July, 1916. Young mother, Violet Jones, lives a tough life in the Rhymney Valley, caring for 4-year-old Clarice and baby Benjy on her own while soldier husband Charlie fights on the Front Line. But when tragedy strikes, Violet's life becomes even har...
Anna Dunlop's unexciting life takes an upturn when she joins a lively Italian language class. Until her old flame Dante Buonarotti turns up: handsome, charming, confident...and a man she still hasn't forgiven for what happened in their youth. Whe...
Jackie Harris moves from Suffolk to Sussex with her parents, who have decided to open up a guest house, the Mare Vista. She's left her boyfriend Adrian behind, so she doubts she'll stay long, just wanting to make sure her parents settle in. Then an i...
Can Polly finally escape her haunting past?Spring 1919: WW1 might be over, but the inhabitants of Dorcalon in the Welsh Valleys still feel the pain of the war that took so many of their men.Polly Smith is trying to survive her own battle at home. Aft...
Can she choose between her duty and her heart?While World War One changes the country beyond measure, with food becoming scarce and Britain's young men being called up to foreign battlefields, it is harder than ever to keep the grand Beach Hotel in L...
Helen Bygrove is managing the hotel, now that her husband has been conscripted. Against all expectations, Helen and her team are doing marvellously, despite the shortages brought by war. Even the exacting Lady Blackmore agrees. But then the calm is s...
Can true love win the day?Hetty Affleck is working as a maid at the prestigious Beach Hotel in Littlehampton. Her beau, Lorcan, is away at war and has recently stopped replying to her letters but she is determined to keep her spirits up. When she mee...