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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Spotlight and Giveaway: The Playgroup

Leah Mercer's latest domestic suspense novel, The Playgroup, is now available and we're excited to feature it today! Melissa enjoyed this novel and recently shared her thoughts on her Bookstagram. (Full review coming at a later date.) Leah has TWO copies to share with some lucky readers!

Breath catches in my throat and terror grips me as my daughter’s favourite jumper slides into focus. Time slows. Helpless, I watch my precious little girl run into the road. Screeching tyres slice through the quiet afternoon. Days from now, my friends will say the worst day of my life was all my fault…

A bright and welcoming haven, the playgroup sits at the heart of the town, tucked away inside a red-brick building. The Nest should have been the safest place for my rosy-cheeked, pink-obsessed daughter, Florence. Run by mothers like me, I trusted my newfound friends – Alice, Beth and Georgie – to take care of my child. But now my choice has left Florence fighting for her life.

My heart pounds thinking about what I will tell my husband, James. He stayed with me through the darkest times, and I thought some space would bring us closer. But as I watch our little girl sleeping in a hospital bed, I know our relationship may never recover from this.

How can I tell James what really happened if I don’t know myself? I can’t shake the feeling the other mothers are lying to me; they know I’d never let Florence leave the nursery by herself. We’ve all got dangerous secrets we want to protect, but if they expose mine, will anyone, including my husband, believe me when I say I didn’t harm my daughter?

A completely gripping psychological suspense about the dark price of protecting your family, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty, Adele Parks and Sally Hepworth. (Synopsis courtesy of Amazon.)

Leah Mercer
 was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on the east coast of Canada. Her first ambition was to be a journalist, but after completing a master’s in journalism, she soon realized she preferred anything other than reporting the news. After trying her hand at public relations, teaching and recruitment in various countries around the world, she finally settled in London and returned to writing… fiction, this time. Her first two novels, Who We Were Before and The Man I Thought You Were, were shortlisted at the UK’s Romantic Novelists’ Association Awards. Leah loves books, running, and visiting historic houses with her husband and their son.

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Giveaway ends April 7th at midnight EST.

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16 comments:

  1. This sounds so good!!!! Thanks for the chance to win a copy!

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  2. I've never read any of her books, but they all look good! I'd start with Who We Were Before!

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  3. Leach Mercer's novels look captivating. Why She Left and A Secret in the Family would be wonderful.

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  4. I've read A Secret In The Family and A Mother's Life.

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  5. I have only read A Mother's Lie, so I cannot recommend which title to begin. Thank you for the chance!!

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  6. I haven't read any of her books. I'd be happy to start with any one of them.

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  7. Emily Cheang CatanApril 3, 2024 at 1:09 AM

    I haven't read any of Leach Mercer's books which all sound very intriguing! I would love to start with A Mother's Lie!

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  8. I've read The Mother Next Door, which was fabulous! I'd love to read The Playgroup as my mother used to run a playgroup and this sounds like a thriller we would both enjoy!

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  9. I haven't read any yet, but they look good. I would start with Why She Left.

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  10. New to me. This one sounds perfect.

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  11. I have read all of them!!! Looking forward to this one!!

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  12. I have not read any of Leah's books. I will start with The Mother Next Door.

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  13. I haven't read any of the books but they all sound interesting. I'd like to start with A Secret In The Family.

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