I Stole Your Family
I open the door to my handsome husband and laughing children, unable to believe this warm, safe home is actually mine. I’ve spent all day making it perfect, but I can’t shake the feeling that I need to be looking over my shoulder. I know how quickly a dream life can be snatched away, especially when someone has a motive to destroy you.
There is a woman watching and waiting for me to make a mistake so she can tear my world apart. But I know what it’s like to have nothing, and I will do whatever it takes to protect what I’ve built. I’m not going to let her come between me and my family. Even if they did belong to her first.
- Luna - Reid’s girlfriend
- Reid - Sadie’s ex-husband, Luna’s boyfriend
- Arthur - Reid and Sadie’s son, 9
- Ruby - Reid and Sadie’s daughter, 5
- Sadie - Reid’s ex-wife, Arthur and Ruby’s mother
- Elizabeth and Steve - Sadie’s parents
- Gemma - Reid’s former fling
- Darragh - The man blackmailing Luna
- Detective Andrews - The detective who investigated the fire that sent Gemma to prison
- It has been a year since Sadie and Reid divorced, and Sadie lost custody of the children.
- Sadie is living with her parents, who are driving her everywhere since she lost her license for 18 months after a drunk driving charge.
- Sadie and her parents are staying in a rental house while their home is rebuilt after an intentional fire that Gemma is in prison for.
- Sadie wonders if someone set Gemma up to take the fall for the fire, just as someone set her up for the drunk driving arrest. She suspects Reid.
- It was Luna who burned down the house, framed Gemma, and caused Sadie to fail the breathalyzer test.
- Darragh witnessed Luna setting fire to Elizabeth and Steve’s house and is blackmailing her into sleeping with him occasionally in exchange for not going to the police.
- Sadie visits Gemma in prison and shares her theory that Reid framed them both.
- Reid gets an e-mail from Gemma asking him to go visit her in prison.
- Luna buys sexual performance enhancing drugs and gives Darragh an overdose, killing him.
- As she leaves Darragh’s apartment, Luna sees Arthur.
- Arthur tells Sadie he saw Luna coming out of a man’s house after sneaking out of school during lunch and shows her the house.
- Sadie sees a news article about a dead body being found at the house where Arthur saw Luna.
- Arthur tells Luna that he told Sadie about seeing her outside Darragh’s house.
- Sadie tells Detective Andrews about Luna being at Darragh’s house and her suspicion that Reid is behind the arson and the drunk driving charge.
- Luna tells Detective Andrews that Darragh was a friend she knew from AA.
- Reid visits Gemma in prison, and when he mentions his new girlfriend, Gemma suggests Luna may be the one who framed her and Sadie.
- Luna texts Sadie from Reid’s phone, luring her to the woods, intending to kill and bury her there.
- Sadie finds the request suspicious and asks her father to drive her, preventing Luna from carrying out the plan.
- Gemma tells Sadie that Luna may be the one framing them.
- Luna is pregnant, and she and Reid are both thrilled about it.
- Sadie realizes Luna is the real danger and decides she must act to keep her family safe.
I Stole Your Family is the second book in the series, and I found myself continuing to enjoy reading about the Hunt family. This book jumps between the perspectives of Luna, Sadie, and Reid. Also, there was more dialogue here than in the first book, which I enjoyed. I found Sadie to be such an easy character to sympathize with throughout this ordeal, and on the flip side, it was fun to watch Luna’s villain story unfold further.
Daniel Hurst always delivers an easy read with short chapters that keep the pace moving fast, and this one was no exception. I really enjoy his writing style because you can fly through the pages without getting bogged down. The story builds up to a great cliffhanger ending that has me excited to see what happens in book three!
- Darragh - Dead - Overdosed on pills Luna gave him
- Sadie - Alive - Determined to protect her family from Luna
- Reid - Alive - Thrilled about Luna’s pregnancy and convinced his life is perfect
- Luna - Alive - Pregnant with Reid’s baby and plotting to remove Sadie from their lives
- Gemma - Alive - Remains in prison
- Blackmail
- Murder
Publisher: Bookouture
ISBN: 9781807220037
Publication Date: March 20, 2026
Note: Details are for the original edition. Other formats, editions, and audiobook versions may be available.
