Can a mother's secret past provide the answers for a daughter's future? Celebrity photographer Grace Buchanan has always known that one day, she'd swap her manic day job for the peace and quiet of her beloved childhood cottage, St Christopher's ? she just didn't expect it to be so soon. At the reading of her mother's will, she's shocked to learn that she hardly knew Rosamund at all, and that inheriting St Christopher's hangs on one big ? and very inconvenient ? condition: Grace must drop everything for two weeks and travel the country with a mysterious stranger ? war-weary Royal Marine, Alasdair Finn. Caught in a brief but perfect moment in time, Grace and Alasdair walk in Rosamund's footsteps and read her letters at each breathtaking new place. As Grace slowly uncovers the truth about her mother's incredible life story, Alasdair and Grace can't help but question their own futures. Will Rosamund's madcap scheme go to plan or will events take an unexpected turn? An emotional, fun-filled and adventurous journey of a lifetime. Previously self-published as an eBook. This title has increasingly sold well and has hit the top 10 slot on Kindle. Melanie Hudson was also a finalist with this debut title on The People's Novelist competition aired on The Alan Titchmarsh Show on ITV1 in 2011 AUTHOR: Melanie Hudson has recently moved to the Shetlands to pursue a career as a civilian air traffic controller after spending 10 high-flying years as an officer in the military. She wrote the majority of her debut novel, 'The Wedding Cake Tree,' while sitting in a Japanese tea shop overlooking the Burj Kalifa. Melanie is happiest when wandering in the wilds of the Scottish Highlands (pretending to be all mysterious and romantic). REVIEWS: Although a similar idea to Cecelia Ahern's 'P.S. I Love You', the emotional aspect of this story is weighed equally with fantastic humour ? I laughed and I cried while reading this book. Thoroughly enjoyable. - The Sun newspaper, October 2014
