In Focus

Pete Newbury's marriage breaks up just as his TV talk show is becoming really popular. To make matters worse, an old secret is revealed through his new segment that shocks him to the core. Has his whole life been a deception? In his anguish, he lashes out at everyone.

When a new feature on Pete Newbury's popular TV programme shows his adult image digitally transformed to that of a young child, Beth is shocked to realize that he's her 'baby' brother, who vanished without a trace thirty-eight years ago.

But bringing their family back together after so much heartache isn't going to be easy, and she may lose the man she loves in the process. Beth's brother vanished at the age of three and her mother has grieved ever since. Her daughter ran away at the age of fifteen, and she hasn't heard from her since. Now she guards her heart very carefully and concentrates on her work. Edward Newbury is a quiet, capable man, but hides a secret grief, and he isn't going to spend his life looking after his famous cousin Pete. Somehow he has to find a new meaning, a new direction for himself.

About the Author

Anna Jacobs is the author of over eighty novels and is addicted to storytelling. She grew up in Lancashire, emigrated to Australia in the 1970s and writes modern and historical stories set in both countries. She loves to return to England regularly to visit her family and soak up the history. She has two grown-up daughters and a grandson, and lives with her husband near Perth, Western Australia. Her home is crammed with thousands of books.