We are thrilled to announce that Heléne Holmström is back with a new novel in a brand new series set in the world of luxury retail in The Department Store Saga.

When the Light Fades follows Vera Hartman as she returns to Stockholm to save her family’s iconic department store – only to clash with Elias Johansson, the CEO of a rival chain. As tensions rise, so do unexpected feelings in this compelling enemies-to-lovers story.

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AFTER SEVERAL STORMY years in London, Vera Hartman returns to Stockholm with one goal: to prove that she belongs in the family business, the renowned Hartman department store. But she barely has time to step inside the doors before she learns that the store is on the brink of ruin, and her grandmother has already begun negotiations with Elias Johansson, the successful CEO of the low-price retailer Svanåkers.

ELIAS ALSO HAS his own agenda. He has sworn to destroy the Hartman family. But he hadn’t anticipated meeting Vera. Confident, sharp and impossible to ignore. When they’re forced to work together, the stakes are raised – and the risks have never been higher…