Sophie Bentinck

A loving marriage? Golden couple Annie and David Crayce have it all. A perfect marriage three beautiful children and a thriving family business. Life couldn't be better. Until the unthinkable happens? A long-buried crime. Suddenly David is the prime suspect of a murder committed twenty years ago. As the police investigate the cold case so does Annie. But it all comes down to a few lost hours she can't solve. Now Annie must prove the man she loves is innocent. The clock is ticking.

Grace Quinn loves her job at Cohen’s Convenient Storage Company, and her inquisitive nature is piqued when she finds a bundle of letters that date back to the 1930’s. Grace uncovers the story of a young English woman, Connie Levine, who follows her heart to Italy at the end of the Second World war. Embarking on her own voyage of discovery, Grace travels to the Italian Riviera, but will she unravel the family secrets and betrayals that Connie tried so hard to overcome, and find love for herself?

The most ambitious of three sisters, Lorraine ‘Raine’ Linfoot always dreamed of becoming a pilot. As a spirited 17-year-old, she persuades her hero Doug Williams to teach her to fly. When war breaks out in 1939, Raine is determined to put her skills to good use. She enlists in the Air Transport Auxiliary, becoming one of a handful of brave female pilots flying fighter planes to the men on the front line. Raine embraces the challenges of the job, despite its perils. But when Doug is reported missing after his Spitfire is shot down, she realises the war could tear apart not only her country, but also her heart.

Britain, 1943. Ronnie Linfoot may be the youngest of three sisters, but she’s determined to do her bit.... Against her strict mother’s wishes, Ronnie signs up to join the Grand Union Canal Company, where she’ll be working on a narrowboat taking critical supplies between London and Birmingham. But with no experience on the waterways, she must learn the ropes quickly. She’s facing dreadful weather, long days and rough living conditions. At least she isn’t on her own. In the toughest times, will Ronnie and her fellow trainees pull together? For even in the darkest days of war, hope and friendship can see you through....