
Hope Begins
An emotional and gripping love story that will capture your heart and never let go
Rebecca Griffiths(Author)
Bloodhound Books (Publisher)
Published on 6. May 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-917705-86-8 (ISBN)
Description
Bridges, once burned, can only be rebuilt with courage, forgiveness... and hope. And doesn't everyone deserve a second chance?
Hope Appleby has spent her life surviving. In and out of care, shaped by loss and unanswered questions, she's learned not to expect too much from people - or from love. When another relationship falls apart, Hope returns to the hometown she once fled, searching for the truth about her mother's death and a chance to begin again.
A job at a local care home gives Hope purpose and structure, caring for residents who remind her that kindness still matters. Then she reconnects with Alec, a familiar face from her past, whose own life is defined by responsibility and sacrifice. Drawn together by compassion as much as chemistry, their connection feels real... and frighteningly hopeful.
As their romance intensifies, dark forces and buried secrets threaten to tear them apart. If they are to have a chance of a life together, these secrets must finally be faced.
Perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes and Jill Mansell, Hope Begins is a heart-wrenching contemporary women's fiction novel about family, loss and the nature of love.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
424 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-917705-86-8 (9781917705868)
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Person
Rebecca Griffiths grew up in mid-Wales and gained a first class honours degree in English literature. After a successful business career in London, Dublin and Scotland, she returned to rural Wales where she lives with her husband, a prolific artist, their giant black rescue cat called Mouse, and writes full time.