Campbell Road Saga
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The Family
by Kay Brellend
Part 2 of the Campbell Road Saga series
The follow-up novel to the hugely successful debut.
THE STREET In this dank corner of town, you have to keep your friends close and your enemies closer - even if those enemies are your family. Jimmy Wild saunters around the streets of Campbell Road, and among the people he used to terrorise. Even though the years have passed, he's still a tyrant. The sight of his lanky frame is enough to terrify the inhabitants of this close-knit community, who reside in this villainous corner of London. Jimmy's beautiful step-daughter Faye and his downtrodden wife Edie eek out a meagre existence for their family, having left behind their lives in Kent. What devastating act was so bad that it drove them away from the place they called home to this hovel of a house in Campbell Road? Robert and Steven Wild thought they'd moved on. It was hard enough coming to terms with the death of their mother - and now their abusive father, presumed dead, has returned. One thing you can bet on, Jimmy Wild's not returned to start playing happy families... How can young Faye make a life for herself and carve a future for young siblings? Who is this aged woman that Jimmy Wild has come back to see? And can a romance between Faye and Rob blossom amidst a family at War?
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Coronation Day
by Kay Brellend
Part 3 of the Campbell Road Saga series
A gritty and compelling family drama from the author of The Street. Perfect for fans of Kitty Neale.
The toughest street in London, Campbell Road, is due for demolition. One of the last residents remaining, Matilda Kiever, born and bred on the street, remembers many things about the past, not least what really happened to Christopher Wild's mum, Pamela. Christopher thought she was dead, but it turns out she is very much alive.
Meanwhile, Coronation Day is just around the corner and the street will be having the biggest party it has ever seen. But Christopher is about to get drawn into one hell of a ding dong - and Campbell Road is going to have one last knees up that no one will ever forget.
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The Campbell Road Girls
by Kay Brellend
Part 4 of the Campbell Road Saga series
Gritty and gripping saga set on one of London's most notorious streets, from the author of The Street and Coronation Day. She's a good girl - in a bad world...Lucy Keiver has come back from service in the country to London's notorious Campbell Road. She's there to care for her mum, the forthright and feisty Matilda, recovering after a savage attack almost left her for dead. Despite the Great Depression affecting the country, Lucy is lucky to find a job as a Lady's maid. But when she is unfairly dismissed, Lucy is forced to take a job in a seedy nightclub - something nice girls just don't do. Meanwhile, for the Finch family up the road, their father Eddie's criminal dealings are about to land them all in hot water, especially his attractive daughters, Kathy and Jennifer. When Lucy realizes that there is something rotten going on at the heart of the club, she is soon caught up in London's criminal underbelly. Can she trust the handsome stranger who offers her protection? Because when times are tough, some people will do anything to get by...
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East End Angel
by Kay Brellend
Part 5 of the Campbell Road Saga series
Two sisters living in London's tough East End... will Jennifer and Kathy be tough enough to survive?
Katherine and Jennifer Finch are like chalk and cheese: Katherine is a midwife, dedicating her life to helping others - and Jennifer is a prostitute.
Leaving home age 15, Jennifer must learn to live on her wits in London's notorious East End. Soon, however, she is battling drink and drugs, and is pregnant with a child. Her labor is nearly fatal, but her sister steps in to save the day.
Kathy continues to tend to the poor of the East End and help her sister - and she of all people knows that the society that Jennifer keeps is damaging her. Despite her best intentions, however, she begins to fall for an East End wide boy. She knows that he is no good, but her heart will not listen to her head - and what's more, he has promised to change for her...
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Kay Brellend 3-Book Collection
Books #1-3
by Kay Brellend
Part of the Campbell Road Saga series
Three gritty and compelling family dramas set in one of London's roughest streets. Perfect for fans of Kitty Neale. Times are tough but so are they. The Street introduces the Kievers, a family who aren't afraid to say what they mean and back it up with their fists if they have to. With the country on the brink of war, Alice is desperate to escape from the grim surroundings of Campbell Rd, but her abusive Uncle Jimmy will push the whole Kiever family to their limits.
In The Family, Robert and Steven Wild get a shock when the father they thought was dead turns up like the proverbial bad penny. And if there is one thing you can bet on, he hasn't returned to start playing happy families.
To complete the set, Coronation Day sees the toughest street in London due for demolition. Can Tilly, the tough, uncompromising head of the Kiever family help heal some of the rifts of the past - or will this be one street party they will remember for all of the wrong reasons? A brilliant new voice on the saga scene who is the perfect read for fans of Martina Cole and Kitty Neale. This is like EastEnders set 100 years ago. Gritty, uncompromising and utterly compelling. This is what London and its people were really like.
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Women on the Home Front
by Annie Groves
Part of the Campbell Road Saga series
Four family sagas in one ebook collection - filled with love, tragedy and heartbreak, these moving stories are set against the backdrop of World War Two.
Includes 'London Belles by Annie Groves, 'Pack Up Your Troubles' by Pam Weaver, 'The War Widows' by Leah Fleming and 'Coronation Day' by Kay Brellend
London Belles - Four lives. Four loves. One War. On London's Blitz torn streets, the bonds of friendship run deep. Forged together by the utter devastation of WWII, Tilly, Sally, Dulcie and Agnes are the four young women living on an ordinary street, who will endure hardship and heartache.
Pack Up Your Troubles - Thrown together at the VE Day celebrations, Connie and Eva are the best of friends. But they are torn apart when they discover they come from feuding families. Determined to overcome years of hatred, they resolve to find out what has kept their families at war for so long. But will their friendship survive the shocking truth?
The War Widows - Nothing ever happens in sleepy Grimbleton. Until two strangers - both claiming to be the fiancée of a dead soldier - arrive in town. Enemies at first, Susan and Ana soon find themselves united in grief. Can they help each other to find happiness after the heartache of war?
Coronation Day - The toughest street in London due for demolition. Can Tilly, the tough, uncompromising head of the Kiever family help heal some of the rifts of the past - or will this be one street party they will remember for all of the wrong reasons?
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