He loves you now. He loved her first.

I've fallen in love with a man called Sam. And he's perfect, just perfect.

It's a whirlwind romance. And when our dream home falls through just before our wedding, we decide to move in with his parents. He says his mother, Evelyn, is the sweetest person. But I'm not so sure.

She's obsessively protective over Sam. She wants to know where he is all the time. She wakes us up in the morning, bustling into our room like he's a small child, not a grown man. She doesn't want me to be alone with him. And with every day that passes - as I keep having accidents I can't believe are coincidental - I start to fear more that she doesn't want me to marry her son.

That she wants to be the only person he will ever love.

Then I overhear an argument between her and Sam's dad. Evelyn has a secret. And it changes everything I thought I knew about the family I'm marrying into.

From that moment, I know that if I want to make it to my wedding day alive, I will need to be very, very careful...

An absolutely thrilling and gripping psychological suspense novel, perfect for fans of Shalini Boland, Shari Lapena, and The Woman in the Window.

Readers are loving The Mother-in-Law:

'Wow this book had me short of breath and my pulse palpitating... One of those books I cannot recommend highly enough. It's gripping and emotional and leaves you wanting more... Fantastic.' @rubie_reads

'Oh, the tension! I was practically clenching my jaws and holding my breath from start to finish... Captured me, utterly and completely, from the first page to the last. I hungrily read the novel in one sitting, ignoring everyone and everything else!' NetGalley reviewer

'Even though I had 101 other jobs I should have completed... they got pushed back until tomorrow so I could devour this book.' Goodreads reviewer

'Addictive... Kept me hooked from the very first page. I read and finished it in 24 hours as shocking bombshells kept being dropped... I couldn't put the book down.' @fireheartscourt

'Kept me racing through the pages... every time I thought I'd figured the plot out along came another shocking twist! I had no idea who to trust right until the end, and that was some ending! Brilliant, highly recommended.' @jtayauthor, 5 stars

'Oh this book is such a page turner. I was completely hooked from the very first moment I picked it up. It has many twists and turns, many "uh no, no she didn't" moments, lots of shout-out-loud moments... Absolutely gripping.' NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars

'This was unreal with all the twists, turns & don't get me started on the cray-cray... An absolute mind-bender that leaves you with whiplash... I loved it! A sensational salacious dark game that I sank my teeth into like a gooey cinnamon bun!' @caffeinereadrepeat

'Wow, I was drawn in from the first pages, could not put this book down. Full of so many twists and turns it kept me guessing and reading well past my bedtime.' NetGalley reviewer

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