Safe in My Arms

Shepard (“Pretty Little Liars” series) returns with a fun novel featuring a group of women a bit older than the “Liars.” In idyllic coastal Raisin Beach, CA, the seaside homes are fabulous and so are all the moms. Despite the economic fallout of the past year, they are decked out and ready to see and be seen when their little ones start preschool at one of the best schools in town, Silver Swans Nursery Academy. Movie-star beautiful Piper Jovan is the school’s director. Three moms new to Silver Swans bond over a flask of Bailey’s, tipping nips into their coffee. Lauren’s TV show writer husband is too busy to enter the building; Andrea is terrified that she will be outed as a trans woman; and Ronnie is hiding her job at Topless Maids from everyone, even her boyfriend. Then Lauren, Andrea, and Ronnie receive threatening notes in their children’s backpacks and Piper is violently attacked, putting her in the hospital. Who could have done such a thing, and are these three moms involved?