Penelope Freeman

When Kathy Leigh's father dies, Kathy uncovers his shocking secret, a secret which threatens to blow their family apart. It is a discovery that could take her far away from Blackpool and from everything she has ever known, all the way to America - if she is willing to take the chance. Originally published: 2011

Is it possible for a ten-year-old girl to fall in love? Jenny Mercer thinks so. Evacuated to Lincolnshire from the East End at the outbreak of war, she is frightened of the open spaces and the huge skies. But the Thornton family soon makes her feel welcome. And no one more so than Georgie, the handsome RAF pilot.

This is the story of two young women discovering the heartbreak of their mothers' lives, and of how mothers create daughters - and learn from them.

On a bitter winter's day, an unnamed girl lies dangerously ill in hospital. When two coarse individuals come to claim her, she can remember nothing, not even her name. According to the men, she is their young sister, Lucy. As her health improves and her memory gradually returns and she realises she has been kidnapped.

The year is 1850, and Susannah Charlesworth loves the estate and open air life of the North Lincolnshire Wolds. She stands to become a very rich woman too - inheriting the estate, as well as her father's and uncle's wealth, one day. She meets the dashing Daniel Bullen and her life is about to change forever.

An unexpected inheritance offers Libby Pulford the chance to escape her abusive marriage with her young son Ned. Just as she's beginning to settle into her new life, her troubled past catches up with her. The one person she can turn to for help is her new neighbour, former police detective Joss Atherton. But Joss has troubles of his own.