Books like I know who holds tomorrow by Francis Ray

Madison Reed is a beloved talk‑show host whose public image as the perfect wife and mother is shattered when her husband, the popular correspondent Wes Reed, dies in a car crash that also kills a woman. Before he dies, he confesses that she was his mistress and the mother of his nine‑month‑old daughter, Manda. He begs Madison to raise the child, thrusting her into a painful moral dilemma. Grief, deceit, and the burden of a secret family collide as Madison struggles to regain control of her life. She enlists the help of Zachary Holman, Wes’s best friend, but his own hidden resentments threaten to complicate matters further. Faced with the prospect of forgiveness and a new, complex family dynamic, Madison must decide whether she can give herself and Manda a chance at happiness. Set against the backdrop of Dallas, Texas, the novel explores the fragility of celebrity marriages, the weight of hidden pasts, and the resilience required to rebuild a shattered family.

First publish date: 2002