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One Last Lie
Paperback
Publisher Price: $19.99
Publisher: Rob Kaufman Books
Published: Jul 1 2026
Pages: 334
Weight: 0.99
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Jonathan Beckett and Philip Stone have built the life they once believed impossible: a loving partnership, a beautiful home in Westport, Connecticut, and careers that give them everything except the child they desperately want.
Then Angela reappears.
Fifteen years after disappearing from Philip's life, his former college friend is almost unrecognizable. Once isolated and deeply insecure, Angela is now beautiful, confident, and eager to reconnect. When she offers to carry a child for Jonathan and Philip through artificial insemination, it appears to be the answer to their most private dream.
Jonathan does not trust her. Philip believes she deserves another chance.
Against Jonathan's instincts, the three enter a legal parenting agreement. But almost as soon as the documents are signed, Angela's charm begins to fracture. Promises change. Boundaries disappear. Her need for control grows stronger, and the men find themselves trapped in an arrangement that gives her access to their future, their relationship, and the child they already love.
Angela is hiding far more than resentment from the past. A volatile man named Tommy is watching her every move. A frightened friend knows pieces of a plan she is too afraid to expose. And behind Angela's carefully constructed new life lies an obsession that has been growing for years.
As the pregnancy advances, Jonathan and Philip are pulled deeper into a web of manipulation, jealousy, and lies. Every attempt to protect themselves gives Angela another weapon. Every concession brings her closer to what she truly wants. By the time the men understand the danger, their dream of becoming fathers has become a nightmare-and one final lie threatens to destroy everyone caught inside it.
One Last Lie is a gripping psychological thriller about obsession, surrogacy, betrayal, prejudice, and a love powerful enough to survive devastating loss. Told through shifting timelines and multiple perspectives, Rob Kaufman's emotionally intense novel builds toward a tragic climax and a final revelation that changes the meaning of everything that came before.
Perfect for readers who enjoy domestic suspense, dangerous female antagonists, morally complicated family dramas, and psychological thrillers that remain with them long after the final page.
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