Kate Eastham Books in Order

Refusing to accept that her missing brother is dead, Ada Houston leaves Liverpool to search for him in the Crimea. Joining Florence Nightingale’s nurses, she discovers friendship, romance and a vocation amid the suffering of war.

A young unmarried mother returns to nursing at Liverpool Royal Infirmary while learning to balance work and childcare. New affection offers hope, until her baby’s father reappears and forces her to reconsider what is best for their daughter.

After bringing an injured chimney sweep to hospital, housemaid Maud is offered a place at a new nursing school. She embraces the demanding work, but the boy’s disappearance forces her to seek help from the man whose attentions she has resisted.

After a bombing devastates her hospital and gravely injures her closest friend, nurse Jo Brooks vows to do more for the war effort. Meeting an American soldier complicates that resolve by giving her a future she suddenly fears losing.

Returning to Liverpool after training in New York, nurse Maud hopes to put her new skills into practice. Professional prejudice and a jealous rival threaten her progress and those she loves, testing the support of her closest friends.

As the Spanish flu overwhelms wartime London, trainee nurse Emily struggles to care for patients and endure a betrayal by her sweetheart. A new doctor shares her dedication, but illness and uncertainty threaten every hope for life after the war.

A Scottish fisher girl joins the war effort as a nurse after tragedy destroys her happiness at home. Caring for wounded soldiers aboard the hospital ship Britannic tests her courage when the vessel itself becomes a place of danger.

Searching for her birth mother in occupied Paris, Cora becomes involved in resistance work and longs to return to America. After surviving a bombing, she accepts help from a German soldier whose kindness complicates her loyalties and escape.

Seeking to recover from heartbreak and an accident, city nurse Lara Flynn takes a rural post in Lancashire. Suspicious neighbours, difficult medical cases and an unpredictable practice challenge her confidence, while the community gradually offers a chance to heal.

Establishing herself as a rural nurse in Lancashire, Lara Flynn begins to earn her community’s trust. A returning figure from her past and tragedy affecting a young mother test her resilience and the healing she hoped her new life would bring.