Mary Nichols

November 1920. Russia may have endured the Revolution, but a brutal war still rages. Distant relatives of the Romanovs, the Kirilov family is closer to danger than most....

When Lady Helen Hardingham’s parents say she will never find a better husband than Richard, she agrees to marry him....

Miss Charlotte Cartwright has never forgotten Roland Temple’s contemptuous rejection of her hand in marriage.....

Here, widowed Kate Meredith, longing for a child of her own, accepts the proposal of stiff, uppercrust Viscount Robert Cranford....

Julie Monday enjoys a rare moment of happiness when at the age of eight she visits the Essex seaside and meets eleven-year-old Harry Walker....

Summer, 1939. The de Lacey family believe they are ready for the changes the war will bring....

June 1944: Since her father's stroke, Jean has been trying to run her parents' farm almost single-handedly and is in desperate need of help....

1939, Warsaw, Poland: Pilot Jan Grabowski receives orders that take him to the heart of the escalating conflict. He leaves behind his wife, Rulka....

A woman worth fighting for! Dr Simon Redfern has risked his heart - and his reputation - over a woman once before....

Miss Charlotte Cartwright has never forgotten Roland Temple's rejection of her hand in marriage....

Barbara Bosgrove is looking forward to the annual Harvest Ball. Her widowed father will be her escort, but it is not long before George Kennett seeks her out for a dance....