Résultats pour "Francesca" dans Pur et sain

A handsome firefighter. A straight-laced librarian. A small town spring fair where the spark of pent-up emotions is all set to burst into flames. Despite the initial spark between us, Cam Wickham remains aloof: polite but detached. Which suits me fine. I love books and my cozy quiet librarian life. Shush, please. So what if he has smoldering eyes, shoulders of a Greek hero, and a smile that melts me to mush. Cam’s a confirmed city-boy bachelor who doesn’t even want to be in a small town like Oak River. When the two of us are paired up at The Annual Spring Fair our attraction ignites.

November, 1915. For young housemaid Anwen Rhys, life is hard in the Welsh mining village of Dorcalon. She cares for her ill mother and younger sister Sara, all while shielding them from her father’s violent temper. Anwen comforts herself with her love for her childhood sweetheart, Idris Hughes, away fighting in the Great War. Yet when Idris returns, he is a changed man, quickly breaking off their engagement. But when there is an explosion at the pit, Anwen and Idris put their feelings aside to unite their community. Can Anwen find hope again?

July, 1916. In the Rhymney Valley, young mother Violet Jones is caring for four-year-old Clarice and baby Benjy on her own, while husband Charlie fights on the Front Line. When tragedy strikes, Violet’s life becomes even harder. Violet takes in a relative to help make ends meet. As the Great War takes its toll on the nation, Violet faces her own battle. Can she protect her children? And will she ever find joy out of the depths of despair?

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 shattered when poison pen letters are sent to prominent townsfolk and Helen finds herself the target of a police investigation. Is someone trying to ruin Helen, and the Beach Hotel? And can she rely on the handsome but taciturn Inspector Toshack to help her?