A Place Called Home: (The Cliffehaven Series Book 19) (The Cliffehaven Series, 19)

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Peggy Reilly’s fearsome sister, Doris. When warm-hearted Peggy befriends Mary, she discovers the young woman’s secret. But she begins to regret getting involved, for there can only be trouble ahead . . . Meanwhile evacuee Ruby Clark has much to contend with when her estranged mother turns up, having completed a long prison sentence. There is huge heartache still to come for Ruby, and she will need her Beach View family more than ever.

The Waiting Hours is a gem of a book, which will touch readers' hearts. Ellie Dean effortlessly evokes a sense of time and place, and revisits a fascinating part of wartime history in a story where strong women triumph over adversity, and it's never too late to find love.' Clare Harvey When Pauline Reilly hears Carol’s news she’s worried for her little sister. But as rumours about Slapton Sands reach Cliffehaven, Pauline can’t help be more concerned for her only surviving son. And despite her sister-in-law Peggy’s best efforts, nothing soothes Pauline’s fears. With loved ones scattered far and wide across the globe, and tensions running high, the end of the war feels somehow further than ever. And yet with the long-awaited Allied invasion in sight, a glimmer of light is starting to break through… As the fighter planes leave RAF Cliffe every evening all anyone can hope is that the war, like the night, will soon be over. But Ernie who has been a cripple since he was afflicted by polio at a young age has learned to depend on his sister Sally.Ron and Rosie have moved into their new house but things are not easy for them and they need a good heart to heart. Ellie Dean’s novel “There’ll Be Blue Skies” introduces Sally, a sixteen-year-old who moves to the south coast of England. She is uncertain about what will happen to her as all she is used to are the sounds and sights of East End London. Will the sanctuary of home give them each the strength they need to face the challenges ahead? Read more Look Inside Details But then Italy joins Germany and her closest neighbors and friends find themselves declared enemies of the state and are sent to prison. Soon enough, Sally finds a job working at a uniforms factory so that she can contribute to household bills and buy medicine for her brother.

Cliffehaven, 1946. The war is over and those who have spent years fighting behind enemy lines are finally coming home. But honestly the book was a very easy read, I loved the family dynamics, connections, friends knitting together through the tough times and that there is support systems continually being built, .. I love Peggy’s heart in wanting to bring everyone under her wings, hard working and yet always there for her family, friends and for those she has adopted. Jim is home from the war but he's not finding it easy. The things he's endured in Burma are making life difficult for him, also he's feels at times that he's surplus to requirements at home because Peggy has become so independent and his family grown up. With the help of his father, Ron, he gets himself on the right road. But then their mother arrives in town and in her wake is chaos and disaster. Sally will have to decide where her true loyalties lie. It is not the first time she is playing mother as Florrie her real mother has never been there for her children. She has not even come to wave them off despite promising to do so.Still, while it pains her to leave behind the familiar sights of London, she knows she has to grow up and take care of Ernie her six-year-old brother that needs her.

As Tamara, Ellie Dean is the patron of Andredida Writers, where she has been praised for her contribution to Saga and historical romance fiction. While it for the most part looks so messy, she has a system and usually can get almost anything she needs to write.It is thus not surprising that she writes in those genres. She prefers to pen her works during the winter since she can hardly stay indoors in summertime good weather. She now makes her home in the East Sussex town of Jevington, where she lived with Geoffrey Oliver her husband until his demise in 2020. Ever since she lost her husband she has actively been visiting her children and grandchildren spread across several states in the US.