Series: The Lies We Tell #1
Published by Bookouture on September 11, 2023
Format: eARC, Audiobook
Source: Net Galley, Bought, Kindle Unlimited
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A forged reference and a fake social media page is all it takes to convince the Mayers I’m the perfect person to look after their son Wyatt. Some people would be scared to move to a remote mountain village with a family they’ve never met, but it’s exactly where I need to be. Because Wyatt is my child…
My sweet little boy was taken from me. There are dark secrets in my past that will stop me from ever getting Wyatt back, but now I’m his nanny, I’ll finally get to raise him like he’s my own.
When I arrive at the Mayers’ house, I’m stunned by the striking glass family home and Robin and Paul’s lavish lifestyle, which I couldn’t afford in my wildest dreams. But Wyatt seems troubled. Robin claims he needs therapy, she says he barely speaks to her, and soon I realise that he’s rarely allowed to leave the house…
When Wyatt gives me a shy smile and begins to open up, it’s clear he needed me just as much as I needed him. We’re making up for the time we lost with long afternoons playing games and baking apple pie.
Everything finally seems perfect in my life. Until I find out what happened to his last nanny…
An utterly heart-pounding and nail-biting read that will have you racing through the pages. Perfect for fans of The Marriage , The Housemaid and The Family Upstairs .
Character List spoiler free
Christa, the new nanny, works for the Mayers. She punishes herself with cold showers, scrubbing her skin raw, and wakes up every day at 5.05 a.m., all to atone for something in the past.
Robin Mayer, Christa’s employer, she’s very aloof and withdrawn. Suffered a recent loss. She has deep brown eyes like treacle. Her skin is too pale but glossy raven hair, almost ethereal, that cascades around her shoulders, tips highlighted gold.
Paul Mayer, dark gray eyes like steel. Balding, stocky, with a scowl that rarely leaves his face wears. He is Robin’s husband and Wyatt’s father
Wyatt Mayer, son of Robin and Paul and Christa’s charge. He has amber eyes and honey-blond curls. He’s a teenager, he’s disconnected from his parents, and can’t be himself around them
James, a Handsome stranger, 5 years older than Christa.
Eva – the missing nanny with a lot of secrets
Well well well, I was NOT expecting that, until I was expecting that! A story that doesn’t relent and gosh I questioned everyone, even the person it was! I bought the audiobook because I knew I wouldn’t have time to sit and read it and I blasted the audiobook almost in one sitting! I was obsessed with this book.
A small setting, almost claustrophobic but in such a gorgeous setting of Austria, we have mysteries to solve so don’t get too comfortable! People don’t want to talk to you, you aren’t allowed to leave the house and someone seems a little too eager to befriend you. What do you do…or think!? Oh, so many things!
I can’t wait to read the next part of this series! I know if it is anything like this I am going to be blown away. This book completely threw me the wringer, 110% I was shocked and how dark this book turned and how quickly too! So many threads in the story and some are red herrings and others play a big part!
Oh so much I want to tell you but I really can’t. It’s a secret 😉 You need to read this book. I seriously found this so addictive and so awesome! It is a book that will haunt you until you finish it.
Until the next time xxx
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