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Second Bell: A Heartscape Novel
In 1932 in Sydney, Australia, the courtship of a young pianist and handsome ferryman is interrupted when Laura accepts a job entertaining on a cruise ship to San Francisco and meets the debonair Charles Delmont, whose concrete empire has withstood the Wall Street crash.
375 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 25, 2018
About the author
Amber Jakeman
15 books71 followersAmber Jakeman writes feel-good fiction — about hearts and hope and the power of love — because your heart matters.
With readers in more than fifty countries, Amber Jakeman was a journalist, ghost writer and editor before succumbing to her addiction to uplifting endings.
Her books touch on serious themes, yet with a light touch, an international flavour and positive resolutions.
Amber’s five-book House of Jewels series, launched in 2022, follows the fortunes of three generations of the fictitious Huntley family of jewellers in Australia, the US and France.
Her Escape to the Coast series — Summer Beach, Midnight Beach and Sunset Beach — set in a coastal hideaway, was completed in 2024.
The Chase at Brighton Court and Plus One at Brighton Court were recently released, with a third Brighton Court novel on the way.
Writing with gratitude on the lands of the Cammeraygal, Darkinjung and Awabakal people, Amber Jakeman warmly acknowledges Australia’s first storytellers.
Amber is available for author talks at libraries, book clubs, writers’ festivals and more. Please email amber@amberjakeman.com for details.
With readers in more than fifty countries, Amber Jakeman was a journalist, ghost writer and editor before succumbing to her addiction to uplifting endings.
Her books touch on serious themes, yet with a light touch, an international flavour and positive resolutions.
Amber’s five-book House of Jewels series, launched in 2022, follows the fortunes of three generations of the fictitious Huntley family of jewellers in Australia, the US and France.
Her Escape to the Coast series — Summer Beach, Midnight Beach and Sunset Beach — set in a coastal hideaway, was completed in 2024.
The Chase at Brighton Court and Plus One at Brighton Court were recently released, with a third Brighton Court novel on the way.
Writing with gratitude on the lands of the Cammeraygal, Darkinjung and Awabakal people, Amber Jakeman warmly acknowledges Australia’s first storytellers.
Amber is available for author talks at libraries, book clubs, writers’ festivals and more. Please email amber@amberjakeman.com for details.
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