Kate Lord Brown

New Year's Eve, 1940: three women are thrust together in the heat of war, determined to help their country. Billeted in a tiny cottage, they must learn to live and work together. Brave, beautiful and fiercely independent, they find romance, confront loss, and forge friendships that will last a lifetime.

Grace Manners takes up residence on Wittering Manor estate - the little cottage on the estate is both a refuge and a workshop for her jewellery business. But it's only when Grace uncovers the story behind a diamond brooch she inherited that she becomes drawn into a family secret that threatens to destroy what little she has left...

High in the hills of Valencia, a forgotten house guards its secrets. It seems like the perfect retreat for Emma Temple. But for her grandmother, Freya, the house evokes terrible memories. Emma is drawn deeper into Freya's story: one of crushed idealism, lost love, and families ripped apart by war.

Every summer, in a rambling castle in Ireland, TV crews descend to film the nation's favourite cookery competition. For TV chef Diana, it's a way to keep her castle running. But food blogger Darcy finds that returning home to the castle means stirring up some long-buried feelings for someone she's never quite forgotten.