Mothers of Fate by Lynne Hugo
Published: April 22,
2025 by Blank Slate Press
Deana Wilkes, who's needed braces to walk since a disabling accident long ago, seeks out Monica Connell, an attorney, to find the child she was forced to relinquish in a closed adoption thirty years ago. Back then, Deana believed that the passion between her and Tony, her married boss, meant they were destined for each other. It was wrong, Deana knew, but believed it was also meant to be. Tony's long gone now, and Deana's constructed a life out of the wreck of their affair. She's ready to finally make things right and meet her son. But Monica's wife, Angela, was adopted herself after an early history of abandonment and foster homes. Devoted to the memory of her parents, she's certain that closed adoptions need to remain closed unless the adoptee seeks contact. She draws a red Monica cannot take the case. Monica, though, feels compelled to help Deana by her own complicated history, one she's never revealed to Angela. As this wedge between them hardens, will Angie or Monica have the best custody claim to their own beloved adopted baby? Nobody knows what Deana's son wants, including his adoptive parents. Not even redheaded Suzanne, and the possibility of love. After all, as an Iraq war vet and a long-distance truck driver, Daniel knows everything about hitting the road to avoid the confusion that's plagued his life. Lynne Hugo's thirteenth novel takes on the reverberating effects of sexual power dynamics in the workplace and vividly portrays lingering psychological wounds as characters struggle to reconcile self-determination with the sacrifices love demands.
My Thoughts: Mothers
of Fate is my book of 2025. It is a
book that is going to stay with me forever.
I am going to reread this book often and feel that I will find something
different that will pull at my heart.
Every character in this book has a story to tell. Each story pulled at my heart in a different
and special way. I did not choose one
character to connect with, I chose many.
It was easy to cheer them on, to want to be their friend, to want to
understand what they are going through and how they feel.
Mothers of Fate is a special book. It is a book full of emotion and family
drama.
Thank you GetRedPR for a copy of the book in exchange for my
honest review.
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