Reader Starter Set: Contemporary Women's Fiction

by Ruth Hay

Characters you will love, women you can identify with, stories you will never forget. In this Reader Starter Set, you get three "first in series" novels from Ruth Hay's women's fiction series.Sea Changes, Seafarers Book 1"Like Upstairs/Downstairs on a cruiseship..." A contemporary women's fiction novel that explores the secret lives of crew and passengers, thrown together on the high seas.Auld Acquaintance, Prime Time Series Book 1Auld Acquaintance is the story of a woman in her 60s who has lost her confidence through life events, including a divorce. Anna has a part-time job in a library, and a group of good friends, but her hopes for a brighter future are growing dim. Unexpectedly, she receives a legal letter informing her that she has inherited a piece of property in Scotland. Her first instinct is to ignore this letter as she has no knowledge of the person named as the owner. Anna's friends persuade her to travel to Scotland and stay until she can decide how to dispose of the farm house near Oban. So begins an adventure which opens up prospects for Anna and introduces her to a new environment and new people who help her.Seven Days There, Seven Days Series Book 1When friends reunite after years apart, what secrets will be revealed?Valerie Westwood never expected to outlive her husband.It was time for Valerie to start again but, first, she needed the consolation and comfort of her old friends.She would find a way to bring the women together in a place so special that it would unlock the past and give all of them a glimpse of a new future.

Genres: Fiction

862 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 6, 2016

About the author

Who is Ruth Hay?
I am a retired teacher-librarian who loves books, reading, writing and storytelling.
After a lifetime of writing for education purposes, I can now create the kind of family-friendly stories I have always loved to read.
I have been lucky enough to travel and those adventures feature in my Prime Time novel series.
Visit Scotland, England, Greece, Italy and Egypt with my heroine Anna Mason.
Have you ever known a family that didn't have some kind of mystery to solve? Anna Mason's family is no different. The thing that most surprises, and shocks, Anna, is how much was hidden from her.
How does she uncover the answers? That involves time, travels, a concealed journal and a new home in Scotland that gradually gives up its secrets. Not until the sixth, book, are the most unexpected developments revealed.
In 2016 I added a new chapter to Anna's life story. Read it in Return to Oban. Will there be more? I can't wait to find out!
Also in 2016 the Seven Days Series was completed. What a busy writing year! This series introduces four women who reunite in a luxurious holiday in the English Lake District. Of course, they have a wonderful time together but no one could have expected the surprising events that set off changes lasting far longer than just one week. There are six novels with the last having two sections. Lots of heartfelt reading for you. Which of the women will be your favourite; Zoe, Valerie, Corinne or Sandra?
In 2017 I am working on a new series. Sign up for my monthly Newsletter www.ruthhay.com to get updates.
Thank you for being one of Ruth's Readers.

Reviews

[Mr M Morrell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great easy reading

I'm now addicted to Ruth Hay novels. Her stories are fun, comical and it's easy to follow the characters. Such light reading and week told, you lose yourself in the characters lives

[Sally Hussey · Rating 1 out of 5]

Couldn't get into it

[Barbara Bass · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first couple of stories in the book were very good. The last one really dragged. I finally gave up on it.

[Pam McCallister · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book

[Colleen Bass · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice read. I would say a beach read.