The Perfect Child Hannah Bauer 1 Lucinda Berry by Lucinda Berry 9781542040549, 154204054X instant download after payment.

A Washington Post and Amazon Charts bestseller.

A page-turning debut of suspense about a young couple desperate to have a child of their own—and the unsettling consequences of getting what they always wanted.

Christopher and Hannah are a happily married surgeon and nurse with picture-perfect lives. All that’s missing is a child. When Janie, an abandoned six-year-old, turns up at their hospital, Christopher forms an instant connection with her, and he convinces Hannah they should take her home as their own.

But Janie is no ordinary child, and her damaged psyche proves to be more than her new parents were expecting. Janie is fiercely devoted to Christopher, but she acts out in increasingly disturbing ways, directing all her rage at Hannah. Unable to bond with Janie, Hannah is drowning under the pressure, and Christopher refuses to see Janie’s true nature.

Hannah knows that Janie is manipulating Christopher and isolating him from her, despite Hannah’s attempts to bring them all together. But as Janie’s behavior threatens to tear Christopher and Hannah apart, the truth behind Janie’s past may be enough to push them all over the edge.

“A mesmerizing, unbearably tense thriller that will have you looking
over your shoulder and sleeping with one eye open. This creepy,
serpentine tale explores the darkest corners of parenthood and the
profoundly unsettling lengths one will go to to keep a family
together—no matter the consequences. Electrifying and atmospheric, this
dark gem of a novel is one I couldn’t put down.” —Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author

“A deep, dark, and dangerously addictive read. All-absorbing to the very end!” —Minka Kent, Washington Post bestselling author

Dr. Lucinda Berry is a trauma psychologist and leading researcher in
childhood trauma. She uses her clinical experience to create disturbing
psychological thrillers, blurring the line between fiction and
nonfiction. She enjoys taking her readers on a journey through the dark
recesses of the human psyche. If she’s not chasing after her
ten-year-old son, you can find her running through Los Angeles, prepping
for her next marathon. To hear about her upcoming releases, visit her
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https://about.me/lucindaberry.