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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: 4.32 · 38,869 ratings · 2,203 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Forgotten Village 4.19 avg rating — 10,516 ratings — published 2019	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) 4.38 avg rating — 8,962 ratings — published 2025 — 21 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 4.31 avg rating — 5,822 ratings — published 2022 — 17 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 — 4,135 ratings — published 2020 — 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 Girl from the Island 4.48 avg rating — 3,872 ratings — published 2021 — 5 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 4.31 avg rating — 2,516 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 Gilded Girl (The Secrets of Trelenna House, #2) 4.49 avg rating — 1,749 ratings — published 2026 — 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 Lost Memories 4.24 avg rating — 1,293 ratings — published 2024 — 5 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 Secret Soldier (The Secrets of Trelenna House, #3) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 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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Royal Witch (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #1)

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Lorna finished reading Koh-I-Noor: The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond by William Dalrymple	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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“No. I don’t think I’ve ever felt homesick. I think it’s a privilege to feel that. It means you have had a happy home to miss.”
― Lorna Cook, The Dressmaker’s Secret

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“After they returned from the beach hut, Freddie went off to fix himself a drink”
― Lorna Cook, The Forgotten Village

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“I don’t think I’ve ever felt homesick. I think it’s a privilege to feel that. It means you have had a happy home to miss.”
― Lorna Cook, The Dressmaker’s Secret

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