1860: Charlotte Booth loves her father and the home they share, high up in the limestone escarpments of Crummockdale in Yorkshire. But when Joseph Dawson enters their lives, both Charlotte and her father decide he's the man for her, and within six months Charlotte is married to the dashing mill owner from Accrington. Then one of their workers is found dead in the River Ribble - a woman carrying Joseph's child. With the business nearly bankrupt, it...

It's the summer of 1933 and Alice Eveleigh has arrived at Fiercombe Manor in disgrace. Hiding her shame in this isolated house concealed within a Gloucestershire valley in the care of housekeeper, Mrs Jelphs, Alice soon begins to sense that something isn't quite right within the walls of this beautiful manor - for one thing she is being watched. There are secrets at Fiercombe that those who remain there are determined to keep. Tragedy haunts the empty...

Beth Ward and Tyler Blacklock share a love they know will last forever. But Beth's mother, Esther, is jealous of the girl and seizes an opportunity to be rid of her daughter. Banished in disgrace from the family home, Beth takes the northbound train and alights at Blackburn, friendless and alone. On this day, fortune smiles, for Beth is taken in by warm-hearted Maisie Armstrong, a widow with two children. Money is scarce, but love abounds in the cosy...

1920, Chorlton, Manchester. As her wedding day draws near, Carrie Jenkins is trying on her dress and eagerly anticipating becoming Mrs Billy Shipton. But all too soon she is reeling from the news that her beloved father was shot for desertion during the Great War. When Carrie is jilted and the close-knit community turns its back on her as well as her mother and her half-sister, Evadne, the plans Carrie nurtured are in disarray.

On the surface Emily Atkinson has it all. A successful job, a luxury apartment in New York City and a glamorous life. But then she lands in the hospital with a double diagnosis. She parties too much and she's pregnant. Her nurse and new friend, Betsey, helps Emily recuperate and rediscover morning runs in the park and quiet nights at home. But as a series of women go missing, Emily's pregnancy becomes decidedly high-risk. Will she live to see it through?...

1904, London. Lydia Daye adores her husband John, but his government job means he is away for much of the time and she feels as if she is bringing up their son alone. Dolly Ellerway is six months pregnant and about to marry her boyfriend. One day Lydia sends a letter to her husband that will change both women's lives forever.