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Boston, 1879. Phoebe Van Bergen has poured everything into the Van Bergen Women's Hospital--her inheritance, her defiance, her desperate need to be more than society's gilded ornament. Within its cramped wards, she matters. Here, she is not the obedient fiancée of a man whose charm masks something darker. Here, she can breathe. Then Dr. Douglas McLennan arrives from Scotland--brilliant, abrasive, and haunted by a loss so devastating he's vowed never to love again. He dismisses Phoebe as a privileged do-gooder. She thinks him insufferably arrogant. Neither expects their clashes to become the most honest conversations of their lives. But Phoebe is keeping secrets that could destroy her. And when Douglas becomes the one person who knows the truth--the shame she carries, the violence she's survived--she knows he's seen her at her most broken, and she might lose him forever. When Phoebe finally breaks free of her engagement and travels to Scotland for a medical symposium, she never expects Douglas to be on the same journey--or for a catastrophic disaster on the Tay Bridge to strip away everything but what matters most. Faced with death, they must finally confront the question they've been running from: Is the risk of heartbreak worth the chance at being truly known? A sweeping tale of passion, redemption, and the power of second chances, perfect for fans of Olivia Hawker, Amy Harmon and Kristin Hannah.

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""I loved, loved, loved it so much! From Gilded Age Boston to Victorian Scotland, this wonderful romance swept me away. Unputdownable historical romance at its best."" Eva Glyn, author of The Olive Grove ""Absolutely LOVED this book. I was reading it far too late into the night to find out what happened next."" Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ""Wonderful... I genuinely struggled to put this book down, in the end giving up completely and staying exactly where I was until I'd finished it."" Eva Glyn, author of The Olive Grove, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ""Captivating... will leave an indelible mark on your heart."" Rachel Wesson, author of Darkness Falls ""Another stunning novel from Imogen Martin. An Ocean of Stars has it all--a compelling story that hooked me from the start, real characters who came alive on the page and such a strong sense of time and place that I felt I was there living every moment... I loved it!"" Jan Baynham, author of The Secret Sister ""Stayed awake half the night to finish this book - I couldn't put it down!"" Sue MacDonagh, author of The Sea Sisters Swimming Club, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ""I adored this book."" Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ""Enthralled from the very first page. I'll be recommending this book to everyone."" Luisa A. Jones, author of The Gilded Cage, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ""A great read... I just couldn't put it down."" Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ""Wonderful. I loved every minute."" Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Imogen writes sweeping, historical fiction set in the US. As a teenager she took the Greyhound bus from San Francisco to New York. Over those three days of staring out of the window at the majestic mountains and endless flat plains, stories wound themselves into her head: tales of brooding, charismatic men captivated by independent young women. Since then, Imogen has worked in a coffee-shop in Piccadilly, a famous bookshop and a children's home. She has run festivals and turned a derelict housing block on one of the poorest estates in the UK into an award-winning arts centre. During 2020 Imogen was selected by Kate Nash Literary Agency as one of their BookCamp mentees, a new mentorship programme designed to accelerate the careers of promising new writers. Married with two daughters, Imogen divides her time between Wales and Sardinia.

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