Lonely Heart

Growing up in fear of their cruel, drunken father, Olivia Bone and her siblings haven't had an easy start in life.

But when Livvie's fiancé Joe is killed at Ypres and he bequeaths her his house in Islington, it seems like the Bone family might finally escape the worst street in north London.

Though their new life is anything but settled, at least Livvie has good friends, and perhaps more than a friend in Lieutenant Lucas Black, her old boss at the Barratt's Sweet Factory. Although they come from very different worlds, he never treats her as anything less than a lady. As they grow closer, she decides to enlist as a war nurse, hoping to help brave men like him in fighting for their country.

Livvie soon realises that her days as a factory girl were nothing compared to the violent bloodshed of the front line. But she is determined to pull through, and soon finds that amongst the rubble and toil of war, unexpected friendships and new purpose have a way of blossoming. When Lucas reappears, Livvie finds herself falling for him more and more deeply. Yet she knows he has secrets that he's still unwilling to share.

With the world at war, should Livvie follow her heart, or her head - before it is too late?

Crescand de frica de tatal lor crud si beat, Olivia Bone si fratii ei nu au avut un inceput usor in viata. Dar cand logodnicul lui Livvie, Joe este ucis la Ypres si el ii lasa mostenirea casei sale din Islington, se pare ca familia Bone ar putea scapa in cele din urma de cea mai proasta strada din nordul Londrei. Desi noua lor viata nu este decat stabilita, cel putin Livvie are prieteni buni si poate mai mult decat un prieten in locotenentul Lucas Black, vechiul ei sef la Fabrica de dulciuri Barratt.