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‘The Royal Station Master’s Daughters In Love’ by Ellee Seymour – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis Norfolk, 1919The war is over, but the effects of it are ever-present in the village of Wolferton. At just two miles from Sandringham House, the private residence of British monarchs, the people of Wolferton have a special connection to the royals - particularly the family of the royal station master, Harry Saward. But their…
‘The Girls Next Door’ by Anita Waller – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis They keep each other’s secrets. They hide each other’s lies. They were destined to be best friends. The four girls – all born that same hot summer. There was even a newspaper article after they were born. They said there must be something in the water on Larkspur Close. They predicted a safe and…
‘Welcome To Hollyhock Farm’ by Georgina Troy – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis When Lettie’s parents call her and her brother back to Hollyhock Farm on the island of Jersey, the last thing they expect to be told is that their childhood home is up for sale. Back on the island, with its rolling hills and golden sands, Lettie immediately remembers what it feels like to breathe…
‘The Family Home’ by Lorraine Mace – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis IS BLOOD ALWAYS THICKER THAN WATER? Sally has lived in fear of her husband long enough. But after twenty years of suffering, she has been left with nothing of her own and no one to turn to - except her estranged sister, Alison. When Alison agrees to help Sally escape, she knows she must…
‘A Single Act Of Kindness’ by Samantha Tonge – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis Meet Tilda Wright… Tilda has done everything she can to make her life neat, protected, tidy. No longer the girl who was scared of everything, whose family pushed her away, who hit rock bottom. Now she runs her life – as she does her successful business – with the utmost organization. As long as she…
‘Hard Times For The East End Library Girls’ by Patricia McBride – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis As the war reaches London, they’ll band together… War strikes close to home for chief librarian Cordelia when her flat is bombed, and her beloved Robert is called up and sent abroad. Fortunately, her colleagues Mavis and Jane can help see her through hard times. The three friends find purpose in making the Silvertown…
‘Don’t Let Her In’ by Joanne Ryan – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis The letters drop onto every doormat… Lena just moved to Mandalay Close. She needed a new start, since her boyfriend cheated her out of the happy-ever-after she’d believed they were always going to share. But on the day Lena moves in, letters begin to arrive for all her new neighbours. Letters that promise to…
‘Coming Home To Roseford Villas’ by Fay Keenan – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis Aurora Henderson and Leo McKendrick were love’s young dream when they first dated as teenagers. But like many a first love, parents, life, and distance got in the way, and the couple lost touch. Now, twenty years later, Aurora – Rory to her friends – needs a break. Burnt out from her teaching career…
‘Homecoming For The Chocolate Girls’ by Annie Murray – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis 1946: The war might be over but for the Gilby family there are still battles to be fought at home . . .For Birmingham and the Gilby family the war years have been a time of great change. With her husband having left her for another woman, Ann Gilby is finally free to follow…
‘The Girls Upstairs’ by Charlie Gallagher – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis The girls are sleeping upstairs. If their parents make one wrong move, their daughters will die.Emmy and her little sister Dani are sleeping in their bedroom upstairs. Their parents are in the kitchenA knife is jammed to their mother’s throat. Their father has a stack of kitchen plates balanced on his back.The intruder rasps, ‘Don’t…
‘Looking Good Dead’ by Stephen Puleston – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis Can DI Drake uncover the mysterious connection between two unconnected victims dressed in 1930s attire before more deaths? Two startled shop assistants find the body of well-known businesswoman June Bennett hanging in a shop premises she owns. Drake and his team immediately suspect her death is linked to the parties she organised where revellers…
‘Springtime With The Railway Girls’ by Maisie Thomas – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis Manchester, 1944Alison is thriving in her rewarding role at the railways. But when family tragedy strikes, her world is turned upside down.Persephone is struggling with matters of the heart. Can she muster up the courage to tell Matt how she truly feels?Colette is slowly learning to embrace life again after she left Tony. But…
‘Bloodshed On The Boards’ by Judy Leigh – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis There is excitement in the air as the travelling theatre arrives in Seal Bay. When The Spriggan Travelling Theatre Company arrives in Seal Bay to perform a Cornish version of King Arthur the locals flock to be entertained. But for Morwenna Mutton, sexagenarian librarian, wild swimming enthusiast and amateur sleuth, the theatre brings intrigue…
