Fliss is orphaned as a child abd taken in by her aunt and uncle to stay at their pub. Fliss gets on well with her uncle not so much with her aunt and not at all with her cousin.
Fliss enjoys running the pub so when her uncle passes away she is left the pub, her cousin not happy about this at all.
A nice story about love, loss and hope. Thank you for advanced copy.

Fliss is orphaned as a child and is taken in by her aunt and uncle. they don't treat her very well, and when she gets a chance to take a job traveling she takes it, this is part of a series. I think it would help to read the first books in the series first, but a good read.

What an amazing series!

I loved seeing the growth of the 3 women as they evolved from poor girls into successful and happy women. Book 3 tells us the story of Fliss, and we get more insight into her upbringing and home life. It was so well written, with everything from love and hate to fears and triumph. We get to see just how important the love of true friendships is, and that blood is not always thicker than water. The importance of compromise is also a massive theme, and while I thought Oscar was very selfish for most of the book his character development showed again just how important true love is. Aunt Hilda is a fascinating character, it would be amazing to have a spinoff book with more details about her story and how everything she had been through made her into who she is.

I hope we get to read more about the next adventures of the trio of Waterfront Women and their families!

4.5 out of 5 ⭐️

From rags to riches but will happiness follow?
Wakefield Yorkshire 1875.
Orphaned Felicity Atkins (Fliss) the Bay Horse Inn living with her aunt, uncle and awful cousin Gerald always on their beck and call.
She meets Oscar Nolan a surveyor who always here and there with his job and they become close.
Her two best friends Meg Henderson and Lorrie Bannerman are there for her always but have happy marriages and children to look after, will Fliss find this with Oscar?
Big changes are ahead after a family tragedy that will mean she will no longer be hiding in the shadows, this could be the making of Fliss, but as always Gerald is going to bring her down in everyway possible.
Oh my goodness the story the characters all blend in to make this book full of happy days and sad days as we see Fliss become a strong willed business woman in her own rights as the saying goes believing in yourself, taking one day at a time, will this leave a happy ending for her and Oscar at long last.
Totally inspirational story for readers to love.
And yes I loved it.

You just know when you start reading one of Annemarie’s books that you will be captivated, this was no exception.
After being orphaned Felicity (Fliss)Atkins was taken in by her lovely uncle Terry, the same can’t be said for her aunt Hilda who thinks Fliss is there to see to all her needs. The biggest downside is her cousin Gerald who bullies her, often using violence. Always in a way that the injuries/bruises can’t be seen by others. Fliss just keeps her head down, doing any job that keeps them off her back. Then one day she meets Oscar Nolan by chance, is this an opportunity for Fliss .
Her life is suddenly to be changed, but is it for the best! Wolves in sheep’s clothing!

It was lovely to have familiar characters through the book. I was reading wanting one thing to happen and then saying “oh, no”.
Read it in one day , couldn’t put it down. Favourite character was Fliss, she just cared for everyone, whether they deserved it or not. Least favourite was Gerald for bullying and Hilda for being selfish.
Saddest part was the knowledge that it was last in series.

I hadn’t read the first two books in the series, which would have helped to understand the relationship between the three women better. I did enjoy the clean story, although there was physical abuse depicted. The heroine was very smart and caring, but felt unloved except for her friends and her uncle. The hero was a surveyor - that is a job I hadn’t come across in a book before. They both have an attraction to each other but different outlooks on what their future might be. It takes almost loosing each other for them to come to a compromise. The author had good descriptions of a river flooding.