By the Sunday Times bestselling author and multi-million copy seller Susan Sallis, this is a beautiful and moving novel perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy, Lucinda Riley and Rosamunde Pilcher .READERS ARE LOVING LYDIA FIELDING ! and "A wonderful story. Highly recommend. and " - 5 STARS and "A story that kept me wanting to turn the pages...I was hooked... and " - 5 STARS and "The story has great pace and I couldn't put it down. and " - 5 STARS*****************************************************************A THWARTED LOVE. A SEARCH FOR A NEW LIFE FREE FROM HEARTBREAK.When Lydia celebrates her coming of age, the whole of her Exmoor village celebrates with her. Two men attract her interest that handsome, ambitious Gus Pascoe , who covets the land her father farms; and Wesley Peters , brought up as a strict Methodist, whose seemingly upright religious family hides a terrible secret.Wesley wants only to protect and cherish Lydia, but when his sister becomes the scandal of the neighbourhood and is forced to marry Lydia's brother, Alan , a bitterness grows between the two families which threatens to keep Lydia and Wesley apart forever. In despair Lydia flees to Bristol .Will she be able to free herself from the tragedy and heartbreak of her past life?