That'll Be The Day
by Freda Lightfoot
Price: $3.99 USD. 134320 words.
Published on November 9, 2011. Fiction.
Working on her busy flower stall Betty has the opportunity to observe her customers. Sam buys bouquets for his wife so why does she always look so miserable? Leo comes every week for flowers for his mother, but has never bought so much as a rosebud for his elegant wife. Betty’s own husband went off long ago, so is it any wonder if she has a dim view of men? But all that is about to change…
Location: Spain
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Freda Lightfoot
Biography
Born in Lancashire, Freda Lightfoot lived for a number of years in the Lake District where she ran a bookshop. She then tried her hand at the ‘good life’, kept sheep and hens, various orphaned cats and dogs, built drystone walls, planted a small wood and even learned how to make jam. She has now given up her thermals to build a house in an olive grove in Spain, where she produces her own olive oil. She has published over 35 novels including many bestselling family sagas and historical novels.
Where to find Freda Lightfoot online
Website: http://www.fredalightfoot.co.uk
Twitter: fredalightfoot
Blog: http://www.fredalightfoot.blogspot.com
Twitter: fredalightfoot
- fredalightfoot: @LynMcCulloch it's pretty darned cold here too. Ice on the low marsh land on the Garrucha road. Snow in the sierras.
- fredalightfoot: @LesleyCookman Singing on a cruise. What fun! Good for her. We're already planning our next.
- fredalightfoot: @KateLyallGrant Thank you. Most kind.
- fredalightfoot: Bitter east wind, but warm in my office, and at least I've given it a good tidy. Ready for the next project. Lots of lovely research.
- fredalightfoot: Don't miss Victoria Lamb's interview on the RNA Blog http://t.co/LYEMsxBi
Blog: http://www.fredalightfoot.blogspot.com
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Books
Fools Fall In Love
by Freda Lightfoot
Price: $3.99 USD. 134700 words. Published on November 9, 2011. Fiction.
When Patsy talks her way into a job on Champion Street market, the Higginson sisters get more than they bargained for. Patsy’s impudence and chirpy personality win her enemies as well as new friends. And her determination to solve the riddle of her own past soon starts to unravel secrets Annie and Clara would much rather keep hidden.
Price: $3.99 USD. 134700 words. Published on November 9, 2011. Fiction.
When Patsy talks her way into a job on Champion Street market, the Higginson sisters get more than they bargained for. Patsy’s impudence and chirpy personality win her enemies as well as new friends. And her determination to solve the riddle of her own past soon starts to unravel secrets Annie and Clara would much rather keep hidden.
Putting On The Style
by Freda Lightfoot
Price: $2.99 USD. 132780 words. Published on November 9, 2011. Fiction.
Dena loves her Saturday job at Belle’s market café, and is soon in thrall to her two good looking sons; but when her younger brother is killed by a gang of young thugs Dena is taken into care. Later, she returns to her beloved market to rebuild her life. Only when it is far too late does Dena begin to ask herself the terrifying question: has she fallen in love with her brother’s killer?
Price: $2.99 USD. 132780 words. Published on November 9, 2011. Fiction.
Dena loves her Saturday job at Belle’s market café, and is soon in thrall to her two good looking sons; but when her younger brother is killed by a gang of young thugs Dena is taken into care. Later, she returns to her beloved market to rebuild her life. Only when it is far too late does Dena begin to ask herself the terrifying question: has she fallen in love with her brother’s killer?
Gracie´s Sin
by Freda Lightfoot
Price: $3.99 USD. 117540 words. Published on July 22, 2011. Fiction.
Gracie, Lou and Rose. Three young women craving adventure join the Women’s Timber Corps. All for different reasons. After the rigours of forestry training in Cornwall under Matron’s steely gaze the trio are posted to Grizedale Forest in the Lake district where there are new challenges. But their enemy is the war, and faith and friendship are tested to the utmost in their efforts to survive.
Price: $3.99 USD. 117540 words. Published on July 22, 2011. Fiction.
Gracie, Lou and Rose. Three young women craving adventure join the Women’s Timber Corps. All for different reasons. After the rigours of forestry training in Cornwall under Matron’s steely gaze the trio are posted to Grizedale Forest in the Lake district where there are new challenges. But their enemy is the war, and faith and friendship are tested to the utmost in their efforts to survive.
