Happy Easter! I’m excited to let you know that my next book The Godchild will be published tomorrow. I hope you’ll have time to devour a large chocolate Easter egg alongside my quick, twisty thriller! The Godchild is just 99p / 99c or free in Kindle Unlimited and you can get it HERE.
I was inspired to write this book based upon my own experiences of being a godmother. Due to a challenging relationship with their mother, I’ve completely lost touch with one of my godchildren. Sadly, I doubt I’d even recognise them if they knocked on my door. I feel bad about that but the situation is out of my control. Their mother didn’t want me to have their contact details. (I’m not a bad person really!!) One year, when we were still in touch, I posted this godchild a birthday present. The parcel got returned to me some weeks later because their mother never got around to collecting it from the post office. These incidents were enough to spark inspiration for the book.
This is what The Godchild is about:
They were just a normal family living normal lives. Then Alicia arrived.
After her own mother mysteriously disappears, seventeen-year-old Alicia turns up on her godmother’s doorstep and asks if she can stay. Carina can’t say no to the godchild she hasn’t seen in over a decade.
And in a way, Alicia is the daughter she always wanted – she’s so smart and driven, definitely scholarship material. Carina is only too happy to help this brilliant young woman achieve her full potential.
But husband Don and children Tegan and Arthur aren’t so sure. There’s something about Alicia… Is she just too good to be true?
Then, out of the blue, sixteen-year-old Tegan is accused of a horrible crime and life for this ordinary family spirals down into chaos.
Does Alicia have anything to do with the terrible secrets that are only now being exposed? Has she set out to destroy this family? Before she can answer these questions, Carina will have to face her own troubled past, stepping out of the light and into a very, very dark place…
Have you joined my Facebook Group yet? Most of the character names in The Godchild have been chosen members of my Facebook Group. I'll be offering members the chance to name a character in all my future books. If you'd like to do this, head over to Miranda Rijks' Thriller Readers Group! I also offer regular giveaways in the group. Hit the JOIN button! ⬇️
If you’re after some other great psychological thriller books, here are some written by my fellow Brits that have just come out or will do so in the near future. I’ve only just noticed that we have a child / baby theme going on here! 🤣
AJ Wills thriller, The Phantom Child was published on 1 February. Daniel Hurst's latest, The Wife's Baby was published on 16 March. AJ Cambpell's new book, My Perfect Marriage, will come out on 8 April and AJ McDine's, The Baby will be published on 23 April. Please check them out!
Finally, one very big favour! If you read any of my books, please do leave a review on Amazon, Goodreads and social media. It really helps readers find my titles.
Have a fabulous rest of the weekend.
Miranda x