Welcome to Hartwell, an English village full of cobbled streets, pretty cottages and dark secrets.

Lady Lucy Hanley may have restored the fortunes of Hartwell Hall, but the fear of an ancient curse threatening her son, has her reconsidering their future in the village. Rachel Foxton has made her peace with Hartwell until she realises her family has been betrayed. Now she doesn't know who she can trust. Jo Ormond finally feels that she's found the home she has always craved until the truth shatters everything. Dr Meera Kumar is busy planning her dream wedding, although not everyone is happy about her marriage. However, it's her discovery of an old trunk that sets off a dangerous chain of events...a bloody spade, a handwritten note and a wrongful arrest means the past can't remain silent any longer.

As the year draws to a close, the last of Hartwell's whispered secrets demand to be heard, but will they bring the four friends closer or tear their worlds apart?

First published as Four Silences Broken