For All Our Tomorrows
by Freda Lightfoot
Price: $3.99 USD. 129540 words. Published on June 7, 2011. Fiction.
It might be a friendly invasion, but when hundreds of US Marines arrive at a quiet Cornish town in the summer of 1943 with only two things on their mind, making love and making war, there are bound to be problems.
Price: $3.99 USD. 129540 words. Published on June 7, 2011. Fiction.
It might be a friendly invasion, but when hundreds of US Marines arrive at a quiet Cornish town in the summer of 1943 with only two things on their mind, making love and making war, there are bound to be problems.
A Sackful of Stories
by Freda Lightfoot
Price: $0.99 USD. 38530 words. Published on June 7, 2011. Fiction.
Six romantic short stories to warm the heart.
Price: $0.99 USD. 38530 words. Published on June 7, 2011. Fiction.
Six romantic short stories to warm the heart.
The Woman From Heartbreak House
by Freda Lightfoot
Price: $3.99 USD. 99590 words. Published on April 23, 2011. Fiction.
The Great War is over and Kate is eager to welcome her husband home. But he’s a changed man and Eliot’s return creates tensions both at work and with Kate’s son, Callum. It tears her apart to see such strife between the two men she loves most. And her sister-in-law is determined to stir up the animosity. But when tragedy strikes, Lucy’s ambition runs out of control.
Price: $3.99 USD. 99590 words. Published on April 23, 2011. Fiction.
The Great War is over and Kate is eager to welcome her husband home. But he’s a changed man and Eliot’s return creates tensions both at work and with Kate’s son, Callum. It tears her apart to see such strife between the two men she loves most. And her sister-in-law is determined to stir up the animosity. But when tragedy strikes, Lucy’s ambition runs out of control.
The Child From Nowhere
by Freda Lightfoot
Price: $3.99 USD. 71090 words. Published on April 23, 2011. Fiction.
Events have taken an unexpected turn and Kate finds herself back in Poor House Lane with some heartrending decisions to be made, not least how to find her missing son. Somehow she must also make a living for herself and help the women being abused by the hated Swainson. But nothing is straightforward, and her sister-in-law Lucy isn’t done with her yet.
Price: $3.99 USD. 71090 words. Published on April 23, 2011. Fiction.
Events have taken an unexpected turn and Kate finds herself back in Poor House Lane with some heartrending decisions to be made, not least how to find her missing son. Somehow she must also make a living for herself and help the women being abused by the hated Swainson. But nothing is straightforward, and her sister-in-law Lucy isn’t done with her yet.
The Girl From Poor House Lane
by Freda Lightfoot
Price: $3.99 USD. 95030 words. Published on April 23, 2011. Fiction.
Poor House Lane is no place to bring up a child, and since the death of her husband, Kate has struggled to feed her beloved baby son. So when the wealthy, childless Tysons offer to adopt Callum, and employ Kate as his nursemaid, she feels compelled to accept. But Kate is not prepared for the jealousy this provokes in Eliot Tyson’s brother, Charles, who sees Callum as a threat to his inheritance.
Price: $3.99 USD. 95030 words. Published on April 23, 2011. Fiction.
Poor House Lane is no place to bring up a child, and since the death of her husband, Kate has struggled to feed her beloved baby son. So when the wealthy, childless Tysons offer to adopt Callum, and employ Kate as his nursemaid, she feels compelled to accept. But Kate is not prepared for the jealousy this provokes in Eliot Tyson’s brother, Charles, who sees Callum as a threat to his inheritance.
Reluctant Queen
by Freda Lightfoot
Price: $5.99 USD. 96380 words. Published on March 11, 2011. Fiction.
The story of Gabrielle d’Estrées is one of love, betrayal, intrigue and tragedy. She wanted to marry for love, the respectability of a happy marriage. But in the court of sixteenth century France this was almost impossible to achieve. Is the love of a king enough to secure Gabrielle the happiness and respectability she craves, and a crown for her son as the next dauphin of France?
Price: $5.99 USD. 96380 words. Published on March 11, 2011. Fiction.
