It might be a friendly invasion, but when hundreds of US Marines arrive at the quiet Cornish town in the summer of 1943, they turn several lives upside down. Bette Tredinnick, footloose and fancy free, embarks on a whirlwind romance with a handsome GI. Her sister, Sarah, is already married, but Hugh's jealous attempts to keep her out of temptation's reach can't prevent Sarah falling for officer Charles Denham. By the time the war is won, both sisters have lost their hearts.
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 30 novels including many bestselling family sagas and historical novels.
