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What price will she pay for following her heart? Eighteen-year-old domestic servant Kate Stacey is passionately in love with David Owen, the brother of Lady Helen Sherwood. They both know their romance would be a scandal but seeing a chance for them to spend more time together, David recommends Kate as nanny to his young nieces at Bramwood Hall. Their secret relationship is soon discovered and he is recalled to his father's industrial empire in the Welsh Valleys, while Kate is abruptly dismissed. Kate follows her heart, and David, to Wales. However, she is shocked by the poverty and squalid conditions on which the Owen fortune is built. As her sympathies increasingly lie with the workers, she finds herself dangerously caught up in their political cause. Her love for David endures, but is he strong enough to defy his father - and can Kate contemplate a future built on the proceeds of human misery? A heartwarming historical saga of love against the odds, perfect for fans of Rosie Clarke and Mollie Walton.

Now in her seventies, widowed Mary Wilson never expected to find love again. But when a kindly stranger helps her home with her shopping, it marks the start of a slow-burning friendship. Wary of new romance, it's only when tragedy strikes Mary's family that she realizes how much Bill has come to mean to her. But has she left it all too late?

A rich young woman takes in a Liverpool slum child in this absorbing historical saga Liverpool, 1924. Racing to meet her fianc in her father's new-fangled motor car, Penny Forshaw knocks over a little girl and - much to her fianc 's disapproval - feels it her duty to take in six-year-old Kelly while she recovers. But little did Penny anticipate the challenges and responsibilities of looking after a child from the slums, and Kelly's miserable, poverty-stricken existence opens Penny's eyes to a world she never knew existed. Her relationship with her fianc Arnold under strain, Penny's decision to take in young Kelly will change her life in ways she could never have expected. She wanted to give Kelly a better chance in life - but it may be Kelly who changes Penny's life for the better.

When the war was over, Lieutenant Kate Russell would marry a man with a pedigree as sound as her own. Because confidence, beauty and privilege were advantages she took for granted; and besides her aristocratic parents had great plans for her: Then she met Robert Campbell, a mere staff driver. Handsome in a rugged, rawboned sort of way, his lack of breeding both excited and intrigued her. Her family, initially outraged by the proposal, would only accept their marriage if Robert climbed the ranks of the army. But when peace is declared and Robert achieves the rank of Major, Kate finds she has her own bitter and personal war to contend with. Trapped by her parents' possessive demands, tormented by Robert's passionate but wayward love, she fights her own lonely battle to save her marriage and her reputation ...

A chance meeting in Liverpool will change Megan Lloyd's life in ways she could never have imagined . . . August, 1942. 21-year-old Megan Lloyd is determined to do her bit for the war effort - and a chance encounter with an American army officer in Liverpool gives her an idea of how to do just that. Appalled at the plight of young women left pregnant and destitute following ill-fated love affairs with passing sailors or American GIs, Megan determines to establish a place of refuge for unmarried mothers - a plan which incurs her father's intense disapproval. But Megan finds herself unprepared for the challenges that lie ahead. Trauma, drama, heartbreak and moments of great joy will follow - and in the midst of it all Megan will find unexpected love.

Growing up in a quiet West Country village, butcher's daughter Rebecca Peterson and her best friend Cindy Mason are keen to see more of the world - yet promise always to keep in touch. But when tragedy strikes, rumour and suspicion abound, and the longstanding friendship between the two families looks set to be torn apart.

An emotionally compelling family saga about second chances and regaining one's spirit. Newly widowed after a forty-year marriage, Margaret Wright is finding it hard to adjust to independence, having been stifled for so long by her overbearing, controlling husband. Is she up to the challenge? Margaret's decision to make a fresh start by redecorating her home has unexpected consequences when talented interior designer Jason Parker enters her life. Her growing closeness to a man twenty years younger than herself causes increasing tension among her family and friends. But having only just attained her longed-for freedom, is Margaret falling into another trap? If she rushes headlong into a new relationship, is she in danger of making the same mistakes all over again?

Maureen Flynn has a secret. Sixteen years earlier, when she was a schoolgirl, something terrible happened to her. And when a bitter rejection revives long-suppressed memories, she embarks on a terrible quest for vengeance. Meanwhile, Detective Inspector Ruth Morgan and her team are baffled by the murders of four successful men in their mid-thirties in their quiet little town, their corpses brutally defiled. It's up to Ruth to find the link between the victims -- and hunt down a ruthless killer before it's too late.

Lucy Collins and her brother Sam have lived side by side with the Tanner family all their lives. Sam's girlfriend Patsy refuses to help, and Lucy has little choice but to postpone her wedding. As Sam's health deteriorates and their life spirals into poverty and despair, Lucy wonders if she'll ever find happiness again...

Sarah Lewis, the only child of over-protective parents, longs for independence. After earning a spot at Cardiff University, she falls for Gwyn Roberts. However, when she becomes pregnant, her parents are heartbroken and reject her.