Cross My Heart : A Women’s Fiction Novel About Losing Everything—and Finding What Matters Most

When a promise kept means a life is broken ... a haunting story of guilt, redemption and friendship that will have you turning pages well past bed-time.Tessa De Santis''s child-free marriage in inner-city Sydney is ordered and comfortable, and she likes it that way.When tragedy strikes and her childhood friend Skye Whittaker dies, Tess is bound to honour a promise to become foster-mother to Skye''s ten-year-old daughter, Grace, throwing her life upside down.Leaving her husband and work-driven life behind, Tess travels to an isolated property where the realities of her friend''s life - and death - hit hard. The idyllic landscape and an unexpected form of therapy ease her fears, and her relationship with Grace begins to blossom.But a secret from her earlier life with Skye refuses to remain hidden, and Tess is forced into a decision that will either right the wrongs of the past, or completely destroy her future.Cross My Heart is a haunting story of guilt, redemption and friendship set in the beautiful central west of New South Wales.

One promise. One death. Two lives forever intertwined. Tessa De Santis is comfortable with the life she’s created—a stable marriage, child-free, and a thriving career. But the sudden death of her childhood best friend, Skye, sends Tessa reeling into uncharted territory when she must honour a promise to take in Skye’s ten-year-old daughter, Grace. As Tess navigates life in an isolated country homestead, she discovers the joys and challenges of connecting with Grace. But beneath the serene landscape lies the truth of Skye’s struggles—and a hidden secret from their past that refuses to stay buried. Cross My Heart is a standalone novel in The Homecoming Collection – a heartfelt, emotionally resonant women’s fiction story about friendship, loss, and the unexpected ways we find connection in the face of grief. ________________________________________ Praise for Cross My Heart: ????? One of the best books I have read. ????? A beautiful exploration of grief and friendship. ????? Beautifully written. ????? I was hooked on this book right from the start. ????? This book is on another level … I loved it.