Romance and heartache abound as a local ice cream shop struggles to stay afloat Christmas, 1940. As the festive season approaches in a small Welsh village, two friends, Patricia and Vanessa, fall for the same man. Vanessa will stop at nothing to win his affections, but ultimately it is Patricia who finds love. Yet when tragedy strikes, it is Patricia who has to piece her life back together. Throwing herself into revitalising a traditional gelato business,...

Badgers Brook: more than a home, a way of life. A timeless, emotional journey from a beloved writer, perfect for fans of Anna Jacobs and Freda Lightfoot. Marie Masters has been happily married for nine years, but she can't help but feel her once-loving husband Ivor is no longer the man she married. He's increasingly prone to drink and gambling, and has become strangely secretive. Worried that Ivor's behaviour is putting their growing family at risk,...

The third in the Pendragon Island saga series, Unlocking the Past is a nostalgic and enchanting look at 1950s Britain. Poachers and dealmakers, the Griffiths family have always managed to scrape by on the edge of the law - but times are changing in Pendragon Island. As rationing finally draws to an end, the tight-knit community finds itself coming to terms with a new world in which social boundaries are being eroded and opportunities are growing for...

To honor her promise, must she give up her dreams? When Audrey Castle finally marries her sweetheart, Wilf Thomas, she begins to regret her promise to always help out at the Castle's family cafe. When her future dramatically changes, Audrey is even more determined to strike out on her own. War evacuee sisters Maude and Myrtle also made a promise – to never abandon each other – but when Myrtle begins to gain independence, drama breaks out. Life...

In an enthralling and heart-rending saga, Badgers Brook once again provides sanctuary for a family in need Married life hasn't been easy for Hope Murton -- her mother-in-law, Marjorie, is overbearing and critical, and Hope's husband, Ralph, refuses to stand up for himself. Eventually Hope persuades him to move out and to set up a new home at Badgers Brook with their small son, Davy. Soon they are beset by tragedy when a road accident leaves Ralph...

Every village has its secrets… the charming conclusion to the Valley sagas As 1954 draws to an end, the village of Hen Carw Parc is changing. The post-war boom brings a creeping lethargy as the villagers stay in watching their new TV sets, instead of going out to enjoy each other's company. As usual, however, Nelly is busy keeping tabs on the villagers' comings and goings. There's Griff, whose thieving and dishonesty have long-lasting repercussions,...

What secrets are hidden in post-war Swansea? The war is over, and life seems simple for Lydia : working at the Swansea market and waiting for her sweetheart, Glyn, to come home and marry her. But when Glyn returns, he leaves Lydia for another woman. Soon after, the mysterious Matthew reappears after sixteen years away. Is he a dangerous stranger, or the perfect cure for a broken heart? Meanwhile, a body is found buried in the grounds of the castle,...

A touching story of village life in the heart of Wales Nelly Luke is a Cockney born and bred, but after thirteen years in Hen Carw Parc, Dirty Nelly and her eccentric ways are as much part of village life as its most senior citizen, old Grandad Owen. But not even Nelly, with her shrewd eye on village goings-on, can predict the surprises in store for her family and friends as the year 1954 opens in the tranquil Welsh valley. For the new year brings...

Can she choose between family and love? Seven years ago, Charlotte Russell's father walked out on her family. Ever since, the task of caring for her bitter mother and sick uncle have fallen heavily on Charlotte's shoulders. If only she had agreed to marry Joe Llewellyn the first time he asked. Unable to leave her family to fend for themselves, Charlotte is constantly delaying her own happiness, and fears that Joe may soon move on. Then, as 1950 begins,...

The wonderfully atmospheric follow-up to The Posthorn Inn from bestselling saga writer Grace Thompson On the wild and restless Welsh coast in the early years of the nineteenth century, illegal smuggling is a necessary evil if the community is to survive. As a year passes, the village must come together to battle against poverty and the Excise men. But that's not all that goes on beneath the rugged cliffs, and it's the last thing on the mind of young...