Sergeant Jenna Morgan.Responding to reports of deadly screams in the Ironbridge Gorge, Detective Sergeant Jenna Morgan is first on the scene to investigate.As the search intensifies, Jenna is horrified to discover her sister Fliss's severely injured Dalmatian, Domino and the naked,
... Read more
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All We Knew But Couldn't Say

by Joanne Vannicola ...

Narrated by Joanne Vannicola ...

Unabridged

6 hours 53 min

Finalist for the 2020 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize in Nonfiction and the July/August selection for the Amnesty International Book Club.Joanne Vannicola grew up in a violent home with a physically abusive father and a mother who had no sexual boundaries.After being pressured to leave home at fourteen, and after fifteen years of estrangement, Joanne learns that her mother is dying. Compelled to ... Read more

$22.37 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

Finalist for the 2020 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize in Nonfiction and the July/August selection for the Amnesty International Book Club.Joanne Vannicola grew up in a violent home with a physically abusive father and a mother who had no sexual boundaries.After being pressured to leave home at fourteen, and after fifteen years of estrangement, Joanne learns that her mother is dying. Compelled to
... Read more
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Hidden

Betrayed, Exploited and Forgotten. How One Boy Overcame the Odds.

by Cathy Glass ...

Narrated by Denica Fairman ...

Unabridged

9 hours 20 min

ONE REMARKABLE WOMANOVER 30 YEARS OF FOSTERINGCARER TO MORE THAN 150 CHILDRENBetrayed. Exploited. Forgotten.Can one boy overcome the odds stacked against him?Tayo was surprisingly well-spoken boy when he arrived at Cathy's but something about his story didn't add up. Tayo has no past. Without a clear history, it would take time and persistence to discover the truth of Tayo's life bef... ... Read more

$38.99 NZD

ONE REMARKABLE WOMANOVER 30 YEARS OF FOSTERINGCARER TO MORE THAN 150 CHILDRENBetrayed. Exploited. Forgotten.Can one boy overcome the odds stacked against him?Tayo was surprisingly well-spoken boy when he arrived at Cathy's but something about his story didn't add up. Tayo has no past. Without a clear history, it would take time and persistence to discover the truth of Tayo's life bef...
... Read more
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Another Forgotten Child

by Cathy Glass ...

Narrated by Denica Fairman ...

Unabridged

9 hours 24 min

A new memoir from Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Cathy Glass.Eight-year-old Aimee was on the child protection register at birth. Her five older siblings were taken into care many years ago. So no one can understand why she was left at home to suffer for so long. It seems Aimee was forgotten.The social services are looking for a very experienced foster carer to look after Aimee ... Read more

$38.99 NZD

A new memoir from Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Cathy Glass.Eight-year-old Aimee was on the child protection register at birth. Her five older siblings were taken into care many years ago. So no one can understand why she was left at home to suffer for so long. It seems Aimee was forgotten.The social services are looking for a very experienced foster carer to look after Aimee
... Read more
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A Hymn to Life

Shame has to Change Sides - THE INSTANT #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

by Gisèle Pelicot ...

Narrated by Emma Thompson ...

Unabridged

7 hours 24 min

**The sexual assault that rocked the world. A courageous woman’s rallying call for ‘shame to change sides’. For the very first time, Gisèle Pelicot tells her story.Narrated by Academy Award winning actress Dame Emma Thompson.***A BEST BOOK OF 2026 FOR THE OBSERVER, TELEGRAPH, GUARDIAN, FINANCIAL TIMES, NEW YORK TIMES, DAILY MIRROR, IRISH TIMES, GQ, LIT HUB, BBC AND MORE.*One November day, Gisèle ... Read more

$36.06 NZD

**The sexual assault that rocked the world. A courageous woman’s rallying call for ‘shame to change sides’. For the very first time, Gisèle Pelicot tells her story.Narrated by Academy Award winning actress Dame Emma Thompson.***A BEST BOOK OF 2026 FOR THE OBSERVER, TELEGRAPH, GUARDIAN, FINANCIAL TIMES, NEW YORK TIMES, DAILY MIRROR, IRISH TIMES, GQ, LIT HUB, BBC AND MORE.*One November day, Gisèle
... Read more
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Tiny Prisoners

Two siblings trapped in a world of abuse. One woman determined to free them

by Maggie Hartley ...

