A desperate mother will sacrifice anything to save her child.
Even herself.
Dalice is barely keeping it together. Not only is she a single parent juggling two dead-end jobs. She's also caring for a son whose heart is a ticking time bomb. Cash will need a transplant someday, and to afford it, Dalice needs every dollar she can save.
But when someday becomes today, she’s out of time.
Enter Shane. He's charming, kind, and part of a group that promises to help her. The people are warm. They love her son. And they swear they’ll save him … for a price. With Cash’s life hanging in the balance, Dalice is grasping at straws and willing to try anything—even if it means joining a cult.
Until she realizes that the closer she gets to saving her son, the harder it is to get out alive.
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Make No Mistake is a cult thriller with psychological suspense where the line between faith and fraud is blurred. For fans of The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead, Always Watching by Chevy Stevens, or books by Rachel Harrison or Simone St. James, or anyone who loves Jodi Picoult's impossible moral dilemmas but wants something darker.
Tropes: cult/high-control group, charismatic healer, faith healing, desperate mother, critically ill child, devil's bargain, motherhood and sacrifice, dark twist, thriller with romance, subplot with one scene of spice, multiple POV, dual timeline, short chapters, female protagonist, trapped in a snowstorm, a touch of supernatural
ISBN-13 : 979-8989615421
Publisher: Ticking Clock Press, Simon & Schuster (audio)
Publication Date: September 2, 2025
Pages: 344
Listening time: 8 hours, 28 mins
The New York Times
"Equal parts touching and harrowing, this is the kind of story that makes us question how far we’d go to save those we love."
Danielle,
Goodreads
"This is an intense roller coaster that I can recommend enough.
Oh, and that ending ... WOW!"
Lauren K.,
Goodreads
"This book is beyond excellent and one that I absolutely could not put down. The plot is fantastically executed and the characters are so robust."
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