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The third in a series of books featuring four young women whose lives will be forever changed by WWII. Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn. As the daughter of the local cinema manager, Sally Brewer has always dreamed of stardom. When she gets offered a theatre job in London, any fancy notions she has are quickly dashed when faced with the reality of long hours with no prospect of a speaking part. But all of this goes out of Sally's mind once the nightly hail of German bombs start to rain down on London. She joins the newly-formed ENSA, the Entertainments National Service Association and is soon raising morale all over the bombed-out city - there is little time for love. One night, Sally discovers a valuable ring sewn into the lining of a cloak. Intrigued, she tracks down the owner - a Naval Officer called Jonathan - but they barely have time to get to know each other before he is recalled to sea. Then Sally gets the terrible news that his ship has been destroyed. With only the ring to remember him by, can Sally face the future without the man she loves?
The fourth in a series of books featuring four young women whose lives will be forever changed by WWII. Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn. Rose Petrie is desperate to do something for the war effort. Despite the daily hardships and the nightly bombing raids, her sister, Daisy, and their friends all seem to be thriving in their war work. Rose is doing her best down at the munitions factory, but she is dealt a blow when her childhood sweetheart, Stan, tells her he doesn't feel the same way about her. Determined to get away and make a new start, Rosie decides to put her mechanical skills, learned from her father and brothers, to good use and signs up for the Women's Auxiliary Service, or ATS. But Rose discovers that delivering fruit and veg in her father's greengrocer's van is very different to driving trucks for the army in a country under seize. While learning the ropes, Rose will learn that things never go according to plan, either in love or war. But with grit, determination and a bit of luck, Rose is determined that she, and the rest of the country, will keep shining through...
A compelling story of tragedy and triumph in WWII -the second in a series of books featuring four young women whose lives will be forever changed by the war. Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Annie Groves. When war is declared, four plucky girls from Dartford - Grace, Sally, Rose and Daisy - are keen to do their bit on the Home Front. For orphan Grace, it's a chance to start afresh. She's always has a soft spot for Sam Petrie, brother of Daisy and Rose, but realising that he is in love with their friend Sally, she puts her own feelings aside, and signs up for life as a Land Girl. Mucking out and early morning milking come as a big shock and life is harder than she expected. But Grace is nothing if not determined and though their lives will never be the same again, the four girls know they will always have each other - no matter what the war throws at them...
The first in a series of books featuring four young women whose lives will be forever changed by WWII. Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn. It is 1939 and in the town of Dartford, Grace, Sally and twins Daisy and Rose, are determined to do their bit when war is declared. Grace, desperate to get away from her sad home life, signs up for the Land Army. Sally s dream of stage school is thwarted by the war, but she finds hope in an unexpected place.For the twins, nothing has prepared them for the shock of the blitz and the nightly raids on their hometown. Rose signs on at the local munitions factory, but with her brothers away fighting, Daisy is needed at home in her father s greengrocer shop.When she unwittingly trespasses on a wealthy estate and meets the aristocratic flying ace, Adair, Daisy initially dismisses him as a toff . But they become friends and Adair encourages Daisy to indulge her passion for aeroplanes. Could Daisy s dream of being a pilot be closer than she thinks? And in these uncertain times, a girl would have to be crazy to fall in love, wouldn t she?"
Jennifer Handley dreams of living in Philadelphia instead of the Panhandle of Texas. She wants a large house with servants and a husband who is professional. When rich, social Jake Anderson and ranch hand Robert Newbrough settle into the bunkhouse to be tutored by her father, Jennifer's life takes a huge turn. The arrival of her twin cousins, Barbette and Roberta, complicate her life even more. Their enthusiasm and curiosity causes Jennifer distress, expecially when it is directed toward the two young men. Will Jennifer's heart win over social desire? Can a cave-in at a dugout, that brings potential death, open Jennifer's eyes to her true feelings for one of the men?
When Barbara Newbrough sees a shadowy figure ride into town on an icy morning, she never dreams how arrogant and angry the young man can be. A flood of emotions envade her ranging from anger to compassion to strings pulling at the heart. She doesn't know how she can gain the confidence of the stranger even though he has moved into her mother's boardinghouse. To Jeremiah Johnson, Turkey Creek Camp is a desolate place. The Texas Panhandle is a long way from the comforts of Georgia and the plantation he lived on. If he wasn't determined to find answers to his past he would never have been driven to the middle of nowhere. The red haired beauty isn't what he expects to find and she complicates his plans. He decides the best thing to do is get his business over and leave as soon as possible, but his well laid plans don't work out the way he wants. The longer he stays the more he sees potential in a relationship with Barbara. But, as fate deals its heavy hand, her mother steps in and forces him to leave the settlement. Will the love Barbara feels survive when she finds out Jeremiah's real name isn't Johnson and his goal is to confront a couple in the settlement and upset their lives? Will Barbara be able to come to terms with the events that happen next and be able to face the possibility that Jeremiah will not return for her? Will she hold out for true love and possibly never marry or cave under pressure from her mother and marry a man she doesn't love?
Hardship is all Kate Mayer has ever known. Raised in an old stucco house on the outskirts of Turkey Creek Camp in the Panhandle of Texas, she becomes the lady of the house at the age of eleven. Her life becomes worse when her father marries a woman with three children and Kate is forced to do everything for them also. Marrying for convenience, Kate leaves Texas for the lush grape country of California where her new husband, Buck Jones, owns a farm. Knowing Buck married her out of pity keeps Kate from letting him know she is falling in love with him. Having a beautiful Mexican woman helping to run the farm doesn't help Kate relax. She must constantly strive to be the mistress of the farm and make Buck not regret he married her. It isn't until she learns of her father's illness that Kate returns to Texas. She has to face the heartache and anger she has left behind. She also must face the greatest challenge she has ever faced: telling Buck she loves him. Will he accept her love or will he leave her in Texas and pursue a relationship with his lifelong friend, Margarite?
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