Narrated by Penelope McDonald ...

Series Audiobook 4 - A Maggie Hartley Foster Carer Story
Unabridged

7 hours 7 min

Evie and Elliot are scrawny, filthy and wide-eyed with fear when they turn up on foster carer Maggie Hartley's doorstep. Aged just two and three years old, this brother and sister have hardly set foot outside their own home. They have been prisoners, locked in a terrifying world of abuse, violence and neglect.Maggie soon realises that Evie and Elliot are lacking the basic life skills we all take ... Read more

$39.99 NZD

Evie and Elliot are scrawny, filthy and wide-eyed with fear when they turn up on foster carer Maggie Hartley's doorstep. Aged just two and three years old, this brother and sister have hardly set foot outside their own home. They have been prisoners, locked in a terrifying world of abuse, violence and neglect.Maggie soon realises that Evie and Elliot are lacking the basic life skills we all take
... Read more
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Why Does He Do That?

Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men

by Lundy Bancroft ...

Narrated by Sean Patrick Hopkins, Beth Hicks, Vas Eli ...

Unabridged

14 hours 21 min

In this groundbreaking bestseller, Lundy Bancroft—a counselor who specializes in working with abusive men—uses his knowledge about how abusers think to help women recognize when they are being controlled or devalued, and to find ways to get free of an abusive relationship.He says he loves you. So...why does he do that?You’ve asked yourself this question again and again. Now you have the chance to ... Read more

$49.37 NZD

In this groundbreaking bestseller, Lundy Bancroft—a counselor who specializes in working with abusive men—uses his knowledge about how abusers think to help women recognize when they are being controlled or devalued, and to find ways to get free of an abusive relationship.He says he loves you. So...why does he do that?You’ve asked yourself this question again and again. Now you have the chance to
... Read more
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Desmascarando a Manipulação Narcisista: Como Reconhecer e Romper o Círculo da Toxicidade Emocional e dos Relacionamentos Tóxicos

by Eric Navarro ...

Narrated by Voz Digital Paulo G ...

Unabridged

3 hours 32 min

Este audiolivro é narrado por uma voz digital.Você já sentiu que seu relacionamento está te consumindo e te fazendo duvidar de si mesmo? Já se perguntou se pode estar vivendo um relacionamento tóxico ou lidando com alguém com traços narcisistas?Descubra as chaves para superar e evitar relacionamentos tóxicos, reconstruir sua autoestima e recuperar o controle sobre sua vida emocional. Com este ... Read more

$7.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

Este audiolivro é narrado por uma voz digital.Você já sentiu que seu relacionamento está te consumindo e te fazendo duvidar de si mesmo? Já se perguntou se pode estar vivendo um relacionamento tóxico ou lidando com alguém com traços narcisistas?Descubra as chaves para superar e evitar relacionamentos tóxicos, reconstruir sua autoestima e recuperar o controle sobre sua vida emocional. Com este
... Read more
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Co-Abhängigkeit, das Muster durchbrechen: Der Leitfaden zur Heilung nach narzisstischem Missbrauch in toxischen Beziehungen mit Soziopathen. Verbessern Sie Ihre Kommunikationsfähigkeiten und Ihr Selbstvertrauen

by Eva Spencer ...

Narrated by Eva Spencer ...

Unabridged

1 hour 16 min

Sich von den ketten des Missbrauchs zu befreien und zu wissen, dass hellere tage vor ihnen liegenCo-Abhängigkeit ist ein Verhaltensmuster, das überwunden werden kann. Dieses Buch wird Ihnen helfen, die Muster zu verstehen und zu überwinden, die Sie bisher zurückgehalten haben.Sie haben eine gesunde, glückliche Beziehung verdient - eine, in der Sie mit Respekt und Liebe behandelt werden.In diesem ... Read more

$26.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

Sich von den ketten des Missbrauchs zu befreien und zu wissen, dass hellere tage vor ihnen liegenCo-Abhängigkeit ist ein Verhaltensmuster, das überwunden werden kann. Dieses Buch wird Ihnen helfen, die Muster zu verstehen und zu überwinden, die Sie bisher zurückgehalten haben.Sie haben eine gesunde, glückliche Beziehung verdient - eine, in der Sie mit Respekt und Liebe behandelt werden.In diesem
... Read more
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Codipendenza, rompere gli schemi: La guida al recupero dalla dipendenza affettiva per guarire l’anima da abusi narcisistici, relazioni tossiche e sociopatici. Migliora le tue abilità di comunicazione, la fiducia e altro ancora!

by Eva Spencer ...

