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The Custody Battle A Completely Gripping and Addictive Domestic Suspense Novel
4.0 (1 rating)

The Custody Battle A Completely Gripping and Addictive Domestic Suspense Novel

"What's going to happen to me?" my darling girl asks, voice trembling, clutching her favourite teddy bear. I ache as I tell her, "Daddy and I love you more than anything. Nothing is going to change."

If only I had known how wrong I was.

I've been dreading this moment. Lola's blue eyes fill with tears as Greg and I explain our separation. We focus on what matters to a ten-year-old: every other weekend, she and her dad will be off having adventures; every morning before school, I'll still brush her beautiful blonde hair. She will always, always be the most important thing for us both.

But the worst was yet to come. Greg is saying one thing to my face and another to his lawyer. Now he wants full custody.

It breaks my heart how Greg is trying to make my own daughter hate me. And he's determined to dig up dirt on me, to make the court think I'm a terrible mother. And while I do have my own secrets, two can play that game...

I never imagined it would come to this. But if exposing Greg's past is what it takes, I'll do it.

Because if the whole truth comes out, it won't just mean my little girl is taken from me... Lola will be in danger.


A completely gripping dark domestic suspense novel about a family tearing themselves apart, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Sally Hepworth.

What readers are saying about Ellie Monago:

"Truly riveting, couldn't put this book down! Oh yes! A book that I loved to be lost in. This one suckered me in from the very first page... Brilliant... Thrilling!... I highly recommend this... I need more from this author please. Grab this gem!" Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"Excellent story! Couldn't put it down and it had me guessing towards the end. I'd give it 10 stars if I could!" Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"Holy shit! This was un-f***ing-believable!... So over the top and so fast-paced with a wicked twist... This was perfect." Goodreads reviewer

Published: February 21, 2024

Pages: 352

ISBN: 9781837908134

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4.0

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Rachel S.

Apr 6, 2026
The Custody Battle had me gripped. What started off as a quick and clean divorce turned into a battle for custody of their child.
I had not read a book on this subject before, it was new and interesting.

I must admit that as soon as I started reading the book I did not like Madeline and that did not change at all as the pages turned. I didn’t like how she went about the initial splitting up/getting a divorce and the reason why.
I felt for Greg a great deal at the beginning with how things kind of imploded for him but by the end of the book I didn’t particularly like either of them and the only person I felt for was poor Lola.

It was a great read, the first book I have read by Ellie Monago and it was good. I will look out for more books from her.