The story of Gabrielle d’Estrées is one of love, betrayal, intrigue and tragedy. She wanted to marry for love, the respectability of a happy marriage. But in the court of sixteenth century France this was almost impossible to achieve. Is the love of a king enough to secure Gabrielle the happiness and respectability she craves, and a crown for her son as the next dauphin of France?
Hostage Queen
by Freda Lightfoot
Price: $5.99 USD. 98320 words. Published on October 26, 2010. Fiction.
Marguerite de Valois, the most beautiful woman in the French Court, is the subject of great scandal and intrigue. She is married to the Huguenot Henry of Navarre as her mother Catherine de Medici aims to bring peace to France. But within days of the wedding Paris is awash with blood. In a court rife with murder, political intrigue, debauchery and the hunger for power, can she hope to survive?
Price: $5.99 USD. 98320 words. Published on October 26, 2010. Fiction.
Marguerite de Valois, the most beautiful woman in the French Court, is the subject of great scandal and intrigue. She is married to the Huguenot Henry of Navarre as her mother Catherine de Medici aims to bring peace to France. But within days of the wedding Paris is awash with blood. In a court rife with murder, political intrigue, debauchery and the hunger for power, can she hope to survive?
The Favourite Child
by Freda Lightfoot
Price: $3.99 USD. 119540 words. Published on August 17, 2010. Fiction.
It’s 1928 and opening a Mothers’ Clinic in Salford alienates Bella Ashton from her family. She is grateful for the help of Violet Howarth, who takes her in off the street. A friendship with Violet’s son Dan quickly turns to love. But Bella also becomes involved with handsome ne’er-do-well Billy Quinn, and soon finds everything she has worked for at risk, and herself in mortal danger...
Price: $3.99 USD. 119540 words. Published on August 17, 2010. Fiction.
It’s 1928 and opening a Mothers’ Clinic in Salford alienates Bella Ashton from her family. She is grateful for the help of Violet Howarth, who takes her in off the street. A friendship with Violet’s son Dan quickly turns to love. But Bella also becomes involved with handsome ne’er-do-well Billy Quinn, and soon finds everything she has worked for at risk, and herself in mortal danger...
Kitty Little
by Freda Lightfoot
Price: $3.99 USD. 118890 words. Published on August 17, 2010. Fiction.
Katherine, Charlotte and Esme. Three girls seeking escape. Against the theatrical backdrop of the Lakes, a real-life drama is played out: One that threatens to destroy the very dream that brought them together, and the close friendship they once enjoyed. Each is captivated by the idea of a travelling theatre. Each pretending to be someone she is not. All are in love with the same man...
Price: $3.99 USD. 118890 words. Published on August 17, 2010. Fiction.
Katherine, Charlotte and Esme. Three girls seeking escape. Against the theatrical backdrop of the Lakes, a real-life drama is played out: One that threatens to destroy the very dream that brought them together, and the close friendship they once enjoyed. Each is captivated by the idea of a travelling theatre. Each pretending to be someone she is not. All are in love with the same man...
Larkrigg Fell
by Freda Lightfoot
Price: $3.99 USD. 131270 words. Published on July 27, 2010. Fiction.
The Brandon twins are unalike in every way except in their love of their home, Larkrigg Hall. Beth is the romantic one with dreams of an idyllic life in rural Lakeland. Sarah is willing to take risks to achieve the life style she craves. But jealousy and greed mar their uncertain relationship so that when tragedy strikes both sisters are forced to come to terms with a very different situation.
Price: $3.99 USD. 131270 words. Published on July 27, 2010. Fiction.
The Brandon twins are unalike in every way except in their love of their home, Larkrigg Hall. Beth is the romantic one with dreams of an idyllic life in rural Lakeland. Sarah is willing to take risks to achieve the life style she craves. But jealousy and greed mar their uncertain relationship so that when tragedy strikes both sisters are forced to come to terms with a very different situation.
Wishing Water
by Freda Lightfoot
Price: $3.99 USD. 131760 words. Published on July 26, 2010. Fiction.
Pretty Lissa Turner has devoted parents and a beautiful home in the Lake District. But her real mother abandoned Lissa when she was a baby, and feelings of confusion and vulnerability persist. She takes a job in Carreckwater, a lively village in the heart of Lakeland, where she makes many new friends. But lack of faith in herself leads her into a marriage with disastrous consequences.
