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Rowena Summers

    Jean Innes, writing under several pseudonyms, was a prolific author who mastered the gothic and historical romance genres. Her prose delved into complex relationships and emotional depths, often setting her stories in the past to explore enduring human desires and conflicts. With a keen eye for detail and a strong sense of atmosphere, she drew readers into worlds filled with passion and intrigue. Her extensive body of work, encompassing hundreds of short stories and numerous novels, secured her a significant place in romantic fiction.

    September Morning
    Family Ties
    Family Shadows
    Primmy's Daughter
    The Caldwell Girls
    Taking Heart
    • 2024

      They must band together to get through the toughest of times... Imogen Caldwell is excelling in her role as an Auxiliary Territorial Service driver, trying her hardest to distract herself from worrying about her fiancé, James Church, who is off fighting in North Africa. Meanwhile, the Bristol Blitz finally persuades sister Elsie to move her family to Yorkshire in an attempt to leave the war behind. But her husband's physical and emotional wounds make it far harder than she imagined... Daisy, trying to choose between her dreams of the stage and her nursing career, struggles with her feelings for gorgeous Canadian pilot Glenn Fraser. His job puts his life on the line every day, and Daisy can't handle the uncertainty. With the sisters terrified by how much they have to lose, can they see each other through such hardship? Or will they be pulled further and further apart? A gripping historical saga set in wartime Britain, perfect for fans of Emma Hornby, Rosie Clarke and Pam Howes.

      The Caldwell Girls
    • 2024

      The war is drawing to a close, but life for the Caldwell sisters is far from peaceful... Still waiting for her fiancé, James, to return from fighting in North Africa, Imogen focuses her attention on driving for the Auxiliary Territorial Service General. Between work and looking out for her sisters, she soon finds she has very little time left over to worry. Meanwhile, Elsie continues to nurse her husband back to health, finally content with her quiet family life in Yorkshire. But she is nostalgic for happier times, before the war, and longs to be reunited with her sisters again. Daisy is also desperate for an end to the war - she fears for her love, Glenn, and longs to see him return home safely. In these uncertain times, she needs all the support Imogen and Elsie can give to her. When yet another tragedy befalls the Caldwell family, will the sisters be able to lift each other up to carry on? The captivating finale to the Second World War set Caldwell Sisters series, perfect for fans of Emma Hornby, Elaine Everest and Katie Flynn.

      Dreams of Peace
    • 2023
    • 2023
    • 2022
    • 2021

      Will the secrets of the past finally come to light? Morwen and Randall Wainwright have worked through hardship to ensure Killigrew Clay has become the biggest china clayworks in Cornwall. But its fortunes are never stable and threats to its future come from ruthless rival Harriet Pendragon, who sets her sights not only on Killigrew Clay, but on Randall as well. As a bereavement threatens to split the family in two, Morwen begins to wonder if the shadows that have dogged her since she was young will finally engulf her. A heartbreaking and page-turning portrayal of a family in turmoil, Family Shadows is a beautiful saga of love and betrayal that will delight fans of Lyn Andrews, Dilly Court and Katie Flynn

      Family Shadows
    • 2021
    • 2021

      As she starts to piece together the past, Killigrew Clay begins to face new problems Primmy Tremayne's daughter, Skye, has always been fascinated by her family's romantic and turbulent history. Travelling from her home in America to Cornwall, she is eager to meet the older generation, especially her grandmother Morwen. On her journey, she finds herself drawn to Philip Norwood, despite his entanglement to another woman. Drawn into the world of her new relatives, and of Killigrew Clay, Skye begins to piece the past together. But when the Great War breaks out, new fears burst into clarity as Philip, and half of the clay workforce, enlist. A moving tale of love and war, Primmy's Daughter is a beautiful and absorbing saga, ideal for fans of Lesley Pearse, Lyn Andrews and Rosie Goodwin.

      Primmy's Daughter
    • 2021