Jenny Ashcroft
Jenny Ashcroft is a British author known for her captivating historical fiction. She lives by the sea in Brighton with her family. Much of her life has been spent living, working, and exploring Australia and Asia, experiences that deeply influence her writing.
Jenny holds an Oxford University degree in history, and her fascination with the past has been lifelong. She is particularly intrigued by how the lives of ordinary people are transformed by extraordinary events.
Her novels, including Beneath a Burning Sky, Island in the East, Under the Golden Sun, Meet Me in Bombay, The Officer and the Spy, The Echoes of Love, and Secrets of the Watch House, vividly bring historical settings to life while exploring themes of love, resilience, and the human spirit.
Secrets of the Watch House
September 26, 2024
Cornwall, 1934. Violet Ellis lives under the shadow of her father’s ruined reputation. When wealthy widower James Atherton offers her employment, she braves the journey to his home on the remote Cornish island of Aoife’s Bay, despite chilling rumors about his late wife Elizabeth’s death.
In James’s company, Violet experiences a love she’s never known. But when anonymous letters threaten to reveal the truth about Elizabeth, Violet faces growing hostility from the island’s residents. Feeling watched and drawn into the island’s mysteries, Violet fears she may never escape…
The Echoes of Love
Under the Cretan sun, in the summer of 1936, two young people fall in love…
Eleni has always spent her summers in Crete, enjoying sun-drenched days with her grandfather at his idyllic villa. When she arrives in 1936, she expects another blissful season. But this year, a young German named Otto is visiting the island. What follows is a summer of lost innocence and newfound love—brief, but unforgettable.
In 1941, Nazi forces invade Crete, and Eleni and Otto meet again under drastically different circumstances. Eleni has returned to fight for her home; Otto, to occupy it. They are now enemies, and their love is fraught with peril. Will their bond be shattered by war, or can it endure against the odds?
“The Echoes of Love” is an epic tale of secrets, love, loyalty, and the lengths one will go to protect those they cherish. This deeply moving story is a heartfelt tribute to Crete, guaranteed to move every reader to tears.
The Officer and the Spy
Eleni has spent every summer of her life in Crete, cherishing sun-baked days with her grandfather at his idyllic shoreside villa. When she arrives in 1936, she expects another blissful season.
But this summer, a young German named Otto visits the island. What follows is a summer of lost innocence and newfound love—brief, but unforgettable.
In 1941, Nazi forces invade Crete, and Eleni and Otto meet again under drastically different circumstances. Eleni has returned to fight for her home; Otto, to occupy it. They are now enemies, and their love is fraught with peril. Will their bond be shattered by war, or can it endure against the odds?
Meet Me in Bombay
All he needs is to find her. First, he must remember who she is.
“Meet Me in Bombay” is a tale of love set against the vibrant backdrop of colonial Bombay and the tragedy of the First World War. Perfect for fans of Dinah Jefferies, Lucinda Riley, and Kate Furnivall.
An injured soldier has lost his past and dreams of a woman he can’t fully recall. His only wish is to return to her, but will his broken mind let him? And if it does, will she still be waiting?
In early 1914, Madeline Bright and Luke Devereaux meet at a party in Bombay. Amidst the heat and colors of colonial India, they fall in love, despite Maddy’s mother’s disapproval. But as war looms, Luke must fight, leaving Maddy with the promise that they will meet again in Bombay…
Under The Golden Sun
Wanted: Companion to escort a young, orphaned child home to Australia.
All expenses and passage covered.
Interested parties to apply without delay to 32 Williams Street, Belgravia.
Rose Hamilton is in desperate need of a fresh start. Despite the many reasons to ignore the advertisement—the ongoing war, the treacherous seas, her family, her fiancé—she cannot resist the opportunity. Within weeks, she finds herself aboard an enormous convoy, already forming a bond with five-year-old Walter Lucknow.
However, rural Queensland and the cattle station that is Walter’s home are not as either of them expected. Rose realizes she cannot leave the little boy she has grown to love until he finds happiness, and she believes the key to this lies with Walter’s wounded fighter pilot uncle, Max. But as her attachment to Walter deepens, Rose faces a difficult question: How will she ever part with him? And what if Walter isn’t the only reason she wants to stay?
Island in the East
Singapore, 1897: Harriet and Mae Grafton, twenty-year-old identical twins born of a scandalous affair, have always been inseparable despite growing up in India under the shadow of gossip and social exclusion. Their bond has been their refuge. But when a wealthy benefactor sends them to Singapore, their lives are irrevocably changed by the enigmatic Alex Blake, leading to a fracture in their relationship with devastating consequences.
Singapore, 1941: Ivy Harcourt is posted to wartime Singapore as the threat of Japanese invasion looms. Expecting a stark contrast to war-torn London, Ivy finds herself unprepared for the challenges that await: connections to strangers from her grandmother Mae’s past, an all-consuming love affair, and a shattering secret that has been buried for decades…
Beneath a Burning Sky
Alexandria, 1891
Olivia Sheldon has journeyed across the globe to wed a man she does not love, leaving her beloved England behind. Coerced into this union, Olivia’s only solace is the reunion with her estranged sister, Clara. However, her newfound happiness is complicated by an irresistible and forbidden attraction to the mysterious Captain Edward Bertram.
One sweltering day, Clara vanishes from Alexandria’s bustling streets. Driven by a desperate need to uncover the truth and find her sister, Olivia plunges into Egypt’s dangerous underworld, where she faces peril and the possible ruin of her future with Edward. As she delves deeper, Olivia realizes there are those who will stop at nothing to keep Clara’s fate hidden…
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