My Husband’s Child

When I find a little girl standing on my doorstep, I don’t know what to do. But as I take her small hand in mine, she whispers words that will change my life. ‘Mummy said you’d look after me.’

Ever since her husband left her for another woman, Cora has been trying to put her life back together. But when she hears he started a family, her heart breaks all over again. And so, when the doorbell rings late one night, the last person Cora expects to find is her husband’s child.

The little girl is shivering, clutching her baby brother’s hand. With no other choice, Cora ushers the children into her home. As she settles them by the fire, she tries to work out what happened. But as the days pass and her phone calls go unanswered, she realises the children’s parents have vanished without a trace…

Over the following weeks, Cora grows to love the children as if they were her own. And as she tucks them into bed each night, pressing a kiss to their foreheads, her heart feels fuller than she ever could have imagined.

But when her ex-husband’s wife reappears, Cora senses she isn’t telling the truth about why she abandoned her children. And when Cora’s ex-husband returns, claiming the children aren’t safe with their mother, she faces an impossible choice. Should Cora believe him or the children’s mother? And should she trust her instinct that something is terribly wrong?

An utterly compelling and heartbreaking story about motherhood and a devastating family secret. Readers who love Kate Hewitt, Jodi Picoult and Diane Chamberlain will be totally captivated by this deeply emotional novel.

Readers love Alison Ragsdale’s novels:

‘WOW, WOW, WOW, what an emotional rollercoaster… I was glued to it… Tears pouring and my bin full of tissues… Really knows how to pull at your heartstrings.’ karen_loves_reading ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘Pulled on my heart strings!!… You will need a box of tissues… It. Will. Give. You. All. The. Feels… I loved it and was instantly hooked from the very beginning… You just can’t put it down!… Oh it just broke my heart in two!!’ Heidi Lynn’s Book Reviews ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘Utterly impossible to put down. Heartbreaking… I devoured the entire book in just one sitting… I loved this book so much, I wish I could give it five hundred stars. All I can say is WOW – read it. You won’t be disappointed.’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘The saddest book I have read this year… Even through all the tears that flowed down my face I kept on reading. I did have to take a break a few times so I could see the words… So honestly heartbreaking… 5 stars and a million more.’ Linda’s Book Reviews ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘I’m about ready to run my tear ducts dry!… I was doing the ugly cry… I was drawn in from page one and had a hard time putting it down to go to bed. My dreams were filled with this story… Worth taking a day off work!’ PJP Reviews ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘Incredible… My heart felt like it would break… Tore me apart heart and soul… Shattered to pieces… Heart-wrenching… Truly touched my soul… Exceptional.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘Wow. Just wow… I smiled, I laughed, I cried and then I smiled some more. My eyes are puffy, my nose is running, which to me shows just how amazing this book really is!’ Chloe’s Reading Room ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘I cried, many times… I gasped out loud, and I seriously could not put this book down!… Amazing… will feature in my top five books for the year. I just can’t stop thinking about it.’ NetGalley reviewer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️