The Guernsey Novels

Dangerous Waters

“This is a wonderful book, filled with family secrets, love and friendship, intrigue and danger and a dollop of good old fashioned romance!”

Finding Mother

“Finding Mother is a dazzle of a book, a perfect holiday read.”

Guernsey Retreat

“Anne’s delightful descriptions of the island and her skill at portraying her characters and their emotions brings every scene vividly to life.”

Family
Divided

“Another great novel in the Guernsey series. Beautifully written and faultless in locations, always challenging when being read by someone who knows all the places being described.”

Echoes of Time

“She becomes increasingly ill at ease as someone else’s past catches up with her own… Her only immediate neighbour, Stuart, is the grandson of the original owners, Bill and Olive.”

The
Betrayal

“I am happy to recommend this story, in fact, all of them, to anybody who enjoys a well-plotted mystery populated with convincing and always credible characters.”

The Inheritance

“The Inheritance: a wonderful, well researched evocative read that drew me hook, line and sinker into Victor Hugo’s Guernsey.”

Her Previous Self

“The haunting tale of two women, divided by time, yet with the power to set each other free. A gripping read.’”

The Ghost of Seagull Cottage

“‘A smartly plotted, cosy romance – with a ghostly twist. Highly recommended!’”

 

Dangerous WatersDangerous Waters (The Guernsey Novels book #1)

Tragedy seems to follows Jeanne Le Page around … Can she really go through it again and survive?

Jeanne Le Page is lucky to be alive … 15 years ago she was almost killed in a boating accident which brought heart-breaking family tragedy. Now 31, Jeanne is returning reluctantly to the Island of Guernsey following the death of her beloved Grandmother. Struggling for breath as the ferry nears the Island, Jeanne feels a dark foreboding overwhelm her as hazy memories of that terrible day resurface.

Only back on the Island to sell her inheritance – her Grandmother’s old cottage – she has no intention of sticking around to pick up her old life. But the cottage holds a secret, dating back to World War II, and Jeanne becomes drawn into discovering more. Then, shortly after her arrival, a chance meeting with an old teenage crush leads her to thoughts of love.

Silver AwardJeanne is forced to face her demons, reliving the tragedy as her lost memory returns.

The truth is finally revealed, endangering Jeanne’s life for a second time…

Dangerous Waters is a contemporary story of love and loss that captures the reader’s imagination, written in a style comparable to that of Maeve Binchy.

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‘Dangerous Waters is brilliant – I couldn’t put it down’

Finding MotherFinding Mother (The Guernsey Novels book #2)

Prepare to be swept away by a heart-warming tale of family relationships and love.

Who is she really? Nicole is about to find out as she searches for her real mother; the woman who gave her away at birth. With her marriage in tatters, she sets out from England: travelling to Spain, Jersey and Guernsey before the extraordinary story of her real family is finally revealed.

Nicole becomes an unwitting catalyst for change in the family. Two women are forced to reveal long-buried secrets. One going back as far as the Second World War. Lives are transformed as choices have to be made and the past laid to rest…

‘A well written romantic novel with a touch of mystery which will keep you wanting to read the next chapter’

Guernsey RetreatGuernsey Retreat (The Guernsey Novels book #3)

Two violent deaths. Separated by time, but with a fatal connection…

A man loses his father. A young woman loses her mother. Both in tragic circumstances that lead, when they meet, to surprising revelations from the past.

Louisa needs to find the father she has never known, to warn him of possible danger – for them both. Her search takes her from England to Guernsey. Malcolm’s journey is more tortuous: conceived in Guernsey, he travels to Canada as a baby with his bereaved mother. Many years later he arrives in India, and from here he is led back to Guernsey to open a health centre at La Folie. This was his father’s home, where Malcolm was conceived, but never lived and where his father was killed at the start of the Second World War.

At the heart of the two deaths lie stolen jewels. Valuable enough to kill for. Twice.

Finding her father brings Louisa more than she bargains for, and her life is transformed, while Malcolm learns that life is, after all, for sharing…

‘Romance, intrigue, murder and a stunning location… all the elements of a perfect summer read.’

The Family Divided

The Family Divided (The Guernsey Novels book #4)

One family, divided by death – and money

Andy Batiste, at loggerheads with his degenerate cousin, seeks to discover the truth of his family history. Why was his pregnant grandmother forced to flee to France? What really happened to her husband during the German Occupation, sixty years ago? Who accused Edmund, the elder son and Batiste heir, of being an informer? Was he really a traitor – and who murdered him?

With Edmund’s brother Harold now head of the family, enjoying the wealth which ought to have come to Andy’s father, the family is forever divided. Andy yearns to clear Edmund’s name and restore his father to his rightful inheritance.

Into the conflict comes Charlotte Townsend, newly divorced, lonely and struggling with writer’s block and the consuming threat of impending loss. She returns for healing at Guernsey’s natural health centre, La Folie, and becomes involved in Andy’s family affairs.

‘The Family Divided is another engaging tale of love and foul-play set in the Channel Island of Guernsey’

The Family Divided

Echoes of Time (The Guernsey Novels book #5)

Betrayal, injustice and revenge echo down the years…

1940. Olive marries farmer Bill Falla. The Germans occupy Guernsey.

All too soon Olive realises she’s made a mistake.

Her life changes when she meets Wolfgang, a German officer-but there’s a price to pay. . .