Price: $3.99 USD. 131760 words. Published on July 26, 2010. Fiction.
Pretty Lissa Turner has devoted parents and a beautiful home in the Lake District. But her real mother abandoned Lissa when she was a baby, and feelings of confusion and vulnerability persist. She takes a job in Carreckwater, a lively village in the heart of Lakeland, where she makes many new friends. But lack of faith in herself leads her into a marriage with disastrous consequences.
Storm Clouds Over Broombank
by Freda Lightfoot
Price: $3.99 USD. 84350 words. Published on July 26, 2010. Fiction.
Meg Turner is finding life as a sheep farmer -unusual for a woman even in war time - tougher than she expected. With her loyalties divided she fears losing the one man she truly loves. And dare she allow herself to love baby Lissa when her mother may return to claim her at any time? Kath is facing new challenges in the WAAF, but can she ever get over the guilt of leaving her child behind?
Price: $3.99 USD. 84350 words. Published on July 26, 2010. Fiction.
Meg Turner is finding life as a sheep farmer -unusual for a woman even in war time - tougher than she expected. With her loyalties divided she fears losing the one man she truly loves. And dare she allow herself to love baby Lissa when her mother may return to claim her at any time? Kath is facing new challenges in the WAAF, but can she ever get over the guilt of leaving her child behind?
Luckpenny Land
by Freda Lightfoot
Price: $2.99 USD. 103650 words. Published on July 26, 2010. Fiction.
Meg Turner lives on a lonely farm in the bleak but beautiful mountains of the English Lake District with a bully of a father. She loves Jack, with his dark good looks but loyalties are threatened as World War Two approaches and Meg realises that the only thing she can count on is her passion for the land she loves. Until a stranger arrives in the dale and her world changes for ever.
Price: $2.99 USD. 103650 words. Published on July 26, 2010. Fiction.
Meg Turner lives on a lonely farm in the bleak but beautiful mountains of the English Lake District with a bully of a father. She loves Jack, with his dark good looks but loyalties are threatened as World War Two approaches and Meg realises that the only thing she can count on is her passion for the land she loves. Until a stranger arrives in the dale and her world changes for ever.
The Bobbin Girls
by Freda Lightfoot
Price: $3.99 USD. 123770 words. Published on July 26, 2010. Fiction.
Alena Townsen wants to spend the rest of her life with her childhood sweetheart, Rob, but James Hollinthwaite, a wealthy landowner, has other ideas for his son and forces the two to part. To win him back she must resolve a tragic secret. Dolly Sutton has more intimate problems, while shy Sandra Myers finds herself an unlikely campaigner against Hollinthwaite’s destructive plans for the village.
Price: $3.99 USD. 123770 words. Published on July 26, 2010. Fiction.
Alena Townsen wants to spend the rest of her life with her childhood sweetheart, Rob, but James Hollinthwaite, a wealthy landowner, has other ideas for his son and forces the two to part. To win him back she must resolve a tragic secret. Dolly Sutton has more intimate problems, while shy Sandra Myers finds herself an unlikely campaigner against Hollinthwaite’s destructive plans for the village.
Lakeland Lily
by Freda Lightfoot
Price: $3.99 USD. 137450 words. Published on July 26, 2010. Fiction.
Lily Thorpe is a spirited, ambitious fisherman’s daughter, desperate to escape the poverty of her Lakeland home. When the rich Clermont-Read family spoils her plans, Lily embarks on a personal quest for revenge and marries their only son, Bertie, a handsome indolent charmer. A twist of fate brings her the freedom she craves, but the price Lily must pay is high.
Price: $3.99 USD. 137450 words. Published on July 26, 2010. Fiction.
Lily Thorpe is a spirited, ambitious fisherman’s daughter, desperate to escape the poverty of her Lakeland home. When the rich Clermont-Read family spoils her plans, Lily embarks on a personal quest for revenge and marries their only son, Bertie, a handsome indolent charmer. A twist of fate brings her the freedom she craves, but the price Lily must pay is high.
A Proud Alliance
by Freda Lightfoot
Price: $2.99 USD. 78430 words. Published on June 1, 2010. Fiction.
