Promise of the Dorset Girls A gripping WW2 historical romance of family secrets and a second chance at love Milly Adams Family Saga | Historical Romance

With their world at war, can two sisters find the courage to hope again?

July 1942.

In bombed-blitzed London, nightclub singer Kate Watson has found somewhere to belong, far from the village that cast her out. Then her estranged sister asks for a favour: come home for one month to care for her little girl, Lizzy.

Back in Little Worthy, the gossip is as cruel as ever. Kate intends to keep her distance, but between ARP shifts and fundraising for the war effort, Lizzy’s affection begins to break through her defences. So does an unlikely friendship with Thomas Rees, the new vicar, who carries his own wounds from Dunkirk.

While Kate struggles to trust again, her sister Sarah prepares for a secret mission in hopes of finding her missing husband. Joining the Special Operations Executive takes her behind enemy lines in France, where one mistake could cost her any chance of coming home.

With a child depending on her and an unexpected love taking root, will Kate risk her heart—or let yesterday’s whispers steal her future?

An emotional Second World War family saga of sisterhood, secrets and wartime romance. Milly Adams brings together the courage of women on the home front and the peril of occupied France in a story of belonging and hope. Perfect for fans of Lizzie Lane and Lesley Eames.

Tropes:

Wartime Romance
Friends to Lovers
Family Secrets
Wounded Hero
Female SOE Agent

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Published: 26.11.2026
appox. 390 pages

978-1-91834-386-1
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About the author

Milly Adams is a pseudonym of Margaret Graham who also writes under the name of Annie Clarke. Margaret is married to Dick, has 4 children and 5 grandchildren who lead her astray. They insist it is the other way round. Margaret is a bestselling author of 25 novels, and has been published in the UK, Europe and the USA.

Margaret co-researched a television documentary which grew out of her novel Canopy of Silence and has written short stories, a couple of plays, and a very short panto in which she, of course, starred. She founded and ran with two friends a small charity raising funds through writing festivals and competitions for wounded veterans. Though the charity is now closed she still mentors some veterans in their writing endeavours. Margaret gives talks, and teaches creative writing, often finding her writers are already fantastic and just need a shove or two. She founded the Yeovil Literary Prize with Jim Mitchell.

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