Bücher von Holly Brown

Thirty-nine-year-old Adrienne has tried before to adopt a child, but this time, nothing is going to get in her way.Sure, her husband, Gabe, is ambivalent about fatherhood. But once he holds their baby, he'll come around. He's just feeling a little threatened because once it was Gabe that Adrienne wanted more than anything . . .And sure, she was bitten 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.Enter Leah. At nineteen, she bears a remarkable resemblance to the woman Adrienne once was, and she knows Leah's baby is meant to be hers. But Leah's got ideas of her own. If Gabe and Adrienne let her live with them for a year, they get the baby, free and clear. All Leah wants is a fresh start in California. Or so she says.It seems like a small price to pay to get their baby. And with Gabe suddenly on board, what could possibly go wrong?

Don't try to find me. Though the message on the kitchen whiteboard is in 14-year-old Marley's handwriting, her mother, Rachel, knows there must be some other explanation. Marley would never run away.I'll be okay. Marley's quiet. Innocent. Sheltered. Growing up in Northern California with all the privilege Rachel never had, what does Marley know about taking care of herself? About being okay?I'll be better. The police have limited resources to devote to runaways, so Rachel's husband, Paul, turns to Facebook and Twitter, and launches FindMarley.com. But Marley isn't the only one with something to hide. Paul's social media campaign generates na­tional attention that could expose Rachel's darkest secrets. And when she blows a TV interview, the dirty speculation begins.I love you. The blogosphere is convinced Rachel is hiding something. When it's discovered that she's lied, even to the police, the devoted mother becomes a prime suspect in Marley's disappearance. Is Marley out there, somewhere, watching it all happen . . . or is the truth something far worse?

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