Join us on a literary world trip!
Add this book to bookshelf
Grey
Write a new comment Default profile 50px
Grey
Listen online to the first chapters of this audiobook!
All characters reduced
The Forbidden Promise - cover
PLAY SAMPLE

The Forbidden Promise

Lorna Cook

Narrator Eilidh Beaton

Publisher: HarperCollins UK

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

Summary

A story of love and secrets from the Number One bestselling author of The Forgotten Village 
Can one promise change the fate of two women decades apart? 
Scotland, 1940 
  
War rages across Europe, but Invermoray House is at peace – until the night of Constance’s 21st birthday, when she’s the only person to see a Spitfire crash into the loch. Rescuing the pilot and vowing to keep him hidden, Constance finds herself torn between duty to her family and keeping a promise that could cost her everything. 
  
2020 
  
Kate arrives in the Highlands to turn Invermoray into a luxury B&B, only to find that the estate is more troubled than she’d imagined. But when Kate discovers the house has a dark history, with Constance’s name struck from its records, she knows she can’t leave until the mystery is solved . . . 
  
A sweeping tale of love and secrets, perfect for fans of Kate Morton and Lucinda Riley.First readers love The Forbidden Promise . . . 
‘Compelling, dramatic, with a great twist – everyone who loved The Forgotten Village will be sure to love this too’ Jenny Ashcroft, author of Beneath a Burning Sky 
‘Kept me turning the pages eagerly. A real treat!’ Tracy Rees, author of Amy Snow 
‘Entrancing . . . an evocative and romantic mystery’ Woman’s Weekly 
‘A wonderfully romantic love story, full of twists and turns’ Nikola Scott, author of My Mother’s Shadow 
‘A dual delight of love stories, with hugely likeable characters and a corker of a twist!’ Mandy Robotham, author of A Woman of War 
‘A wonderful tale of forbidden love, full of cliffhangers that kept me reading late into the night. And it has a fabulous twist’ Kathleen McGurl, author of The Forgotten Secret 
‘Nobody does cliffhangers like Lorna Cook does. I inhale everything she writes’ Laura Jane Williams, author of Our Stop 
The Forbidden Promise by Lorna Cook is a captivating historical romance set in the tumultuous times of World War II. The suspense is palpable as secrets unfold and promises are tested, making it a must-read for fans of sagas and military fiction. 
For fans of Dinah Jefferies (The Missing Sister), Fiona Valpy (The Cypress Maze), Lily Graham (The Only Light in London), Amanda Geard (The Moon Gate), and Tracy Rees (The Little Christmas House).
Duration: about 13 hours (12:54:33)
Publishing date: 2020-03-19; Unabridged; Copyright Year: 2020. Copyright Statment: —