2010. Natalie Ogier returns to Guernsey to escape an abusive relationship – only to be plagued by odd happenings in her beautiful cottage on the site of a derelict and secluded farm. Disturbing dreams, disembodied voices and uncanny visions from the past. She becomes increasingly ill at ease as someone else’s past catches up with her own… Her only immediate neighbour, Stuart, is the grandson of the original owners, Bill and Olive.

Thrown together in a bid to find out what really happened to Olive, can they each survive the repercussions of the past and move on?

‘This book was a captivating and breath-taking read. It’s poignant, oh, so poignant’

The Betrayal

The Betrayal (The Guernsey Novels book #6)

Treachery and theft lead to death – and love

1940. Teresa Bichard and her baby are sent by her beloved husband, Leo, to England as the Germans draw closer to Guernsey. Days later they invade…

1942. Leo, of Jewish descent, is betrayed to the Germans and is sent to a concentration camp, never to return.

1945. Teresa returns to find Leo did not survive and the family’s valuable art collection, including a Renoir, is missing. Heartbroken, she returns to England.

2011. Nigel and his twin Fiona, buy a long-established antique shop in Guernsey and during a refit, find a hidden stash of paintings, including what appears to be a Renoir. Days later, Fiona finds Nigel dead, an apparent suicide. Refusing to accept the verdict, a distraught Fiona employs a detective to help her discover the truth…

Searching for the rightful owner of the painting brings Fiona close to someone who opens a chink in her broken heart. Can she answer some crucial questions before laying her brother’s ghost to rest?

Who betrayed Leo?

Who knew about the stolen Renoir?

And are they prepared to kill – again?

‘Anne Allen paints a brilliant description of Guernsey today and during the German Occupation …’

The Inheritance (The Guernsey Novels book #The Inheritance7)

“A gorgeously intriguing story”

How close were Victor Hugo and his copyist?

1862 Young widow Eugénie is left bereft when her husband dies suddenly and faces an uncertain future in Guernsey. A further tragedy brings her to the attention of Monsieur Victor Hugo, living in exile on the island in his opulent house only yards away from Eugénie’s home. Their meeting changes her life and she becomes his copyist, forming a strong friendship with both Hugo and his mistress, Juliette Drouet.

2012 Doctor Tess Le Prevost, Guernsey born though now living in Exeter, is shocked to inherit her Great-Aunt’s house on the island. As a child she was entranced by Doris’s tales of their ancestor, Eugénie, whose house this once was, and who, according to family myth, was particularly close to Hugo. Was he the real father of her child? Tess is keen to find out and deciding to make a fresh start by returning to the island presents her with the ideal opportunity.

Will she discover the truth about Eugénie and Hugo? A surprise find may hold the answer as Tess embraces new challenges which test her strength – and her heart.

“A gorgeously intriguing story set in a beautiful location. I completely identified with contemporary heroine Tess and Victorian heroine Eugénie, who both became real for me. I was sorry to part company with them both”. Margaret James, Author of ‘The Final Reckoning’.

 

‘The Inheritance: a wonderful, well researched evocative read that drew me hook, line and sinker into Victor Hugo’s Guernsey.’

Her Previous Self (The Guernsey Novels book #Her Previous Self8)

‘A moving, atmospheric time-slip story’

Two women, living two hundred years apart but closer than sisters.

Mary, miserable in her marriage to Thomas Carre, a merchant and privateer and living in the new family mansion in Georgian Guernsey.

Lucy, separated from her husband after a tragic loss and now acting as an unwilling sitter for her elderly grandfather, Gregory Carre, who has inherited the same mansion.

Lucy is haunted by Mary’s continued presence in the house and finds herself being pulled more and more back in time. How is it possible for her to live as Mary? To experience scenes from her tragic life? Lucy is forced to come to terms with Mary’s grief as well as her own.

The more enmeshed she becomes the more anxious Lucy is to discover the truth. Why is Mary still restless? What caused her mysterious disappearance two hundred years ago?

And can Lucy move on from her own loss to find happiness again?

 

The haunting tale of two women, divided by time, yet with the power to set each other free.
A gripping read.’ Nicola Pryce, Author of ‘The Cornish Betrothal’

 

‘The haunting tale of two women, divided by time, yet with the power to set each other free. A gripping read.’ Nicola Pryce, Author of ‘The Cornish Betrothal’

The Ghost of Seagull Cottage  (The Guernsey Novels book #9)The Ghost of Seagull Cottage

A haunting tale of love, loss and finding one’s place in the world

Widowed artist Annabel returns to Guernsey seeking a fresh start for herself and her young daughter away from her late husband’s controlling family. Seagull Cottage appears perfect, by the sea and with a low rent. The snag is it comes with a resident ghost, Daniel, a sea captain who died 70 years ago in 1946. He built the cottage and objects to anyone not family living there. He and Annabel have to come to terms with sharing what he still considers to be his home.

After a difficult start they begin to share their pasts and an unlikely friendship blooms, becoming deeper as they spend more time together. Annabel realises she’s falling for him but would she truly prefer a ghost to a real live man?

Blending elements of romance, mystery and the supernatural into a compelling tale about the power of human connection and presenting a modern twist on R.A. Dick’s novel The Ghost and Mrs Muir and the classic movie of the same name.

 

‘A smartly plotted, cosy romance – with a ghostly twist. Highly recommended!’ The Wishing Shelf 5*

 

”Absolutely loved this book. Enjoyed the ghost and Mrs Muir but this book was even better. Loved the ending and would recommend it to everyone who loves a good romance’

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