The Owen Family Sagas Books 1–2: Goodbye to Dreams / Paint on the Smiles (The Owen Sisters #1-2)

In this two-book box set: Book 1: Goodbye to Dreams In a beautiful corner of the south Wales coast, Cecily and Ada run their family’s grocery shop. With the assistance of friends and Willie, their hardworking stable boy, the shop becomes a roaring success. Their deliveries extend to the stalls and cafés on the beach, where one stall handler, Peter, becomes a close friend. But their success is overshadowed by heartache. Cecily’s wedding is cancelled. Ada’s marriage is crumbling. And a life-changing secret is unveiled. Relationships will come and go, secrets will be revealed, but will the sisters’ relationship survive it all? Book 2: Paint on the Smiles Summer has arrived in the beautiful coastal corner of south Wales. Holidaymakers are beginning to arrive and the cafés, tea stalls and shops lining the Pleasure Beach are clamouring to place orders with the Owen sisters’ shop. But clouds are gathering on the horizon. War is looming and Ada’s husband, Phil, is released from prison. Phil’s arrest humiliated Ada and made the ugly sisters the subject of local gossip. Meanwhile, Myfanwy is harbouring unspoken resentments — towards the mother who so long denied her — and is planning a cruel revenge. Can the Owen sisters survive what’s coming their way and celebrate the end of the war with hope in their hearts?