Donna Douglas

Autumn, 1942. The Blitz has come to an end, but for many families, it's not over yet. As the residents of Jubilee Row begin to rebuild their lives, twins Sybil and Maudie Maguire decide to go off and do their bit by joining the WAAFs. But what starts off as a great adventure soon forces the girls to grow up as they are confronted with the harsh realities of war. Will they stick together, or will their experiences drive them apart? 

Back in Hull, their older sister Florence is a typing pool supervisor who has resigned herself to a life without love. But when dashing American Colonel Forrest takes an interest, she wonders if he might be the one to mend her broken heart...  Book 3 of series.

Hull, 1940. Widowed Edie Copeland has just arrived on Exchange Street, heavily pregnant and with heavy suitcase in tow. She left York after tragedy struck to make a fresh start, but she's a stranger to this street, and her new landlord doesn't hesitate to remind her of this, widow or not.

Luckily, the neighbours are a little more welcoming, and Edie is soon made to feel at home by the Maguires and the Scuttles. As air raids sound, and the war feels closer than ever, the community has to stick together. But Edie is hiding something, and she doesn't know how much longer her secret is safe.

Is the past going to catch up with her? And will Edie still be able to call Exchange Street home when the truth comes out?

Book 1 in the Yorkshire Blitz series.

As Christmas 1938 approaches, the staff at the Nightingale Hospital have their own wishes for the festive season. But as the country prepares itself for war, one thing is for sure - nothing at the Nightingale Hospital will be the same again.  Book 5 of series.

It's 1957, and three young women are beginning their nursing training at the Florence Nightingale Hospital in London's East End... Winne desperately wants to win her mother's approval - but will following in her footsteps and becoming a nurse help? Tearaway Viv has never been one to follow the rules, though the Nightingale may help her mend her ways. Beth is following her late sister's dream by training as a nurse. Will it be the right path for her? There's a steep learning curve ahead. But with friendship on their side, the Nightingale Daughters are ready to rise to the challenge.  Book 11 of series.

Three very different girls sign up as student nurses in 1936, while England is still mourning the death of George V. To the Nightingale student nurses, the ward sisters are heartless, hard to please harridans, with impossibly high standards. But what makes a woman give up any hope of family life to care for the sick?  Book 1 of series

It's the final year of training for three young nurses at The Nightingale Hospital. With war looming in Europe, and the East End of London squaring up to the threat of Oswald Mosley's blackshirts, the women of the Nightingale have to face their own challenges, at work and in love.  Book 3 of series

The lives and loves of the young nurses at the Nightingale Hospital in the 1930s entwine with the stories of the ward sisters, each with her own heart-rending secrets. Book 2 of series.

1937 sees new challenges for the trainee nurses. Dora and her old enemy Lucy are paired up on the children’s ward. The two nurses couldn’t seem more different, but they may have more in common than they think, as each hides a secret heartache.  Book 4 of series.