Cassie Black is lured back to a profession she'd left behind- robbing casino gamblers of their winnings- by a set up that looks to good to ignore. Her work goes as planned, except that the mark has too much money, so much that someone very powerful must be very angry. Cassie soon finds herself running from a stone cold killer who somehow knows her every move in advance. he also appears to be closing in on Cassie's most closely guarded secret- the one thing she will do anything to protect.

Daphne Lethbridge is bright, romantic and vivacious. The First World War has ravaged Europe, but it has done nothing to daunt her spirit. Her enjoyment, though, is soured by her cynical contemporary, Virginia Dennison, who spars with Daphne on every occasion. Beneath their surface civility seethes a deep enmity but, when Daphne realises the bitter truth of her marriage, it takes a chance encounter for her disillusionment to give way to an understanding of a woman's destiny.

The Second World War finally over, best friends Molly Bennett and Nellie McDonough are bursting with happiness. Their beloved sons are comming home at last and their eldest children are planning to marry each other. When a double wedding is announced, Molly is determined to give her tow beautiful daughters a day to remember for the rest of their lives. However, Nellie's daughter Lily has a boyfriend whom no one likes- and there's a handsome young chap just waiting in the wings for her.