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Name: Running scared
Author: Lisa Jackson

Fifteen years ago in Boston, Kate Summers entered into a pact: she would become the mother of a perfect newborn and promise never to reveal the adoption. Now, old promises collide with new realities, forcing Kate to confront family secrets, questions of identity, and the fragile bond between mother and son. As she navigates the tangled web her decision has woven, the thriller unfolds with suspense and emotional intensity.

First publish date: 2011

Genre: Suspense/General Suspense

Authors: Lisa Jackson

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