![]() She also tells us how Charlotte is coping without Harry at home and we had the perfect insight into what couples and families would have gone through in reality of those years. The author tells us how Harry is faring on the front, all very emotional stuff. There was so much going on all the time that it never had a dull moment. I hate that I can't put into words adequately enough to explain just how much I enjoyed this book. How would Charlotte cope without him, would McBride keep away, and most importantly how could she cope worrying about Harry and wondering if he would come home to her. Life was tough but got much worse once Harry decided he couldn't sit back and do nothing, that he had to buy a commission and fight in the war himself. Not only does McBride still keep showing up one way or another, showing his complete insanity and making sure Charlotte knew that he would never give up trying to get her back, but World War 1 began. Their relationship develops nicely and it isn't long before they realise that they are actually in love, that this definitely isn't a marriage of convenience. She never dreamt that she would ever have a loveless marriage, but the safety he offered was a godsend, plus deep down she realises that she could easily love Harry. He doesn't mention that he is falling in love with her, or that he wants nothing but to be able to hold her and kiss her and protect her. ![]() He offers to marry her and keep her and Hannah safe. McBride can't marry Hannah if she is already married. When McBride, Charlotte's evil guardian comes back into her life determined to marry her and take her and Hannah home with him, Harry comes up with the obvious solution. He was instantly attracted to her, an attraction so strong that he couldn't understand it. It was in the shop that wealthy Harry Belmont first met Charlotte. They offered them a home and said that Hannah must go to school and that Charlotte could work in the shop. The shopkeepers were a lovely couple who couldn't see Charlotte and Hannah go back to their rough life. Nearly starving, Charlotte ends up fainting and from that moment on life changed dramatically. After a year of living rough and always having to keep an eye out for her guardian, the girls go into a shop where they were hoping to be able to buy something to eat. It's one of the stories that I didn't want to put it down once I started it.Ĭharlotte Brookes takes her younger sister, Hannah, on the run after their guardian kept making lecherous advances towards her. I loved the synopsis of the story but never could have dreamt just how wonderful the book would be. The Promise of Tomorrow is a standalone book by AnneMarie Brear. Left to face a world of new responsibilities, and Harry’s difficult sister, Charlotte must run the gauntlet of family disputes, McBride's constant harassment, and the possibility of the man she loves being killed.Ĭan Charlotte find the happiness that always seems under threat, and will Harry return home to her? Harry fights to keep Charlotte safe, but World War I erupts and Harry enlists. When McBride discovers where Charlotte lives, his threats begin. His budding friendship with Charlotte gives him hope she will feel more for him one day, and he will marry the woman he yearns for. Harry Belmont is an important man in the village, but he’s missing something in his life. ![]() This new life is strange for Charlotte, but preferable to living with McBride or surviving on the roads. ![]() After a year on the road, they stumble into a Yorkshire village where the Wheelers, owners of the village shop, take them in. Charlotte Brookes flees her lecherous guardian, McBride, taking her younger sister with her.
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