Mother May I

NATIONAL BESTSELLERA finely paced, shrewdly observed, multi-tiered story . . .A thinking (and feeling) readers thriller. Wall Street Journal"Chilling, thought-provoking, and hauntingly written, Mother May I kept me on the edge of my seat with its breathless race against time."Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl from Widow HillsRecommended by BuzzfeedParadeCountry LivingAtlanta Journal-ConstitutionAugusta ChronicleThe Nerd DailyShe Reads BookBub and more!The New York Times bestselling author of the critically acclaimed Never Have I Ever returns with an even more addictive novel of domestic suspense in which a mother must decide how far she is willing to go to protect her child and the life she lovesan unforgettable tale of power, privilege, lies, revenge, and the choices we make, ones that transform our lives in unforeseen ways.Revenge doesnt wait for permission.Growing up poor in rural Georgia, Bree Cabbat was warned that the world was a dark and scary place. Bree rejected that fearful outlook, and life has proved her right.Having married into a family with wealth, power, and connections,Bree now has all a woman could ever dream of.Until the day she awakens and sees someone peering into her bedroom windowan old gray-haired woman dressed all in black who vanishes as quickly as she appears. It must be a play of the early morning light or the remnant of a waking dream, Bree tells herself, shaking off the bad feeling that overcomes her.Later that day though, she spies the old woman again, in the parking lot of her daugh-ters private school . .. just minutes before Brees infant son, asleep in his car seat only a few feet away, vanishes. It happened so quicklyBree looked away only for a second.There is a note left in his place,warning her that she is being watched; if she wants her baby back, she must not call the police or deviate in any way from the instructions that will follow.The mysterious woman makes contact, and Bree learns she, too, is a mother. Why would another mother do this? What does she want? And why has she targeted Bree? Of course Bree will pay anything, do anything. Its her child.To get her baby back, Bree must complete one smallbut criticaltask.It seems harmless enough, but her action comes with a devastating price.Bree will do whatever it takes to protect her familybut what if the cost tears their world apart?