{"id":14048,"date":"2017-10-13T00:01:37","date_gmt":"2017-10-13T04:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=14048"},"modified":"2017-10-01T10:12:42","modified_gmt":"2017-10-01T14:12:42","slug":"secrets-we-keep-by-faith-hogan-excerpt-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=14048","title":{"rendered":"SECRETS WE KEEP by Faith Hogan #excerpt #giveaway"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Faith<\/a>Secrets we keep<\/span><\/h1>\n

by<\/span><\/h1>\n

Faith Hogan<\/span><\/h1>\n

\"Faith<\/a>Genre: Women\u2019s Fiction<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Release Date: February 2017<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Publisher: Aria Fiction \u2013 Head of Zeus<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Two distant relatives, drawn together in companionship are forced to confront their pasts and learn that some people are good at keeping secrets and some secrets are never meant to be kept..<\/p>\n

A bittersweet story of love, loss and life. Perfect for fans of Patricia Scanlan, Adele Parks and Rosamunde Pilcher.<\/p>\n

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 \u2013 sometimes it\u2019s better to leave the past where it belongs.<\/p>\n

For highflying, top London divorce lawyer Kate Hunt, it\u2019s a fresh start \u2013 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 \u2013 but can you ever escape your past or your destiny?<\/p>\n

Extract from Secrets We Keep by Faith Hogan<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u2018I\u2019ve never seen anything like it,\u2019 Kate said. It was her first thought as they turned down the cove and saw the bathhouse snuggled into the cliff face. It was a turreted, stocky grown-ups sandcastle. \u2018It could have been emptied from a child\u2019s bucket,\u2019 was her first reaction. It had been painted, white with a light blue trim once, then the waves and the spray had all but washed that away. It still sat proudly, if shabbily, on a huge flat rock, that upturned in a lip over the sea. It was a plate, large enough for any giant.<\/p>\n

\u2018Genesis Rock \u2013 it\u2019s a metamorphic rock, probably over a thousand million years old,\u2019 Rita said. \u2018Sorry, did I mention I taught geography and home economics, once upon a time.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018No, but I probably should have guessed.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018I don\u2019t remember the bathhouse even being open. I could imagine that I\u2019d have spent all my days here if I had.\u2019 Rita looked at the washed white walls that reached high into the cliff face.<\/p>\n

\u2018Well, Archie said they ran it for a few years, but he didn\u2019t say when it shut.\u2019 This place probably held sadness for Archie, if his brother died here. Kate couldn\u2019t feel it. Instead, it made her feel energized, as though the sea was spraying something like an invitation deep into her lungs. It made her heart pound with an expectation she hadn\u2019t felt in years. Even the deserted castle keep that loomed up in grey stone at the tip of the headland seemed to carry a hopeful secret in its towers.<\/p>\n

\u2018It must have been lovely once. Even now, you can see.\u2019 Rita rested her hands on the thick window ledge, her nose pressed firmly to the cold glass of the windows. \u2018It looks like they just closed up one evening and never came back.\u2019<\/p>\n

Kate walked to the back of the bathhouse; it dug into the cliff face, as though the construction of one depended on the other. Alongside the building, a small narrow road clung to the cliff for a couple of hundred yards before it feathered off onto what counted as a main road in these parts. Far below, the waves lapped serenely against the stone. It was low tide now; Kate wondered how close the water actually came to the rock. \u2018I\u2019d love to get a look inside.\u2019 Rita followed her round to the front of the bathhouse. They peered through a sea sprayed window for a few minutes. Inside, Kate could see there were tables and chairs, a small stove and an old-fashioned counter where once someone had taken orders for afternoon tea. \u2018It\u2019s a little caf\u00e9, wouldn\u2019t it be lovely if it was open for coffee?\u2019 Kate mused, it was so much more than just a bathhouse.<\/p>\n

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About Faith Hogan<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"Faith<\/a><\/p>\n

Already an international best seller, Faith Hogan is an original voice in women\u2019s fiction, she has been hailed as a Maeve Binchey for a new generation. Her stories are warm and rooted in a contemporary Irish landscape which has lost none of its wit or emotion thanks to its modern vibe.<\/p>\n

Faith Hogan was born in Ireland. She gained an Honours Degree in English Literature and Psychology from Dublin City University and a Postgraduate Degree from University College, Galway. She has worked as a fashion model, an event\u2019s organiser and in the intellectual disability and mental health sector.<\/p>\n

She was a winner in the 2014 Irish Writers Centre Novel Fair \u2013 an international competition for emerging writers.<\/p>\n

\u2018Secrets We Keep,\u2019 is her second novel published with Aria Fiction. Her first, My Husbands Wives has been a top ten best seller and is currently available in paperback.<\/p>\n

Facebook: <\/span> <\/strong>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/faithhoganauthor<\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter: @gerhogan<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Goodreads Author Page:<\/span> <\/strong>https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/15109450.Faith_Hogan<\/a><\/p>\n

Instagram:<\/span> <\/strong>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/faithhoganauthor\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Website: <\/strong><\/span>https:\/\/faithhogan.com<\/a><\/p>\n

GIVEAWAY<\/h1>\n

Win a signed copy of Faith\u2019s book Secrets We Keep!<\/span><\/h3>\n

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