There'll Be Blue Skies

I've been promising myself a reread of this series for a long time so decided this is the year for it. Great to find this book was every bit as good as I remembered. I loved being back at Beach View Boarding House with Peggy Reilly and her family. Peggy is one of my book heroines. She loves her famil......more

This was a sweet book to read. It was the first in a very long series by this author. It’s all about a family who run a boarding house by the sea and they take I two evacuees from the East End during the Second World War. It was gentle and an easy read that sort of book I like to read now and again a......more

I absolutely loved this book and managed to read it in three days. I would recommend it to anyone who really wants to feel like you are a part of the story and are actually living with the characters. It didn't beat around the bush and was true to the harshness of the war without making it sugar coat......more

I was first introduced to Ellie Dean's Beach View Boarding House Series this past summer when I was presented with an advance reader's copy of Book #9, Sealed With A Loving Kiss, and I was immediately captivated by the endearing cast of characters as well as Dean's emotionally compelling writing sty......more

I was 5 yrs old when WWII started. Ms. Dean brought back so many memories. I was born in the suburb of Edmonton North London, I was evacuated to a small village in Bedfordshire. I was fortunate to be billeted to a good family. Ms. Dean researched well, and I thank her for portrayal of a very difficu......more