A poignant family saga perfect for fans of Janet Tanner, Grace Thompson and Nadine DorriesWhen laundress Mercy Seaton's chance meeting with Peter Lisburne at the annual Torquay regatta leads to a whirlwind proposal, she's swept into her husband's glittering world at 'I do'. But all that glitters is not gold and Mercy's discomfort in the drawing rooms of Edwardian society leave her adrift in a world she's ill prepared for. Combined with the onset of war, Mercy's life becomes an ever-changing landscape of uncertainty. As the world falls into chaos can Mercy find inner strength to pull her through, giving her the courage to dream again? The Devon Sagas1 To Dream Again 2 A Safe Haven 3 Daughter of the River

Hardly out of childhood, Amy Kennedy, and fellow orphans Seth, Jay and Daisy are sent from the Lambeth Workhouse in London to the Devon port of Brixham to be taken into service, the girls as maidservants, the boys as apprentices on a trawler. Although her initiation into her job is hard, Amy quickly finds her feet and shortly her horizons are brightened by an attentive young man, Daniel Newton, the son of a prosperous sea captain. The others fare less well; Daisy is clearly miserable in her work and, despite Jed’s protection, dreamy Seth founders in the harsh realities of a fisherman’s life. As time passes Amy grows very worried about Daisy who, swearing her friend to secrecy, finally confides that she is the powerless victim of her employer’s sexual abuse. Then the tragedy Amy had feared might happen becomes reality – a tragedy which is to have far-reaching repercussions, not only on Daisy, but on Seth, Jed and Amy herself …

A poignant family saga perfect for fans of Janet Tanner, Grace Thompson and Nadine DorriesMaddy Shillabeer's prospects are limited. As the only woman in a household of men, in a town with precious few romantic possibilities, she's resigned herself to a life of familial duty. That is, until the arrival of mysterious stranger Patrick Howard. It's clear Patrick has seen a world Maddy can only imagine and as she's awed by his charm and beguiling tongue. In no time at all Patrick has skillfully climbed the social pecking order in Duncannon...and worked his way into Maddy Shillabeer's heart! The Devon Sagas To Dream Again A Safe Haven Daughter of the River