

Loving Gia to Death
2018
Winner Silver Medal - 2019 - FAPA
(Florida Authors and Publishers Association)
Blake Matthews is caught in a deadly Catch-22 predicament. In order to save his daughter, he must prove his wife is a monster. He’ll divorce her and move out, but that leaves five-year-old Gia alone in the house with the very person he suspects is hurting her. But proving his ex-wife is deliberately harming Gia is next to impossible. Few police agencies are familiar with Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy. It doesn't help that his ex points an accusatory finger at him.
Nurse Noreen Jensen is suspicious of both parents and afraid for Gia after she treats the child for a broken arm. Too many unanswered questions overshadow that so-called accident and she undertakes her own investigation into Gia’s numerous hospital emergencies. The more questions she asks, the more intrigued she is by Blake, who grudgingly provides the answers. It’s obvious his devotion to his daughter is steadfast but why did he leave her?
Blake is a firefighter, dedicated to serving the public, just like Noreen. Can he convince her he's one of the good guys?
And together, can they stop her mother from loving Gia to death?
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Customer Reviews
You should read this
A great read by a great author.
--thomas scott
July 11, 2025
Why did I wait so long?
I had this book on my Kindle for quite a while, just waiting for it to climb to the top. If only I’d known how much I would like it! My heart broke for little Gia and for her firefighter daddy. Happily Noreen, who nurses Gia at the hospital, falls in love with both of them and joins forces in figuring out how to battle the mother’s mental illness. Against Noreen’s normality, Mama’s behavior sometimes feels tragicomical. But she is a monster and deserves what she gets. This isn’t a whodunnit—we know the answer to that early on—but it has plenty of suspense nonetheless!
--kba
Sept. 2, 2024
Can't put it down
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I was planning on reading this book slowly, savoring each page. After chapter 3 that plan was gone. I started sucking down pages like a sailor eating a meal between shifts. I read for so long my eyes dried up.
I love this book.
--Ms.. July
April 8, 2022
Gripping story
This is a book that is sad and happy with a gripping story you must read and get to the end so you know what happens.
--Nancy
May 14, 2024



