Historical Family Saga

Liverpool, 1940. When her childhood sweetheart, Johnny, is killed in action, Maxine Grey loses more than her husband - she loses her best friend. Desperate to make a difference in this awful war, Maxine takes a nursing job at London’s St Thomas’ hospital. She takes comfort in the attentions of a handsome surgeon, but Edwin Blake isn’t all he seems. And as the Blitz descends on the capital, Maxine faces more heartache. When she returns to Liverpool, she harbours a secret.

A promise to their dying father was why Mhairi Quinlin wanted to strangle the life out of her twin sisters. Mhairi hid an awful secret. Her vow never to marry has been usurped by her sisters’ harebrained scheme. She would accept no man as husband. At six foot six, grown men had fled in the face of Connor Smythe’s anger. He came to Arkansas for land. But the moment his eyes roamed over Mhairi’s rose petal skin, beautifully shaped lips, and violet eyes, Connor claimed her as his own. Now Mhairi faces the fight of her life.

Scotland, 1940: War rages across Europe, but Invermoray House is at peace - until the night of Constance’s 21st birthday, when she’s the only person to see a Spitfire crash into the loch. Rescuing the pilot and vowing to keep him hidden, Constance finds herself torn between duty to her family and keeping a promise that could cost her everything. 2020: Kate arrives in the Highlands to turn Invermoray into a luxury B&B, only to find that the estate is more troubled than she’d imagined.

***FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED*** Lily Webb was mean, tough and feared. It was the only possible way she could survive. Born to a poor but loving family, Lily’s life changed forever when a deadly disease took her family and Lily was sent away. Now alone and frightened in a wretched workhouse, Lily faces life with daily bullying and near starvation until she grows harsh and cold, rising to the most feared inmate. The only light in her life is the one small child Lily takes pity on. But when an act of revenge causes ravaging damage, Lily is thrust from her queenly position in the workhouse ...

On a cold night in 1877, Laurel Whitman’s father flies into a rage and throws her into the street. His behavior isn’t unusual; he has ridiculed her for years, and Laurel doesn’t understand why. All she knows is that his vitriol has something to do with her grandmother, a woman shrouded in mystery. Laurel goes on a harrowing journey from her home in Philadelphia to Maryland only to discover that her grandmother is on death’s door. She is welcomed with open arms by her extended family but receives a chilly reception from her grandmother who seems suspicious of Laurel’s arrival. Over...

A Secret Workshop. A Daring Thief. A Clandestine Love. Will A Miracle Bring Two Hearts From Different Worlds Together This Christmas? When Fiona McVey learns her father's secret, she is astonished. Donal McVey has been playing the role of Father Christmas to the impoverished children of Old Town and Fiona's eyes are opened to the despairing poverty that clings to the cobblestone streets. Alistair, an orphaned street child, has long since adapted to the harsh realities of life, Transforming into a savvy thief, skilful and elusive, he's built a life of shadows, constantly evading the clutches...

There is very little that Lizzie Patterson wouldn’t do for those she cares about. That is especially true for her two neighbors in the quiet corner of the canyon that’s been her home for over fifty years and her refuge since she retired from the profession she loved but was more than ready to walk away from. Recently she’s accepted a role in a movie her first husband is producing after years of turning down all the other offers that came her way since her retirement. Many believe that her reason for doing so is because Clay Tobin has agreed to play the lead character in the same movie...

A Year of Broken Promises continues the story of James and Mary McGrother, a young Irish fisherman and his wife, who were the main characters in A Pocket Full of Shells. Even with the famine years behind them, tragedy and hardship does not stop. Promises made in good faith are broken along with the hearts of those making them. A solicitor, a constable, and a secretive organization all play parts in determining the fate of a young couple whose only desire is to provide for their family and live a simple life.

The Radetzky March is a meditation on the Austro-Hungarian Empire through the prism of three generations of the Trotta family. The novel opens in 1859 at the Battle of Solferino, when the young Lieutenant Trotta saves the life of the Emperor and is ennobled. He owes the Empire everything, and his son also becomes a conscientious servant of the great multinational state even as it enters into its period of chaos, with competing nationalisms and ideologies tearing it apart.

'I'm not working on a factory floor or digging for victory, but in my own small way I do what I can for those I love.' It's 1943, and Peggy Reilly is at her best when the troubles of war come knocking at the door of Beach View Boarding House - especially when it concerns her younger sister, Doreen. Doreen is divorced from Eddie, but his letters have taken on a more threatening tone of late.

