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Can a marriage of convenience lead to true love?It is 1735. When her mother dies penniless, Sarah Mortonby is shocked to discover she has inherited a wealthy estate. Advised to sell the crumbling manor house to her neighbour, Matthew Sewell, she visits and decides to keep it instead. Sewell is furious ‿ and he is a man known for getting his own way, no matter the cost. Unable to manage the land alone, and desperately needing help, Sarah propos...

Can she find freedom against the odds?As the Great War ends Serena Fleming is due an inheritance that could free her from a bullying father. But little does she know how far he will go to prevent her leaving home. Or how desperate he is to limit her and keep his secrets hidden. When she turns thirty, Serena must risk everything to escape his iron rule. Meanwhile, Marcus Graye‿s life has also been changed by the War. His injuries may heal, but ...

A new life awaits‿Martha and Penelope Merridene desperately need a fresh start. Their father gone, they are left penniless, and the only way forward is to accept an unusual job offer in the distant town of Tapton. Jonas Wright, the mill owner there, requires a teacher for his daughters and some promising mill workers. The sisters aren‿t settled long before their lives are flipped upside down. Caught up in a riot, Penelope meets a disgruntled w...

What will it take to find real happiness? Despite being the daughter of a clergyman with a strict and joyless attitude to life, Helen Merling has a loving heart and a happy nature. However, when she is seduced by a travelling actor, a handsome rogue she meets at the market, they are forced to marry, and Helen‿s family disowns her. After several unhappy years, Helen and her husband escape to Europe, but their fortunes take a turn for the worse,...

Book One in beloved author Anna Jacobs' brand new Birch End series.

Lara Perryman has spent her whole life travelling for her busy corporate job, so it's a relief when she takes early retirement and settles in a leisure village in Wiltshire. She quickly makes friends with the other residents and finds herself entangled in the ups and downs, triumphs and tragedies of her new community.

The fourth book in Anna Jacobs' beloved Ellindale series.

It's Armistice Day in London, but enemy forces have infiltrated the bureau and sent Georgie's father into hiding. In danger herself, Georgie knows there's only one place where she'll be safe: Honeyfield. But with traitors in the bureau, she doesn't know who to trust. Can she get to Honeyfield before her father's enemies find her?

The prolific author of romance and sagas offers a collection of short stories across a variety of time periods and settings.

The fourth book in Anna Jacobs' beloved Ellindale series.

After being driven from home by their brutal father, the Willett sisters find themselves facing greater heartache in the wider world. Nell, the middle daughter, has left home to be with her lover, Cliff, fearing what reprisals might come from marrying against her father's wishes. The couple head for Lancashire, but Nell's happiness is short-lived.

The houses in Saffron Lane are being filled with artists thanks to the efforts of Nell and Angus. Ginger gets a job running the small cafe/art gallery, taking refuge from her abusive son. When she meets Iain, sparks fly. Will the newcomers manage to build new lives or will selfish people destroy their attempts to find happiness?

Armistice Day, London, 1918. Fiercely independent Georgie is tired of being told what's best for her by men. When she defies her father's wishes by going out into the peace festivities, she tries to help a woman being attacked and encounters Patrick, a gallant wounded ex-soldier looking for a new calling now that the fighting is done.

With a controlling ex-husband who continues to exert his influence and selfish children who resent or exploit her, Molly decides to embark on a new life by heading to Wiltshire. This move is complicated by the ex-husband's continuing interference. This is Anna Jacobs' eightieth book.

Das Schicksal einer Familie in einer bewegten Zeit. Und eine Liebe, die alles überwindet.Augsburg, 1920. In der Tuchvilla blickt man voller Optimismus in die Zukunft. Paul Melzer ist aus russischer Kriegsgefangenschaft zurück und übernimmt die Leitung der Tuchfabrik, um der Firma wieder zu altem Glanz zu verhelfen. Seine Schwester Elisabeth zieht mit einer neuen Liebe wieder im Herrenhaus der Familie ein. Und Pauls junge Frau Marie will sich e...

The last two instalments in the series set in Wiltshire. Nell is up for the challenge of bringing back to life Saffron Lane, but the newcomers bring their problems with them.

Nell feels very at home in Wiltshire but she could do with a challenge. Bringing life back to an abandoned row of houses is just what she's looking for. Stacy is trying to start over. And Elise longs for a home where she can get back to her painting. When their paths cross, the future starts to look brighter although not all goes according to plan.

Eine mächtige Familie. Dramatische Verwicklungen. Ein Haus, das mehr als ein Geheimnis birgt.Augsburg, 1916. Die Tuchvilla, der Wohnsitz der Industriellenfamilie Melzer, ist in ein Lazarett verwandelt worden. Die Töchter des Hauses pflegen gemeinsam mit dem Personal die Verwundeten, während Marie, Paul Melzers junge Frau, die Leitung der Tuchfabrik übernommen hat. Da erreichen sie traurige Nachrichten: Ihr Schwager ist an der Front gefallen, i...

The second in the Lancashire-set "Ellindale" saga sets out with Finn inheriting Heythorpe House in Ellindale and finding various forms of depravation and difficulty there to be solved. Ideal for fans of Maureen Lee and Ellie Dean.

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