Author Helge Thorsen
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Author Helge Thorsen
Book four
by HELGE THORSEN
Forbidden Truths will stay with you long after the final page — because once the truth is known, it can never be buried again.
Some truths are buried for a reason.
This one refused to stay hidden.
When a single administrative “error” exposes a chain of stolen children, broken families, and a system built on silence, one family is forced to confront a truth powerful enough to destroy everything they love.
Forbidden Truths is a gripping, emotionally charged novel about motherhood, identity, and the devastating cost of institutional lies — where justice comes late, and the truth demands a price.
Perfect for readers who love deep emotional drama, legal thrillers, and morally complex family stories.
For readers who enjoy emotionally powerful, morally complex fiction, Forbidden Truths will appeal to fans of:
• Jodi Picoult — for courtroom tension and impossible family choices
• Celeste Ng — for intimate, emotionally layered family dynamics
• Ann Patchett — for quiet devastation and human connection
• Khaled Hosseini — for loss, love, and the long shadow of separation
• Lisa Wingate (Before We Were Yours) — for stories of children taken by systems that failed them
Helge lives a varied life and has many talents - alternating between being in Spain in the winter and Norway in the summer. He has many books that are a mix of truth and fiction.
Helge Thorsen is a Norwegian author who writes about families that shouldn't work — but do. A former farmer, municipal director, and Caribbean skipper, he has lived enough lives to fill several bookshelves. He holds a law degree and a master's in public administration. He started writing at 62. The Forbidden Series is his debut fiction work — a five-book contemporary romance saga set in Norway, spanning a decade of secrets, custody battles, and the stubborn belief that love is a decision, not a feeling. Helge lives a varied life and has many talents - alternating between being in Spain in the winter and Norway in the summer. He has many books that are a mix of truth and fiction.
Book one
FORBIDDEN DESIRES is a raw, sensual, emotionally charged novel perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover, Taylor Jenkins Reid, and readers who love powerful character-driven drama filled with heartbreak, hope, and irresistible tension.
Book two
When a four‑year‑old boy appears on Tom Lindgren's doorstep claiming to be his son, the carefully constructed life Tom shares with his wife Rosalyn detonates. One long‑buried mistake now threatens everything he holds dear.
Book three
Forbidden Choices is a gripping, emotional, character‑driven drama about love, identity, and the families we create—and fight for. Perfect for readers of Jodi Picoult, Kristin Hannah, and Celeste Ng.
Book five
Forbidden Forever is the unforgettable final installment in The Forbidden Series, a sweeping, emotionally rich saga about love, identity, and the quiet courage it takes to rebuild after the truth arrives.
Trilogy: Book one
TRUE STORY: February 17, 1798. Off the coast of Leka, Norway, two ships are caught in a merciless storm—the French privateer L’Enfant de la Patrie and the British merchant vessel S/S Aurora.
Trilogy - Book two
The Heritage and the Sea is the second book in the Secrets of the Sea trilogy, deepening the mystery and raising the stakes.
Trilogy Book three
This is not just a story about treasure.
It is a story about what we inherit—and what we choose to do with it.
A true story from Leka
What really happened on Leka in 1932?
One summer day, a three-year-old girl vanished on a small Norwegian island. Hours later, she was found high on a narrow mountain ledge—cold, alone, and impossibly far from where she had last been seen.
