Mary Jean Payne

Picture of Innocence: An Early Twentieth Century Novel of a Young English Girl's Journey of Growth

Picture of Innocence will touch your soul, warm your heart, and make you smile in a story about one young lady’s discovery of what is important in life.Set in England and covering the years 1912 to 1914, this novel follows the life of a brother and sister, Pippa and Rand Herrington. The reader will ...

No Gentleman: A Novel of Love, Lies and Violence in Post World War II England (The Thornton Trilogy Book 2)

Despite being one of the loveliest women in her home village, Lady Anne Whitfield just can't seem to find true love. After her engagement to the handsome and charismatic Sloan Thornton comes to an end, Anne suffers a deep depression.Emerging from self-imposed exile, she decides to move to London and...

The White Butterfly: A Novel About One Woman's Quest to Chase Her Dreams (Claybourne Trilogy Book 2)

Butterflies symbolize hope to Lady Lily Claybourne. They also symbolize transformation from one stage of life to another - a more beautiful one. The White Butterfly is a fast-paced romantic novel set in Post-World War I. England. It is the story of one woman’s struggle to find herself and to become ...

Serendipity: A Novel of Love and Loss in Post-World War England (Somerville Trilogy Book 3)

In this last novel of the Somerville trilogy, the primary focus shifts to Kippy and Isabella. The story takes us from New York City, to Switzerland and back to Willow Grove Abbey, in England. An age-old mystery is finally solved and Sophia emerges as an unforgettable heroine as she completes her jou...

No Regrets: A Novel of Love and Lies in World War II England (The Thornton Trilogy Book 1)

Synopsis“No Regrets” is a captivating, straight from the heart novel. This is a story for everyone who has ever wondered: Are there truly Soul-Mates? Sloan Thornton is the heir to Highcroft Hall, the family seat of the Earl’s of Wessex, in the quaint village of Thornton-on-Sea, on the southeast coas...

St. James Road: A Post World War II English Family Saga (Somerville Trilogy Book 2)

SynopsisThe saga continues. In book number two of the Somerville trilogy, the period from 1945 to 1962 is covered. Where ‘Willow Grove Abbey’ ended, ‘St. James Road’ begins, drawing the reader back into the imperfect orbit of the Somerville family. Sophia has begun a new life.The war has ended, it i...

No Secrets: A Young Lady's Search for Answers (The Thornton Trilogy Book 3)

In this last book of the Thornton Trilogy, Chloe Thornton overhears a shocking secret that changes her life.Elise Thornton has tried for twenty-two years to keep the truth from her daughter about how she was conceived when her mother was raped by three Nazi soldiers on the day of the Battle of Dunki...

The White Feather: A Novel of Forbidden Love in World War I England (Claybourne Trilogy Book 1)

SynopsisThe White Feather is a poignant, romantic, and sometimes tragic novel set in both the battlefields of World War I France, and in a small, Cotswold village named Claybourne-on-Coln. This engaging novel presents the reader with unforgettable characters, courageous and cowardly, generous and se...

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