How far would you go to get what you wanted? The author of Don&;t Try to Find Me returns with a taut, riveting novel of psychological suspense&;a domestic drama full of secrets and twists&;about a woman determined to have a child, her ambivalent husband, and a pregnant teenager with a secret agenda of her own.&;I know now that there was no other way things could have turned out. Tragedies are inevitable, just like the great love stories, like us.&;Thirty-nine-year-old Adrienne is desperate to be a mother. And this time, nothing is going to get in her way.Sure, her husband, Gabe, is ambivalent about fatherhood. But she knows that once he holds their baby, he&;ll come around. He&;s just feeling a little threatened, that&;s all. Because once upon a time, it was Gabe that Adrienne wanted more than anything; she was willing to do anything. . . . But that was half a lifetime ago. She&;s a different person now, and so is Gabe. There are lines she wouldn&;t cross, not without extreme provocation.And sure, she was bitten once before by another birth mother&;clear to the bone&;and for most people, it&;s once bitten, twice shy. But Adrienne isn&;t exactly the retiring type.At nineteen, Leah bears a remarkable resemblance to the young woman Adrienne once was. Which is why Adrienne knows the baby Leah is carrying is meant to be hers. But Leah&;s got ideas of her own: Her baby&;s going to get a life in California; why shouldn&;t she? All she wants is to live in Adrienne&;s house for a year after the baby&;s born, and get a fresh start.It seems like a small price for Adrienne to pay to get their baby. And with Gabe suddenly on board, what could possibly go wrong? Read Less