Iris Gower

Ella Burton works as a cleaner at the Palace Theatre, a place of glamour and excitement to the people of Swansea at the turn of the 20th century. Abused by the ruthless manager of the theatre, she is thrown out on the streets and forced into a brutal marriage.

When Meryl Jones runs away she is found by Michael, whom she falls deeply in love with. However, Michael has fallen for Meryl's beautiful older sister Hari and has made her his lover. With the ending of the war in sight, Meryl knows that the man she loves so much will have to make a fateful choice, between her and her sister.

Jessie Price travels from South Wales on the drovers' road to London's Smithfield Market. Her ambition is to raise herself up from her lowly position as a milkmaid and to run her own dairy. For a while she succeeds - but before long this ambition leads to poverty and shame as the man she loves is taken to Newgate Prison to face the death penalty for a crime he did not commit.

The Second World War is over. Artist Riana Evans moves to a dilapidated mansion in Wales, despite its rumoured ghosts. The 'ghosts' prove good for business - inspiring her paintings and providing welcome atmosphere at a series of profitable ghost-spotting weekends. Soon it becomes clear that there's someone - or something - who'll do anything to make sure Riana never discovers the secrets the house hides . . .

After an idyllic childhood, Manon Jenkins is left alone and homeless when her father dies. She spurns the attentions of Morgan Lewis, and instead becomes a chaperone to the sister of her beloved Caradoc Jones, a drover. When she becomes pregnant she finds that it is difficult to escape the clutches of the Jones family…

When her grandmother dies, Catherine Llewellyn finds herself alone in the world. Her inheritance is a comfort, but her grandmother's will states she must go to the family home, Langland Hall, to live with her two unknown cousins, Garth and Jonathon. The harsh and inhospitable coast is a sharp contrast to Catherine's previous country existence, and the welcome she receives from Garth is equally cool. Only Jonathon seems happy to welcome her to her new home. But no sooner has she arrived than she realises that something dangerous is waiting for her...