Shelter from the Storm (The Cliffehaven Series Book 11)

This WWII series by Ellie Dean is just fantastic! I have read them all to date and am anxiously awaiting the grand final book coming out in January 2018. By far this is the best series of books I have ever read and I have been an avid reader for well over 55 years. Ellie Dean brings the characters to life and you feel there every mood, sadness, joy and the anguish of going through WWII in England. The author has definitely researched the war taking you through each step naming the types of planes, factories and just how England withstood the onslaught of Hitler's constant bombing raids with grit, determination and an iron will to survive and win... and that they did!Kudos to Ellie Dean and all those brave souls - the world will forever be grateful

This one actually made me cry...as we just see to many injustices and I can imagine that during WWII, it was so much worse. Just breaks my heart when a mother (even fictional) disown their children, as we also see it today...so it continues in another form...too many children who need love and a family...

I'm a big fan of this series of books and always look forward to reading the next installment. I've "pre-ordered" the next. The only drawback in this series was Amazon didn't sell two of the books to add to the others on my Kindle, but I was able to purchase them separately.

Again another great author the story tells you of a family and all their lodgers that come to stay with them during the 2 world war and I am only on book elven and there are 17 of them so many more happy hours to go .

The earlier books showed great love and romance during a time of uncertainty. This book shows what happens when a naive girl is bowled over by a smooth talking soldier. He is black but the same tragic thing happened with white soldiers whether American,Canadian ,French,or British. This novel is another great view into the problems if the time.

I've read all of Ellie Dean's historical romance stories of Beach Haven Boardinghouse. A wonderful series of what life was like for the British civilian during WWII. Believe this is Book 9 or 10 in the series.

I have loved every book by Nellie Dean and this was no different. She transports me to those war days as if I actually lived them myself. I never really understood the day to day survival mode our greatest generation had to live. I anxiously await each book.

My favorite Beach View Boarding House novel so far. All the characters are so real and also very kind, making Cliffehaven a town I would love to visit. I especially like Peggy and her vivacious personality.

Started this as soon as it was released and midnight and 7 hours later I could not have wished for more. I love the Cliffehaven series of which this is book 11 and it was great to be back in the embrace of all our favourite characters and to find out what is going on in their lives. If you loved the previous novels in the series there is no way this will disappoint you! 10/10, 5-star, 100% brilliance. Not enough words in the English language to describe how great this novel and the whole series is!!

Lovely to be back in Peggy's kitchen with all my friends from Beach View. Problem is I read them too quickly and then I'm disappointed the book is finished. This was a heart rending story and Ellie kept us waiting til the end for the outcome. Would like to know more about the 'secret' of Ron's and if any more will come from that. Looking forward to the next delivery of Peggy and co in January. In the meantime I've discovered she writes under Tamara McKinley (set in Australia) so I'm going to try those. Thanks Ellie.

Ellie Dean at her best again. This book described the difficulties encountered by young innocent women who became pregnant whilst in relationships with American GI's, in this instance black GI's. It also highlighted the racism and segregation in the American Armed Forces along with the racism of the British public. Those of us born in that time of the post war period will have grown up with the dual standards of morality of that time drilled into us. Mothers would say to daughters euphemistically "don't dare bring any trouble to this door". Most of us were scared stiff and many girls who became pregnant found themselves thrown out of home, married off hastily or shipped to a mother and baby home from where the unwanted child would be adopted but not before the poor mother has cared for them for six weeks. To my knowledge those homes were still around in the late 1970's. I even heard tell of the poor young girls committing suicide rather than face the wrath of their families and society. I was very touched by April's story, the saddest thing is that these things actually happened and destroyed lives, be it racist abuse or the condemnation of society for strayed from the accepted norms. Thank God some of these attitudes no longer exist, sadly racism s still alive and well!

