Harem - Scarem!

Marigold Milk drops the reader into a tumultuous and transformative time of Mariella Gold’s life. Grief-stricken by the loss of a child, Mariella accepts the unusual and lucrative role of wet nursing the newborn baby of widowed local doctor, Dr Jamie North. The job is a welcome escape from the despair of her lifeless marriage to Franco; an indulgent artist, and her high school sweetheart. But Mariella is surprised to find joy and purpose with Jamie and his son, in a way she couldn’t have expected. However, hiding the morbid truth behind her short-lived experience as a mother proves challenging, with her unusual role garnering curiosity from the other inhabitants of Jamie’s home. The flourishing relationship between Mariella and Jamie, while in forced proximity, provokes her contentious husband; with chaotic results. It’s only a matter of time before an even darker truth from Mariella’s past is revealed.