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Lorna Cook

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Historical Fiction, Contemporary, Romance

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Lorna Cook writes historical fiction, weaving secrets and forgotten history with mystery and romance.

She also writes contemporary fiction under the name Elle Cook.

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Average rating: 4.31 · 30,289 ratings · 1,852 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Forgotten Village 4.19 avg rating — 10,083 ratings — published 2019 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Distant Daughter (The Secrets of Trelenna House #1) 4.40 avg rating — 5,145 ratings — published 2025 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dressmaker’s Secret 4.30 avg rating — 4,883 ratings — published 2022 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Forbidden Promise 4.35 avg rating — 3,886 ratings — published 2020 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Girl from the Island 4.48 avg rating — 3,374 ratings — published 2021 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hidden Letters 4.32 avg rating — 2,000 ratings — published 2023 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lost Memories 4.30 avg rating — 917 ratings — published 2024 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Sea Stone Sisters

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Anzac Girls: The Extraordinary Story of Our World War I Nurses

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“After they returned from the beach hut, Freddie went off to fix himself a drink”
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