Susan A. Jennings
ALLi Author Member
Location: Canada
Genres: General Fiction, Womens Fiction, Historical Fiction, Memoir, Romance
Susan A. Jennings was born in Britain of a Canadian mother and British father. Both Canadian and British heritages are often featured in her writing and inspired her to write The Blue Pendant a perfect example of a trans-Atlantic story and is the first book in The Sackville Hotel Trilogy that takes the reader from an Edwardian drawing room to the cold war of the '60s. Susan has a second historical fiction book Sophie's War series beginning in 1915 London during WW1 and continuing the battlefields of Europe. On a lighter side Susan has authored four contemporary romance novels in the Lavender Cottage series. Raised and educated in Britain, Susan immigrated to Canada with her young family many years ago. She lives and writes in Ottawa Ontario. Susan began to take her writing career seriously after writing her memoir, 'Save Some For Me' a story of marital abuse and some hilarious mis-adventures of a single mother of five. A second edition was published in 2019. Susan’s ability to write a good story makes her an eclectic writer, having no difficulty switching from nonfiction to fiction; the story ideas just multiply as she writes.
Susan A. Jennings' books
Genres: Historical Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
The guns are silent, the whole world has changed … so has she London, England, 1919. The bombs and guns are silent, jazz music, bobbed hair and risqué dancing fills the air with gaiety, fun and laughter. But Sophie Romano hears the weeping and chilling silence beneath the trumpets and trombones. The world has changed and so has she. A strong, intelligent war nurse, Sophie recovers from catastrophic injuries and returns to the Bartley Hospital, a star with expectations of a great nursing career. And, now, when it matters most, she can barely make a decision. Is she losing her mind? Her fiancé, Andrew, anxious to be wed, is unaware a past lover is lurking close by. Sophie’s heart is tearing in two, with her career in jeopardy and her sanity in question. Matron gives her two weeks leave and she flees to Lucca, Italy, for solitude and reflection. The...
Genres: Historical Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
The whole world is at war. So is her soul… Sussex, 1914. Sophie Romano still grieves for her father. Plagued by nightmares of his horrific death, she tries to content herself with life as the head maid at a prestigious seaside hotel. But after her heart is broken by unrequited love, she seeks a new beginning training as a nurse in London. With the bombs from the German Zeppelins and the suffering of her patients reviving her terrible dreams, Sophie fears she won’t be chosen to serve on the Western front. And when an old flame returns and a cruel trainer makes life a living hell, the traumatized girl faces the ultimate fight to grow into the woman she’s determined to become. Amidst the madness of siren-filled streets, can she claim her own peace of mind?
Genres: Historical Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
The fury of war rages on. So does her heart … Amidst the darkest days of war. A driven, determined young nurse risks it all. Can she save them without losing her soul? Somewhere near Passchendaele, 1917. Sophie Romano is ecstatic, her life's dream flicking at her finger tips. A war nurse at the Casualty Clearing Station, she prepares to heal and comfort injured and dying soldiers. The crude conditions under cold, leaky canvas, surrounded by thick sticky mud and screaming shell-shocked soldiers are no deterrent. Even a cruel and vengeful superior from her past and a love triangle that rips at her heart, cannot dissuade the strong-willed Sophie's devotion to her calling. Until … The night sky bursts into orange-crimson fire and the thunderous quaking of the earth fills her with dread. The nightmares return and she must hide her secret terror or risk being sent home.
Genres: Historical Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
She dared to seek independence and travel the world. But she wasn’t prepared to pay the price… Sussex, England, 1913. Nineteen-year-old Anna Neale longs for an independent life full of adventure. Refusing her father’s wishes to marry his chosen suitor, she convinces him to allow her to take a receptionist position at a prestigious seaside hotel. But her beautiful plan soon turns ugly when the inn’s lascivious manager assaults her. While struggling to recover from the brutal attack, she’s charmed into a heartbreaking love triangle with a kind-hearted chef and a handsome rake. Eventually choosing a husband and migrating to Canada, Anna leaves her career behind hoping for the excitement she’s always craved. But when the hated domestic life thwarts her every move for independence and her heart secretly yearns for another, her frustrations with unfulfilled hopes lead her to uproot her family and return to England Will Anna survive...
Genres: Historical Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Audio
Age Groups: 18+
Prequel to The Blue Pendant Book 1 of The Sackville Hotel trilogy The year is 1912, spirited Anna Neale dreams of independence and adventure, inspired by her globe-trotting Uncle Bertie. But her father expects her to marry and embrace Edwardian propriety. When an unjust dismissal from prestigious Lady Chartwell’s employ and her father’s failing attempts to find a suitable husband, leave her future uncertain, Anna discovers secretarial school—a chance to forge her own path. Determined to defy convention, Anna dives into a world of learning, friendship, and ambition, navigating challenges that test her resilience. With her uncle’s guidance and an extraordinary opportunity on the horizon, Anna faces pivotal choices that could reshape her destiny. Will Anna overcome her father’s and society’s expectations and follow her dreams?
Genres: Historical Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
It’s 1960. Sarah, an exceptionally talented artist is graduating from London’s Royal College of Art. She is told her art will hang in galleries all over the world. As a dutiful granddaughter will she quash her dreams or fulfill her grandparent’s dream of Sarah’s succession to the prestigious New Sackville Hotel? Indebted to her grandparents after the death of her mother and disappearance of her father she is torn between loyalty, gratitude and her passion for art as a world famous artist—a difficult choice or can she do both? Already facing inner turmoil, she ignores her true love, the heir to Lord Thornton’s estate, by choosing to love a rogue spy of the British Secret Service. She uncovers complicated scandals and secrets as she searches for her lost father. The choices Sarah makes will not only impact her life but those she loves dearly.
Genres: Historical Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
She triumphed against all odds to live her dream. But, what follows might just kill her or someone she loves ... It's post WW 2 Britain. Newly-weds, Anna and Bill Blaine, embark on their new life as successful hoteliers. A gender bias bank manager, royal wedding and a communist gang, threatens to bankrupt them. Anna's savvy business mind and amicability appeases the cream of British society with daughter Isabelle's innovative ideas they save the thriving hotel. But Isabelle's hidden flirtatious fling with staff complicates a fragile mother, daughter relationship and hovers on the edge of destroying it all. Duplicity plagues Anna as the experienced and skilled maître d', the cause of the flirtations, charms the hotel guests but challenges, even frightens Anna. Beneath his charm there is a malicious agenda; a dark secret seeped in hatred and revenge, and primed for murder. Her dream had a price ... Are her...