Bøker av Shari J. Ryan

"My baby! You stole my baby!" Lara Smith is hysterical, her red lipstick smeared. A teddy lies abandoned in the empty crib. But I wasn't hired to look after a baby. I didn't even know this nursery existed... Lara's husband calls the police and screams: "The nanny has taken our little girl." I'm frozen in shock. This is impossible. I was only meant to be looking after the Smiths' nine-year-old twins... I'm certain that earlier this evening when they left for their fancy event-Lara in high heels and a floor-length gown, Corbin in a tux-they never mentioned a baby. And they definitely didn't show me this nursery room, up in the eaves of their sprawling, beachfront mansion. But their angelic blonde twins are now blinking at me in matching horror, and my heart pounds painfully as handcuffs snap shut around my wrists. As I'm pushed towards the waiting police car, I look back one last time and meet Lara's eyes. Am I imagining the cold calculation in them? I try to swallow my panic. Why was I really hired for this job? And then an even more chilling thought races through my mind. Do Lara and Corbin know who I really am? Because if they do, my life is in terrible danger... An absolutely gripping psychological thriller that will get your heart racing like crazy. Prepare yourself for jaw-dropping, mind-blowing twists! Perfect for fans of addictive page-turners like The Housemaid, The Family Across the Street and The Family Upstairs. What readers are saying about The Perfect Nanny: "OMG!!!!! Mind Blown!!!!! Shocked!!!!!... Fantastic... Wow, this whole entire book was filled with so many twists and turns... Left me totally speechless. In fact, I am still speechless... Will stay with me for a very long time. It really got into my head and I can't get it out..." Blue Moon Blogger, ¿¿¿¿¿ "5 JAW-DROPPING STARS... I will be talking about it for a long time!!!... Will pull you in from the first page and have you up until 2 AM... The twists are JAWDROPPING. I am shook. JUST READ IT!!!!" Goodreads reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ "WOW!! All I can say is wow!! This book was everything I love!!! Crazy twist... Left me speechless! Highly recommend!" NetGalley reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ "One word for this - YES!!!!!!!!... Unputdownable... I read this in one sitting and was hooked the entire time... Twists and turns that I did not see coming... At one point I started thinking, what else could possibly happen here - and then BAM!... Excellent!!" Goodreads reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ "Wow!!!!!! This book had me shook!!!!!! Excellent... I could not put it down." NetGalley reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿

I pull back the blanket to take another peek at my beautiful baby boy. My heart flatlines. He isn't there. "Where is he?" I cry, my whole body trembling. But my husband just shakes his head. "Darling... we don't have a baby." What is he talking about? Stumbling to my feet, I look frantically at the highchair, the playmat in the corner, the sofa. I need to find my little boy. Limbs like ice, I rush toward the stairs, shouting my son's name. But my husband grabs my arms and gently reminds me there is no baby here. I can't listen. I don't understand how our child isn't in our home. I don't know who could have taken him. I just know I have to find him. Climbing the stairs two at a time, my hand is already stretching toward the nursery door, but my husband overtakes, blocking my way. He forces me to face him. I think I can hear the baby mobile over the crib. I can practically smell the newborn smell. But my husband sighs and shakes his head. He says it again, firmly this time, as a tear tracks down my cheek: "We don't have a baby." I blink rapidly, my breathing ragged. I think he expects me to agree. But I know that my son is real. I can feel his weight in my arms. And I will stop at nothing to get him back...An absolutely gripping psychological thriller that will have your heart racing. Prepare yourself for jaw-dropping, mind-blowing twists! Perfect for fans of addictive page-turners like The Housemaid, The Family Across the Street and The Family Upstairs. What readers are saying about The Homemaker: "UNREAL, sooooooo good!... What a plot, I ABSOLUTELY LOVED this novel... I'm sad I'm done reading it." Goodreads reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ "What did I just read??!! I'm speechless... So flipping good... Grasps you from the first page until the last word. The twists and turns make this one book you won't be able to put down. Be prepared to dive in and not come up for air until you hit the end!" Goodreads reviewer, ¿¿¿¿¿ "This story was sooo good... Boy oh boy the writer had twists up her sleeve I did not see coming... Left me sitting with my mouth wide open... I am a big fan. 5 stars." B For Book Review, ¿¿¿¿¿

"Pearl Harbor, 1941. War planes hurtle across the horizon, skimming the clouds. Gunpowder fills the air as the earth shatters. Everett's hands cup my cheeks. If I lose you, Elizabeth, please know that the time I've spent with you has been worth every second I've been alive. On the fateful day that sirens rend the air and warplanes fly over the harbor, Elizabeth and Everett had sneaked away to whisper sweet nothings to each other. As bombs rain down, they cling to each other, the ground shaking and smoke suffocating them. Miraculously, they survive--but their world is ripped apart. The beautiful island, where the turquoise ocean once lapped the golden sand, is destroyed. Over a sweltering summer, the couple had fallen madly in love. Elizabeth was in awe of Everett's sacrifices for the Air Force, and Everett adored strong-willed Elizabeth, a Jewish girl who defied her father's wishes for a sheltered life by training to be a nurse. But tragedy changes everything. Although they are hopelessly devoted to one another, they vow to serve their country. Elizabeth joins the Army Nurse Corps in Europe and Everett flies across the world chasing down the enemy. With a tearful goodbye, they promise to write. When Everett's letters stop arriving, heartbroken Elizabeth fears the worst. Will she ever see the love of her life again? And what chance does she have of surviving Europe, where Hitler's tyrannical rule places her in grave danger?"--Provided by publisher.