Synopsis:
Crystal has dreams. Rose has plans.
Crystal Tannenbaum moved to LA hoping to become a movie star. And she has finally landed a job in show business—but only as a nanny for film producer Daniel Mosswood and his wife, Rose.
At first Daniel and Rose seem like the perfect couple, but it soon becomes clear they are anything but. Life in their sprawling Hollywood Hills mansion is a powder keg of tension and mistrust.
When Daniel turns his attention to Crystal—the gifts, the promises, the whispered plans for their future together—she lets herself believe she’s finally found a way to have the lifestyle she’s always craved. The house. The money. The children she’s grown to love.
All she has to do is help Daniel divorce Rose while holding on to his fortune. But Crystal has no idea she’s a pawn in a far more dangerous game. When it comes to sophisticated players like Daniel and Rose, she is hopelessly out of her depth.
And in a house where everyone is watching, everyone is lying, and everyone has their own agenda, innocence can be fatal.
Review:
While reading this book, I was instantly reminded of another title that recently received a movie adaptation. Many parts of the general plot felt so familiar that I had a pretty good sense of what to expect early on.
We follow our “damsel in distress,” who needs money and a job. She becomes the nanny for a wealthy family and immediately hits it off with the husband. Being young and somewhat naïve, she becomes quickly smitten. She falls for him, believes everything he promises, and has no idea what she’s truly getting herself into. When everything finally falls apart, she realizes the reality of what she agreed to.
The story is easy to read and even a bit addictive, but also predictable in many ways. It doesn’t bring anything particularly new to the genre, but if you’re looking for something similar to The Housemaid – just a bit tamer – you’ll likely enjoy this one.
🌙 Recension: He Is Mine by Theo Baxter
📚 Genre: Thriller
📅 Release Date: March 1, 2026
📖 Publisher: Inkubator Books
📗 available in various formats – included in Kindle Unlimited
📱 Read as: Kindle
💸 I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
🗣️ Language: English
📆 Pages: 267
⭐️ 3/5
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