My Husband’s Child
- Author Lisa Timoney
- Narrator Julie Maisey
- Publisher Boldwood Books
- Publish Date 12 June 2026
- Run Time 8 hours and 1 minutes
- Format x-book®
- Genre Adoption and fostering: advice and issues, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Family life fiction, Fiction: mashup, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Social issues.
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What to expect
A totally gripping, heartbreaking and suspenseful read, that readers of Jodi Picoult, Jojo Moyes, and Emma Robinson will love. šš”
Sheās the child you love⦠but someone believes she shouldnāt be yours
Katie loves her 6-year-old stepdaughter Maisie with all her heart. The time they spend together, the feel of the little girlās hand in her own, means everything to her, especially after she discovers she and Maisieās dad, Liam, canāt have children together.
But since Maisieās mum died, the little girl has mostly been living with her sister, Liamās adult daughter, Olivia ā and the two are inseparable. The problem is that Olivia hates her stepmother and refuses to accept her as part of their lives.
Katie wants nothing more than to step up in Maisieās life, even to formally adopt her, so they can become the proper family sheās always longed for. But Olivia canāt let that happen. Then she meets the man of her dreams, and she begins to wonder if, together, they can offer her sister the security she needs.
But as the battle for Maisieās forever home builds, tragedy strikes, putting Liamās life in peril. Katie and Olivia need to work out whatās best for the girl they love more than life itself, but ā can they keep Maisie safe when their own lives may also be in danger?
Readers love My Husbandās Child
āHeartrending and suspenseful in turns, Lisa Timoneyās new novel had me glued to the pages, desperate to know more about these characters Iād come to care deeply about.ā Bestselling author, Kate Hewitt
āI raced through this fantastic read⦠I could really empathise with both women in this story and Lisa has done a great job at balancing the story from both perspectives. I thoroughly enjoyed this gripping, five star read from Lisa.ā Bestselling author, Caroline Finnerty
āLisa Timoney is a master at playing with moral dilemmas, getting under her charactersā skin and making you question everything.ā Bestselling author, Laura Pearson
āHoly heck⦠This gripped me from the beginning. Lisa Timoney, youāve done it again! The story gave me whiplash with the amount of emotional turmoil it put me through!ā āāāāā Reader Review
āA beautifully written story which will tug at your heartstrings and have you reaching for the tissues.ā āāāāā Reader Review
āThis book completely pulled me in from the very beginning. What starts as a family drama quickly turns into an emotional, tense, and unsettling story about grief, motherhood, manipulation, and the lengths people will go to protect the ones they loveā¦. If you enjoy domestic thrillers with emotional depth, complicated family dynamics, and characters that feel painfully real, definitely pick this one up.ā āāāāā Reader Review
āA gripping family saga, filled with heartache, jealousy and grief⦠A really great readā āāāāā Reader Review
āA fantastic gripping drama that had me in tears at the very end⦠Thrilliing!ā āāāāā Reader Review
Praise for Lisa Timoney:
āThis is an absolutely heartbreaking, gripping tearjerker. Be warned, you'll need tissues. But I loved every minute!ā Amanda Prowse
āThis is such a beautiful novel that for me had echoes of Jodi Picoult. My heart broke for everyone in the story, even as I couldn't stop turning the pages. Lisa Timoney is a voice to watch out for.ā Jo Bartlett, author
āAn incredibly emotional and beautifully written story of loss and rediscovered love. I loved it!ā Sheila Riley, author
āPerfectly phrased and full of compassion and the novel takes the reader on an emotional exploration of motherhood, making you question what you might have done in their place.ā Emma Robinson, author
| Author | Lisa Timoney |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Julie Maisey |
| Duration | 8 hours and 1 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781805570592 |
| Format | x-book® |
| Publisher | Boldwood Books |
| Genre | Adoption and fostering: advice and issues, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Family life fiction, Fiction: mashup, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Social issues |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE, US |
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