Narrated by Eva Spencer ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Guarire dalla Codipendenza e dall'Abuso Narcisistico
Unabridged

1 hour 27 min

Liberati dalle catene dell'abuso e sappi che ti aspettano giorni più luminosiHai una relazione con una persona narcisista, violenta o tossica?Sei stanco di sentirti non abbastanza bravo?Vuoi liberarti dagli schemi della codipendenza?Non sei solo.Milioni di persone sono colpite dalla codipendenza ogni giorno. Ma c'è speranza.La codipendenza è un modello di comportamento che può essere superato. Que ... Read more

$26.99 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

Liberati dalle catene dell'abuso e sappi che ti aspettano giorni più luminosiHai una relazione con una persona narcisista, violenta o tossica?Sei stanco di sentirti non abbastanza bravo?Vuoi liberarti dagli schemi della codipendenza?Non sei solo.Milioni di persone sono colpite dalla codipendenza ogni giorno. Ma c'è speranza.La codipendenza è un modello di comportamento che può essere superato. Que
... Read more
Audiobook

Not So Sorry

Abusers, False Apologies, and the Limits of Forgiveness

by Kaya Oakes ...

Narrated by Andrea Gallo ...

Unabridged

7 hours 28 min

From religious communities to therapeutic spaces, the importance of forgiving those who’ve wronged us is often enshrined as an unqualified good. But what about horrifying cases of abuse, predatory behavior, or systemic wrong? Too often, when predators or abusers are exposed, the chorus comes immediately: “What about forgiveness?” In these cases, forgiveness places the onus on victims, diminishes ... Read more

$37.96 NZD

From religious communities to therapeutic spaces, the importance of forgiving those who’ve wronged us is often enshrined as an unqualified good. But what about horrifying cases of abuse, predatory behavior, or systemic wrong? Too often, when predators or abusers are exposed, the chorus comes immediately: “What about forgiveness?” In these cases, forgiveness places the onus on victims, diminishes
... Read more
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The Engagement

by Nasheema Lennon ...

Narrated by Sukh Ojla ...

Unabridged

9 hours 1 min

Speak now or forever rest in peace . . . ‘A pacy debut that ensnares’ ADELE PARKS-THE PERFECT FIANCÉ.When Victoria’s best friend Gwen announces she is marrying the rich and handsome Michael, celebrations are strained. Victoria doesn’t trust Michael – he’s hiding something. And he reminds her of someone she needs to forget.THE DREAM WEDDING PLAN.Too loved up to see Michael’s dark side... ... Read more

$53.99 NZD

Speak now or forever rest in peace . . . ‘A pacy debut that ensnares’ ADELE PARKS-THE PERFECT FIANCÉ.When Victoria’s best friend Gwen announces she is marrying the rich and handsome Michael, celebrations are strained. Victoria doesn’t trust Michael – he’s hiding something. And he reminds her of someone she needs to forget.THE DREAM WEDDING PLAN.Too loved up to see Michael’s dark side...
... Read more
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The Fortune Hunter

by Suzy Spencer ...

Narrated by Emily Pike Stewart ...

Unabridged

16 hours 16 min

The New York Times bestselling true crime author reveals the full story of murder and deception behind the Lifetime movie Secrets of a Gold Digger Killer.Texas millionaire Steven Beard, Jr. fell hard for Celeste Martinez, a waitress less than half his age. She served the seventy year old widow his nightly cocktail—along with sexual favors—at a country club in Austin. After they married, Steven ... Read more

$47.46 NZD

The New York Times bestselling true crime author reveals the full story of murder and deception behind the Lifetime movie Secrets of a Gold Digger Killer.Texas millionaire Steven Beard, Jr. fell hard for Celeste Martinez, a waitress less than half his age. She served the seventy year old widow his nightly cocktail—along with sexual favors—at a country club in Austin. After they married, Steven
... Read more
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A Man Named Dave

A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness

by Dave Pelzer ...

Narrated by William DeMeritt ...

