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Air Raid Girls #3
Wartime Brides
**PRE-ORDER NOW**The third book in the Air Raid Girls series - a heart-warming new story of friendship, love and duty in wartime, perfect for fans of Nancy Revell and Donna Douglas.Spring, 1942.Lizzie is making plans for her wedding with fiancé Bill. But preparations during wartime aren't easy, and attacks on the Yorkshire port of Kelthorpe are only getting worse.Connie wants to be there for her sister, but she has troubles of her own - a secret that is driving a wedge between herself and those who love her.Meanwhile, Pamela faces new complications in her romance with Fred, and the arrival of two new RAF servicemen stirs up trouble.As bombs fall and friendships are tested, will the air raid girls keep their fighting spirit and find their happy endings?---------------------------------------------Readers LOVE the Air Raid Girls 'There wasn't anything I didn't like about this book' 5 star review'In all the women at war series of book I have read so far, I think this is the best' 5 star review'I couldn't put this book down' 5 star review'Loved the whole story. Hated it coming to an end' 5 star review'Just the kind of book I like' 5 star review
416 pages, Paperback
Published July 21, 2022
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Jenny Holmes
43 books68 followersJenny Holmes lives in a beautiful part of Yorkshire and sets her sagas in the industrial heartland nearby. She enjoys horse riding, gardening and walking her dog in the dales. She also writes children's books as Jenny Oldfield.
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October 22, 2022
Could not get into this.
September 30, 2022
Spring, 1942.
Lizzie is making plans for her wedding with fiancé Bill. But preparations during wartime aren't easy, and attacks on the Yorkshire port of Kelthorpe are only getting worse.
Connie wants to be there for her sister, but she has troubles of her own - a secret that is driving a wedge between herself and those who love her.
Meanwhile, Pamela faces new complications in her romance with Fred, and the arrival of two new RAF servicemen stirs up trouble.
As bombs fall and friendships are tested, will the air raid girls keep their fighting spirit and find their happy endings?
The SC 1000(Sprengbombe Cylindrisch 1000) was a large air-dropped general-purpose thin-cased high explosive demolition bomb used by Germany during WWII. It was nicknamed the Hermann by the Germans in reference to the fat Luftwaffe commander, Hermann Goring.
A Scouser is an informal term to refer to a person from Liverpool.
The name 'Harry Tates' dates back to WWI and was used as jargon for anything clumsy and amateurish. It originated from an old music hall entertainer who would play the clumsy comic who couldn't get to grips with various contraptions. By the start of WWII it had been adopted by the Royal Navy and used for the purpose of poking fun at the trawlers and drifters of the Royal Naval Patrol Service. In true RNPS style they took it on the chin and the title of Harry Tate's Navy was proudly adopted. As the war went on it was to become a worthy password for courage.
It was a well known fact that the fisherman did not take kindly to naval discipline. They were stubborn, independent and tough men and they knew their place at sea better than any man.
The most important distinction given to the RNPS was an exclusive silver badge.
The finished design took the form of a shield upon which a sinking shark, speared by a marline spike,was set against a background made up of a fishing net with two trapped enemy mines.The shark symbolised a U-boat and the marline spike the tool of the Merchant navy.The net and the mines were both symbols of the fishermen who now found themselves at war seeking a deadly new catch.
Lizzie is making plans for her wedding with fiancé Bill. But preparations during wartime aren't easy, and attacks on the Yorkshire port of Kelthorpe are only getting worse.
Connie wants to be there for her sister, but she has troubles of her own - a secret that is driving a wedge between herself and those who love her.
Meanwhile, Pamela faces new complications in her romance with Fred, and the arrival of two new RAF servicemen stirs up trouble.
As bombs fall and friendships are tested, will the air raid girls keep their fighting spirit and find their happy endings?
The SC 1000(Sprengbombe Cylindrisch 1000) was a large air-dropped general-purpose thin-cased high explosive demolition bomb used by Germany during WWII. It was nicknamed the Hermann by the Germans in reference to the fat Luftwaffe commander, Hermann Goring.
A Scouser is an informal term to refer to a person from Liverpool.
The name 'Harry Tates' dates back to WWI and was used as jargon for anything clumsy and amateurish. It originated from an old music hall entertainer who would play the clumsy comic who couldn't get to grips with various contraptions. By the start of WWII it had been adopted by the Royal Navy and used for the purpose of poking fun at the trawlers and drifters of the Royal Naval Patrol Service. In true RNPS style they took it on the chin and the title of Harry Tate's Navy was proudly adopted. As the war went on it was to become a worthy password for courage.
It was a well known fact that the fisherman did not take kindly to naval discipline. They were stubborn, independent and tough men and they knew their place at sea better than any man.
The most important distinction given to the RNPS was an exclusive silver badge.
The finished design took the form of a shield upon which a sinking shark, speared by a marline spike,was set against a background made up of a fishing net with two trapped enemy mines.The shark symbolised a U-boat and the marline spike the tool of the Merchant navy.The net and the mines were both symbols of the fishermen who now found themselves at war seeking a deadly new catch.
