Writes Gritty, Historical Family Sagas set around Mersey Docklands.

MY BOOKS

BOOK 2 in the Beamer Street Series:

A Safe Haven on Beamer Street

A SAFE HAVEN ON BEAMER STREET.

Lady Elodie Caraway and her young daughter Melissa have no choice but to escape the wrath of Lord Caraway as dark secrets begin to unfold.

Leaving the luxurious prison of Oakland Hall, for the freedom of Liverpool Dockland with a change of name to protect them, and the centuries old skill of herbal healing, passed down from her female ancestors, Ellie Kirrin finds peace with the matriarchs of Beamer Street – but for how long?

A SAFE HAVEN ON BEAMER STREET. Out on 9th May.

The Beamer Street Series: https://sheilawriter.co.uk/

Finding Friends on Beamer Street starts a new series.

Mary Jane Starling’s secret wedding to Paddy Redfern cannot take place when her fiance is brutally killed, changing her life forever. But by taking the ferry from Ireland to Liverpool, determined Mary Jane strives to make a good life for herself and her unborn child.

THE DOCKSIDE SERIES

They gave their tomorrows for our today…

THE RECKONER’S ROW SERIES

The Mersey Orphan

My first Sheila Riley book! 1947, the coldest winter in living memory when Evie Kilgaren must return to Reckoner’s Row to look after her siblings when their mother does a moonlight flit!

The Mersey Girls

A five star review in 🇬🇧 Verified Purchase
‘From the moment I started reading, you could feel the family connections. Evie, looks after her siblings Jack, and Lucy, then when she goes to work Evie has to contend with an old enemy Susie, who’s vying for Danny’s affections. Little did Evie know how much it would map her future. Her friend Grace comes back from entertaining on cruise ships to get away from her dangerous ex-boyfriend, and finds solace with Bruce, son of the owner of the cruise ships. Skinner is a big character, devoted to wife Maggie who has secrets she doesn’t want discovered. What made getting to the end easier was the knowledge that there is another one.

The Mersey Mothers

1953 sees the women of Reckoner’s Row preparing for the Coronation of the young Queen Elizabeth 2, and also the wedding of Evie Kilgaren to Danny Harris – but will the wedding take place when there is a murderer walking free…

  • Hi There,

    I hope all is good in your world. I have been really busy over the summer, writing the second book in the Beamer Street series, which I cannot wait to talk about, but more of that in future posts. Back in May, I was delighted to join fellow authors and publishing friends at the fabulous…

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  • Beamer Street 2 and more…

    Hi there, I hope all is well with you, and you are looking forward to the warmer spring days to come. I have been pottering – I love that word – getting everything in the greenhouse ready for the new plants to go in, like an expectant mother preparing the nursery, excited at what the…

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  • Happy New Year!

    Hello Readers! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and I wish you the very best for the coming year. Do you make New Year’s Resolutions? And do you stick to them? I’m full of good intentions and do aim to procrastinate less when I should be writing. As you may know, my latest…

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  • I received a wonderful gift.

    Hello Lovely Readers, Welcome to my website. It seems strange, but very satisfying, to look out of my window and not see glistening wet pavements, drenched birds and soggy little animals trying so very hard to keep warm and dry. In fact, this dry weather is giving me some hope for a glimpse of summer.… Read more

  • Book 2 in the Beamer St series.

    Hello Readers, I just want to remind you, A Safe Haven on Beamer Street, the second in the Beamer Street trilogy will be published on the 9th May 2024, so not long to wait now to find out how the residents, Molly, Mary-Jane, Peggy and viper-tongued Ina are all faring in Beamer Street. 24-year-old Elodie… Read more

  • Hello Readers,

    Welcome to my not very consistent updates. Well then, what will you be doing with your spare time over the Easter holiday? A bit of gardening perhaps? There is nothing I like better at this time of year than bimbling around the local garden centres and nurseries, dreaming of all those luscious flowers and plants… Read more

  • And so…

    Hello Lovely Readers! Remember when I said, the next Beamer Street book is set in the run up to WW2? Well, I might have been a bit hasty on that one, because, although that novel has been written, we – my wonderful editor Caroline, and I, decided that it would be a good idea to… Read more

  • Hi There,

    I hope all is good in your world. I have been really busy over the summer, writing the second book in the Beamer Street series, which I cannot wait to talk about, but more of that in future posts. Back in May, I was delighted to join fellow authors and publishing friends at the fabulous… Read more

  • PARTY TIME!

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