When a promise kept means a life is broken...a haunting story of guilt, redemption and friendship that will have you turning pages well past bed-time. When a promise kept means a life is broken ... Tessa De Santis's child-free marriage in inner-city Sydney is ordered and comfortable, and she likes it that way. When tragedy strikes and her childhood friend Skye Whittaker dies, Tess is bound to honour a promise to become foster-mother to Skye's ten-year-old daughter, Grace, throwing her life upside down. Leaving her husband and work-driven life behind, Tess travels to an isolated property where the realities of her friend's life - and death - hit hard. The idyllic landscape and an unexpected form of therapy ease her fears, and her relationship with Grace begins to blossom. But a secret from her earlier life with Skye refuses to remain hidden, and Tess is forced into a decision that will either right the wrongs of the past, or completely destroy her future. Cross My Heart is a haunting story of guilt, redemption and friendship set in the beautiful central west of New South Wales.

Cross My Heart

Literature & Fiction

Cook, Pamela

Genre Fiction

Wildwords Publishing

Product Description A forgotten necklace. A family secret. Two women hiding from the truth.When successful Sydney lawyer Miranda McIntyre searches for something old to go with her wedding dress, she remembers an antique necklace from her childhood. Her mother's denial of its existence only deepens Miranda's curiosity but the discovery of a faded wedding photo and an old newspaper clipping reveal long-buried family secrets.Who is the woman in the photo? And why are these keepsakes hidden in her mother's closet?Miranda's quest for the truth takes her on a road trip south to the idyllic seaside village of Pelican Point where she stumbles upon a secluded cliff-top cottage and the reclusive Esther Wilson. As Miranda begins to unravel the mystery, a tale of daring rescue, forbidden love and shocking betrayal unfolds.Meeting enigmatic horse trainer Vincent Kennedy forces Miranda to question the life she has worked so hard to create, throwing into turmoil everything she thought she knew about the past and about herself.A multi-generational story of family, hope and following your heart. About the Author Pamela Cook is an author, podcaster and teacher. Her stories feature complex women and fraught family relationships. She has had four novels published with Hachette Australia, Blackwattle Lake, Essie's Way, Close To Home and The Crossroads and published her first independent title, Cross My Heart in 2019. Pamela is the co-host of Writes4Women, a podcast focusing on women, writing and feminism, and the sister podcast Writes4Festivals covering regional writers' festivals in NSW. She is a Writer Ambassador for Room To Read a not-for-profit organization that promotes literacy and gender equality in developing countries. Pamela is an experienced teacher and has taught writing courses and workshops for the last fifteen years. When she's not writing she wastes as much time as possible riding Rio, her handsome quarter horse.

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