My Stories
I started writing at the age of 73 after the passing of my beloved husband, Bill. I hope you enjoy my work.
Hallow Hearts
Claire first saw the incredibly attractive RAF officer on the train. She knew she was unhappy and wanting to end the relationship with her husband who was now stationed in North Africa. It did not matter to her that the man she had just fallen for could leave her in a moments notice. What happens when a mother in law who is controlling at all costs, a husband who will do anything to keep his wife and new love collide in war time England.
October 1940
JUNE 1939 “Thank God that’s over. You made a good speech John, glad you kept it short.” “I was worried I’d give away how well we knew each other, and the many good times we’d spent together. Did you notice I noticed your father watching me carefully in case I let something slip.”
Brotherly Love
Rubert and Roland Napier, twin brothers, so identical that they wore bracelets, one gold and one silver to help their friends and family tell them apart. For the first twenty-one years of their lives, they lived in reasonable harmony in Lochivor Castle until a beautiful American girl arrived to join a house party. They both fall in love with her and their lives are forever changed. The story unfolds against the impending war, ending dramatically in the skies above the English Channel.
Picnic at Pengally
This is the story of Victoria Pendine and the family home, Pengally, that she comes back to again and again. At ninety years of age, she decides to review her work, revisiting through her paintings the memories of the extraordinary events of her life: her three marriages, her narrow escape from Germany, her friendships, her loves and the sustaining joy that her grandchildren provide.
the Play's the Thing
London director, Dorian Wade, suave and temperamental playboy, meets his match in Miranda Brownly, who is quite unlike any woman he has ever met. Her unusual background and unique sensibility prove the perfect foil for his artistic temperament. This daughter of Papua New Guinea missionaries is quite prepared to take on Mr. Wade and London in the 1920s.
Flowers of Memeory
Roman Whitelaw, whose gypsy blood and privileged upbringing combine to create a man of uncommon instinct, bravery and nobility, cuts short his youth to negotiate the uncompromising air battles of the Great War. He faces deadly dogfights in the sky and struggles against prejudice when on the ground. After the war, he soldiers on when the woman he loves disappears leaving him to care for their only son.
Through the Clouds
The boys were young, inexperienced but talented. Sir Richard Barnaby knew this when he challenged Miles Finchley to a contest that he could produce good fighter pilots faster than the college. A story based on the Battle of Britain, its young RAF pilots, their personal stories and how they stopped the Luftwaffe and Germany’s air campaign. Michael, Derek and Eliot, their romances and tragedies, and the competition between the 3 of them..
Tristan
Trained in Argentina, jumped ship in the Gulf Islands. A story of intrigue, romance and loyal friendship. From the idyllic islands of British Columbia to England and finally to Montreal. Tristan will not be forgotten
Deception
War intensifies the twists of fate that buffet and toy with the men and women thrown in its path. Against a backdrop of duty, love in its many forms adds to the uncertainty and risks of wartime. The allies plot to establish a landing in Europe, turning spies into double agents to broadcast disinformation. One naïve young man becomes the means for the sacrifice of a bomber squadron. When a bomber pilot suspects a double-cross, the hunt is on. But with the truth comes a loss of innocence.
Desert Destiny
Doomed to spending the rest of her life as a dutiful niece in a dull, Victorian vicarage, Drusilla avoids her fate when she accepts a position as a companion to a Tuareg princess. At an oasis in northern Africa, she finds the excitement she was longing for becoming embroiled in the palace intrigue and falling in love with a rebel prince.
Holiday in Venice
A workaholic lawyer arranges a holiday in Venice with a virtual stranger. Her plans go awry when a real stranger shows up: a risk-taking war correspondent whose scarred face masks even deeper wounds. Natalie is irritated by Daniel’s blunt and challenging manner, though she can’t deny she is attracted to his cocky smile and the twinkle in his eye. They recognize in each other the opportunity to realize their dreams of love and a family, but first they will have to navigate the minefield of fear and jealousy.
Love in Lisbon
In 1940 Lisbon was the centre of intrigue and light in a blacked-out Europe. Maggie leaves her future to Fate and it brings her Mac and the guesthouse, Casa de Mendes. Casa de Mendes offers refuge to an odd collection of guests all on their way to anywhere else-a group of people whose lives intertwine and the result is startling.
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About Me
From my heart to yours
Rosemary hails from Southport Lancashire, England where she grew up as the eldest of six children. At eighteen she joined the Red Cross Nurses during WWII, and on her twentieth birthday she met her beloved husband Bill. Coincidently on that day, August 6th, 1945, was the day the Atomic Bomb was dropped. They were married on that August 6th, 1947, two years later to the day.
They began their married life living with Bill’s sister on the outskirts of London. While walking in Piccadilly Circus they saw a banner that said ‘Fly to Canada’. Neither of them knew much about Canada and after a short discussion they decided to take a leap of faith. Not knowing what to expect they boarded a flight and began their new lives in Ontario. Over the years they lived in: Niagara on the Lake, Montreal, Toronto, Victoria and Vancouver. In 1953 Bill and Rosemary adopted their first child of four. During this time she worked as a Real Estate Agent, Nursery School Teacher, Mother and Home-maker.
Rosemary’s dream had always been to write, but she found that children, life and work kept her more than busy. Bill sadly passed away in 2001 and knowing that Rosemary would struggle with the loss of her true love after 53 years he asked her to promise do something remarkable with the rest of her life…and not to follow him too quickly.
Rosemary listened to the last words of her love, and even though it was difficult she decided that this would in fact begin her life-long dream of writing and becoming an author. She threw herself into her work giving it her all, and today she has incredibly finished 12 novels and is currently working on her 13th. She now lives in Vancouver, BC and works closely with her manger, BG. In her novels she makes use of her wealth of life experiences to create compelling stories that are for both young and old. Read one of her novels and feel the life in the pages she writes; her stories are easy to read and her heartfelt words will stay with you, forever.
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