The
Promise of Tomorrow
Charlotte
Brookes flees her lecherous guardian, McBride, taking her younger sister with
her. After a year on the road, they stumble into a Yorkshire village. There,
they are taken in by the Wheelers, owners of the village shop. This new life is
strange for Charlotte, but preferable to living with McBride or surviving on
the roads.
Harry Belmont is an important man in the village, but he’s missing something in his life. His budding friendship with Charlotte gives him hope she will feel more for him one day, and he will have the woman he needs.
However, when McBride finds out where Charlotte lives, his threats begin, and Harry takes it upon himself to keep Charlotte safe. Only, World War I erupts and Harry enlists.
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.
Harry Belmont is an important man in the village, but he’s missing something in his life. His budding friendship with Charlotte gives him hope she will feel more for him one day, and he will have the woman he needs.
However, when McBride finds out where Charlotte lives, his threats begin, and Harry takes it upon himself to keep Charlotte safe. Only, World War I erupts and Harry enlists.
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.
Can Charlotte find the happiness that always seems under threat, and will Harry return home to her?
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Guest Post
Favorite time period in history, and why?
I
enjoy the Edwardian/WWI era because of all the changes that happened during
that time.
Before
World War One generally women were at home raising children. They had no voice
in the world, little or no power. During WWI women had to step into the roles
previously held only by men. They had to go to work and leave the home to help
with the war effort. With the men away, woman were faced with a freedom they’d
never had before. It must have been intoxicating for them, especially the
working class women who’d never experience the freedom of being away from the
home before. Even the higher class ladies had opportunities to become nurses,
ambulance drivers and work in various other war time roles. Then, after WWI,
the world changed again and women couldn’t be silent anymore. They weren’t
happy to just be at home and have no control. They became more prominent in
history and started governing their lives by fighting to get the vote, to have
parliament change laws to be fairer to women, etc. It’s all so fascinating.
I also
find WWI so interesting because for the first time it required whole countries
to come together to fight a common cause. This changed attitudes, it changed
the way in which people lived. The class system, especially in places such as
England became narrower. Rich men were fighting alongside poor men. Men who had
nothing back home could become a hero in war, they could find companionship
with their fellow soldiers, there was a sense of everyone being in it together.
WWI created national pride and togetherness. That is inspiring. Of course there
is the tragedy of so many men dying, of the huge numbers lost from a
generation. There was devastation to families, to countries, and even though we
won the war, the cost was unimaginable to those families who lost loved ones.
WWI
also was an era of great strides in industry and inventions, which made
improvements in the home. Motor cars became more fashionable, the railways grew
in prominence, it was the start of the aeroplane, medicine and medical
procedures became more advanced. Fashion changed, women no longer had to endure
the large hooped petticoats and layers of petticoats. Clothes became more
manageable to do activities such a riding a bicycle, swimming, horse riding, etc,
again giving women more freedom and independence.
So
much happened in the Edwardian/WWI era that is gives an author a huge scope for
ideas.
Author Bio
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Australian born
AnneMarie Brear writes historical novels and modern romances and sometimes the
odd short story, too. Her passions, apart from writing, are travelling,
reading, researching historical eras and looking for inspiration for her next
book.
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