"How could doing a good deed turn into such a horrible mistake?"

By: Mary Kubica

Genres: Thriller Psychological

Posted: July 14, 2015

As a woman who helps those in need, Heidi Wood thinks nothing of offering assistance to a bedraggled teenage girl she sees standing in the rain clutching a crying baby. However, bringing the girl, Willow, and her baby into the Woods household has Heidi's husband and young daughter questioning just how far to take charity. After all, they know nothing about Willow except the scant information she reluctantly divulges.

It doesn't take long for the situation to become tense as Heidi devotes all her time to helping Willow to the exclusion of everything, and everyone, else. However, it is Heidi's growing obsession with Willow's baby that will cause the most problems for everyone involved in this unstable situation. The outcome will prove to be devastating.

In PRETTY BABY, author Mary Kubica utilizes multiple first-person points of view to meticulously develop a psychological thriller full of shocking revelations. Kubica's astute writing brings to life the flawed characters in a complex scheme as they deal with a bizarre situation. I was continually trying to figure out how all the plot threads would converge, which kept me hooked until the incredible conclusion. A remarkable second novel by this talented author!

Book Summary

A chance encounter sparks an unrelenting web of lies in this stunning new psychological thriller from national bestselling author Mary Kubica

She sees the teenage girl on the train platform, standing in the pouring rain, clutching an infant in her arms. She boards a train and is whisked away. But she can't get the girl out of her head…

Heidi Wood has always been a charitable woman: she works for a nonprofit, takes in stray cats. Still, her husband and daughter are horrified when Heidi returns home one day with a young woman named Willow and her four-month-old baby in tow. Disheveled and apparently homeless, this girl could be a criminal—or worse. But despite her family's objections, Heidi invites Willow and the baby to take refuge in their home.

Heidi spends the next few days helping Willow get back on her feet, but as clues into Willow's past begin to surface, Heidi is forced to decide how far she's willing to go to help a stranger. What starts as an act of kindness quickly spirals into a story far more twisted than anyone could have anticipated.

Pretty Baby by Mary Kubica

Pretty Baby

by: Mary Kubica

Harlequin MIRA
August 1, 2015
On Sale: July 28, 2015
Featuring: Heidi Wood; Willow
ISBN: 0778317706
EAN: 9780778317708
Kindle: B00S4ZH70Y
Hardcover / e-Book

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