July 17, 2022
Having not read the first two books in the series, I was concerned I would get a bit lost in this one, but was keen to read it from the blurb. I needn't have worried - it works well as a stand alone story, although having enjoyed this one so much I will definitely be heading back to read books 1 and 2!
Sisters Connie and Lizzie, along with friend Pamela, are surviving through dangerous times. They are active members of the ARP, helping to keep their community safe while keeping their relationships alive. Their partners, Tom, Bill and Fred are also struggling with their own wartime problems. Can the 6 of them, along with new friend Sally, find their way through the messes they face?
An addictive tale, it kept me engrossed.
Sisters Connie and Lizzie, along with friend Pamela, are surviving through dangerous times. They are active members of the ARP, helping to keep their community safe while keeping their relationships alive. Their partners, Tom, Bill and Fred are also struggling with their own wartime problems. Can the 6 of them, along with new friend Sally, find their way through the messes they face?
An addictive tale, it kept me engrossed.
June 14, 2024
I’ve been reading these books for several years so it’s easy to get attached to the characters. Going through some of the war with them and all they’ve had to deal with, to culminate in weddings and seeing them find love is so heartwarming.
Jenny Holmes is such a good writer and makes you feel all the feels. I’ve been a solid fan ever since the land girls series.
It was a well written wartime romance and the pages disappear quickly. So sad to be at the end of the series but also so happy I’ve read them.
Connie, Pamela and Lizzie have found their loves and now, with weddings on the horizon, will they last through the toils of war? I’ve always loved the insights into the air raid wardens and they played such an important party during the war so it made a great crux to the books. Can’t wait to start a new Jenny Holmes series after this, she writes the best historical fiction!
Jenny Holmes is such a good writer and makes you feel all the feels. I’ve been a solid fan ever since the land girls series.
It was a well written wartime romance and the pages disappear quickly. So sad to be at the end of the series but also so happy I’ve read them.
Connie, Pamela and Lizzie have found their loves and now, with weddings on the horizon, will they last through the toils of war? I’ve always loved the insights into the air raid wardens and they played such an important party during the war so it made a great crux to the books. Can’t wait to start a new Jenny Holmes series after this, she writes the best historical fiction!
January 2, 2023
Have now read all three in this series and am sorry there isn’t a number 4! Loved all 3 books, the last one certainly was as engrossing as the other two and I felt I knew the characters. Really gave an insight into that particular time when people like Connie, Lizzie, Sally, Pamela and their boyfriends Bill, Fred and Tom, all did their bit in fighting the war and looking after their home towns, risking their lives night after night.
Romance, good story line and the outcome I hoped for. What more can be said
Romance, good story line and the outcome I hoped for. What more can be said
June 12, 2024
A Good Read
It is now 1942 and the war is far from over. Sisters Lizzie and Connie are as busy as ever. Lizzie is preparing for her wedding but then her fiance drops a bombshell of his own and wants to postpone it. Connie is hiding a secret, but for how long can she keep it to herself? Pam is happy with Fred but there are others who are out to spoil things for them and they may have to move away. This was a good read and I am sorry to have come to the end of the series.
It is now 1942 and the war is far from over. Sisters Lizzie and Connie are as busy as ever. Lizzie is preparing for her wedding but then her fiance drops a bombshell of his own and wants to postpone it. Connie is hiding a secret, but for how long can she keep it to herself? Pam is happy with Fred but there are others who are out to spoil things for them and they may have to move away. This was a good read and I am sorry to have come to the end of the series.
January 26, 2023
Brilliant
Another great book by Jenny Holmes! I could not out it down. I do have one slight regret though, that Pamela and Fred did not make it triple wedding, before they left for their new life abroad.
As usual, the characters were lifelike and there were so many ups and downs but love shone through in the end.
I would love to read more about the Air Raid Girls
Another great book by Jenny Holmes! I could not out it down. I do have one slight regret though, that Pamela and Fred did not make it triple wedding, before they left for their new life abroad.
As usual, the characters were lifelike and there were so many ups and downs but love shone through in the end.
I would love to read more about the Air Raid Girls
May 7, 2022
I was excited to read the 3rd novel in this series by Jenny Holmes and the antics of Lizzie, Connie and Pamela did not disappoint.
Full of romance, tears and drama.
It did not disappoint and I recommend this novel.
Thanks to#NetGalley for the advance copy in return for an honest review.
Full of romance, tears and drama.
It did not disappoint and I recommend this novel.
Thanks to#NetGalley for the advance copy in return for an honest review.
October 28, 2025
The final book, I always feel sad when finishing a series as I grow to love the characters and feel like im a friend looking through their diaries. learning of the hard ship that everyone went through. Thank you for the escapism 😊
January 3, 2026
Good Read
Thoroughly enjoyable.Jenny Holmes at her very best. The third book is as good as the others.A book l didn't want to put down and my attention was kept all the time
Thoroughly enjoyable.Jenny Holmes at her very best. The third book is as good as the others.A book l didn't want to put down and my attention was kept all the time
September 19, 2022
brilliant
Sorry it’s last in the series , I have really enjoyed all of them, they give you a taste of what life must have been about
Sorry it’s last in the series , I have really enjoyed all of them, they give you a taste of what life must have been about
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