A Heart Full of Memories : Warm, feel-good fiction - Poppy Pennington-Smith

Poppy Pennington-Smith

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Published 8 October 2026

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  • Pages · 306 pages
  • Publication Date · 08/10/2026
  • Genre · Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
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Under the Italian sun, the past comes calling... Amelie Goodwin has been back home in Italy for six months, but she's still reeling from leaving her fianc� the night before their wedding. She wants to move on. She wants to find a way to be useful on the ranch, and to finally go on a real date with her childhood sweetheart Skye Anderson. But just as she's on the verge of her happy ever after, an unexpected visitor throws everything into turmoil. Cat Goodwin has made the momentous decision to contact her biological mother. Scared about what she'll discover, but desperate to connect with her past, she agrees to meet the woman who gave her up when she was just two-years-old. At first, Aida seems too good to be true. As the weeks pass, however, Cat starts to wonder whether her mother is telling her the truth. Skye Anderson is finally happy. He has left his Army career behind him, is living on a beautiful Italian ranch, and has fallen for the girl of his dreams. But when a face from his past turns up unannounced, Skye is forced to confront memories he would rather forget. Will Amelie, Cat, and Skye overcome the hurdles in front of them?***The second book in the �Heart of the Hills series revisits the Goodwin family and follows their lives, loves, families and friendships. A Heart Full of Memories is a cosy contemporary romance novel with strong themes of family and friendship.

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