Faredene Saga
Debra Delaney
Lie a Little... to Love a Lot
Debra Delaney
Debra Delaney lives with her husband in Shropshire. She took up writing full-time following her retirement and has discovered how easy it is to become obsessed with the lives of her characters in her debut novel – only she loves a challenge, so it became a saga!
Her books have been described as having the trials and tribulations found in a
Debra Delaney lives with her husband in Shropshire. She took up writing full-time following her retirement and has discovered how easy it is to become obsessed with the lives of her characters in her debut novel – only she loves a challenge, so it became a saga!
Her books have been described as having the trials and tribulations found in a Catherine Cookson novel combined with a Jill Mansell sense of humour.
When she’s not writing, she’s enjoying the surrounding countryside, spending time with her family or indulging in one of her many hobbies.
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Lie a Little... to Love a Lot
Debra Delaney
Lie a Little... to Love a Lot is the first in the Faredene Saga.
A page-turning Victorian family saga set in the fictional town of Faredene featuring a cotton mill, a drapers, a haberdashery and a dressmakers.
A tale of romance, poverty, motherhood, relationships, tragedy and a great many secrets that will make you laugh and cry, but can s
Lie a Little... to Love a Lot is the first in the Faredene Saga.
A page-turning Victorian family saga set in the fictional town of Faredene featuring a cotton mill, a drapers, a haberdashery and a dressmakers.
A tale of romance, poverty, motherhood, relationships, tragedy and a great many secrets that will make you laugh and cry, but can she save everyone?
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'"The book 'Lie a Little to Love a Lot' was a thoroughly enjoyable good read. Debra Delaney is a master of writing about human relations and keeps you on the edge of your seat following plot lines and what happens to characters."
Judith Ellis
Lie a Little... to Love a Lot
Lie a Little... to Love a Lot
Lie a Little... to Love a Lot
Endless years of a lonely, childless spinster’s life stretching ahead, Victoria Kavanagh finds an abandoned baby. She knows it’s the answer to her prayers. Or is it? Has she stolen him in a moment of madness? She’s come close to it before…
With a poor framework on which to build – one of lies and deceit – Is her new life far enough away fr
Endless years of a lonely, childless spinster’s life stretching ahead, Victoria Kavanagh finds an abandoned baby. She knows it’s the answer to her prayers. Or is it? Has she stolen him in a moment of madness? She’s come close to it before…
With a poor framework on which to build – one of lies and deceit – Is her new life far enough away from the past she’s trying to escape as she learns in whom to lay her trust? Whatever the future holds, there’s no turning back.
She soon learns that caring for people comes at a cost and her desire to protect sets off a chain of events that has repercussions for everyone whose lives she touches . . . Her meddling may just be her undoing.
When danger threatens her son, Victoria has to make a heart-breaking choice – but is she ready to let him go?
Now also available as an audiobook.
Edge of Despair
Edge of Despair Book 2
Follow the lives of Sean, Bella and Kate...
Follow the lives of Sean, Bella and Kate...
Plans are nothing more than dust in the wind ... and life has a way of dangling happiness in front of you, only to snatch it away.
Victoria Caldwell discovers it’s much easier to protect her children when decisions are made for them. Would her son, Sean, really have ended his life? Is her daughter, Bella, old enough to choose the right man
Plans are nothing more than dust in the wind ... and life has a way of dangling happiness in front of you, only to snatch it away.
Victoria Caldwell discovers it’s much easier to protect her children when decisions are made for them. Would her son, Sean, really have ended his life? Is her daughter, Bella, old enough to choose the right man? Will her stepdaughter, Kate, allow her insecurities to ruin her life? For Victoria, their pain is her torture.
Many reach the edge of despair, but most come back from it. Will these three young people learn that the path ahead doesn’t have to be clear – they just need to put one foot in front of the other and keep moving? Or will they give up fighting?
An epic tale of deception, anguish and resilience.
Edge of Despair... Not everyone makes it back...
Due for release on Amazon 28 October 2021.
Follow the lives of Sean, Bella and Kate...
Follow the lives of Sean, Bella and Kate...
Follow the lives of Sean, Bella and Kate...
