Discover the emotional and unforgettable brand-new novel from Jennie Felton.

When war is declared in September 1939, Rosie Mitchell reluctantly returns from London to the Somerset mining town of Hillsbridge to be with her widowed mother. She had fled to the city some years earlier to escape the heartache and shame of a disastrous end to her relationship with the man she has always loved, and still does. Now she will once more be brought face to face with him, and with her rival and childhood friend, Anne Hastings.

Back in her hometown, there is no avoiding the attentions of Julian Edgell, the charming doctor who had broken her heart. But another man too comes into her life. A man she finds very attractive, but who will disclose nothing about himself. Can she trust either of them? Or will her heart be broken all over again?

Rosie's dilemma unfolds against the backdrop of war with all its hardship, danger, heroism and sacrifice. as well as the anxiety for loved ones which no-one, be they ordinary working folk or local aristocracy, can escape.

Don't miss this heartrending page-turner from the author of The Coal Miner's Wife and The Families of Fairley Terrace Series.

Jennie Felton grew up in Somerset, where she lives today. She has written numerous short stories for magazines as well as a number of novels under a pseudonym. The Orphan's Promise is the first in her new series of sagas about young Somerset orphans who are ready to go out into the adult world, and their adventures there. Set in Somerset in the early years of the twentieth century. Vist Jennie on Facebook www.facebook.com/JennieFeltonAuthor and follow her on X @Jennie_Felton for all her latest news.