Diney Costeloe is a lifelong writer whose passion for storytelling was nurtured from an early age. She crafts compelling romantic novels, characterized by an engaging style that draws readers into her narratives. Costeloe focuses on creating memorable characters and heartwarming plots that resonate deeply with her audience. Her consistent creative drive ensures she always offers fresh and captivating reading experiences.
London, 1912. It is two years before WWI and the conflict which will change the role of women forever. But for now, young Mabel Oakley is caught between her own dreams of becoming a teacher and what is conventionally expected of a girl from her class and background. If only there were some way out...
A woman's search to find her true family leads to danger in war-torn France.
This is compelling and immensely moving historical fiction that takes you into the depths of Nazi Germany and the sheer terror of those times.
As the St Clair family prepare for the grand wedding of their daughter, Clarice, trouble is brewing in the shape of an old friendship, a dangerous secret and new love threatened by unexpected events. Set in 19th-century France.
Rita and Rosie Stevens are only nine and five years old when their widowed mother marries a violent bully called Jimmy Randall and has a baby boy by him. Under pressure from her new husband, she is persuaded to send the girls to an orphanage - not knowing that the papers she has signed will entitle them to do what they like with the children. And it is not long before the powers that be decide to send a consignment of orphans to their sister institution in Australia. Among them - without their family's consent or knowledge - are Rita and Rosie, the throwaway children
A young woman's fight to save a treasured war memorial uncovers a tragic story that reverberates from World War I to the present day.
The story of one baby boy, forgotten by his family after an air raid in WW2 Plymouth, who then disappears. Based on a true story.
A story of a young girl who escapes from Nazi Germany to England on the Kindertransport.
The sequel to Diney Costeloe's bestselling drama, The Girl With No Name. The war is over, but trouble is brewing...
A gritty and heartrending drama set in 19th-century Cornwall. Orphan Sophie and her friend Hannah are welcomed into the Penvarrow family but tensions rise and family secrets are revealed.