A brand new series from the bestselling author of A Christmas Promise. Perfect for fans of Katie Flynn. For the ordinary people of Empire Street, life will never be the same again. Kitty Fisher has plenty on her plate to keep her busy. Since her mother died when she was just a child, she's cooked, cleaned and scraped to make ends meet for her drunken father and her headstrong brothers. Rita Kennedy, living with her husband under the roof of his spiteful mother-in-law, is desperate for their own home. Perhaps that will help them get their marriage back on the rails again? For the two women and others like them on Liverpool's dockside and across the whole country, the threatening clouds of war will bring heartache and tragedy. It will take courage and the bonds of family and friends to help them see this through.

Gold title * A brand new series set in the Annie Groves heartland of Merseyside. * Annie Groves is the pseudonym for Sheila Riley who has taken up the Annie Groves pen after the death of the much-loved writer, Penny Halsall. * Annie Groves is a top 20 Sunday Times bestselling author. These heartwarming stories of love and heartache have garnered legions of fans across the globe. * This new series will follow the fate and fortune of two women living on Liverpool's docks and will draw on Sheila's own family history. Competition: Dilly'S Sacrifice (Dilly'S Story Book 1). Dilly Court;Annie Groves; Katie Flynn; Maggie Hope; Nadine Dorries; Rosie Goodwin;.