Joffe are today introducing us to an unforgettable historical family saga series by much-loved author Grace Thompson. Set in South Wales, these heartwarming tales are just up my, and others, street – and look at the jackets – glorious.
Grace Thompson’s GOODBYE TO DREAMS and PAINT ON THE SMILES, books one and two in the Owen Sisters Family Saga series, are out now for just 99p | 99c for a limited time only.
GOODBYE TO DREAMS by Grace Thompson
South Wales, 1929. In a beautiful corner of the south Wales coast, the Owen sisters run their family’s grocery shop. The popular seaside resort has always been their haven, even when their mother abandoned them.
Now Cecily and Ada live above the shop with their father and Myfanwy, a six-year-old girl they adopted when her parents died. With the assistance of friends and Willie, their hardworking stable boy, the shop becomes a roaring success. Their deliveries extend to the stalls and cafés on the beach, where one stall handler, Peter, becomes a close friend.
But their success is overshadowed by heartache. Cecily’s wedding is cancelled.
Ada’s marriage is crumbling. And a life-changing secret is unveiled. Relationships will come and go, secrets will be revealed, but will the sisters’ relationship survive it all?
PAINT ON THE SMILES by Grace Thompson
South Wales, 1938. Summer has arrived in the beautiful coastal corner of south Wales where for Cecily and Ada Owen business is booming. Holidaymakers are beginning to arrive and the cafés, tea stalls and shops lining the Pleasure Beach are clamouring to place orders with the Owen sisters’ shop.
But clouds are gathering on the horizon. War is looming and Ada’s husband, Phil, is released from prison. Phil’s arrest humiliated Ada and made the ugly sisters the subject of local gossip. Phil is still a dangerous crook and Ada no longer recognizes the man she married. Meanwhile, Myfanwy is harbouring unspoken resentments — towards the mother who so long denied her — and is planning a cruel revenge. Can the Owen sisters survive what’s coming their way and celebrate the end of the war with hope in their hearts? This unputdownable historical family saga is packed with memorable characters you’re sure to fall in love with.
Perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries, Rosie Goodwin, Dilly Court, Tania Crosse, Carole Llewellyn, Fern Britton, Faith Hogan and Bill Kitson.
CLICK HERE TO BUY GOODBYE TO DREAMS BY GRACE THOMPSON FOR JUST 99P | 99C.
CLICK HERE TO BUY PAINT ON THE SMILES BY GRACE THOMPSON FOR JUST 99P | 99C.
And… And… Evans Above by Rhys Bowen The most wonderful title – it has to be cozy and amusing. (my absolute favourite type of crime) Read it, read it. You’ll love it. (Seems to be Welsh week at Joffe Books, and why not indeed.)
EVANS ABOVE is the first in an unmissable cozy mystery series set in the sleepy Welsh village of Llanfair — out now for just 99p | 99c.* ONLY available in the UK and Commonwealth, and best to check the offer is live and available in your location before purchasing.
Constable Evan Evans leaves the big city for the sleepy Welsh village of Llanfair.
Llanfair is his childhood home, nestled high in the beautiful Welsh mountains he is called in to investigate the deaths of two hikers on Mount Snowdon. It looks like a tragic mishap, but Evans isn’t convinced. Then, a third body is found on the mountain. The man’s throat has been slit. Crikey, so this one certainly is no accident. Does it deepen Evans’ suspicions about the hikers? Is there a murderer in their midst who has slain all three? And … roll of drums … is he or she also linked to the mysterious destruction of – no surely not – Mrs Powell-Jones’ prize-winning tomatoes?
Yes, I did say tomatoes. Oh, my heart sings. Yours will too.
If you love Midsomer Murders, Faith Martin, Simon Brett, Glenda Young, Stella Cameron, Frances Evesham, Richard Osman, L.J. Ross, Clare Chase, Margaret Mayhew or M.C. Beaton, prepare to be hooked by this enchanting character-driven mystery
Rhys Bowen is a New York Times bestselling author and Edgar Award nominee and it shows. Really it does. Lovely jubbly book.