The Mistress’s Baby: A Memoir of Identity, Rejection, and Restoration in Christ

The Mistress’s Baby is a raw and powerful memoir that chronicles one woman’s journey through rejection, identity struggles, and the transformative power of Christ’s love. Leila Lynch shares her deeply personal story of growing up as the child of an affair—born to a married man who abandoned her, leaving her to navigate the pain of being unwanted and unloved.

From adolescence to adulthood, Leila's life was shaped by a desperate need to prove her worth to the world—constantly seeking validation and trying to fill the emptiness caused by her father's absence. She grappled with feelings of inadequacy, longing to be good enough for someone to show up for her. But despite her struggles, she never gave up on the hope that her life could have purpose and meaning.

This memoir takes readers on an intimate journey of restoration, showing how Leila found her true identity in Christ. Through her personal encounter with God, she discovered the truth that she was fearfully and wonderfully made, loved beyond measure, and made whole in Him. No longer needing to prove herself to the world, she embraced her God-given worth and beauty.

The Mistress’s Baby is a testimony of God’s redemptive power—a story of how rejection can be transformed into acceptance, brokenness into wholeness, and a longing for approval into an unshakable sense of identity in Christ.  

If you've ever struggled with feeling abandoned, not good enough, or unsure of who you are, this book will speak to your heart and remind you of the truth: You are loved, you are enough, and you are made whole in Christ.