The Seaside Girls Series
A series full of friendship, singing and laughter as war looms…
Cleethorpes – Summer 1939
Destitute after the tragic death of her father, Jessie Delaney finds work as a Variety Girl in a new show at the Empire – a small seaside theatre on the east coast. But taking the job means flying solo and leaving her family and her sweetheart, Harry behind.
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Cleethorpes – September 1939
The theatres are closed and friends Jessie Delaney and Frances O’Leary search for alternative work.
Can they pull together to help each other through the tough times or will secrets tear them apart?
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Cleethorpes – 1940
Years of struggle are over for Frances O’Leary when Johnny Randolph returns to make things right for her and their daughter.
But their good fortune is fraught with complications when sister Ruby Randolph decides to have her last hurrah, leaving a trail of devastation in her wake.
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Cleethorpes – September 1940
It’s all change for the Seaside Girls… Singer Jessie Delaney has finally got her big break in London’s West End and is determined to make the most of her golden opportunity, even with the start of the Blitz.
Lonely, and lacking the guidance of friends and family, Jessie hopes that seasoned performer Adele Bailey will help her find her feet. But when fame beckons, friendships are tested, and loyalties are divided.
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The Fishers Wharf Series
Great Grimsby, 1912
Newlywed fisherman Alec Hardy decides to make a fresh start with his young wife Letty and move to the thriving fishing port of Grimsby in search of a brighter future.
But where Alec goes, so does his widowed mother, Dorcas and she has trouble coming to terms with taking second place in her son’s life.
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Great Grimsby 1914
The Winds Of War Bring Uncertainty But Also Opportunity…
With the outbreak of War, the fishing fleet is confined to port, bringing hardship to the families and businesses of Fishers Wharf. Can Letty and navigate treacherous waters…
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Great Grimsby, Peace Day July 1919
The Great War is over, and few families have been left untouched. Those who remain face a tough and uncertain future.
Letty Hardy has managed to keep her family afloat by running a café and chandlers on Grimsby Docks. She’s grateful for the safe return of her husband, Alec, from minesweeping duties, when many women were not so fortunate. But War has left deep scars buried beneath the surface, and one explosive secret is set to blow the family apart.
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A collection of short stories previously published in magazines in the the UK, Scandinavia, and Australia. An eclectic mix that illustrates the wide variety of stories that feature in women’s magazines. Heartwarming, uplifting and with positive, if not necessarily happy, endings. Read more about Ruby Slippers