The Honourable Felicity Travers learns she is expected to marry the entrepreneurial Jarle Blakeley, the man she believes responsible for her father's bankruptcy. Inspired by the suffragette movement, Felicity intends to be a modern woman and make her own decisions. Blakeley proves persuasive, if lacking in romance. But with secrets still to be told, does the marriage have any hope of success?
Price: $2.99 USD. 78430 words. Published on June 1, 2010. Fiction.
The Honourable Felicity Travers learns she is expected to marry the entrepreneurial Jarle Blakeley, the man she believes responsible for her father's bankruptcy. Inspired by the suffragette movement, Felicity intends to be a modern woman and make her own decisions. Blakeley proves persuasive, if lacking in romance. But with secrets still to be told, does the marriage have any hope of success?
Whispering Shadows
by Freda Lightfoot
Price: $2.99 USD. 75830 words. Published on June 1, 2010. Fiction.
Abigail Carter feels stifled as companion to Emilia Goodenough, and the responsibility of her wayward sister Polly. Then Emilia's nephew, Carl Montegne, sweeps the ladies off to Italy to help him search for the long lost family fortune. But even a romantic castello doesn't stem the friction between them - until the quest suddenly turns to danger, and Abigail discovers the extent of her feelings.
Price: $2.99 USD. 75830 words. Published on June 1, 2010. Fiction.
Abigail Carter feels stifled as companion to Emilia Goodenough, and the responsibility of her wayward sister Polly. Then Emilia's nephew, Carl Montegne, sweeps the ladies off to Italy to help him search for the long lost family fortune. But even a romantic castello doesn't stem the friction between them - until the quest suddenly turns to danger, and Abigail discovers the extent of her feelings.
Rhapsody Creek
by Freda Lightfoot
Price: $2.99 USD. 80570 words. Published on June 1, 2010. Fiction.
With American independence won and her brother George dead, Hester Mackay accepts Benjamin Blake’s proposal to avoid the shame of bankruptcy, despite him being an English gunrunner. Her happiness at the Georgia plantation house is short-lived as Hester learns that her new husband has already killed two wives. Can this be true, and is he now trying to kill her?
Price: $2.99 USD. 80570 words. Published on June 1, 2010. Fiction.
With American independence won and her brother George dead, Hester Mackay accepts Benjamin Blake’s proposal to avoid the shame of bankruptcy, despite him being an English gunrunner. Her happiness at the Georgia plantation house is short-lived as Hester learns that her new husband has already killed two wives. Can this be true, and is he now trying to kill her?
Outrageous Fortune
by Freda Lightfoot
Price: $2.99 USD. 79820 words. Published on June 1, 2010. Fiction.
Wilful and beautiful, Charlotte Forbes is to inherit a fortune on her eighteenth birthday. But Sir James Caraddon, the rising star of Pitt's government, informs her of a scandal lurking in her past. Charlotte escapes by joining a troupe of strolling players, while James feels obliged to protect her from the unsavoury characters who have an eye on her wealth.
Price: $2.99 USD. 79820 words. Published on June 1, 2010. Fiction.
Wilful and beautiful, Charlotte Forbes is to inherit a fortune on her eighteenth birthday. But Sir James Caraddon, the rising star of Pitt's government, informs her of a scandal lurking in her past. Charlotte escapes by joining a troupe of strolling players, while James feels obliged to protect her from the unsavoury characters who have an eye on her wealth.
Madeiran Legacy
by Freda Lightfoot
Price: $2.99 USD. 89660 words. Published on June 1, 2010. Fiction.
Just returned from the Napoleonic wars Raul Beringer discovers that as well as contending with the enmity of his younger brother, Maynard, the legacy of his late father's wine business in Madeira must be shared with a penniless orphan, Coriander May. Whoever makes the most profit from their inheritance in a year will win overall control of the company. But is there more than money at stake?
Price: $2.99 USD. 89660 words. Published on June 1, 2010. Fiction.
Just returned from the Napoleonic wars Raul Beringer discovers that as well as contending with the enmity of his younger brother, Maynard, the legacy of his late father's wine business in Madeira must be shared with a penniless orphan, Coriander May. Whoever makes the most profit from their inheritance in a year will win overall control of the company. But is there more than money at stake?
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