Sackville Hotel Trilogy

She dared to seek independence and travel the world. But she wasn't prepared to pay the price… Sussex, England, 1913. Nineteen-year-old Anna Neale longs for an independent life full of adventure. Refusing her father's wishes to marry his chosen suitor, she convinces him to allow her to take a receptionist position at a prestigious seaside hotel. But her beautiful plan soon turns ugly when the inn's lascivious manager assaults her.While struggling to recover from the brutal attack, she's charmed into a heartbreaking love triangle with a kind-hearted chef and a handsome rake. Eventually choosing a husband and migrating to Canada, Anna leaves her career behind hoping for the excitement she's always craved. But when they are utterly ruined by the Great Depression, her frustrations with unfulfilled hopes lead her to uproot her family and return to England.But when the hated domestic life thwarts her every move for independence and her heart secretly yearns for another, her frustrations with unfulfilled hopes lead her to uproot her family and return to EnglandWill Anna survive more hardship to finally find the life of her dreams? Susan A. Jennings was born in Britain of a Canadian mother and British father. Both her Canadian and British heritages are often featured in her stories. She lives and writes in Ottawa Canada and is the author of The Sackville Hotel Trilogy, many short stories, a memoir and is currently writing a new series in contemporary romance.

Anna's Legacy Book II of The Sackville Hotel Trilogy continues Anna and Bill's unwavering and love story as they begin their married life as owners of The New Sackville Hotel and build a legacy for Anna's daughter and granddaughter.Secrets and hidden agendas lurk below the surface of Anna and Bill's success as hoteliers in post WWII Britain. Bill's culinary talent feeds society's elite while Anna nourishes their appetite for pampered luxury. A gender bias bank manager, a royal wedding and a communist gang almost bankrupt them. Daughter Isabelle joins Anna with innovative programs for the hotel guests but her hidden flirtatious agenda complicates a fragile mother and daughter relationship and hovers on the edge of destroying her marriage.An experienced and skilled maître d' charms the guests but challenges, even frightens Anna, has the darkest secret of all; a secret that is murderous, seeped with hatred and revenge that rips open Anna's heart, possibly destroying everything she holds dear. Susan A. Jennings was born in Britain of a Canadian mother and British father. Both her Canadian and British heritages are often featured in her stories. She lives and writes in Ottawa Canada and is the author of The Sackville Hotel Trilogy, many short stories, a memoir and is currently writing a new series in contemporary romance.

It's 1960. Sarah, an exceptionally talented artist, is graduating from London's Royal College of Art. She is told her art will hang in galleries all over the world. As a dutiful granddaughter, will she be expected to quash her dreams in order to fulfill her grandmother's dream of Sarah taking over the prestigious New Sackville Hotel? Indebted to her grandparents after the death of her mother and disappearance of her father, she is torn between devoted loyalty and her passion for art.Sarah has a difficult choice to make. Or can she do both? Already facing inner turmoil, she ignores her true love, for a rich earl and chooses an MI6 rogue. While searching for her lost father she uncovers scandals and terrifying secrets that could destroy her. The choices Sarah makes will change her life and those she loves dearly. Susan A. Jennings was born in Britain of a Canadian mother and British father. Both her Canadian and British heritages are often featured in her stories. She lives and writes in Ottawa Canada and is the author of The Sackville Hotel Trilogy, many short stories, a memoir and is currently writing a new series in contemporary romance.

In 1912, young spirited Anna Neale is expected to enter wedlock and pursue a life of Edwardian propriety. But Anna dreams of something more. Inspired by the colourful, exciting stories told by her beloved, globe-trotting Uncle Bertie. Anna dreams of independence and adventure following in his footsteps to far-away countries like India.After an unjust dismissal from a coveted position on a grand estate, Anna's prospects seem bleak. Her father, a loving but stiff Edwardian gentleman, fails to understand his daughter's reluctance to marry and parades endless gentlemen suitors before her with every expectation she will eventually comply.Anna's heart is set on forging her own path. A serendipitous discovery of Mrs. Wordsworth's Secretarial School offers Anna a daring alternative-a path toward self-reliance and purpose.With newfound friends and unwavering determination, Anna embarks on a journey of setbacks and triumphs that test her resilience and challenge society's expectations. From the structured halls of her secretarial school and with Uncle Bertie's guidance, Anna is offered an extraordinary opportunity.Will Anna overcome her father's expectations and find the life of her dreams? Susan A. Jennings was born in Britain of a Canadian mother and British father. Both her Canadian and British heritages are often featured in her stories. She lives and writes in Ottawa Canada and is the author of The Sackville Hotel Trilogy, many short stories, a memoir and is currently writing a new series in contemporary romance.