‘The Runaway Girl’ by Elsie Mason – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis 1918. Fleeing from her past, Cathy Carmichael is new to the Sixteen Streets. She has nothing to her name, no plan and nowhere to go.Cathy thinks she's struck gold when she runs into Mrs Sturrocks, an elderly lady who offers her a room at her boarding house. Her son, Noel, might be strange and sulky,…
‘The Wild Thyme Farm Murder’ by Judi Daykin – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis Detective Sara Hirst is at a crossroads. Can she take the heat or is she about to burn out?It’s the hottest summer on record. Norfolk is parched.One steaming night an old thatched barn at Wild Thyme Farm is torched. The battle to put out the blaze rages.Detective Sara is on the scene when there’s…
‘Murder On A Country Walk’ by Janice Frost – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis It begins as a Halloween prank. It ends in cold-blooded murder.Halloween. One of the busiest nights of the year for Lincolnshire police. Special Constable Jane Bell is called out to reports of someone in a Dracula mask terrorising the residents of a nearby estate with a fake knife. She races to the scene —…
‘The Missing Maid’ by Holly Hepburn – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis London, 1932. When Harriet White rebuffs the advances of her boss at the Baker Street building society where she works, she finds herself demoted to a new position… a very unusual position. Deep in the postal department beneath the bank, she is tasked with working her way through a mountain of correspondence addressed to…
‘Dying To Bake’ by Helen Golden – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis Bake Off Wars is back! Get your aprons on and let the sleuthing begin! BREAKING NEWS Vera Bolt, Queen of Bakes, dies unexpectedly aged 66 In a shocking announcement this afternoon, Vera Bolt’s agent confirmed that the Bake Off Wars judge and national treasure died yesterday. Ms Bolt was in the process of filming the next series…
‘The Mistress’ by Valerie Keogh – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis She wants what you have... Hannah Parker is a woman who always gets what she wants. When her current husband discovers she has been lying to him – again - she knows it’s time to move on and find someone who can give her the life she desires… The life she knows she deserves… But who…
‘Finding Friends At The Cornish Country Hospital’ by Jo Bartlett – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis A fresh beginning… Esther Hamilton, is finally finding her feet after her split with her horrible ex, and is looking forward to her new single life. She has a job she loves in the busy Accident and Emergency department, a new home and for the first time ever, a chance to just have fun…
‘Diamonds On The Levels’ by David Hodges – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis Detective Kate and her husband Hayden are enjoying an idyllic summer in Pembrokeshire. They are taking a break to recharge their batteries and work on their marriage.But a series of seemingly random incidents destroys their rural haven.One night, someone tries to break into their cottage.Two days later, a charred body is discovered in a…
‘The Pick-Pocket Orphans’ by Lindsey Hutchinson – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis Thirteen-year-old Alice Truelove can’t take another day of her father’s cruelty. Better a life on the streets than being constantly blamed for her mother’s sad death, or that’s what Alice thinks as she packs up her meagre possessions. But fending for herself in the Black Country town of Wednesbury is not as easy as…
‘The Spy Across The Water’ by James Naughtie – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis We live with our history, but it can kill us.Faces from the past appear from nowhere at a family funeral, and Will Flemyng, spy-turned-ambassador, is drawn into twin mysteries that threaten everything he holds dear.From Washington, he's pitched back into the Troubles in Northern Ireland and an explosive secret hidden deep in the most…
‘Murder In Moscow’ by Kelly Oliver – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis 1918 MoscowWill following her heart mean losing her head? It could mean losing her job.Fiona Figg trails her nemesis Fredrick Fredricks to Moscow. But when she arrives at the grand Metropol Hotel, the bounder has vanished.After Fiona doesn't show up for work at the War Office, Kitty Lane raises a red flag and tracks…
‘The Last Resort’ by T.J. Emerson – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis As soon as you first see the house, a former hotel in a picturesque enclave of the Cypriot hills, you know this abandoned resort is the perfect home for you – with breath-taking views, a refreshing pool, and peace and quiet, away from the rest of the world. A place to recover and grow.…
‘The Dock Girl’s Shame’ by AnneMarie Brear – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis A broken heart, a shameful secret… Wakefield, Yorkshire 1871 Loretta Chambers has spent her life working at her father’s boatyard down at the docks. She’s tried hard to keep the business afloat, but with the railways taking trade away every day, Lorrie fears for the worst. The arrival of handsome Italian, Matteo Falcone brings…
