Yikes. I totally failed in my Substack commitment… Short stories, special offers, pictures. Mmm… So I hold my hands up and say sorry! Since I last posted here, I’ve written two and a half books. The Concierge came out in December and The Other Mother is published tomorrow, 19th April 2023. The half-written one will be out in a few months.
The Second Wife Audiobook has had great success in the USA. It was #1 on Hoopla (digital audiobook library) and is currently an Apple Audiobook featured title and discounted to $9.99 for the rest of April.
This is what the The Other Mother is about:
Four-year-old Florrie is missing. Who has taken her, and what do they want?
When Jane is asked to pick up her friend’s daughter, Florrie, from school, she can’t imagine the horror that will unfold. Because someone pretending to be Jane has already collected Florrie. And now the little four-year-old is missing…
Things don’t get any easier when Jane starts receiving anonymous letters that include intimate details about her life. As a psychologist and agony aunt, she's used to getting letters asking for advice, but these are different. Are they somehow connected to the missing child?
Then, to her utter dismay, Jane finds incriminating evidence in her own home, evidence that is clearly linked to Florrie. She starts to doubt everyone around her, even her own family – could one of them be implicated in Florrie’s disappearance?
Under the unspeakable stress, her marriage crumbles, her children act out and her once-successful business falls apart. And that’s when Jane discovers a shocking secret that shatters her entire world.
In a heart-pounding race against time, Jane must find Florrie and uncover the truth. Can she save Florrie and her own family, or will she be too late to stop the unthinkable?
"The Other Mother was such a fast paced thriller. It’s a quick read and a story that you can get lost in. There were a lot of good twists and an ending I didn’t see coming." - Andrew B, Reviewer
It’s just 99p / 99c or free in Kindle Unlimited as a special launch price.
“What an exciting and thrilling read! I wasn’t able to put it down!” - Jenny M, Reviewer
Fictional Jane is an agony aunt (known as Dear Abby in the US). I’ve always fancied being an Agony Aunt. When I was a coach, I could never give advice. My job was just to ask the right questions. But when you’re an Agony Aunt you can say whatever you like and give direct advice. Kind of cool, I reckon!
Some of my mountain artwork is available for sale. Chalet Art Store has a selection of my digital paintings which are sold as high quality giclée fine art prints. Prices start at about €40 so they’re affordable and can be sent anywhere in the world! If you’d like to check them out, click here: https://www.chaletartstore.com
The painting above, plus a couple of others are available at https://artrepreneur.com/p/mirandarijks
To make up for my silence, I’m going to do a GIVE-AWAY in a few days time. Check your next substack newsletter from me!
In the meantime, I send you my very best wishes and thanks for reading,
Miranda x