A Cornish Promise by Terri Nixon
Paperback : 432 pages
ISBN-10 : 0349423997
ISBN-13 : 978-0349423999
Dimensions : 12.6 x 3.6 x 19.6 cm
Publisher : Piatkus (3 Dec. 2020)
BLURB
1929, Cornwall. Fiona Fox, youngest child of the celebrated Fox family, is a devoted volunteer at the local lifeboat station, giving all her free time and her energy to the selfless crew. But when she seizes a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to do more, she sets in motion a chain of events that sparks danger and intrigue at Fox Bay Hotel.
The stranger she brings into her family home provides an unsettling presence over Christmas, and when visiting 'Hollywood Royalty' is drawn into the web, Fiona has to decide how much her promises are worth after all.
But the glamorous visitors have their own secrets, and their own reasons for hiding out at Fox Bay. As those reasons become apparent, Fiona must choose between betraying a close friend, and keeping her word... And lives are at stake whichever way she turns.
Set against the dramatic Cornish coastline, this tale of secrets and strangers will delight fans of Rosie Goodwin and Evie Grace.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Terri was born in Plymouth. At the age of 9 she moved with her family to Cornwall, to the village featured in Jamaica Inn -- North Hill -- where she discovered a love of writing that has stayed with her ever since. She also discovered apple-scrumping, and how to jump out of a hayloft without breaking any bones, but no-one's ever offered to pay her for doing those.
Since publishing in paperback for the first time in 2002, Terri has appeared in both print and online fiction collections, and is proud to have contributed to the Shirley Jackson award-nominated hardback collection: Bound for Evil, by Dead Letter Press.
As a Hybrid author, her first commercially published novel was Maid of Oaklands Manor, published by Piatkus Entice.
Terri's self-published Mythic Fiction series set in Cornwall, The Lynher Mill Chronicles, is now complete and available in paperback and e-book.
Terri also writes under the name T Nixon, and has contributed to anthologies under the names Terri Pine and Teresa Nixon. She is represented by the Kate Nash Literary Agency. She now lives in Plymouth with her youngest son, and works in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Plymouth University, where she is constantly baffled by the number of students who don't possess pens.
Twitter @TerriNixon
Website : http://www.terrinixon.com/
My Review
When Fiona brings a stranger into the hotel and makes her a promise, she sets in motion a series of events that will pull her in two directions. this book has tension on every page as the reader is carried along wondering who the girl really is and what is her motive.The arrival of 'Hollywood Royalty' brings more secrets until the shocking denoument reveals the truth.
This is a great follow-up to 'a Cornish Inheritance' and the secrets and betrayal in the main story are echoed in the subplot.
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Thanks for the blog tour support x
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