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Don’t Call Me Baby

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Pub Date Oct 28 2025 | Archive Date Dec 11 2025


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Description

Katy’s life will forever change when her new boyfriend, Brian, assaults her after a prayer meeting, one that was supposed to help her to stay ‘good’. Her guilt, shame and the blame she suffers after this ordeal, pushes Katy towards a completely new path. Instead of letting this horrific incident make her a victim, Katy vows to get revenge, not only on her boyfriend but on anyone trying to coerce or manipulate women. Unfortunately for some, Katy doesn’t do things by halves.

Katy’s respectable job as the principal of a primary school, her polite, composed manner and her seemingly perfect family life with her two daughters and husband prove a worthy screen for her crusade. Katy’s intimate stream of consciousness, sometimes moral, reveals the dark wit of a woman who maintains her light and breezy attitude to life whilst leaving in her wake the perfect storm – the ideal multi-tasking femme fatale.

When the opportunity arises for Katy to meet up again with Brian, it’s inevitable that she tells him the truth. They have a daughter. Katy’s nonchalant attitude contrasts starkly with the vicious ends that befall her victims. But her story, and events, will take a shocking turn.

Katy’s life will forever change when her new boyfriend, Brian, assaults her after a prayer meeting, one that was supposed to help her to stay ‘good’. Her guilt, shame and the blame she suffers after...


A Note From the Publisher
Cara Finegan a Northern Irish LGBTQ writer whose career as a primary school teacher has spanned twenty-five years. She has a degree in English and Drama, is in the process of writing her sixth novel, and has had several short stories published. Her novel Don’t Call Me Baby was shortlisted for the Novel London prize 2023 while her novel Lie Down With Dogs won the Page Turner Mentorship Award 2024.

Cara Finegan a Northern Irish LGBTQ writer whose career as a primary school teacher has spanned twenty-five years. She has a degree in English and Drama, is in the process of writing her sixth novel...


Advance Praise

"A dark thriller that perfectly encapsulates Catholic guilt through the narrator’s witty thoughts. Can’t recommend this book enough!!!" - Goodreads

"A dark thriller that perfectly encapsulates Catholic guilt through the narrator’s witty thoughts. Can’t recommend this book enough!!!" - Goodreads


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ISBN 9781806340439
PRICE £4.99 (GBP)
PAGES 336

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