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The Better Mother

A Novel

Jennifer Van Der Kleut

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Crooked Lane Books
10 March 2026
A woman ends up pregnant after a casual fling, but the father's girlfriend has much more sinister intentions in this plot-driven suspense debut.

A modern spin on Fatal Attraction meets The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, perfect for fans of The Last Mrs. Parrish.

A woman ends up pregnant after a casual fling, but the father's

girlfriend has much more sinister intentions in this plot-driven

suspense debut.

A modern spin on Fatal Attraction meets The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, perfect for fans of The Last Mrs. Parrish.

Still recovering from a devastating breakup, 34-year-old Savannah

Mitchell has finally managed to put her life back together when she gets

the shock of her life-after a brief fling with a man named Max, she is

pregnant.

When she gets in touch to tell him, he

reveals that he's just gotten back together with his ex, Madison, and he

will need time to break it to her. Surprisingly, Madison isn't upset-in

fact, she's excited, and wants to help.

Max insists

Madison has the best of intentions, but Savannah finds her

efforts-popping by uninvited, demanding lifestyle changes, and pretty

much trying to take over the pregnancy-anything but helpful. When

Savannah finally stands up for herself, Madison's treatment of her goes

from casually cruel to downright dangerous.

All

Savannah wanted to do was form a friendly co-parenting relationship with

the father of her child-but his new girlfriend obviously has much more

sinister plans in mind.

She has no plans to co-parent at all.
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Imprint:   Crooked Lane Books
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 209mm,  Width: 139mm, 
Weight:   567g
ISBN:   9798892424011
Pages:   336
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming

Jennifer van der Kleut (nee McBride) is an award-winning former journalist of both print and digital publications, including the DC affiliate of ABC7 News. A graduate of San Jose State University, she spent most of her life in the San Francisco Bay Area before moving to the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, where she currently lives with her husband and two sons. For nearly a decade, she was the lead singer of the Bay Area-based band SweetDuration, and performed with artists like Jason Mraz, Big Country, Chantal Kreviazuk, and Stabbing Westward. When she's not writing, she loves going to the beach with her family, going to concerts with her girlfriends, and getting lost in the pages of a book.

Reviews for The Better Mother: A Novel

Praise for The Better Mother: “The Better Mother is what would happen if Knocked Up had been written by Mary Kubrica– engrossing, twisty, and totally unputdownable. Full of complicated characters, Jennifer van der Kleut’s debut is a masterclass in tension. I couldn’t put it down!” —Laura Leffler, author of Tell Them You Lied


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