March, 1943. Young Breda Hanney is on the brink of becoming a married woman; she is about to tie the knot with her childhood sweetheart, Warren Pascoe, in the small Cornish village of Penbole. But in wartime Britain, all young, able-bodied men are needed to fight for king and country, and away with the Navy, Warren isn't around to witness the preparations in the days leading up to the wedding. As long as he arrives on time for the big day, however, Breda will be happy... With just days to go, Breda's happiness is shattered by the arrival of a dreaded yellow telegram: Warren's ship has been sunk. Her beloved fiancé has been killed in action. The wedding ceremony she's dreamt of for so long must be changed to a memorial service. Distraught with grief, Breda feels cheated by fate - she won't ever be a bride; she isn't even a widow. She's nothing without Warren, and she vows never to fall in love again. But life has a strange way of turning things around. The arrival of Warren's cousin Max is just what Breda needs to bring her out of herself: she has a second chance for love; is she willing to take it?
Autorentext
RACHEL MOORE wrote written numerous books and was Chairman of the Romantic Novelists' Association. She passed away in 2011.
Zusammenfassung
March, 1943. On the brink of marrying her childhood sweetheart, Breda's happiness is shattered by the arrival of a telegram, confirming her worst fears: Warren's ship has sunk and her beloved fiance has been killed in action. Heartbroken, she vows never to fall in love again. The unexpected arrival of Warren's cousin Max helps to bring Breda out of herself, but is she ready to let go of her grief? She has a second chance for happiness, if she is willing to take it.