Melinda Hammond
The Girls in Blue
When her London home is destroyed in a bombing raid, Miranda Beddoes has no choice but to take refuge at…
The Girl on the Beach
On a rare day out at the seaside, eight-year-old orphan Julie Monday meets the slightly older Harry Walker. It is…
Spitfire Girl
This is the third of Lily Baxter’s Second World War novels, and it follows the fortunes of 18-year-old orphan Susan…
We’ll Meet Again
At seventeen, Meg Colivet is living a privileged life with her wealthy family at Colivet Manor in Guernsey. In April…
The Last Crusaders
Barnaby Rogerson spent his childhood living on military bases around the world with his family. He played in the coves…
The Galliard
Young Mary, Queen of Scots, returns to Scotland after years of exile and is immediately caught up in the religious…
Band of Eagles
Summer 1941. Malta is held by the British and is strategic for supplies and defence in the continuing war effort.…
A Christmas Secret
In December 1890, Clarice Corde accompanies her husband to the village of Cottisham, where he is to stand in while…
An Aristocratic Affair: The life of Georgiana’s Sister, Harriet Spencer, Countess of Bessborough
Harriet Spencer, Countess of Bessborough, had always been overshadowed by her more flamboyant sister, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire but she…
The Observations
In Scotland in 1863, 15-year-old runaway Bessy Buckley finds work as a maid for the beautiful Arabella Reid and her…
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