Emma Blair

Roxanne Hawkins, a 14-year-old farmer's daughter, runs away to London to seek a life in show business. At the height of her career disaster strikes, and she returns to Devon, where she learns to accept that love is a thing of the past - or so she likes to imagine.

Sandy McLean is training to be a doctor, then a top surgeon, as his father has planned! But he is unhappy and struggles with his studies as he would rather be an artist. When he falls in love with Sophie he starts to rebel against his father.

When romance blossoms between Tim Wilson and Katherine Coates, Katherine's mother is horrified. Tim is only a reporter for the Torquay Times and not rich enough so she whisks Katherine away. Meanwhile a glamorous actress arrives in Torquay!

They called it Black Friday in Glasgow's Parr Street when the factory closed. Vicky Devine's father, George, was devastated. But young Ken Blacklaws was determined to make something of his life. Maybe that's why Vicky loved him so much. As Ken ruthlessly fought his way out of poverty, his ambition knew no bounds. For in his lifetime, he would break the law and Vicky's heart, but never could he break her spirit...