Publisher's Synopsis
Best Laid Plans: Belfast, 1960. Tess Maguire and her best friend are ecstatic when they get free tickets to see the Rolling Stones but, after a thrilling evening, the concert ends in panic and confusion. The girls are helped out by their very own pair of Jumping Jack Flashes - Jack Thompson and Tony Burke. It isn't long before romance blossoms, but when Jack suddenly stops contacting her, Tess needs to know why. Resolving to pay his home a visit, she soon uncovers the shocking truth.
Sworn to Secrecy: It's 1971 and troubles in Belfast are at their height. All Tess Maguire wants is a happy domestic life, but political and social unrest are sending ripples of uncertainty through everything she knows. Confronted by a declaration of love from a friend's boyfriend, Tess, in confusion, has to confront her own mixed up emotions. And that means addressing her feelings for her own ever-faithful boyfriend Tony - especially when she's faced with a proposal of marriage . . .
