The Forbidden Promise

The stunning new 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, this is a brilliant tale – everyone who loved The Forgotten Village will be sure to love this too’ Jenny Ashcroft, author of Beneath a Burning Sky

‘A compelling family drama full of dark secrets, twists and turns and a wonderfully romantic love story’ Nikola Scott, author of My Mother’s Shadow

‘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

‘Beautifully written, it is both a captivating love story and a page-turning mystery filled with unexpected twists. I loved it’ Elisabeth Gifford, author of The Good Doctor of Warsaw

‘An evocative Scottish setting that drew me in and two powerful love stories that swept me away’ Jenni Keer, author of The Hopes and Dreams of Lucy Baker

‘Full of love and loss and sheer determination . . . superb’ ***** Reader Review

‘A page turner with a completely unexpected twist’ ***** Reader Review

• Lorna Cook’s debut The Forgotten Village has sold over 140,000 copies across formats

• The Forgotten Village stayed at #1 in the Amazon Kindle charts for three weeks and in the top ten for six weeks, becoming one of the biggest books of the year

• It was the winner of the Joan Hessayon New Writers Award from the RNA

• Lorna is a quality writer who is already adored by her fans, with over 800 Amazon reviews averaging 4.5*

• Now, she brings us another stunning historical time-slip novel, one timeline set against the backdrop of 1940s Scotland and the other a contemporary story which unravels the mystery of the past

Competition: Penmaker’s Wife;Dressmaker’s Gift;A Woman’s Fortune;Butterfly Room;Sun Sister;Orphan Train Escape;Giver of Stars;Cilka’s Journey;My Name is Eva;Dressmaker of Dachau. by;Steve Robinson;Fiona Valpy;Josephine Cox;Lucinda Riley;Rachel Wesson;Jojo Moyes;Heather Morris;Suzanne Goldring;Mary Chamberlain