Secrets We Keep by Irish author Faith Hogan is her standalone contemporary literary/women's fiction drama novel with f/m romantic elements, this one takes place in Ireland, where a heartsick divorce lawyer falls in love with an abandoned house owned by an elderly couple, which is filled with old secrets that are uncovered as she takes on the project of restoring it, which in turn restores her own trust in her heart, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Head of Zeus's Aria digital-first imprint for newer authors.
Currently free @
Amazon UK (apparently UK-only, and decidedly unfree when I spot-checked assorted regional stores, though YMMV). Price-drop-check linkage for
Kobo &
iTunes UK &
Google Play, if you're feeling optimistic.
Description
Some people are good at keeping secrets but some secrets are never meant to be kept...
Two distant relatives are drawn together and forced to confront their pasts. A bittersweet story for fans of Patricia Scanlan and Adele Parks.
The beautiful old Bath House in Ballytokeep has lain empty and abandoned for decades. For devoted pensioners Archie and Iris, it holds too many conflicting memories of their adolescent dalliances and tragic consequences - sometimes it's better to leave the past where it belongs.
For highflying, top London divorce lawyer Kate Hunt, it's a fresh start – maybe even her future. On a winter visit to see her estranged Aunt Iris she falls in love with the Bath House. Inspired, she moves to Ballytokeep leaving her past heartache 600 miles away – but can you ever escape your past or your destiny?