Keepers

An unforgettable story of love, loss, and resilience ... (Book 1 of Keepers)

"A beautifully crafted, emotionally gripping tale of love, resilience, and self-discovery. An unforgettable read." Reader's House Magazine

Australia, 1949. When her father falls gravely ill, nineteen-year-old Raine Merrett's world is upended. Torn from the quiet rhythms of country life, her family is transplanted to a migrant camp on the sun-baked plains outside the city – a world of corrugated iron, cramped Nissen huts, and strangers thrown together by hopes of a new life.

When cockney-born Teddy Greene and his loyal friend Alf arrive from the ruins of post-war London, a chance rescue draws the three of them into each other's orbits – and into a tangle of feeling none are prepared for. Teddy is charming and restless; Alf is steady and quietly devoted.

But Raine's dreams of making something of herself are shattered when she falls pregnant to Teddy. They marry, and while life is a struggle, the marriage appears to be going well. Until Teddy abandons his young family.

Raine, bitter, furious, and grieving in equal measure, and pregnant with their second child, learns she has choices. It's up to her to set her and her children's future. She must decide what happiness is truly worth – and what she is willing to endure to find it.

Inspired by true events, Keepers is a richly atmospheric story of love, loyalty, and the quiet courage it takes to claim a life of your own.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Women's fiction at its best. I was kept guessing till the end."
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A treat to savour." — Discovering Diamonds

Amazon Charts Bestseller - Chill with a Book Premier Readers' Award - Readers' Favourite Five Stars


Book 1 in the Keepers series. Walking in the Rain and The Past can Wait, standalone spinoffs to Keepers, are available on Amazon. Also in Kindle Unlimited.

good story and characters.

Would have really liked an Aussie to read the book. it would have put you into where the story took place.