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An instant USA Today bestseller.

A woman in search of a new beginning is put to the test in ways she never imagined in an empowering and provocative page-turner by the author of Not That I Could Tell.

Katie's divorce was, in a word, humiliating. So when her friend Bess…

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1 author picked The Last Caretaker as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book wasn’t released until December 2023, but lucky me, I read it early because I hosted a library event with the author, so it counts as a September 2023 read for me.

The Last Caretaker vibrates with suspense and emotion. It takes the reader along on a woman’s journey as she not only establishes her place in the world but discovers that she can handle whatever is thrown at her, even when it’s a stranger arriving at her door in the middle of the night with a terrifying story.

Hold onto your seat, you won’t be able to turn…

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