THE BETTER MOTHER

By

Jennifer van der Kleut
All Savannah wanted to do was form a friendly co-parenting relationship with Max, her former fling and father of her unborn child—but Max’s new girlfriend may have more sinister plans for that baby.
THE BETTER MOTHER

By

Jennifer van der Kleut

All Savannah wanted to do was form a friendly co-parenting relationship with Max, her former fling and father of her unborn child—but Max's new girlfriend may have more sinister plans for that baby.

A modern spin on Fatal Attraction meets The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, perfect for fans of Liv Constantine’s The Last Mrs. Parrish and Frieda McFadden’s The Housemaid.

Still recovering from a devastating breakup, 34-year-old Savannah Mitchell has finally managed to put her life back together when she gets the shock of her life—after a brief fling with a man named Max, she is pregnant.

When she gets in touch to tell him, he reveals that he’s just gotten back together with his ex, Madison, and he will need time to break it to her. Surprisingly, Madison isn’t upset—in fact, she’s excited, and wants to help.

Max insists Madison has the best of intentions, but Savannah finds her efforts—popping by uninvited, demanding lifestyle changes, and pretty much trying to take over the pregnancy—anything but helpful. When Savannah finally stands up for herself, Madison’s treatment of her goes from casually cruel to downright dangerous.

All Savannah wanted to do was form a friendly co-parenting relationship with the father of her child—but his new girlfriend obviously has much more sinister plans in mind.

She has no plans to co-parent at all.

About the Author

Jennifer van der Kleut (née McBride) is an award-winning former journalist of both print and digital publications, including the D.C. affiliate of ABC7 News. A graduate of San Jose State University, she spent most of her life in the San Francisco Bay Area before moving to the Northern Virginia suburbs of D.C., where she currently lives with her husband and two sons. For nearly a decade, she was the lead singer of the Bay Area-based band SweetDuration, and performed with artists like Jason Mraz, Big Country, Chantal Kreviazuk, and Stabbing Westward. When she’s not writing, she loves going to the beach with her family, going to concerts with her girlfriends, and getting lost in the pages of a book.

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