A Rose and a Promise

Rose Queen #3

by Katie Flynn

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Liverpool, 1942

Though they may be posted miles apart, Cadi and Jez's love for one another is stronger than ever - until Cadi receives a heart-breaking call from Jez's base.

Cadi races to be with her beau and. at his bedside, they make each other a promise that Cadi hopes she'll never have to keep.

In her darkest hour, Cadi is comforted by her friends, and with their support and guidance she begins to see a light at the end of the tunnel. But she will face more than one unexpected turn along the way.

Against the odds, will Cadi be able to keep her word?
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WHY READERS LOVE KATIE FLYNN:

'Takes you on a journey of heartbreak and joy'
'Hard to put down'
'Her characters are like old friends'
'Heartwarming romance'

Genres: Historical Fiction

400 pages, Paperback

First published January 5, 2023

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.

Katie Flynn was born in Norwich and attended Norwich High School, where she was extremely happy and extremely undistinguished. Published at the tender age of eight, in Enid Blyton's Sunny Stories, she joined a Writers’ Circle as an adult, publishing short stories, articles, etc; only turning to novels in 1971 because the postal strike cut off her main source of income!
At first she wrote under several different names – Judith Saxton, Judy Turner, Lydia Balmain, Judith Arden – but her Katie Flynn books were a delight to write and proved far more popular than she had dreamed. She has now published nearly ninety novels, twenty-seven of which are Flynns. Her most recent titles are: Lost Days of Summer and Christmas Wishes.

Reviews

[Ann · Rating 1 out of 5]

Possibly the worst novel set in wartime that I have ever read. A lot of the novel was set in 1944 but there was no mention of D-Day! The language used was too modern,e.g. 'processing' 'closure' . It seemed as though there had been no research at all. I don't think that the pubs would have served fish and chips, they wouldn't have had the equipment to cook them. Too many anomalies to list here. Does no one edit these books?

[Shirley Dawson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very enjoyable read which mainly concentrates upon the lives of a group of friends serving in the Royal Air Force. I felt a bit overwhelmed at first with all the different characters being introduced at the same time so it was several pages before I really got into the story.

I got a bit confused in the last few chapters when all the friends booked into a hotel on Christmas Eve to spend Christmas together. Then suddenly they're all on the base on Christmas Day and Aled picked Cadi up in his car!! I liked the last few chapters because it kept you wondering how it would end, normally it is obvious.

There was also a couple of blatant errors, one on page 128 and the other on p 338 - airmen and women do not salute to sergeants, only to officers!

[Ria · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's now 1944 and the war is in its final throes.
Cadi and Jez's romance is still going strong and they are more in love than ever.
Then one day their luck runs out and tragedy strikes.
With Cadi racing to his bedside she makes a promise she finds impossible to keep.
She has dark times in front of her but with the help of her friends and loved ones she struggles on and tries to envision a new future from the one she had planned.
But will she ever find true happiness and joy in life again?
A lovely and touching finale to the Rose Queen trilogy.

[irene currie · Rating 5 out of 5]

SO EMOTIONAL

What a brilliant read catching up with Cadi and Jez Aled and the rest of their friends don't know how many boxes of tissues I went through this book is so emotional highs as well as lows poor Jez and not knowing he was going to be a dad don't want to say too much in case you haven't already read it if not then I would highly recommend that you do five stars is never ever enough Katie is such a brilliant author and looks into all the nooks and crannies before setting pen to paper can't rate this book highly enough well worth the wait till it came out

[Sue Rouse · Rating 5 out of 5]

Family Saga 3

A great end to this trilogy. In previous books Caddie moves from Wales to Liverpool and join the Women’s Royal Air Force. In this book she and her friends move around the different air force bases as WAAFs with their love lives. Although it’s sad for this series to end it ended well although very emotionally. Not everyone survived WW2 and so this book is true to those who lost their lives.
Thanks to Katie Flynn and your publisher.

[Julia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved the whole trilogy and the final book didn't disappoint! It tied up loose ends nicely, even if it wasn't always happy. I cried reading the book, it reminds you of how uncertain the war times were but it was dealt with so well. Wonderful end to the trilogy, I will really miss all the characters.

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually cried while reading this book. I don't often do that. I got to love Jez, Aled and Cadi, their strength and determination during the war years. But despite the book being a bit long-winded at times, especially when working out other people's problems. But I was glad I completed the trilogy.

[Julie Beckett · Rating 3 out of 5]

As I began to read this book, it was hard to keep track of the characters - the author was writing about people as if the reader knew their back story. The book cover and blurb hadn’t made clear that this was the last of a trilogy, which I realised when reading the reviews here! That said, the story was ok, centred around Cadi and what happens to her during the war, uplifting at the end.

[mrs j mccann · Rating 5 out of 5]

could not put it down

This is the final book in the series following Cadi, Poppy and Aled. I have to say I could not put it down. I actually stayed up all night to read it. It made me laugh, cry and feel god.

[Ruth Joint · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful story

Really enjoyed this book interesting all the way through. I did guess that it was Aled at the church gate on the Christening day but very pleasing that they married in the rnd

[Linda Hobson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved reading this book

[Kirsty Coote · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book,

[Ali Bookworm · Rating 5 out of 5]

The final in the trilogy and although poignant, all loose ends tied and things wrapped up nicely.

[Trudie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fantastic end to a really good trilogy! I loved that all the loose ends were nicely tied up.

[Kitty McManus · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy but slow predictable read

[Nicola Morgan · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely end to a lovely trilogy of books

[Janet Armstrong · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn’t care for this book, there were so many characters and the dialogue was not well written in my opinion.

[Novelle Novels · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great end to the series and it’s very emotional. I did predict some of the twists. Will miss our characters so much.

[Caroline · Rating 5 out of 5]

After losing her husband tragically in the war will Cadi find happiness and keep her promise she made to him on his death bed

[Wendy · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF

[Izabella · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was lovely and much better than previous part .