“Gritty and suspenseful, draws us into the obstacle-strewn path of domestic adoption.” —Juliette Fay, author of A young caseworker increasingly entangled in the lives of adoptive and birth parents faces life-altering choices when an extortion attempt goes horribly wrong in . Written in the spirit of Jodi Picoult and Anna Quindlen, is an extraordinary debut novel from Chandra Hoffman that deals with the controversial subject of adoption while providing a riveting read that will equally ensnare lovers of suspense, domestic drama, and literary fiction.