Sean’s life in America was a heady mix of work and pleasure until, faced with betrayal, his world collapses and he heads home, unsure if he can start again. Penniless and facing a lifetime working at the mill, everyone has their breaking point – has he reached his? Confronted with temptation, will he overcome his demons or allow them to c
Sean’s life in America was a heady mix of work and pleasure until, faced with betrayal, his world collapses and he heads home, unsure if he can start again. Penniless and facing a lifetime working at the mill, everyone has their breaking point – has he reached his? Confronted with temptation, will he overcome his demons or allow them to consume him?
Bella finds the world exciting, but why do people play games with each other? Surely life would be simpler if everyone was open and honest... Bella believes a handsome stranger is the one for her, but he isn’t all he seems. Allowing him to manipulate her, she puts her family’s lives in danger. Will she perish or emerge stronger, able to cope with shame and loss?
Kate is clever and witty yet filled with vulnerabilities. With her heart broken, can she get off her path to self-destruction? Whatever her reasons for being reckless and selfish while longing for the unobtainable, things have to change. Can she do something worthwhile with her life?
Beyond Deceit Book 3
Follow the lives of Sean, Bella and Kate...
Beyond Deceit Book 3
The third book in the Faredene Saga – out now!
Beyond Deceit returns to Faredene just weeks after the end of book two and will continue to follow the fortunes of Victoria Caldwell, her family and friends.
Watch this space for Forgivable Sin - the fourth book in the Faredene Saga...
The second book, "Edge of Despair", in the Faredene saga is
The third book in the Faredene Saga – out now!
Beyond Deceit returns to Faredene just weeks after the end of book two and will continue to follow the fortunes of Victoria Caldwell, her family and friends.
Watch this space for Forgivable Sin - the fourth book in the Faredene Saga...
The second book, "Edge of Despair", in the Faredene saga is as good as the first. Still with many twists and turns going on. There is plenty to keep your interest. What is going to happen in the next book!?
Shirley Wright
Beyond Deceit
Beyond Deceit Book 3
Follow the lives of Sean, Bella and Kate...
Follow the lives of Sean, Bella and Kate...
There is no peace in the past...
Victoria Caldwell expects one thing from her children – that they live a life that makes them happy. So why, whenever everyone is on the verge of happiness, do things always go wrong?
An epic tale of deception, anguish and resilience.
Even if you’re pricked by the thorn of a rose, you can still find it beauti
There is no peace in the past...
Victoria Caldwell expects one thing from her children – that they live a life that makes them happy. So why, whenever everyone is on the verge of happiness, do things always go wrong?
An epic tale of deception, anguish and resilience.
Even if you’re pricked by the thorn of a rose, you can still find it beautiful.
'A very good read. Didn't want it to finish!' J. Campbell
Follow the lives of Sean, Bella and Kate...
Follow the lives of Sean, Bella and Kate...
Follow the lives of Sean, Bella and Kate...
Bella Caldwell has no intention of hiding away because her husband turned out to be a bigamist and their marriage a sham. Every day, she forces herself out of bed to keep up the pretence that she’s enjoying life. But will she allow George Bristow to manipulate her again and drag her into his murky world? How will this damaged young woman
Bella Caldwell has no intention of hiding away because her husband turned out to be a bigamist and their marriage a sham. Every day, she forces herself out of bed to keep up the pretence that she’s enjoying life. But will she allow George Bristow to manipulate her again and drag her into his murky world? How will this damaged young woman cope when she’s faced with evil at a level she’s never before contemplated?
Is Sean Kavanagh naïve to assume Yvette is faithful to him? How could he expect her to be when he’s broken his own vows – not physically, but a thousand times in his heart? Is there any worse hell than sharing a life with someone who hates you? A life with Jane Kellet is within reach, but when the unthinkable happens, his guilt threatens to crush him. If only he’d done things differently… Will he lose the fight against his own demons and succumb to the need for liquor?
Kate Caldwell still hankers after a man she can’t have who’s oblivious to her suffering. Yet, she feels compelled to take away his pain and if he tosses her aside afterwards, destroying her in the process, so be it… At times it seems she’s destined to remain alone, meddling in other people’s romances instead of taking happiness for herself. Is that what old maids do? At least that’s preferable to becoming bitter and twisted, denying others joy. Will she ever be in love and be loved in return?
Forgivable Sin Book 4
Follow the lives of Sean, Bella and Kate...
Forgivable Sin Book 4
Watch this space for the fourth book in the Faredene Saga...
Forgivable Sin returns to Faredene in the war years and continues to follow the fortunes of your favourite characters.