BooksBarbecue
Back The Marriage Trap: A completely addictive psychological thriller Save as PDF
Chapters (60)
  1. Cover
  2. Books by Sheryl Browne
  3. Dedication
  4. KARLA
  5. One
  6. Two
  7. Three
  8. Four
  9. Five
  10. Six
  11. Seven
  12. Eight
  13. Nine
  14. Ten
  15. Eleven
  16. Twelve
  17. Thirteen
  18. Fourteen
  19. Fifteen
  20. Sixteen
  21. Seventeen
  22. Eighteen
  23. Nineteen
  24. Twenty
  25. Twenty-One
  26. Twenty-Two
  27. Twenty-Three
  28. Twenty-Four
  29. Twenty-Five
  30. Twenty-Six
  31. Twenty-Seven
  32. Twenty-Eight
  33. Twenty-Nine
  34. Thirty
  35. Thirty-One
  36. Thirty-Two
  37. Thirty-Three
  38. Thirty-Four
  39. Thirty-Five
  40. Thirty-Six
  41. Thirty-Seven
  42. Thirty-Eight
  43. Thirty-Nine
  44. Forty
  45. Forty-One
  46. Forty-Two
  47. Forty-Three
  48. Forty-Four
  49. Forty-Five
  50. Forty-Six
  51. Forty-Seven
  52. Forty-Eight
  53. Epilogue
  54. The Affair
  55. Hear more from Sheryl
  56. Books by Sheryl Browne
  57. A Letter from Sheryl
  58. The Babysitter
  59. The Second Wife
  60. Acknowledgements

Beginning a book with the end of a marriage wasn’t the easiest place to start. My aim was to examine how a seemingly solid relationship ended up so fractured. What influences came to bear? No one can truly know the person they live with, the secrets they might keep, the lies they might tell, the experiences in childhood that shape who they are. I’ve endeavoured to strip away the layers and share with readers a little of what lies beneath the surface. The Marriage Trap looks at the impact a manipulative or bullying parent can have on a child, and the resultant emotional vulnerability that child will carry into adulthood and inevitably into their relationships. It looks at the lengths someone will go to to preserve themselves at whatever cost to those around them, even those they’re supposed to love and protect. It also looks at the strengths people might find within themselves to try to rescue their relationship. Sadly, there are people in the world who abuse or use other people. Often the people on the receiving end of that abuse feel powerless, blaming themselves in some way. They keep secrets because they are ashamed of what they imagine was their culpability. I started with a broken marriage therefore, and tried to find out what broke it. What effect a domineering parent might have on a child, a misogynist on a woman. The consequences for his family – and, ultimately, himself.

As I write this last little section of the book, I would again like to thank those people around me, who are always there to offer support, those people who believed in me, even when I didn’t quite believe in myself.

To all of you, thank you for helping me make my dream come true.

If you have enjoyed the book, I would love it if you could share your thoughts and write a brief review. Reviews mean the world to an author and will help a book find its wings. I would also love to hear from you via Facebook or Twitter or my website.

Keep safe everyone and Happy Reading.

Sheryl x

Facebook Facebook

Twitter Twitter

The Babysitter

Get it here!

You trust her with your family. Would you trust her with your life?

Mark and Melissa Cain are thrilled to have found Jade, a babysitter who is brilliant with their young children. Having seen her own house burn to the ground, Jade needs them as much as they need her. Moving Jade into the family home can only be a good thing, can’t it?

As Mark works long hours as a police officer and Melissa struggles with running a business, the family become ever more reliant on their babysitter, who is only too happy to help. And as Melissa begins to slip into depression, it’s Jade who is left picking up the pieces.