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When Alice Loveday inherits a tumble-down seaside cottage from the father she never knew, she leaves behind city life and heads for the picturesque Cornish village of Saffron Bay. But the tight-knit community isn't as welcoming as she'd hoped, and the Loveday name still carries the shadow of a scandal no one wants to speak of. Determined to make a fresh start, Alice throws herself into restoring the cottage, and into village life. But the more she learns about her father's past, the more she realises that some secrets in Saffron Bay run deep.

Based on a true story, Queenie of Norwich is the compelling tale of one remarkable girl's journey to womanhood. Spanning the first half of the 20th century, Queenie's story is one of heartbreak and triumph, love and loss, and the power of family. It is a story of redemption, and how, with grit and determination, anything is possible.

In 1895, a Northumbrian island welcomes two new residents. Clara and Jimmy are born on the same night, to families poles apart. Clara is an islander through and through; content to live among the rhythms and barren beauty of Holy Island. Jimmy's future is set in stone; fishing with the father he despises on the family boat. When tragedy forces them from their island and each other, they join the herring season in a bid to survive. Jimmy strikes out for Seahouses, where he joins a Scots herring crew.

Marnie Watson has her whole life ahead of her. About to marry her sweetheart Tom, the future looks bright for the young couple. But when the fishing industry begins to decline, Marnie’s marriage is tested like never before. In a bid to reverse their fortunes, Marnie and Tom head west to Cornwall with the promise of a fresh start. Before their new life can begin, tragedy strikes, threatening to destroy everything Marnie holds dear. And when war engulfs the world, Marnie’s strength is tested further than she thought possible.

With no home, job or husband to be seen, Liv and her son swap a life of luxury for a shared bedroom at a lakeside farm. Thrust into Lowen Farm’s quirky communal living, the last thing Liv needs is to be sharing a space with Seb, the man who broke her teenage heart. As Liv is drawn into a world of friendship, romance and skinny dipping, her temporary stay begins to feel more permanent. But when a figure from her past reappears, Liv’s Lowen Farm bubble bursts, and she faces an impossible decision.

Kate is stuck in a rut. She works a dead end job, lives in a grotty bedsit, and still pines for the man who broke her heart. When Kate inherits a house in a small Cornish town, she jumps at the chance of a fresh start. A surprise letter from her grandmother persuades Kate to open her home and her heart to strangers.

With her in-laws in desperate need of help, Marnie is forced to return to Suffolk, leaving her precious daughter Annie behind in Cornwall. But Lowestoft is a very different town to the one she left. Ravaged by war, and a mere twenty miles from enemy lines, the seaside town she once loved now resembles a military base, and is firmly in Hitler’s line of fire. As she tries to rebuild her life amidst the rubble and horror of war, Marnie struggles to free herself from the grief and shame of past mistakes.