The Girl with the Midnight Poppy
(2027)(The second book in the Middlemist Maids series)
A novel by Cora Matthews
1922: Stepping off the boat, Poppy gasps at the wild landscape. She promised her adopted family she would return a stolen flower to this magical place, and she is steadfast in her vow. Until an enigmatic botanist changes everything…
Having never left her village, Poppy feels lost in remote Iceland. But when an ambitious botanist takes her under his wing, they travel the landscape together collecting samples from glistening lakes and snow-capped forests. Finally, she tells him about the secret concealed in the lining of her luggage, which she promised to return.
But when she does, she sees fear in his eyes. He warns her that not everyone on the island would be pleased to see this delicate flower, and whispers that her life could be in danger…
Over a hundred years later, a mysterious letter leads heartbroken Jane Middlemist Jones to the same snow-covered island. Following clues across rocky cliffsides, she is desperate to uncover the tragic fate of the maid who vanished, never to be seen again.
At the very edge of the world, the heart-wrenching story of a young maid and a grieving woman collide under a glittering sky. What really happened to Poppy in this magical place? And will the dazzling beauty of Iceland inspire Jane to finally open her heart to the truth about herself?
A totally unputdownable novel about two women’s determination to unveil the secrets keeping them from their true path. Perfect for fans of Lucinda Riley, Victoria Hislop and Santa Montefiore.
Genre: Historical Romance
Having never left her village, Poppy feels lost in remote Iceland. But when an ambitious botanist takes her under his wing, they travel the landscape together collecting samples from glistening lakes and snow-capped forests. Finally, she tells him about the secret concealed in the lining of her luggage, which she promised to return.
But when she does, she sees fear in his eyes. He warns her that not everyone on the island would be pleased to see this delicate flower, and whispers that her life could be in danger…
Over a hundred years later, a mysterious letter leads heartbroken Jane Middlemist Jones to the same snow-covered island. Following clues across rocky cliffsides, she is desperate to uncover the tragic fate of the maid who vanished, never to be seen again.
At the very edge of the world, the heart-wrenching story of a young maid and a grieving woman collide under a glittering sky. What really happened to Poppy in this magical place? And will the dazzling beauty of Iceland inspire Jane to finally open her heart to the truth about herself?
A totally unputdownable novel about two women’s determination to unveil the secrets keeping them from their true path. Perfect for fans of Lucinda Riley, Victoria Hislop and Santa Montefiore.
Genre: Historical Romance