~An intricate tale of everlasting love that spans the fragile bridge between life and death~ A captivating series showcasing several generations of women with an extraordinary psychic gift as they live their lives in a tumultuous period in America’s history, one that honored the brave and the foolhardy. Independence, Missouri, 1853: Mary and Norton Beecroft have endured their share of heartache and tragedy but a new life awaits them in the promised land of California. Along with their young daughter Lucy and their twin baby sons, Mary and Norton make plans to leave Independence, Missouri ...

Delhi, 1946. Fourteen-year-old Alma is soon to be married despite her parents’ fear that she is far too young. But times are perilous in India, where the country’s long-awaited independence from the British empire heralds a new era of hope—and danger. In its wake, political unrest ripples across the subcontinent, marked by violent confrontations between Hindus and Muslims. The conflict threatens to unravel the rich tapestry of Delhi—a city where different cultures, religions, and traditions have co-existed for centuries.

Book 1 in The Scandalous Redgraves Series. Gideon Redgrave, eldest child of the late Earl of Saltwood, refuses to be humbled by the scandal that once tore his family apart. He’s built his life in London society around one rule: trust no one. So the last thing he wants is to play guardian and role model to a headstrong boy . . . or to engage in a battle of wills with the boy’s spirited half sister, who is fighting Gideon for custody. Beautiful and bold, young widow Jessica Linden proves to be a formidable and passionate adversary. But the more they lock horns, the more Gideon realizes ...

Jenny Roberts has a dream to escape her small hometown to become a writer. She develops a friendship with a young farmer, who is new to the area and has secretly fallen in love with her. After she realizes her friend means more to her than she thought, she must now choose between a career and romance. The only thing standing in her way is an unpleasant memory that has haunted her since childhood. She must learn to forgive before she can choose which dream to follow. Meanwhile, a legendary 10-foot grizzly is seen in the area, and its boldness has frightened the community.

The Sudkan Trilogy – the story of destiny, love and duty, set in the Middle Ages of Utopia’s history. Set in Utopia’s Southern hemisphere, the Island of Hexia is rich in gold and silver but constantly plagued by power struggles between its Overlords, whose ancestors were rulers of mainland Torana until exiled. In his bid to unit Hexia, Iohn, the Lord Protector, is caught between open rebellion against his nephew, Otho, the minor First Lord, now fast approaching the age of majority, or submission which will loose him power, influence, even his life. Then from the North comes a young ...

In 1940s Australia, Ed is torn between his loyalty to generations of Sutherlands who built their family legacy and the one chance to marry the love of his life. When his father announces a shocking engagement—meant to expand the family’s land and wealth—Ed must confront the true cost of upholding family duty or risking everything for his heart's desire. Elise, a city girl with dreams of country life, captivates Ed the moment they meet. But as their love deepens, fierce opposition rises from those determined to keep her out of Ed’s world. As family dynamics shift and treacherous ...

The Sudkan Trilogy - a story of destiny,love and duty set in the Middle Ages of Utopia's history. Book Two – Blood Brothers For her services to him, Iohn has made Margarita his secret blood friend, and in public, the official Sudkan Ambassador. To further preserve her reputation, Iohn marries Margarita and at first all is well. But the arrival of Consort Cely changes everything and after a terrible row, Iohn sends Margarita into exile at Castle Roc until she is willing to give a public apology. Determined not to show her distress and to survive the privation of Castle Roc, Margarita ...

Niamh O’Rourke Ahern knows she should feel shame. Regret. Remorse. Anything but the deep relief filling her to the depths of her soul. What kind of woman is she to rejoice at the death of her husband? What woman yearns for another’s touch as her husband’s casket is being lowered into the ground? In the end, she knows it doesn’t matter, for she will always be alone. No man will ever fully earn her trust again.

The Beckets More than a decade ago, the Beckets, an insular family of accumulated orphans and their patriarch, Ainsley, established themselves in an enormous, nearly fortress-like mansion they constructed on the wild and beautiful coast of Romney Marsh. Nobody bothered them, and they invited no one into their orbit. A Man With A Mission The oldest orphan is Chance Becket, once a pickpocket and wharf rat on an island near Jamaica, now transported to the wilds of Romney Marsh. Determined to forget who he was in favor of the man he is determined to become, he departs Romney Marsh for the ...

The great-granddaughters of Emma Harte, the heroine of A Woman of Substance and Emma's Secret, follow in her legendary footsteps.... Evan Hughes, Emma's American great-granddaughter, is trying to integrate into the powerful Harte family. She is caught between her estranged parents, her new family, and new love. Meanwhile a dangerous enemy hovers in the background.