‘A Good Enough Mother’ by Sheila Norton – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis Mia is telling me a story. It’s about a princess, who lives on a street just like ours. I’m distracted for a moment by her little hand softly slipping into mine. My daughter. My angel. But then she says something that snaps me back to reality. She says that there’s an old lady who’s…
‘The Teashop Girls At War’ by Elaine Everest – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis It is 1942 and, with the country still at war, the girls who work for Joe Lyons are praying for their loved ones to return home safely.Happily married Rose is busy with staffing problems at the teashop, many women having taken on war work. Rose dreams of her husband’s return while trying to keep…
‘Time Waits For No One’ by M. W. Arnold – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis It's April 1944, England is preparing to take the war back into Europe, and the girls of the Air Transport Auxiliary Mystery Club become mixed up in a desperate fight to save a dear friend from forces who would threaten the very existence of the country. The girls find solace in their deep friendship,…
‘The Bordeaux Book Club’ by Gillian Harvey – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis Love books? The Bordeaux Book Club is seeking new members! When Leah and her husband moved to France, it was with the dream of becoming self-sufficient. But in truth, it’s not the ‘good life’ she’d imagined, as three hours of digging barely yield a single straggly carrot. Worse, her teenage daughter is acting up,…
‘At The Stroke Of Midnight’ by Jenni Keer – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis It’s an invitation that will change everything… It’s 1923 and in a decade that promises excitement and liberation, Pearl Glenham and her father are invited to a mysterious country house party on the Dorset coast, by a total stranger. Her father claims not to have any prior association with Highcliffe House, but upon arrival,…
‘The Clarks Factory Girls At War’ by May Ellis – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis Can love blossom in times of trouble? Life-long friends Louisa, Jeannie and Kate are following in the footsteps of their families, working at the Clarks shoe factory. But when Britain declares war on Germany, the Somerset village of Street is shaken to its core. The Clarks factory is at the heart of life in…
‘Come Rain Or Shine’ by Sarah Bennett – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis There are worse fates than growing up knowing that you will one day inherit a vast and magnificent Cotswolds country estate, but for Rhys Travers it has always felt like a huge responsibility. Juniper Meadows is home to much of his extended family, not to mention the many local businesses that operate on the…
‘Lean On Me’ by Beth Moran – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis As Faith tries on her future mother-in-law’s wedding dress in preparation for her own wedding, her tears are not of joy. The hideous frock is nicknamed ‘The Ghost Web’ by Faith’s best friend Marilyn, who can’t understand why Faith would even consider wearing it. But there’s a lot Marilyn doesn’t know about Faith –…
‘Can You Keep A Secret?’ by Jo Lovett – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis One secret could change everything... One New Year’s Eve, Georgie James and her friends come up with a genius plan to help them stick to their resolutions… They all write down secrets, seal them in envelopes and then post them to each other. The secrets will be revealed at the end of the year…
‘The Good Wife’ by Gemma Rogers – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis Appearances can be deceiving... After a whirlwind romance and three years of marriage, I’d tried to be a good wife. But Tom, my husband, is always watching, controlling my every move. He chooses my clothes, my hairstyle, even instructing what and how much I’m allowed to eat – just ten measly mouthfuls. I’ve become…
‘Evil On The Island’ by Stewart Giles – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis I know about evil, because my mum is evil. She killed my dad. My mother murdered my father, and left him where she knew I would find him.' A class discussion in a prestigious school on the peaceful island of Guernsey takes a sinister turn when the body of the father of one of…
‘Living The Dream At Puddleduck Farm’ by Della Galton – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis Life would be idyllic if everyone else was on the same page… Puddleduck Vets Practice is busier than ever.Phoebe Dashwood is juggling the usual crazy animal antics of her quirky clients, whilst organising the wedding of her bridezilla grandmother and thankfully dating her perfect man. Phoebe loves every minute of being a New Forest vet, even…
‘A Villa With A View’ by Julie Caplin – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis Lia Bathurst had always dreamed of escaping to the white sandy beaches and turquoise blue seas of the Amalfi coast – but that dream hadn’t included meeting her real father. A father she had never even known about until a few weeks ago! Yet here she was, standing outside the gates of a gorgeous…
‘The Graveyard Killings’ by Wes Markin – gingerbookgeek
Synopsis A decades old case.... When the body of a young girl is found exhumed from her grave, DCI Emma Gardner knows there’s more to this grisly find than just misadventure. Penny Maiden was killed in a hit and run accident forty years ago, and her killer was never found…Could someone be trying to right…