The Baby I Left Behind – Blog Tour

”Take him. Please forgive me.”

Cate grips the note with trembling hands, looking down at the delicate bundle on her doorstep. As she reaches down to the baby, she knows she has finally got everything she’s ever wished for. But is he hers to take?

Cate tries not to cry as she closes the door on the nursery room once again. All she has ever wanted is to be a mother. Cursed with a medical condition that means she is unable to have children, her only option is to wait for a call from the adoption centre. But that call feels like a lifetime away.

Then she hears a faint cry from outside her house. She’s convinced she’s imagining it, that the grief is starting to overwhelm her. But when she opens her door and looks down, her heart swells. By her feet is the most perfect baby curled up in a soft blanket.

As the newborn’s eyes light up, Cate feels instant love for him. She knows she can’t just accept a stranger’s baby – she has to call the police. But as she picks him up, it all finally feels right. This is where the baby belongs.

But when her darling baby is rushed into hospital, Cate knows that in order to save his life, she needs to expose the lie she has been so desperate to hide. Can Cate discover who the child’s real mother is? And if so, will she be able to make the hardest decision of her life to protect the child?

An emotional story about family, secrets and what makes a good parent. Perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult, Jojo Moyes and Kate Hewitt.

This was such an intense read that I couldn’t put the book down from the moment I started reading the first chapter.

The story starts wit Cate who is yearning for a child but due to a condition she cannot get pregnant. Then on one snowy night she finds a baby at the doorstep with only a note. Someone had left the baby at the door step and Cate knew she had to call social services but instead takes matters to her hand…

This as I said was intense and a page turner thriller— it was also quite unputdownable as well. I simply couldn’t put the book down as I wanted to know what is going to happen towards the end. The story reminded me a bit of the Biblical story King Solomon. The only issue I had was, I didn’t really like the ending much. I mean one mother, Jada who abandoned her child got away with a lighter sentence while Cate suffered the serious consequences was in my mind unfair to me, even thought, maybe the author was trying to be realistic here as Cate did forge the birth certificate. The writing was really good and the author did a good job of bringing the reader to the story. Overall, this book worth 4.5 stars!

Many thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture. The review is based on my honest opinion only