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Author
Publisher
Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In a world of secrets, can Esme find the courage to be her true self? Happily in love, Esme Colborne is about to marry Richard Trevannion, descendant of one of the oldest families in England. But when Esme learns she is adopted - from a working class family - she cannot allow Richard to marry so far beneath his station. Fleeing the life she knew, a chance encounter leads Esme to work as a 'decoy woman', testing British undercover operatives who may...
Author
Series
Publisher
Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
As the end of the war nears, change arrives at Woodicombe House…
Kate Channer is settled in London helping half-sister, Naomi, as her lady's maid while the Great War rages on. When Naomi's brother, Ned, is sent home seriously injured it's up to Kate to manage the household as well as Ned's rehabilitation.
But with the growing workload, Kate struggles to keep everything running smoothly and yearns to return to Woodicombe House. And with no word from...
Author
Publisher
Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"When Esme's past as a secret operative comes calling, she must choose - her husband or her job? After a bomb destroys Esme's London home, killing her son instantly, she moves to her old country house in Devon to begin the impossible task of recuperating. Soon she is drawn back into the world of espionage, and as her marriage starts to crumble, a local airman pulls her closer. Meanwhile her cousin Louise is awaiting confirmation that she can relocate...
Author
Publisher
Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Torn between love and duty, what will she choose? Lou Channer craves a life outside of beyond North Devon, somewhere she's never left. She yearns to contribute to the war effort and takes a job as a clerk in the Royal Canadian Naval Yard in Plymouth, lodging with other girls from the depot who take her under their wing. When she catches the eye of local wheeler-dealer Harry, who dazzles her with nights about town, she finally feels like one of the...
Author
Language
English
Description
Torn between love, duty, family and honor, what will she choose?
Lou Channer wants a life outside of North Devon, where she's never left. She yearns to contribute to the war effort and takes a job as a clerk in the Canadian Navy depot in Plymouth, lodging with other girls from the depot who take her under their wing.
When Lou catches the eye of local wheeler-dealer Harry, who dazzles her with nights about town, she finally feels like one of the girls....
6) A Wife's War
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Series
Language
English
Description
A return to Woodicombe House… Kate Channer thought married life was going to be a grand adventure. But when Luke ships off for war before the echoes of their vows have ended she's left behind, desperate to make a difference and bring him home. Yet life in Devon as ladies-maid to her half-sister, Naomi, brings battles of its own. Facing hardship and heartbreak they never imagined, Kate and Naomi must now find the strength to keep the home fires burning...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
When Esme's past as a secret operative comes calling, she must choose - her husband or her job?
After a bomb destroys Esme's London home, killing her son instantly, she moves to her old country house in Devon to begin the impossible task of recuperating. Soon she is drawn back into the world of espionage, and as her marriage starts to crumble, a local airman pulls her closer.
Meanwhile her cousin Louise is awaiting confirmation that she can relocate...
Author
Series
Publisher
Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A story of family, secrets and love set in the beautiful Devonshire countryside at Woodicombe House. Kate Bratton dreams of more. It’s 1914, and her life is mapped out ahead of her: continue working as a maid in the beautiful Woodicombe House, settle down with Luke the gardener and, of course, start a family. Desperate to run away in search of adventure, Kate’s plans are curtailed by the arrival of the Russell family at Woodicombe House. Tasked...
Author
Series
Publisher
Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Venture to the beautiful Devonshire countryside in these stories of family, secrets and love. Includes all three books in The Woodicombe House Sagas; The Housekeeper's Daughter, A Wife's War and The Soldier's Return.
The Housekeeper's Daughter: It's 1914, and Kate Bratton's life is mapped out ahead of her – continue working as a maid in the beautiful Woodicombe House, settle down with Luke the gardener and, of course, start a family. Kate's plans...
Author
Series
Publisher
Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
After the Blitz, she’ll need to rebuild her life from nothing… Clemmie throws herself into volunteering with the very organisation who helped her and her sisters when they were homeless: the WVS. Demonstrating a natural flair, painfully-shy Clemmie is soon drafted to set up one of the British Welcome Clubs aimed at easing American troops’ integration into English life. There, she meets Squadron Leader Dunning who, shot down in the Blitz, has...
Author
Publisher
Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Lose yourself in these compelling historical sagas full of romance and mystery. Includes all three books in the On the Home Front series; Her Patriotic Duty , Her Heart’s Choice and Ties That Bind . Her Patriotic Duty : Happily in love, Esme Colborne is about to marry Richard Trevannion, descendant of one of the oldest families in England. But when Esme learns she is adopted – from a working class family – she cannot allow Richard to marry so...
Author
Series
Publisher
Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Hope and opportunity can come from even the bleakest of moments… Left homeless after the Exeter Blitz, May must find a job if she’s to put a roof over her head and help support her two younger sisters. Taking a job as housekeeper to farmer George , May soon ends up getting stuck into more than just cleaning and cooking. The Ministry of Agriculture will close Fair Maids Farm if it doesn’t meet their produce targets, but George refuses to heed...
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