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The Better Mother

A Thriller

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The Better Mother

By: Jennifer van der Kleut
Narrated by: Xe Sands
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A woman ends up pregnant after a casual fling, but the father's girlfriend has much more sinister intentions in this plot–driven suspense debut.

A modern spin on Fatal Attraction meets The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, perfect for fans of The Last Mrs. Parrish.

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.

©2025 Jennifer van der Kleut Domestic Thrillers Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction Pregnancy
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Engaging Twists • Fast Pacing • Favorite Narrator • Satisfying Ending

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Almost immediately I wanted to forward to the last chapter to ease my anxiety! 😂 Fun listen.

Terrifying

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Great book right out the gate. Twisty to the end and kept me on the edge of my seat.

Wow! So stressful.

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I think this is good and worth the credit. That being said, the last 1/4 of the book goes off the rails and becomes less and less plausible. If you can get past that, it’s a great book.

No Spoilers…

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the narrator was so whiney it was hard to listen to, story was pretty good.

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Wow wow wow! The first part was a great build up, the second part had a huge twist, and I loved all the closure in the ending. Love this author, what a great debit!

So many twists and a great ending!

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