The job of a nanny is notoriously double-edged: she must be fully trustworthy yet at the same time manage to not blur the delicate line between parent and hired caregiver. In the novel,
Until You're Mine by Samantha Hayes, mom-to-be Claudia searches out the perfect nanny to help around the home after her baby daughter arrives. As the wife of a Navy husband, Claudia spends the majority of her time flip-flopping between her career as a social worker and primary caregiver for the twin boys she's become defacto mother to following the death of their birth mother. Having had a history of stillbirths and miscarriages, she is in a fragile medical state that makes the assistance of a nanny even more useful. Enter Zoe, the seemingly perfect nanny-candidate. The twins love her and she has all the necessary qualifications, but she also has a secret. (Cue the mysterious music)
To make matters worse, there has been a serious of attacks on pregnant women and their unborn children in the area. Claudia's increasingly vulnerability make her suspicious of Zoe and that's when the story really takes off at roller-coaster speed.
A suspenseful novel with a twist that I never saw coming. Hayes did a good job of misdirecting the reader and it makes for a fun and entertaining psychological thriller. Pack this one in your beach bag!
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| courtesy of Random House |
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