A compelling tale of one girl’s brave escape from a world of poverty in her search for true love.Is true love worth risking everything for?Sixteen-year-old Poppy Silk is one of the navvy community – a group of poor, rough-living men who work the railways and take their families wherever the tracks lead. When Poppy is left fatherless, her world becomes fraught with danger, men vying to claim her as their own.Her one ray of hope is

Prepare to be swept away by this enthralling story of love, war and one woman who survived them both…Lizzie Bishop’s humble beginnings as a dressmaker’s daughter see her hope for nothing more than a simple offer of marriage. Love, passion and romance are reserved for daydreams.But then into Lizzie’s quiet world comes two men – one reliable and kind-hearted, the other heartbreakingly handsome. Just as Lizzie’s made her choice, the ominous call of war sounds, and her life cha...

DISCOVER A BRILLIANT NEW SAGA WRITER.CHARMING, AUTHENTIC TALES OF LOVES AND LIVES IN THE BLACK COUNTRY…Will Millie get what her heart desires?1920s Dudley. Millie is the proud owner of a daring Egyptian bob haircut and a job at the new opera house.So when Millie meets Augustus Johnson, a rich patron of the opera house, she dares to hope for more than a just a passing smile.Will dreams come true for Millie? Or will the past forever shape her future?

A new family, a new beginning or a life changed forever?When Clover Beckitt’s mother announces her impending second marriage, Clover can’t help but be wary. Especially as the new – very young – husband comes with a new stepsister for Clover.But Ramona brings with her a freedom that Clover has never been permitted. Like the aircraft being pioneered at the time, with Ramona in her life, Clover finds there are new horizons to explore and new people to meet. Her new outlook eve...

An unforgettable saga, full of romance, shocking secrets and page-turning scandal . . .In the Black Country a scandal is set to hit the town … but can Aurelia Sampson survive?All seems well in the Black Country, Aurelia having sacrificed her own happiness for her newly found half-sister’s future after returning from a separation to her husband’s bleak and unhappy house. That is until Benjamin discovers that Aurelia had an affair, and serves her wit...

Only tragedy can save her…When young Lucy Piddock meets the kind and dependable Arthur Goodrich, he seems to be the perfect match. A stonemason by trade, Arthur works in his father’s Black Country business. But he lights no flame in Lucy’s heart and she wants more. Lucy dares to dream of love and holds a candle for Dickie Dempster, a debonair guard who works on the newly constructed railway.Prompted by Lucy’s rejection, Arthur leaves home for a new life and new love in Bris...

Curl up this Christmas with a glorious collection of sweeping sagas – intrigue, romance, danger and delight.From the Kindle bestselling saga author Nancy Carson comes a real treat of a collection. Discover Poppy’s Dilemma, meet The Dressmaker’s Daughter and find out what happens to The Factory Girl in this special three-book edition.As romantic dreams are destroyed by war, the Great Depression strikes the Black Country and hopes and dreams are snatched away...

Henzey is no ordinary factory girl…Henzey Kite can’t believe it when Billy Watts walks into her life. A cut above the local boys – strong, charming and wildly ambitious – he won’t settle for anything less than the wealth of high society.But with wealth comes sacrifice. All Henzey wishes for is a home and a family, while Billy has his sights set at the top.When the Great Depression destroys the Black Country, their love crumbles with it. The dark core of Billy’s obse...

A must-read sweeping saga, full of intrigue, romance and page-turning drama . . .Marigold Bingham, though promised to Algie Stokes, the lock-keeper’s son, reconsiders her dreams of marriage when she wrongly believes he has been two-timing her.With the sudden death of his father, as well as the loss of Marigold, Algie is consoled by Aurelia Sampson, the charming and beguiling wife of his employer, Benjamin. Yet Aurelia merely muddies the waters, adding to Algie’s worries whi...

From the industrial Black Country to the dazzling clubs of New York City, what fate awaits her?1936, young cellist Maxine Kite is thankful for the chance given to her by Birmingham’s esteemed orchestra. Plucked from obscurity she is destined for stardom. Music has always been her passion but her dreams are too big for a girl from a simple family.Leaving the safety of home behind, Maxime travels to New York City where the jazz clubs beckon, along with the su...

Rescued from destitution and poverty…but at what price?When charming Lawson Maddox asks Daisy Drake to become his wife she jumps at the chance to better herself. But with the honeymoon over he shows his true colours, and Daisy’s life descends into loveless chaos.The appearance of John Mallory Gibson, a sensitive and idealistic painter, offers Daisy the prospect of real happiness, which she finds hard to refuse.But Lawson will not let go of her, and he embarks on an ...

In 1850s Hobart Town in Van Diemen's Land (later known as Tasmania), Isabel Saxby is a successful business woman with independent means, partly due to an anonymous benefactor. Unmarried, Isabel falls in love with Barnaby Micklejohn, a widower assigned from England to work as an official in the colonial government. While their romance flourishes, Isabel carefully avoids revealing her past. She receives a letter from her mother begging her to return to Worcester in England to visit her dying...