Shipyard Girls Books in Order

In early 1945, victory is finally in sight and celebrations loom, but the women still have battles to fight. Gloria plans her wedding while fearing for her youngest son, Rosie adjusts to her husband's return, and Helen must finally choose where her heart lies.

In December 1943, the war effort accelerates and the yard works flat out for the coming invasion. Gloria rejoices in Jack's return but dreads telling her sons about their new family, while Rosie and Dorothy face anxious news and unexpected choices in love.

Sunderland's 1944 Christmas should be joyful for Dorothy, newly engaged to Toby, yet her heart is pulled toward someone closer to home. Gloria struggles with the shadowy parts of Jack's past, and Helen confronts the fallout from a devastating family revelation.

By 1943, the future of Britain feels uncertain and the yard is busier than ever. Rosie struggles to hide her double life from inquisitive sister Charlotte, newlywed Polly faces another painful separation, and Helen's mysterious recruit Bel stirs trouble and long buried truths.

As Christmas 1943 approaches, Helen longs to admit her feelings for Dr Parker, Bel quietly hopes for something more than material comfort, and heavily pregnant Polly prays both for a safe delivery and for Tommy's return from the front.

Polly's sweetheart Tommy is reported missing in action, leaving her clinging to hope and the support of her fellow welders. At the same time, Helen wrestles with a life changing choice that could ruin her if she dares to follow her conscience.

Christmas 1942 brings snow, shortages and new upheavals. Polly dreams of a winter wedding now her fiancé is briefly home, Helen drives her crew hard to break production records while resisting a charming doctor, and Rosie's flighty sister Charlotte turns up with her own agenda.

In 1942, Helen thrives as shipyard manager yet her father's return exposes a family shock that shatters her composure. Gloria shoulders a terrible secret, while Rosie throws herself into extra shifts to stop worrying about a sweetheart who has gone silent overseas.

With a brief lull in the air raids, Rosie lets herself fall for Detective Sergeant Miller, even as her hidden work makes honesty impossible. Gloria must confront her abusive ex husband and the truth about baby Hope's parentage before it destroys her future.

By 1941, the women are veterans of the yard, but the war only tightens its grip. Rosie juggles her double life and a persistent detective, Gloria hides a dangerous secret, and Polly fears for the man she loves.

As the conflict drags on, Gloria cares for her baby while worrying about Hope's missing father, Rosie tries to bury her feelings to keep a risky secret safe, and Bel's new romance threatens to expose a scandal that could divide them.

In 1940 Sunderland, Polly, Gloria and other women swap home life for welding torches in the shipyards, stepping into dangerous men's work. As bombs fall and secrets surface, their new friendship becomes the one thing they can truly rely on.