Blood Brothers

Blood Brothers
Josephine Cox

Another page-turning story of tragedy and triumph from the No.1 bestselling author of The Loner and The Journey.Alice Jacobs has finally found the family she always wanted…With her shy smile and kind nature, Alice wins the hearts of the Arnold family. A decent and well respected couple,Tom and Nancy Arnold have raised two very different sons, Frank and Joe.Frank is a devious, brutal man. Seeing Alice as the key to his fortune, he is determined to have her for himself. However, his younger brother Joe has fallen in love with Alice, so when she and Frank become engaged to marry, Joe leaves home, determined to put a distance between himself and temptation. He reluctantly returns when Frank summons him to be his best man.Alice finds herself inexplicably drawn to Joe, but feeling it to be her duty, she goes ahead and marries Frank, not wishing to hurt him. On their wedding night Frank shows his true colours and when he forces Alice to reveal a devastating secret, and his evil nature reaps a shocking revenge.In his blind hatred, intent on punishing those who have crossed him, Frank plans the final, ultimate retribution. An act that could tear apart not only the Arnold family, but shatter the lives of those around them forever. Unless someone can stop him …

Blood Brothers

Josephine Cox

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This book is for my Ken, as always

Second Dedication

Writing is often a lonely thing, but I find great joy in being part of the story, where the characters are like family; some you love, some you fear, and some you see as being very close like a friend or relative.

When a book is finished and the characters are launched onto an unsuspecting world, you wonder how the story and its people might be received.

I am always humbled and deeply moved by the opinions of people who interview me and by the way the world seems to have taken my stories to heart.

The letters from readers are a joy, and I want to thank you lovely people of all ages and genders, who talk to me through their correspondence, and who live the stories through reading, as passionately as I live the stories when writing them.

I want to say thank you to all my readers, for taking the time to write to me in your thousands!

And to apologise for being late with my reply. You will always get one, I promise – love and best wishes to you all. Jo x

P.S. I look forward to meeting many of you at the planned event in the Spring.

Table of Contents

Cover Page (#u508a8a8b-fa3d-559d-b027-11f7da95ca29)

Title Page (#u337d560e-2c48-5e00-8d2c-90eb02817ae2)

Copyright (#u926991a9-3604-5884-903b-f644f3494d59)

Dedication (#u0d63573f-0cfd-54c1-a286-9e2b8cd4612d)

Second Dedication (#uce244c9c-84ae-503d-9c97-88e91331d7c7)

PART ONE (#u9e031ead-77d6-533f-81f0-ece0b85a1b6f)

CHAPTER ONE (#u5c74adff-3d74-5e43-a872-e04261b594a5)

CHAPTER TWO (#uf06b0361-bce4-5ded-845e-d818e7466649)

CHAPTER THREE (#u326dbc96-1f83-5e67-87d1-7b085da50bc7)

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CHAPTER FIVE (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER SIX (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER SEVEN (#litres_trial_promo)

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CHAPTER EIGHT (#litres_trial_promo)

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