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She didn’t want children. She didn’t expect grief. She never expected this. Tessa De Santis had her life exactly the way she wanted it: a successful career, a solid marriage, and no children. But when her childhood best friend dies, she leaves behind a ten-year-old girl with no one else in the world but Tessa. Honouring a promise she never expected to keep, Tessa uproots her life to care for Grace. In an isolated country home, she must learn how to connect with a grieving child, while facing secrets from her past she never meant to uncover. ‘Cross My Heart’ is one of four powerful novels in ‘The Homecoming Collection’ by Australian author Pamela Cook, a moving story of friendship, loss, and unexpected motherhood.