Caroline Lea Books in Order

German occupation transforms Jersey in 1940, forcing islanders into dangerous choices. A child befriends a soldier, a fisherman protects his sick wife, and a doctor risks being branded a traitor as they struggle to survive and protect others.

In seventeenth-century Iceland, Rósa marries a widower and moves to his isolated village. Suspicious neighbors, forbidden spaces, and the shadow of his first wife leave her questioning her husband’s secrets in a community ruled by religion and fear.

On an Orkney island in 1940, sisters Dorothy and Constance volunteer to nurse Italian prisoners of war. Dorothy’s attraction to one prisoner develops amid local suspicion, while the men build a chapel that offers hope beyond their confinement.

In Depression-era Toronto, friends Lily di Marco and Mae Thebault struggle to keep their families afloat. A wealthy man’s bequest promises money to the woman who bears the most children, drawing them into a contest with lasting personal consequences.

At Lord Byron’s villa in 1816, Mary Shelley struggles with grief, Percy’s betrayals, and doubts about her sister. A challenge to write a supernatural story awakens a powerful creative impulse, blurring the boundary between her imagination and her fears.