*~The Secret Mother by Shalini Boland~5 stars~*

I want to thank NetGalley and Bookouture for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review. I appreciate this opportunity.
Title: The Secret Mother

Author: Shalini Boland

Publication Date: 11/9/2017

Page Count: 241 Pages

Synopsis: Tessa is a seperated and grieving mother. After the deaths of her two children and her seperation she focuses on work to cope with her grief. After Tessa gets home from work she comes home to a little boy in her kitchen. The little boy is just sitting there coloring and asks “Are you my Mummy?”

Feeling overwhelmed with the grief of her children and this unknown child in her house, she calls her husband Scott. Even though they are seperated he agrees to come over and see what is going on. Tessa is flooded with emotions but after Scott arives and calls the police things get worse.

Even though Tessa reported the incident to the police and is cleared, everyone seems to believe because she is a grieving mother that she abuducted the child. The reporters stalk her house and work. She feels like she’s going mad. All these emotions and all these things turned on her is making her emotions go into overdrive. When Tessa finds out that she may be connected to this child’s father, she must find out what’s going on. Why was this child left in her home and calling her Mummy? Is Tessa just a delusional and grieving mother? Did she abduct the child? Will anyone take her serious? Read Secret Mother to find out!

Review: I give this book 5 out of 5 suspenful stars! Wow, I was on the edge of my seat with the suspense from this book. I felt Tessa’s emotions and my heart rate quickened as I read through this enthralling thriller. This has to be one of the most suspenseful books I have ever read! I felt the hairs on the back of my neck go up and my heart raced a mile a minute. If you are searching for a great suspense I recommend The Secret Mother by Shalini Boland!

26 responses to “*~The Secret Mother by Shalini Boland~5 stars~*”

  1. Ooh! This sounds AWESOME Dani! Bookcouture certainly knows how to pick their authors! Fantabulous review my Book Sister!๐Ÿ˜™

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    1. Thank you so much Kim! I always value your support and I agree Bookouture hasn’t let me down yet!!! I love their books! This one was pretty suspenseful.

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    2. And you rock Book Sister!!!๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜™

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  2. Glad to see you liked this one it’s another I was thinking about picking up myself. ๐Ÿ™‚

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    1. Thanks Carrie!๐Ÿ˜— It was quite enjoyable!๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’–

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      1. You’re welcome!

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  3. I want to buy this, I am hearing so many nice things about it

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    1. Hey Shalini! It really was an intense and great thriller. I could feel all the main character’s emotions. Also y’all share the same first name so that’s awesome!๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’– I love your name btw!

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      1. Hahaha yes.. So does the author of this book ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ˜‰
        Thank you so much. I like the name Dani, short and sweet

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        1. Thank you lovely! Sadly it’s a nickname for Danielle๐Ÿ˜ But thanks so much for your feedback and following๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ“šโ˜•๐Ÿค˜

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          1. Oh lovely name, Danielle, quite a regal name and what a coincidence you also have a namesake author

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            1. My parents actually named me that because of Danielle Steel.๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ“š

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            2. Wow fabulous loved that. I am named after an indian actress whose movie dad saw before my birth so Shalini was the name of that actress in that movie๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ˜‰ my claim to fame ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

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            3. That’s pretty awesome! I lobe that too! Lol. I love your name, it’s very unique and lovely!๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ˜

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            4. Thank you so much…

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            5. You’re welcome. Sorry about the typos lol.๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜‰

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            6. Hahaha it’s autocorrect not typos ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ˜‰

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            7. Either way they mess me up! Hehe.๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ Damn auto correct and it says the craziest things at times. SMH.

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  4. Oooh, sounds interesting, October feels like the perfect month to grab a thriller and a warm blanket ๐Ÿ˜€

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    1. Thanks Alicia! I agree it’s the perfect month for a thriller! This one was awesome!๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

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    Didi Oviatt – Author

    YES!! Netgalley just approved me of this one, and I downloaded it lastnight!! I can’t freaking wait to read it!

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    1. It’s really awesome Didi! I think you will enjoy it๐Ÿ’–๐Ÿ“š

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        Didi Oviatt – Author

        I think I will too! ๐Ÿ™‚

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        1. ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ“šThis reminded me of Search for Maylee a lot in some ways with that parental drive!

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            Didi Oviatt – Author

            Hell yes! Now I’m even more excited!

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            1. It was the second best thriller I’ve read in awhile Search for Maylee #1 of course which reminds me now that its release I need to put my review on Amazon!๐Ÿ˜

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