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Tracy Baines

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Tracy Baines writes about friendship, family, and finding your inner strength when life gets tough. Her stories celebrate strong women and the importance of community spirit. Tracy’s bestselling historical sagas are inspired by her love of the seaside and its contrast with the gritty industrial fishing ports on the east coast of England where she was born.

Her debut novel The Variety Girls (now The Seaside Girls) was shortlisted for the RNA Saga Award 2020.

Her grandmother’s stories and her own family heritage are the inspiration behind the Fishers Wharf series which follows the Hardy and the Evans families and the friendship that grows between two women from opposite sides of the class divide.

Tracy lives in Dorset with her husband, and dogs ...more

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	The Variety Girls 4.50 avg rating — 1,408 ratings — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hopes and Dreams (The Seaside Girls, #2) 4.60 avg rating — 1,196 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Women of Fishers Wharf 4.52 avg rating — 1,071 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A New Year for The Seaside Girls (The Seaside Girls, #3) 4.52 avg rating — 1,011 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trouble for The Dockyard Girls 4.54 avg rating — 483 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Seaside Girls under Fire (The Seaside Girls, #4) 4.57 avg rating — 394 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stormy Times for The Dockyard Girls (Fishers Wharf #3) 4.59 avg rating — 135 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Seaside Girls 1-3 4.56 avg rating — 16 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ruby Slippers: Short Stories 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Silver Linings for The Seaside Girls: A BRAND NEW wartime saga of courage, hope and resilience for 2026 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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At the moment, I’m finding my way into my next Dockyard Girls book. It’s not as simple as it sounds, especially as it’s part of a series. You’d think it would be easier (after all, I have ready-made characters and settings), but it can complicate things. I have to remember where I left them at the end of the last book, what’s happened to them in the last t

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Tracy Baines wrote a new blog post Grimsby Skipper – Evans the Tenth Grimsby Skipper – Evans the TenthWhen I needed to check the finer detail of life aboard a trawler, my first port of call would be my mum’s cousin, Ra Read more of this blog post »
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Tracy Baines made a comment on Sharon Finlay’s review of The Seaside Girls " Thanks so much, Sharon. Glad you enjoyed it. "
May 08, 2026 11:05AM · see review
Tracy Baines made a comment on Booklover BEV’s review of Silver Linings for The Seaside Girls: A BRAND NEW wartime saga of courage, hope and resilience for 2026 " Thank you so very much, Bev. Glad you enjoyed it. "
May 08, 2026 11:02AM · see review
Tracy Baines liked Booklover BEV's review of Silver Linings for The Seaside Girls: A BRAND NEW wartime saga of courage, hope and resilience for 2026: "Book five a heartwarming courageous WW2 saga. 1941 Cleethorpes. Cafe Dansant and singer Jessie Delaney is back from London. Supporting the seaside girls Frances Randolph and Peggy Marshall. All three women doing their bit in the community as always a fan" Read more of this review »
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Tracy Baines made a comment on Diana Orton’s review of The Seaside Girls 1-3 " Thank you so much, Diana. Glad you enjoyed them. "
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Tracy Baines liked Diana Orton's review of The Seaside Girls 1-3: "Brilliant read Thoroughly enjoyed these books, couldn’t put them down, therefore house cleaning went out of the window 😃 A must read"
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Tracy Baines made a comment on Kacey/Kris’s review of Silver Linings for The Seaside Girls: A BRAND NEW wartime saga of courage, hope and resilience for 2026 " Thank you, Kacey/Kris. Glad you found the camaraderie shone through. Community is so important when times are tough. "
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Tracy Baines liked Kacey/Kris's review of Silver Linings for The Seaside Girls: A BRAND NEW wartime saga of courage, hope and resilience for 2026: "A wonderful WWII saga. It has so much charm and courage with these brave women during that time. Camaraderie is so important during wartimes and you see that in this story. Very heartwarming. "
May 05, 2026 07:59AM · see review
Tracy Baines made a comment on Sarah Higginbottom’s review of Silver Linings for The Seaside Girls: A BRAND NEW wartime saga of courage, hope and resilience for 2026 " Thank you so much, Sarah, I'm so thrilled you enjoyed Silver Linings. ...more "
May 05, 2026 07:59AM · see review
Tracy Baines answered Kathy's question: Will there be another book in the Fishers Wharf series? Yes, there will, Kathy. It will be published later this year. I think it is planned for August/September. The series has been rebranded as the Dockyard Girls. At the moment I have given it a working title of Stormy Days for the Dockyard Girls but my See Full Answer
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