Love, Mom (Deluxe Edition)

*The deluxe edition will include limited designed edges*

From #1 bestselling author Iliana Xander comes a twisty, fast-paced psychological thriller, perfect for fans of Freida McFadden.

Mackenzie Casper is a brilliant student. But she is best known for her mother, a best-selling author whose dark, twisted thrillers have a dedicated worldwide fanbase. When her mother dies in an accident, fans across the world are left grieving, and the investigators are asking: Was that really an accident?

The day of the memorial service, Mackenzie gets the first mysterious envelope, signed,

From #1 fan. XOXO.

Inside are the pages of her mother's diary that start with the lines:

Want to know a secret?

Love, Mom.

What Mackenzie reads leaves her in shock.

Then comes the second letter.

And the third...

Mackenzie starts her own investigation and stumbles upon secrets that her family has lived with for years.

Quickly, she realizes that her mother's path to stardom was etched with sinister lies that might have caught up with her.

Sometimes fame is worth a murder. Or worse.

Soon, Mackenzie will come to find out that there are worse things than murder...

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Published Sep 2, 2025

368 pages

Average rating: 8.36

36 RATINGS

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Shawn💜Reads
Oct 15, 2025
6/10 stars
I really wish this thing gave half points. This book was good. The problem was that it didn't get good until about halfway in. I guessed almost all the plot twists, but not the full details of them. Like, I knew who the blackmailer was, who the professor was, that the grandmother was in on things, and that maybe Dianne knew more than she let on. I do wish we heard from Ben again. I just wonder if he feels any remorse.
SANforever
Oct 12, 2025
10/10 stars
AMAZING BOOK AND WRITING!!
Lia0424
Oct 06, 2025
8/10 stars
This book was great when I was in a slump and needed something different, it definitely helped me get back into reading!

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