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A Secret in the Village

In the midst of the Second World War, Eleanor Parsons has found an unexpected sense of belonging in Allanby Cross. With her work as a photographer for the Gazette, loyal friends by her side and precious moments with RAF pilot Ollie, she finally has reason to hope for the future.

But when a local man disappears without a trace and rumours begin to spread, Eleanor is drawn into the mystery. And as her own hopes are shaken, she throws herself into finding the answers no one else can.

With Jenny and Iolanthe by her side, Eleanor’s search takes them closer to danger than any of them imagined. To uncover the truth, she must trust her instincts and discover just how brave she can be…

About Lesley Eames

Lesley is an author of historical sagas with settings ranging from the early 1900s through the Roaring 20s to World War II. Her first series was the Wartime Bookshop. Her new series is The Wartime Newspaper Girls.
Lesley is thrilled to have enjoyed success in competitions as varied as crime writing to writing for children. She is particularly honoured to have won the Festival of Romance’s New Talent Award, the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s Elizabeth Goudge Trophy and to have been shortlisted in the UK Romantic Novel Awards (RONAs) three times.

Lesley is also a creative-writing tutor and mentor.
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