Rachel Moore

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 ne eded to fight for king and country, and away with the Navy, Warren isnt 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 happyWith just days to go, Breda s happiness is shattered by the arrival of a dreaded yellow telegram: Warrens ship has been sunk. Her beloved fiancé has been killed in action. The wedding ceremony shes dreamt of for so long must be changed to a memorial service. Distraught with grief, Breda feels cheated by fate she wont ever be a bride; she isnt even a widow. Shes 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 Warrens 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?