Charlotte's mother, Myrtle Bond, lay dying from an overdose of morphine, administered in the hospital where she awaited gallbladder surgery. Her scheduled surgeon, unable to operate after a weekend of heavy drinking, shook uncontrollably. When death came, a grief-stricken Charlotte accepted the mortician's request to comb her mother's hair for burial and select the music for the service. Later, at the graveside, Charlotte felt the full impact of the future facing her: a seventeen-year-old's promise to "take care" of her siblings-Walter, age fifteen; Hubert, age eight; and Alberta, two and a half years of age. Was she able to handle such a responsibility? She had turned seventeen only two days before. Did she have the courage, even the know-how to face a life as a surrogate mother to her brothers and sister? She needed help. To whom could she turn? This is Charlotte's story.

The author of A Bridge Across the Ocean and The Last Year of the War journeys from the present day to World War II England, as two sisters are separated by the chaos of wartime... Current day, Oxford, England. Young American scholar Kendra Van Zant, eager to pursue her vision of a perfect life, interviews Isabel McFarland just when the elderly woman is ready to give up secrets about the war that she has kept for decades...beginning with who she really is. What Kendra receives from Isabel is both a gift and a burden—one that will test her convictions and her heart. 1940s, England. As Hitler wages an unprecedented war against London’s civilian population, hundreds of thousands of children are evacuated to foster homes in the rural countryside. But even as fifteen-year-old Emmy Downtree and her much younger sister Julia find refuge in a charming Cotswold cottage, Emmy’s burning ambition to return to the city and apprentice with a fashion designer pits her against Julia’s profound need for her sister’s presence. Acting at cross purposes just as the Luftwaffe rains down its terrible destruction, the sisters are cruelly separated, and their lives are transformed...

Maeve O'Donovan has arrived in Edinburgh from County Cork, trying to forget her unrequited love for the man who has since married her cousin. However, life in a strange city is at first difficult and Maeve is shocked when she encounters prejudice against her Irish roots. When she loses her job as a maid, she is delighted to find a job as an assistant in the wardrobe department of the Queen's Theatre. It's a new and exciting world for Maeve - not least because she finds herself attracted to the brooding Harry Alpin, a theatre lighting man who harbours a desire to act. However, will his prejudiced family ever to be willing to accept an Irish girl as Harry's bride?

Charlie, a young and struggling waitress, supports her alcoholic mother in working-class Liverpool. Out of desperation, she turns to sex work to make ends meet. A chance encounter with a wealthy hotelier sparks an intense romance crossing rigid social boundaries. Charlie dreams of equality in their relationship, but deep down doubts whether their passion can overcome the vast differences in their backgrounds. Yet she finds herself irresistibly drawn to her enigmatic lover as they navigate the conflicts between their contrasting worlds.

Alex, an international model, grows weary of glitz and glamour and looks to her husband, Ron Gerard, a "nice, stable doctor," to provide some normalcy in her life. She soon discovers, however, that the 'good' doctor is a swinger who prefers sex with other women. At first, Alex enjoys the parties, excitement, and uninhibited sex, but she soon realizes that the only reason Ron values her is because her alluring body and exotic looks open up doors to the swinging scene that her husband could never walk through on his own. Alex wants more, and she finds it in the arms of Jack Grant, a married man. As the affair blossoms, Alex becomes depressed and irrational. Her only hope for happiness, she believes, is to leave her husband and convince Jack to leave his wife. Jack is torn between continuing the incredible sex with Alex and leaving his wife who he still loves. When he ends the affair, Alex becomes even more unstable, and events spiral to a conclusion that no one could have ever foreseen. Explore a world of swingers, faithless love, and betrayal in Lovers & Liars.