Nurture The Wicked: A Gripping Psychological Thriller

By Thad Cross

She didn't come to save the patient. She came to steal the child.

Ivy Carter is a palliative care nurse with a deadly secret. She hasn't arrived at the wealthy Callahan estate to care for the dying grandmother. She is there for the sullen, sickly teenage girl upstairs-the daughter who was stolen from her in a park sixteen years ago.

Ivy has a plan: Infiltrate the home, uncover the proof, and escape with her child.

But the Callahans are not what they seem. The grandmother's illness is suspiciously convenient. The daughter's constant sickness isn't just anxiety. And the matriarch, Becky Callahan, has a terrifying definition of "motherly love."

As Ivy digs deeper, she realizes she has walked into a trap. In this house, the medicine is the poison, and affection is the deadliest weapon of all.

Now, Ivy isn't just fighting for custody-she's fighting for survival. But as the walls close in, she will discover that the most dangerous thing in the house isn't the woman holding the gun... it's what she created.

A razor-sharp psychological thriller about the twisted bond between mothers and daughters. Perfect for fans of The Silent Patient, Gone Girl, and Sharp Objects.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GCRV7FHC
• ISBN13: 9798241395337
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"