The Lost Daughters: Book 8
Publication Date: March 20, 2026
Hope looked up at Gus, his fingers linked with hers as he smiled down at her. The wind whipped at her hair, cool against her skin, but all she cared about was the man standing in front of her. ‘I choose you, Hope,’ he whispered. ‘A thousand times over, I choose you.’
London, Present day: Mia clutches the last remaining box found at Hope’s House in her hands. For months she has been determined to reunite every box with its rightful owner. But now it’s time for her to discover Hope’s own heartbreaking story.
France 1938: When Hope meets Gus in the lively streets of Paris, she finally feels that she has met her kindred spirit. But as they plan their dream future together it is clear that Gus’s father will never allow their romance to develop. Defying his wishes, Gus promises Hope that they will be together after his army training.
But with France on the brink of war, Hope travels back to London for safety, cradling a life-changing secret. Then devastating news arrives which threatens Hope’s future and shatters her heart. In the darkest days of war, will Hope find the courage to give others the chance of a brighter future? And will her own story of strength inspire Mia to follow her heart?
The utterly gorgeous and heartbreaking final novel in the Lost Daughters series will leave you spellbound and is the perfect read for fans of Santa Montefiore, Lucinda Riley and Victoria Hislop.
After losing her beloved fiancé, Hope leaves France for a fresh start. She’s desperate to keep her baby and yearns for a safe place for unmarried pregnant women to thrive.
In the final installment of The Lost Daughters series, a dual timeline features Mia’s exploration into her great-aunt Hope’s story, along with her own opportunity for healing. Author Soraya Lane delivers a poignant story of love and loss in The Last Daughter.
Mia’s search leads her to France, where she finds Hope’s drawings and a glass bottle with a fairy label. She finds Joe, a knowledgeable resource who provides fascinating details about the illegal production of absinthe in the 1930s.
Hope’s determination as a young woman to pursue education and an art career, rather than the arranged marriage her parents expected, offers a small glimpse of her inner strength.
In the meantime, Joe and Mia draw closer together as they continue searching for more details about Hope’s past. This part of the storyline resonates well because both characters have weathered their share of grief.
The Last Daughter offers an inspirational tale that led her to open Hope’s House, while acknowledging the profound effects the sanctuary had on its occupants.
Soraya Lane graduated with a law degree before realising that law wasn’t the career for her and that her future was in writing. She is the author of historical and contemporary women’s fiction, including the #1 Kindle bestselling novels The Last Correspondent and The Secrets We Left Behind.
Soraya lives on a small farm in her native New Zealand with her husband, their two young sons and a collection of four legged friends. When she’s not writing, she loves to be outside playing make-believe with her children or snuggled up inside reading.
