Cross My Heart

One promise. One death. Two lives forever intertwined.

Tessa De Santis is comfortable with the life she’s created—a stable marriage, child-free, and a thriving career. But the sudden death of her childhood best friend, Skye, sends Tessa reeling into uncharted territory when she must honour a promise to take in Skye’s ten-year-old daughter, Grace.

As Tess navigates life in an isolated country homestead, she discovers the joys and challenges of connecting with Grace. But beneath the serene landscape lies the truth of Skye’s struggles—and a hidden secret from their past that refuses to stay buried.

Cross My Heart is a standalone novel in The Homecoming Collection – a heartfelt, emotionally resonant women’s fiction story about friendship, loss, and the unexpected ways we find connection in the face of grief.
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Praise for Cross My Heart:

★★★★★ One of the best books I have read.

★★★★★ A beautiful exploration of grief and friendship.

★★★★★ Beautifully written.

★★★★★ I was hooked on this book right from the start.

★★★★★ This book is on another level … I loved it.

Pamela Cook is an author, podcaster, writing teacher and mentor. Her debut novel Blackwattle Lake (2012) was published by Hachette Australia in 2012 followed by three rural fiction titles. She subsequently published two independent titles (Cross My Heart and All We Dream) and is now publishing with Bolinda Audio and Vinci Books. Pamela writes stories of longing and belonging, delving deep into the psychology of her characters and the complexity of relationships in all their forms. She explores the impact of trauma, grief and generational conflict, drawing on the resilience and courage she finds in inspirational women. Her writing is imbued with a deep love of the natural world and its power to heal. Producing and hosting Writes4Women, a weekly podcast that supports women writers and celebrates women’s writing, is one of Pamela’s not-so-guilty pleasures. She is also a Writer Ambassador for Room To Read, a not-for-profit organisation promoting literacy and gender equality in developing countries. An experienced teacher, Pamela loves to mentor emerging authors. When she’s not writing or reading, she wastes as much time as possible riding her handsome quarter horse Baloo, hanging out with her family and menagerie of animals on her dream-come-true rural property in the beautiful Illawarra region of NSW, and dreaming of a road trip in Virginia, her vintage caravan.