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A buried fire burns the longest.In 1650 Germany, fear and superstitions run high. A mother is dragged off and burned as a witch while her 8-year-old daughter, Emma, frantically races to her. An uncle, unable to save his sister, rescues the shocked child and takes her safely to England. Emma buries the terrible memory deep inside and grows into a beautiful young woman. Unafraid, Emma challenges society's sexual boundaries and for protection is forced into a sham marriage. But then she finds true love. Jealousy and secrets explode, threatening the life of the one she loves.Darkness falls over the land when the Black Plague returns killing thousands, including her dear foster mother. A small fire in a London bakery grows into a raging inferno burning the city and tearing open Emma's deeply buried memory. Terrified, she runs headlong into the fire to save her lover. Will she succeed? Or will she succumb to the fire burning in her soul?

Born with a disfiguring birthmark to a controlling and critical mother, fifty-three-year-old Cynthia Marshall is resigned to live a bleak and loveless life. She is threatened with the possible loss of her house, while she fiercely conceals the shameful secret of her own daughter's birth. She is disheartened and ready to give up when she finds an old dragonfly brooch in an antique market. When the monk-like merchant reverently lowers it onto her palm, ancient whispers awaken memories of a life she lived 800 years ago. Will these past-life memories drive her crazy or save her? Can anything break through the iron gates that imprison her heart? She is plunged further into a chilling insight when a found diary reveals not only a secret promise but why it was broken. The Broken Promise evocatively crosses centuries in this compelling story of despair, courage, and love. Is Cynthia remembering a real-life she lived as Margrett in 13th Century England as told in Book 1, The Hidden Vow? You decide. Barbara Erskine fans will no doubt enjoy the reincarnation connection of the two women.