Series series Dave Pelzer
Unabridged

9 hours 19 min

A Man Named Dave**, which has sold over 1 million copies, is the gripping conclusion to Dave Pelzer’s inspirational and** New York Times bestselling trilogy of memoirs that began with A Child Called "It" and The Lost Boy**.**"All those years you tried your best to break me, and I'm still here. One day you'll see, I'm going to make somethi... ... Read more

$47.46 NZD

A Man Named Dave**, which has sold over 1 million copies, is the gripping conclusion to Dave Pelzer’s inspirational and** New York Times bestselling trilogy of memoirs that began with A Child Called "It" and The Lost Boy**.**"All those years you tried your best to break me, and I'm still here. One day you'll see, I'm going to make somethi...
... Read more
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Welcome to Wherever We Are

A Memoir of Family, Caregiving, and Redemption

by Deborah J. Cohan ...

Narrated by Coleen Marlo ...

Unabridged

7 hours 19 min

Welcome to Wherever We Are is a meditation on what we hold onto, what we let go of, how we remember others, and ultimately how we're remembered. Deborah Cohan shares her story of caring for her father, a man who was simultaneously loud, gentle, loving, and cruel and whose brilliant career as an advertising executive included creating slogans like "Hey, how 'bout a nice Hawaiian punch?" Wrestling ... Read more

$37.96 NZD

Welcome to Wherever We Are is a meditation on what we hold onto, what we let go of, how we remember others, and ultimately how we're remembered. Deborah Cohan shares her story of caring for her father, a man who was simultaneously loud, gentle, loving, and cruel and whose brilliant career as an advertising executive included creating slogans like "Hey, how 'bout a nice Hawaiian punch?" Wrestling
... Read more
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Where Children Run

by Karen Emilson ...

Narrated by Elizabeth Wiley ...

Unabridged

16 hours 19 min

Twins David and Dennis Pischke's lives change forever when their father dies, and a man damaged by the war arrives at their farm near the isolated town of Moosehorn, Manitoba. Boleslaw Domko quickly works his way into their lives and their mother's bed.Where Children Run opens with one of their earliest memories—the day Domko throws their infant stepsister against the wall. In this first-hand ... Read more

$56.95 NZD

Twins David and Dennis Pischke's lives change forever when their father dies, and a man damaged by the war arrives at their farm near the isolated town of Moosehorn, Manitoba. Boleslaw Domko quickly works his way into their lives and their mother's bed.Where Children Run opens with one of their earliest memories—the day Domko throws their infant stepsister against the wall. In this first-hand
... Read more
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The Mother Dance

by Harriet Lerner ...

Narrated by Harriet Lerner ...

Abridged

3 hours 4 min

Bestselling Author Harriet Lerner leads you in the most magnificent dance of all: The Mother Dance!Her phenomenally successful audio books have profoundly changed the way we think about anger and intimacy. Now psychologist and mother Harriet Lerner tackles the most emotionally charged, issue of all time: motherhood.In her own candid, and compassionate voice, Dr. Lerner discusses this extraordinary ... Read more

$22.99 NZD

Bestselling Author Harriet Lerner leads you in the most magnificent dance of all: The Mother Dance!Her phenomenally successful audio books have profoundly changed the way we think about anger and intimacy. Now psychologist and mother Harriet Lerner tackles the most emotionally charged, issue of all time: motherhood.In her own candid, and compassionate voice, Dr. Lerner discusses this extraordinary
... Read more
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The Stepmother

An emotional and suspenseful novel packed with family secrets

by Ros Carne, Ros Carne ...

Narrated by Gabrielle Glaister ...

Unabridged

10 hours 43 min

One guilty secret will tear her life apart...After a series of heart-breaking miscarriages, Kate's marriage is hanging by a thread. When her husband Michael tells her he has shocking news, at first, she thinks the worst - he's been having an affair. It would explain why he's been so distant. Instead, he reveals that the daughter he abandoned twenty years ago is coming to stay.Kate is blindsided by ... Read more

$45.08 NZD

One guilty secret will tear her life apart...After a series of heart-breaking miscarriages, Kate's marriage is hanging by a thread. When her husband Michael tells her he has shocking news, at first, she thinks the worst - he's been having an affair. It would explain why he's been so distant. Instead, he reveals that the daughter he abandoned twenty years ago is coming to stay.Kate is blindsided by
... Read more

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