The Other Father: A dark domestic thriller with a devastating twist

by Emma Jane King

Genres: Domestic Thrillers

Synopsis

A contract.
A child.
A murder.

Claire wanted a baby more than anything.
She never imagined it would cost her husband his life.

Married to a brilliant, powerful tech CEO, Claire believes her life is finally secure, until the one thing she cannot let go of resurfaces: her desire to be a mother. When her husband agrees to an unconventional solution, everything is put in writing. Clean. Controlled. Legal.

A donor.
A contract.
No contact. No emotions. No complications.

Until her husband is found dead in their backyard pool.

As secrets unravel and suspicion closes in, Claire is forced to confront the choices she made to get the life she wanted, and the dangerous truth about the men bound to her by blood, money, and lies.

Because someone wanted her husband dead.
And the child she carries may be the reason why.

Much like Freida McFadden’s The Surrogate Mother and Colleen Hoover’s Verity, this debut novel is meant for fans who can stomach dark domestic thrillers. The Other Father is not for the faint of heart. It questions every motive until the end, leaving readers with a devastating twist.

Release date: May 10, 2026

Publisher: Emma Jane King

Print pages: 417