A Mind of Her Own Newly widowed after fifty years of marriage, Betty Wilson is determined to remain in the home she has lived in the whole of her married life and retain her independence. Deciding she doesn't need anyone to look after her, she won't even accept help from loyal family friend Peter Brown. But it's not always easy to cope when one is growing older. From errant hedge trimmers to unscrupulous conmen and a car which seems to have a mind of its own, modern life offers unexpected hazards for the unwitting septuagenarian. Will Betty accept the devoted Peter's help and come to realize what he means to her, before it's all too late...?
Guarded Passions (2014) 1943. Wartime England. Married to a Guardsman at the age of eighteen, Helen Woodley believed her future was assured - only to be widowed before she was forty. And now Helen is faced with an unwelcome sense of deje vu - her eighteen year old daughter has fallen for a soldier. Can Helen prevent history from repeating itself?
Heartbreak and Happiness (2016) Growing up in a quiet West Country village, butcher's daughter Rebecca Peterson and her best friend Cindy Mason are keen to see more of the world - yet promise always to keep in touch. But when tragedy strikes, rumour and suspicion abound, and the longstanding friendship between the two families looks set to be torn apart.
Hell Hath No Fury (2013) Maureen Flynn has a secret. Sixteen years earlier, when she was a schoolgirl, something terrible happened to her. When a bitter rejection revives long-suppressed memories, she embarks on a terrible quest for vengeance. Meanwhile, Detective Inspector Ruth Morgan and her team are baffled by the murders of four successful men in their mid-thirties in their quiet little town, their corpses brutally defiled. It’s up to Ruth to find the link between the victims – and hunt down a ruthless killer before it’s too late.
Moving on (2015) Liverpool, 1973. Reluctantly, widow Jenny Langton decides to downsize, swapping the spacious family home she shared with her late husband for a one-bedroomed retirement flat at Merseyside Mansions. It's difficult enough attempting to start anew at her age, but the antics of her wayward granddaughter Karen, and her disastrous choice of men, threaten to drive Jenny to distraction. Finally conceding that Karen must make her own mistakes in life, Jenny determines to move on and no longer interfere. Just as she's settling into Merseyside Mansions and making new friends, Karen's reappearance threatens to de-rail Jenny's carefully-constructed new life and cause problems with her fellow residents. Her relationship with her granddaughter tested to the limit, Jenny must decide whether she should allow family loyalty to stand in the way of her future happiness - particularly now she's about to embark on a late-flowering love affair ...
Never Too Old for Love (2018) Now in her seventies and widowed for the past three years, Mary Wilson never expected to find love again. But when a kindly stranger helps her home with her shopping and she invites him in for a cup of tea, it marks the start of a slow-burning friendship. Mary's affection for Bill grows steadily, despite his failing health and repeated attempts to interfere by her scheming daughter-in-law. But despite her growing feelings for Bill, Mary finds it hard to adjust to sharing her life with someone again and is reluctant to take the relationship further. It's only when tragedy strikes Mary's family, that she realizes how much Bill has come to mean to her and how she needs him now as never before. But has she left it all too late ... ?
The Price of Love (2011) Lucy Collins and her brother Sam have lived side by side with the Tanner family all their lives. Lucy and Robert Tanner long for the day when they can marry and the future is full of promise for all three. Until tragedy strikes when Lucy's parents are killed in a car crash, and Sam is left gravely injured and in need of careful nursing. Sam's girlfriend Patsy refuses to help, and Lucy has little choice but to postpone her wedding. Not only is she left heartbroken at the loss of her parents, Lucy is then devastated to discover that Robert has betrayed her in the worst possible way. With little money and unable to earn a regular wage, Lucy and Sam are forced to move into the slums of Liverpool. As Sam's health deteriorates and their life spirals into poverty and despair, Lucy wonders if she'll ever find happiness again...
