The Orphan's Island

<p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>1904</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>: </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Ellen Copley</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> is still a child when she leaves behind the sooty rail yards of Glasgow and crosses the Atlantic Ocean with a heart full of dreams. Yet within weeks of their arrival in America her father has disappeared-leaving Ellen with resentful relatives feeling alone and scared for her future.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>But then her kind </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Aunt Rose</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> invites Ellen to stay with her large family in their rambling house on beautiful Amherst Island which nestles like a jewel in the blue waters of Lake Ontario.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>There Ellen finally begins to find the love and acceptance she has long been craving-both from Aunt Rose's boisterous family and from the boys next door </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Jed </strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>and </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Lucas Lyman</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>. It's Jed she's drawn to... the one with the twinkling eyes who teases her and laughs with her and soon steals her heart...</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>But does Jed love her back? Because-even though Amherst Island feels like home-Ellen knows she can't stay there with a broken heart...</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>This is the first book in the unmissable Amherst Island Trilogy that follows the life and love of Ellen Copley from the magic of Lake Ontario to the bloody battlefields of the First World War and beyond. Perfect for fans of <em>The Oceans Between Us</em> <em>The Orphan Sisters</em> and <em>My Name is Eva.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Previously published as </span><em style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Down Jasper Lane.</em></p><p><br></p><h2>Readers love Kate Hewitt:</h2><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Wow! I've read several books by this author but </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>this one was different the story really came to life and I just couldn't read it fast enough</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>. This is by far the best she's ever written </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>boy I just cried and cried</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>. I can't wait to read the next two books. Goodreads Reviewer 5 stars</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)></span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>So thrilling and gripping</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>. </span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>It completely tugs at your heart strings!</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>...</span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> It gave me all of the feels</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>... I truly felt that the storytelling was brilliant.</span><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> This is the kind of book that stays with you</strong><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>. Goodreads Reviewer 5 stars</span></p>