This is how I discovered this gem of a book, Emily, Gone. The author, Bette Lee Crosby spotted a few of my reviews and sent me a friend request, followed by an IM letting me know that she had a book out on NetGalley, if I was interested in reviewing it. Well, momma didn't raise no dummy! I went and snagged it immediately. And I am SO glad that I did!
A missing child sets the lives of three women on a collision course in this powerful and compelling novel by USA Today bestselling author Bette Lee Crosby.
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When a music festival rolls through the sleepy town of Hesterville, Georgia, the Dixon family’s lives are forever changed. On the final night, a storm muffles the sound of the blaring music, and Rachel tucks her baby into bed before falling into a deep sleep. So deep, she doesn’t hear the kitchen door opening. When she and her husband wake up in the morning, the crib is empty. Emily is gone.
Vicki Robart is one of the thousands at the festival, but she’s not feeling the music. She’s feeling the emptiness over the loss of her own baby several months before. When she leaves the festival and is faced with an opportunity to fill that void, she is driven to an act of desperation that will forever bind the lives of three women.
When the truth of what actually happened that fateful night is finally exposed, shattering the lives they’ve built, will they be able to pick up the pieces to put their families back together again?
5 STARS!
A mother's worst nightmare...to lose her child. Three women's lives are forever altered by one unthinkable decision.
Desolate and empty after suffering the loss of her child, Vicki makes a fateful choice: She steals away little Emily Dixon. In her eyes, God and fate have answered her prayers, and her daughter has been restored to her. But where she has gained, another mother is faced with the unthinkable: Her baby is missing, with few clues as to what happened.
Rachel awakens to silence after days of non-stop music that threatened her sanity. She assumes that her 6 month old daughter Emily must be enjoying the silence also, and sleeping in. But when she goes to wake her baby, she only finds an empty crib. This begins a nightmare that threatens to destroy the Dixon family. But in the midst of pain, love can sometimes forge new and stronger bonds.
Meanwhile, Vicki, desperate to find a safe haven in which to hide away with her baby, calls upon her estranged sister Angela for help. Angela takes the pair in, not knowing that Vicki's baby isn't Vicki's at all. Captivated by "Lara", Angela doesn't ask questions, until fate intervenes, and the web of lies is torn down.
I was blown away by this book. The plot line, the character development, the dialogue (you KNOW I am picky about dialogue!). It was all masterfully crafted and edited. The story captured both my heart and mind. I wept with Vicki over the loss of her infant daughter. I felt Rachel's heartbreak, guilt, and anger at Emily's disappearance. And I felt Angela's fear when she realized everything she thought she knew was a lie.
Giveaway open now on Goodreads! Enter for your chance to win one of 100 Kindle copies! https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/290078-emily-gone?fbclid=IwAR0_11r5ZnCtd1UZJAjmdWURoYgsFtuy3q0NIk269sceChBdrnhrlIXsGzM
Pre-order this book on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/EmilyGone
A mother's worst nightmare...to lose her child. Three women's lives are forever altered by one unthinkable decision.
Desolate and empty after suffering the loss of her child, Vicki makes a fateful choice: She steals away little Emily Dixon. In her eyes, God and fate have answered her prayers, and her daughter has been restored to her. But where she has gained, another mother is faced with the unthinkable: Her baby is missing, with few clues as to what happened.
Rachel awakens to silence after days of non-stop music that threatened her sanity. She assumes that her 6 month old daughter Emily must be enjoying the silence also, and sleeping in. But when she goes to wake her baby, she only finds an empty crib. This begins a nightmare that threatens to destroy the Dixon family. But in the midst of pain, love can sometimes forge new and stronger bonds.
Meanwhile, Vicki, desperate to find a safe haven in which to hide away with her baby, calls upon her estranged sister Angela for help. Angela takes the pair in, not knowing that Vicki's baby isn't Vicki's at all. Captivated by "Lara", Angela doesn't ask questions, until fate intervenes, and the web of lies is torn down.
I was blown away by this book. The plot line, the character development, the dialogue (you KNOW I am picky about dialogue!). It was all masterfully crafted and edited. The story captured both my heart and mind. I wept with Vicki over the loss of her infant daughter. I felt Rachel's heartbreak, guilt, and anger at Emily's disappearance. And I felt Angela's fear when she realized everything she thought she knew was a lie.
Giveaway open now on Goodreads! Enter for your chance to win one of 100 Kindle copies! https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/290078-emily-gone?fbclid=IwAR0_11r5ZnCtd1UZJAjmdWURoYgsFtuy3q0NIk269sceChBdrnhrlIXsGzM
Pre-order this book on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/EmilyGone
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