Yes really loved this . It was a shame for Alice about losingHer best friend in the Air Raid. But glad everything turnedOut well for her after. Joining in with the Beach View peopleAnd meeting up with her Uncle Stan. And things get a bitSad for April as she firstly finds she's expecting a Baby fromThe American G.I. but finds he isn't the one. Having let herDown badly. But she puts the Baby up for adoption.And later has a accident that is touch and go. AndWhether the Baby survives. All her family and friendsAre there at the Hospital to see how she gets on.And are there to help her. Well don't want to spoilThis ending for anyone who reads this. As they willHave to find the ending themselves .whoever readsIt. But I will say such a great Book. Loved it.Shame it came to an end. Just loved this bookFrom beginning to end had lots going on in it.Loved it. I give this book five stars. It has got lotsGoing in it. Keeps you at the edge of your seat.It did me. Thanks very much Ellie Dean. Just Great.

Book 11 in this amazing family saga series . I love war time stories that don't start and finish in one book . They need to be read from book 1 in correct order to get the most from them and these books about the Reilly family are undoubtedly one of the best I have had the pleasure to read ! Each book gives the reader so many emotions from a quick smile to , shock , horror , joy , hope , anguish etc . You are able to "see" each character and each home and the road it is In as if you were actually in the story yourself . Now I'm off to download the next book in the series.

How Ellie Dean has managed to write all these brilliant books I just dont know.This is Book 10 in the series and they get better (didn't think it was possible,but Ellie has achieved it)The characters in this book can all go on into other books in the series which is great.Another Cliffehaven Perfection.

Not often I write reviews, but I felt I just had to take the time to say thank you to Ellie for all the time she must take doing research for her books. It really is a fabulous series of books, I have tried ww2 sagas before but normally after the first one or two I lose interest, but the Beach view series is like a breath of fresh air! Have read them all and already pre-ordered the next one and can hardly wait. Plus I follow Ellie on Facebook just to make sure I don't miss new books 🙂. Thank you Ellie for all your hard work, your books are a total pleasure to read.

Another great book from Ellie Dean , I just love meeting up with Peggy ,Ron,Cordelia, Rita ,Stan Fran Ethel and every one else, they're like familyThis tells the story of April and how she fell in love with a black American soldier who she discovered was married,too late as she was already pregnant. She overcome prejudice to have her baby and the baby struggled for survival after an accident.A brilliant book and cant wait for next one in series to see who Peggy mother's next. Hope there are many more books to come

This family saga just gets better with every novel, and the fact that the series centres around Beach View and its inhabitants and there is humour as well as happiness and hearbreak, means that the reader becomes very involved with the characters. April's situation is particularly emotional and heartbreaking. Highly recommended.

Once again a fantastic read all about Peggy & her family. So good to have a book which continues with the same people & what they are doing with their lives.This time April Wilton appeared with the family. I enjoyed the twists in this story & how it had a happy ending.Looking forward to the next book, as I have read all the other books in this series. Thoroughly enjoy all your books.

This book is amazing, just as the previous books are, how Ellie Dean keeps coming up with wonderful storyline's as she does is beyond me, laugh cry breath taking twists and turns, I love every page, of Peggy Cordelia Ron's story line's, they all come alive and you can't put the book down wondering what Ron will get up to next, can't wait for January for her next book 📚!

When I finish one of the Beach View books I instantly feel saddened as I desperately want to hear more from my 'fly on the wall' position about the lives of Peggy Reilly and her 'family'. This latest offering does not disappoint. I was fully immersed in the war time saga and feel like all the characters are members of my own family. I laugh and cry with the in equal measures. Brilliant stuff! Can't wait for the next...

Another book in the continuing saga of the Cliffehaven series. I am learning so much about the war years than I ever heard before. The characters that live or have lived at Beach View are extremely well rounded and believable. Another great book in the continuing saga.

Really enjoyed this book as all the other ones in this series they are real page turners looking forward to reading the next in this series

This was a fantastic book . I was captivated from the start. Peggy is such a great character a long with Ron. I never want the story to end. This was a difficult story line but Ellie Dean felt with it with truth and honesty. You can imagine yourself right there. First book I've read for a while that moved me to tears. Loved it can't wait for the next one.