Annie Groves 3-Book Collection 1: My Sweet Valentine; Home for Christmas; London Belles

Collection of heart-warming and poignant novels set in wartime, from bestselling author, Annie Groves. My Sweet Valentine, Home for Christmas, London Belles Four lives. Four loves. One War. 'Lodgers? That's not the kind of thing we do round here.'But for a widow like Olive, it was something she must do in order to survive... On London's Blitz torn streets, the bonds of friendship and sisterhood run deep. Forged together by the utter devastation of WWII, Tilly, Sally, Dulcie and Agnes are the four young women living on an ordinary street. What can the war possibly hold in store for the intrepid belles of No. 13 Article Row?Even in uncertain times – through laughter, love and loss – life must go on, but things will never be the same again. Available for the first time together as an eBook exclusive, enjoy the first three touching instalments of bestselling author Annie Groves' heart-warming drama. My sweet valentine:Tilly is passionately in love with the dashing American journalist, Drew. But he is harbouring a secret that threatens their burgeoning love. Dulcie's brother Rick has walked back into her life, the man who she longed for all those years ago! Agnes is comforted by the loving arms of her caring train driver fiance Ted. And Sally could not be happier with her talented surgeon boyfriend at her side, especially since he's risked his life to visit her at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve. For Tilly's mother, Olive, the cold heart that had been frozen, since her partner died, is beginning to thaw. But the man she pines for is betrothed to another. The net curtains on the well-to-do Article Row have been twitching, and prying eyes have seen the way she's been looking at Sergeant Dawson! When the clock strikes midnight at the Hammersmith Palais, three couples stare deeply into their lovers' eyes. The confident and stunningly beautiful East Ender, Dulcie, is left alone once more, abandoned by her boyfriend at this most precious of precious moments. But the women of No. 13 Article Row know that joy is short lived in the London of 1941. It's a treacherous place, especially for the tender-hearted. As Valentine's Day approaches, the perils of war threaten life as they know it and all matters of the heart Home for Christmas: Is a tale of four very different young women thrown together by war. Finding freedom and independence -- as well as love, passion and heartbreak -- for the very first time, a unique bond is formed as the hostilities take their toll on Britain. It's September 1940 and the German blitz on London has just begun. The four young girls who live at No. 13 Article Row live under its constant threat. But life must go on! Tilly and Sally both work at Barts Hospital where they witness the cruelty of war first-hand. Agnes volunteers to work extra hours at her underground station to help with the nightly influx of people seeking safety from the bombs. Dulcie, with her broken ankle, tries to make peace with her mother, following the news of the death of her sister Enid. But her grief-stricken mother doesn't want to know. Sally returns to her painful past in Liverpool. But it's not seeing the man she once loved, nor her father and ex-best fiend's child that hurt most! As Christmas approaches, the arrival of the handsome young American Drew, ignites new life in the heart Tilly thought was broken. As the bombs continue to rain down on a frosty London, perilous challenges lay around every corner. And all anyone wants this year is to be home for Christmas Collection of heart-warming and poignant novels set in wartime, from bestselling author, Annie Groves.My Sweet Valentine, Home for Christmas, London BellesFour lives. Four loves. One War.‘Lodgers? That's not the kind of thing we do round here.' But for a widow like Olive, it was something she must do in order to survive...On London's Blitz torn streets, the bonds of friendship and sisterhood run deep. Forged together by the utter devastation of WWII, Tilly, Sally, Dulcie and Agnes are the four young women living on an ordinary street.What can the war possibly hold in store for the intrepid belles of No. 13 Article Row? Even in uncertain times - through laughter, love and loss - life must go on, but things will never be the same again.Available for the first time together as an eBook exclusive, enjoy the first three touching instalments of bestselling author Annie Groves' heart-warming drama London belles:Young Tilly lives with her widowed mother Olive in a house on Article Row in Holborn, London. Forced to seek lodgers, following the death of her father-in-law, the family are in strife. And then a meek 17-year-old comes knocking at their door. Agnes was orphaned as a baby, and left to make her own way in the world, abandoned in a basket outside the orphanage. But there's no room at the inn and Olive has already let the rooms to a young nurse Sally and the vivacious Dulcie. Alice, abandoned for the second time in her young life, seeks comfort in the arms of her colleague Ted, a handsome young train driver. We follow each of these girls' live and uncover the reality of love and loss, set against a backdrop of war