Val Wood Series 7 Books Collection Set Homecoming Girls, Innkeepers Daughter, His Brother Wife

This Val Wood series collection brings together seven novels, including Homecoming Girls, His Brother’s Wife and The Innkeeper’s Daughter. The set spans stories centred on family ties, friendship, love and the idea of home, with characters facing moments that reshape their lives.

Across the collection, the narratives introduce figures such as Jewel Newmarch in Hull in 1874, Lucy after a tragic train crash, and Delia as she supports herself and her son. Other storylines follow Jeannie as she watches the harbour girls and waits for Ethan Wharton, Bella living at the Woodman Inn in the Yorkshire countryside, Harriet Miles in 1860 after losing her job, and the Tuke family as Daniel questions what he has always believed about his birth father.

Included titles

• Homecoming Girls
• His Brother's Wife
• The Harbour Girl
• The Hungry Tide
• A Mother's Choice
• The Innkeeper's Daughter
• Every Mother's Son

Key details

• Seven-book collection by Val Wood
• Includes Homecoming Girls, His Brother's Wife and The Innkeeper's Daughter
• Also includes The Harbour Girl, The Hungry Tide, A Mother's Choice and Every Mother's Son
• Stories reference settings including Hull in 1874 and the Yorkshire countryside

Synopses

No Place for a Woman

After Lucy’s parents are killed in a train crash, her uncle takes responsibility for her care. His wife and son react with initial apprehension to the change in their household.

Every Mother's Son

Harriet and Fletcher Tuke have worked hard to raise their children. Their eldest, Daniel, has always believed his birth father died soon after he was born, and Fletcher has brought him up as his own.

The Harbour Girl

Jeannie spends her days watching the harbour girls and waiting for Ethan Wharton to return on his father’s fishing smack. She has long expected to marry Ethan, whom she sees as loyal and dependable.

Homecoming Girls

Hull, 1874. Jewel Newmarch, adopted as a baby, draws attention wherever she goes. Her distinctive looks hint at origins far beyond the streets of Hull, and uncovering her past becomes a voyage of discovery.

A Mother's Choice

Delia has spent ten years fending for herself and her son, Jack. As a young unmarried mother, she has found life far from easy.

The Innkeeper's Daughter

Bella, a reliable thirteen-year-old, feels life is not unfolding as she hoped. She lives at the Woodman Inn, an ancient hostelry run by her family in the Yorkshire countryside.

His Brother's Wife

1860. Harriet Miles is caring for her seriously ill mother when she is dismissed from her job at the hostelry. The loss comes at a moment when she feels circumstances cannot worsen.