War Widow

The gritty, pageturning saga, perfect for fans of Maureen Lee

June Francis's previous sagas include A Daughter's Choice, Lily's War and Mersey Girl. She had her first novel published at forty and is married with three sons. She lives in Liverpool.

Will she get another chance at happiness? 
 
Flora Cooke is struggling to raise her children alone amidst the ruins of war-torn Liverpool. With her husband, Tom, away fighting in the Second World War, she has only her unreliable sister to help her and she has almost given up hope. She is completely devastated when Tom is reported missing, presumed dead. 
 
As the months pass and she struggles to come to terms with her loss, Flora is swept off her feet by a handsome American soldier. But he cannot offer the stability that Flora and her family desperately need. And when another terrible tragedy strikes the family, Flora must decide what is really important…

Mersey Girl

A heartwarming family saga set in Liverpool, perfect for fans of Maureen Lee

Happiness always comes at a cost... 
 
Having grown up in a convent after the death of her mother, Lizzie Knight has never known what it’s like to have a real family. So when a strange woman turns up with promises of a new life in Liverpool, she is thrilled. 
 
Warm-hearted and kind, Phyl is everything she wants in a stepmother. But then Lizzie falls in love with the one man who should have been out of bounds. Should she follow her heart and risk losing it all? 
 
From the author of A Sister’s Duty and Lily’s War 
 
 
(Note: previously published as Going Home to Liverpool)

A Sister's Duty

A gritty family saga set in Liverpool for fans of Maureen Lee and Kitty Neale

She will do what it takes, for the sake of the children… 
 
Rosie Kilshaw is only fifteen when her mother Violet is killed in a tragic accident, but as the oldest of her siblings, she vows to keep her family together, no matter what the sacrifice. 
 
But as distant family members begin to resurface into their lives, Rosie quickly realizes that there is a lot more to parenting than she first thought. And when her estranged aunt Amelia decides to take them in, she will have a difficult choice to make…

Lily's War

A wartime saga set in Liverpool perfect for fans of Maureen Lee

Torn between duty to her family and a last chance at love... 
 
Busy bringing up her motherless brothers and sisters, romance is the last thing on Lily Thorpe’s mind. But when the handsome preacher Matt Gibson asks Lily to return with him to Australia as his wife, she finds it very hard to say no. 
 
But with rumours of war on the horizon, will she have to choose between her head and her heart? 
 
A story of love and loyalty set against the backdrop of wartime Liverpool.

A Mother's Duty

A family at war... 
 
Raising three boys and running the Arcadia Hotel almost single-handed are enough to keep widow Kitty Ryan busy. She has no time for romance – unless it’s in the form of a rare evening out at the local picture house. 
 
Then along comes John Mcleod, bringing with him a second chance at happiness. However, Kitty finds her sons unwilling to accept another man into their household. 
 
Unless she can reunite her menfolk, the future looks set to be that of a family in conflict, in a world on the eve of war...

June Francis

Seventeen year old Katie is about to discover a devastating family secret... 
 
Katie is the apple of her mother's eye and is being trained to take over the family business. But when Celia, her natural mother, re-enters her life, her world is turned completely upside down. 
 
Tormented by her divided loyalties, Katie is plagued by a question Celia refuses to answer - who is her real father? 
 
(Note: Originally published as Somebody Else's Girl)

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