As a young widow with futures to secure for her two daughters, Glenda McKinley is torn between remaining at her beloved estate Pinmuir in the Scottish Highlands, or following the plans her deceased hu
At the age of eighteen, Alice Ware is pretty, charming and impetuous. Back home in Yorkshire at the start of a new century, she is determined to seize any fresh opportunities and experiences that come
When Britain declares war on Germany in 1939, Carolyn Maddison is still a schoolgirl. Her elder brother Alastair wastes no time in joining the RAF as a flying officer, and Carolyn decides that when sh
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
A panoramic novel covering the momentous years of two world wars when lives were torn apart French-born Marie Gabin forms a friendship with Veronica Attwood in their final two years at school, but thi
French-born Marie Gabin forms a friendship with Veronica Attwood in their final two years at school, but this is tested when Marie is forced to disclose a secret to her friend. In the shadow of this r
A tale of family, love and betrayal is set in both 19th-century Yorkshire and America and focuses on the difficulty that poverty-driven immgration caused. By the author of Secrets of a Whitby Girl.
It is the early 19th century and times are hard. Ambition overrides family relationships, thrusting people into conflict that has far?reaching repercussions. And when the lives of two people, separate
Sarah Brook has kept diaries for most of her life. Now?85 and at the end of her own journey, she allows her favorite great?niece Esther to read them. But while full of Sarah's thoughts, dreams, and fa
When a wheel breaks on 20-year-old Betsy Palmer's wagon as she is crossing the North York Moors on her way to Rosedale with jewelry to sell to the ironstone miners, she is helped by Jim Fenwick, a sup
When Sam Harland returns a World War I hero to St Robin's Bay on the Yorkshire coast, he brings with him a French wife. He hopes that she will be accepted by the villagers, but one person, Mary Lawson
The Other Side of the River tells the story of Gennetta Turner, whose father owns a large jet-carving company. Competition between the companies is intense, and Mr. Turner devises a way of consolidati
In Long Way Home, Lydia Middleton faces a bright future, secure in the knowledge that her childhood sweetheart, David Drayton, will one day be her husband. But when Mr. Middleton loses his fortune, an
When a wheel breaks on 20-year-old Betsy Palmer’s trap as she is crossing the North York Moors on her way to Rosedale with jewelry to sell to the ironstone miners, she is helped by Jim Fenwick, a supe
Marie Newton is the daughter of the famous painter Arthur Newton, and she has inherited much of her father's skill. Luckily he is happy to encourage his daughter's talent and sends her to a prestigio
When Emily Thornton discovers a will linked with the murder of a sea captain in Hull in the 1860's, she is determined to discover what happened?but a vital witness is missing. So, Emily enlists the he
Struggling artist Richard is persuaded by his benefactor to leave his home town for the grand salons of London. He is encouraged to paint the beautiful Charlotte's portrait, and in doing so, the coupl
It is 1802, and when her beloved father dies, Lucy Mitchell's curiosity is fired by his last words, "the de Northbys owe you." Who are the de Northbys and why do they "owe" the Mitchells? Her mother s
Young David Feernley is determined to escape the drudgery of his life as a Yorkshire farmhand. Setting off for the coast, his aim is to join the whaling fleet at Whitby, to earn his living on the stor
Whitby, 1879. Following the death of her parents in the Tay Bridge disaster, twenty-three-year-old Lena Carnforth expects to inherit at least half of her father's thriving shipping and merchant busine
Recently widowed, Katherine Chambers takes her young son to visit her husband's family when disaster strikes. The ship they are sailing on runs into a severe storm off Robin Hood's Bay on the Yorkshir
