Today, I’m hosting author Samantha Grosser’s latest release, All That Remains, a historical romance. Don’t forget to enter the giveaway.
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Title: All That Remains
Series: N/A
Author: Samantha Grosser
Genre(s): Adult, Historical Romance
Publication Date: September 15, 2026
A choice shaped by war. A life in its shadow. One last chance to make peace with the past.
1998. Eva Marlowe has never asked her husband if he regrets his decision – she isn’t sure she wants to know the answer. But when news arrives that his estranged son has died, she feels the foundations of their marriage begin to shift beneath her. Then the funeral draws them back to Silverwood Hall where it all began, and she can no longer avoid the question.
1939. As Europe teeters on the brink of war, young socialite Eva Ravensby has been sent home from the Riviera in disgrace. Grounded at the family seat of Silverwood Hall, she chafes against the constraints of her upbringing, until her brother brings aspiring writer Ben Marlowe home for the summer.
Ben is utterly compelling. And wholly unsuitable. So when he asks Eva to marry him the night before he leaves for war, she refuses. Duty must come before love, and her father would never forgive her. But how can she possibly know the train of events her answer has set in motion? As the war takes its toll on them both, her refusal shapes their lives in ways they can never undo. Then, in the aftermath, an unexpected second chance arises. But the price they must pay for it is more than they could have imagined.
Now, decades later, as Ben grieves for the son he never knew, Eva faces the question she has spent a whole marriage refusing to ask: was she ever truly the life he chose?
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Ben sat in the back of the car, but instead of sinking into the sumptuous leather upholstery as most people did, he leaned forward on the very edge of the seat, elbows resting on his knees so that he was almost between them in the front. Eva couldn’t shake off the awareness of him so close at her shoulder as she swung the car along the lanes, the hedgerows and verges flittering past in flashes of daisy-white and cornflower blue.
‘Why aren’t you in France?’ Alex turned to face her, eyes narrowed in question.
Eva slid him a glance and the car swerved slightly, wheels catching on a patch of gravel as she took her eyes off the road.
‘For God’s sake, Ev!’ Alex scolded, but she knew he didn’t really mind. His own driving was almost as reckless as hers. ‘Watch where you’re going! Perhaps I should drive.’
Tightening her grip on the wheel, she gave her head an emphatic shake and focused her gaze on the road.
‘I’m in disgrace,’ she said, without taking her eyes from the lane in front of them.
‘What did you do this time?’ There was no condemnation in Alex’s tone, just a genuine curiosity, and she breathed a sigh of relief. She had been afraid of more judgement.
‘Apparently, I behaved atrociously.’
Alex laughed. ‘And …?’
She sighed and wished she didn’t have to explain it to him, especially in front of his friend. She knew it would sound rather sordid and that they both might think less of her.
‘I took a midnight swim off the beach in my undergarments,’ she said lightly with a shrug, affecting nonchalance. ‘Someone saw me.’
‘Were you alone?’
She changed gear with a savage crunch and ignored her brother’s wince.
‘No,’ she replied, shaking her head. ‘I was not.’
‘So who was he?’
She let out a low breath. ‘He was the tennis professional at the hotel.’
‘Oh, Ev.’ Alex laughed again. ‘And now you’re back at Silverwood, grounded like an errant schoolgirl.’ He flicked a glance towards her. ‘Just like old times. Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.’
It was Eva’s turn to laugh, and Alex turned to Ben in the back seat to explain.
‘Eva has something of a history of being grounded – it seems to be the price of flouting society’s rules.’
‘Only because I’m a girl,’ Eva cut in. ‘If I was a boy, they’d all clap me on the back, and say, Well done, old chap!’
‘Perhaps,’ Alex agreed. ‘But regrettably, you are very much a girl and polite society expects you to behave a certain way.’
‘Polite society can go to hell. We went for a swim.’ They fell silent after that. Ben sat back into the comfort of the car at last and she was grateful: his proximity at her shoulder had rattled her, the awareness of his warmth so close arousing unfamiliar feelings that fanned through her body, sensations she wasn’t sure she liked all that much.
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Samantha Grosser is a very British author who doesn’t function without tea. Having spent many years teaching English in Asia and Australia, she has now made her home on the sunny beaches of Sydney, Australia, where she lives with her husband, son, and a very small dog called Livvy.
She is the author of wartime dramas Another Time and Place, The Officer’s Affair, and Out of the Ashes, and the historical novel The King James Men. When she isn’t writing or reading, (which isn’t often) you can find her either doing yoga, going for long walks, or watching old movies.
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