Secret baby is one of the most difficult tropes to pull off, but Karen knocks it out of the park with this one. Bella grew up as a soap opera actress and went wild in her early adult years in the early 80s in NYC (sex! parties! drugs!). After getting cleaned up, on her last day on the soap, she meets up-and-coming news producer Henry and has a one-night stand. Henry disappears after, but whatever, right?
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Six years later, she's raising her daughter Lilah on her own, far out of the spotlight. She returns to the kids' show that gave her her big break when she was a teen, and guess who happens to be the producer there? With so much to hide about her past, Bella should not be falling for Henry again...
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Capping off Karen's 1980s-set Boston Classics series, Child of Mine gives you all those nostalgic vibes, plus Bella's long-awaited backstory. (The series has been keeping us guessing about Bella's past since the beginning, but you don't need to have read the others to enjoy this one.) It's available everywhere now!
Child of Mine by Karen Grey