The Spanish Promise (escape To Sun-soaked Spain With This Perfect Holiday Read)

By (author) Swan, Karen
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A gripping page-turner full of intrigue, romance and escapism, set in the cobbled streets of Madrid and sun-soaked Andalucia from Sunday Times bestselling author Karen Swan.
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The Spanish Promise is a sizzling summer novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Karen Swan, set in the vibrant streets of Madrid, for fans of Victoria Hislop and Santa Montefiore.

One of Spain’s richest men is dying. But as he prepares his estate, his family is shocked to discover he is making plans to give away his wealth to a young woman they have never even heard of. Who is she and what hold does she have over him?

Charlotte Fairfax is asked to travel to the troubled family’s home in Spain to get to the bottom of the mysterious bequest. It’s the week before her wedding but she is confident she has time – there’s only one reason an older man leaves his money to a beautiful woman, isn’t there?

But in Madrid, things don’t go to plan when the woman denies knowing anything about the gift. Is she lying? Looking for clues, Charlotte digs into the prominent family’s history and unearths a dark and shocking past in which two people were torn apart by conflict. But now, their long-buried secrets are starting to reach into the present and Charlotte starts to wonder whether love does not need to forgive or forget in order to endure – but just needs two hearts to keep beating.

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Enjoy more of Karen Swan''s captivating summer novels with The Greek Escape and The Rome Affair.

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The perfect summer read
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Smart plots, brilliant characters and juicy romance
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A stunning journey
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A charming, well-crafted tale of love, loss and reinvention
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Deliciously glamorous, irresistibly romantic!
Biographical note

Karen Swan began her career in fashion journalism before giving it all up to raise her three children and a puppy, and to pursue her ambition of becoming a writer. Her bestselling novels include the summer romances The Paris Secret, The Spanish Promise, and The Rome Affair. She lives in the forest in Sussex, writing her books in a tree house overlooking the Downs.

Her books are known for their evocative locations and Karen sees travel as vital research for each story. She loves to set deep, complicated love stories within twisting plots.

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For fans of Victoria Hislop and Santa Montefiore, another glamorous blockbuster from bestselling author Karen Swan.