Utterly poignant and spellbinding. I quickly became lost in the story of Olivia and I felt goosebumps on my arms from the emotions I could feel radiating from the written words on the page.

Secrets on Mersey Square by Pam Howes pretty much takes up where the last one left off, in terms of people’s lives, at least. Livvy has made it big in the US as lead singer for a country band called Juice. Her marriage to David, an old friend from her hometown, is lukewarm but she loves her daughter, Courtney, with all her heart. It is nearly time for the sixteenth birthday of her first daughter, back in England living with her father and his family. She longs to see her, to see if Roy has kept his promise about telling her the truth about her mother. Next thing you know she is on her way, sans husband. Her mere presence will stir things up and there is plenty going on already.

Livvy is not a bad person. Her experiences as a child and youth with her adopted parents have left her feeling unloved and unable to trust. She wants what she wants. She has kept her word for sixteen years but she is at her limit now with that and with keeping secrets. Her arrival will upset the apple cart of Roy and Sammy’s lives, as well as those of those surrounding them. Eddie has always been Roy’s stalwart best friend, withholding judgement, for the most part, always there for him, always ready to listen. He is a strong character, having dealt with problems most of us can’t imagine. His wife, Jane, had been Sammy’s best friend for forty years and is not about to stop now. People have convoluted ways of solving problems and nowhere is that seen better than in this book between Sammy, Roy, and Livvy. The soap opera continues with much more to come. Absolutely entertaining.

I was invited to read this book by Bookoutre. All thoughts and opinions are mine. #Netgalley #Bookoutre #PamHowes #SecretsOnMerseySquare

Secrets on Mersey Square is the fourth book in this amazing series! Olivia is back and as annoying as ever. The last book ended with Olivia leaving her new baby with Roy, the baby’s father, and Sammy. They raised Harley together. Harley is sick and her best chance of survival is to have a full blooded sibling.
I wish that Roy would just make up his mind because he can’t keep playing Olivia and Sammy. I loved this story and right up to the end I was on the edge of my seat. I wanted to yell at Olivia and Roy. Many thanks to the author, Bookouture and NetGalley for a complimentary copy of the book. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.

This is the last in the Mersey Square series and had been great to read about so the trikes and tribulations of the Cantellor and Mellor families.Toys daughter with Olivia has been living with her father for 26 years now and suddenly it becomes clear she is not well and the only way of helping is for Roy and Olivia to have another sibling ,but Roy is back with Sammy.Thank you to Netgally and Bookouture.

What a great story. Really enjoyed most the characters and how they interacted and their lives entwined. Would recommend this book.

Thanks to the Publisher and Netgalley for an early review copy.

I enjoyed reading this book, which is number four in the series.

It’s well written and the setting is so descriptive.

I highly recommend this book.

This is a review for the three Mersey Square novels out in January 2024
I love Pam Howes' series as the characters become sort of book friends and I root and feel for them.
This is a new to me series and I like to read about life after war, the rocker and how it was going to change.
All Mersey Square novels are moving and entertaining, features a cast of well thought characters and a vivid historical background.
I was moved, rooted for the characters, and travelled in time to a a different age even if I was old enough to attend university.
Highly Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine

It's almost sixteen years since Livvy Grant gave her five-day-old daughter Harley to the baby's father, rock musician Roy Cantello and his wife Sammy to bring up as their own. Now, Livvy is coming home to seek out her daughter and former lover.

For almost sixteen years, Livvy grant has thought about her firstborn daughter, Harley. She had given Harley away to Roy and Sammy when she was just five days old. With Harley's sixteenth birthday looming, and her friend Sheena finding her biological father and his family, Livvy decides to return back home to meet them all. And, of course, she will have to see Roy again when she meets with Harley. My heart went out to Sammy when she heard Livvy was back in town. But I'm so over this thrupple, I wish Roy would make up his mind and stick to his decisions, but it seems he thinks with another part of his body. I have also went off Jon, it seems he has double standards. This is an enjoyable read with some heart-warming parts to the story.

I would like to thank #NetGalley #Bookouture and the author #PamHowes for my ARC of #SecretsOnMerseySquare.

This book is book four in the series I do recommend readers to start from the beginning. The Cantellos and Mellors have been like a family to me right through. This book alone is history to be enjoyed bringing me lots of fond memories. Readers will get hooked and you just can't help falling in love with some of them the chapters are so real and breathtakingly good. I loved it.

Really good series, which i enjoyed thank yiu Netgalley. I look for ward to reading more by this author.

To say I wanted more would be an understatement. This was a delicious page turner right from the start. Everytime I had to put it down, it was all I could think about. I did end up finishing way past my bedtime

With her daughter terribly ill...how far will she go to save her...?

That's the crux of this book, really. How far would a mother go to save her child? And thensome. Because it's not just about her daughter, as readers will surely become aware. This is not a pretty tale but it sure is a messy one. One that began back in 1984...

For sixteen years, Livvy Grant has longed to see her firstborn daughter Harley who she gave up at five days old for her father Roy and his wife Sammy to bring up as their own. As a young single mother, she had no prospects but in closing that chapter of her life she moved on and married her childhood sweetheart, moved to America and had a daughter with him. All the while, still pining for Roy Cantello, her first love and father to her firstborn.

Now Harley is due to turn sixteen and Livvy is returning to Britain with the hope of being reunited with her daughter. But when she arrives, it's clear to see that Harley is gravely ill. And when the doctors confirm the devastating news, Livvy realises she could lose her daughter just when she has found her again. She would give anything, do anything to save her daughter's life. And then in the midst of despair she is given a gift, it seems. The best chance of saving her daughter's life is a full-blood sibling. Can she dare hope? Do they dare try?

Sammy Cantello has been a mother to Harley for her entire life. In fact, she is the only mother she has ever known, despite Roy promising Livvy to tell Harley all about her when she turned ten. Now she is just days away of turning sixteen and Roy has still yet to tell her. But tell her he must for Livvy is on her way back to the UK and she wants to see her daughter. But Sammy is scared. Because she knows the power that Livvy has over Roy and he won't be able to resist her. She fears that the pair will pick up where they left off and she couldn't cope with that.

Harley isn't the only reason Livvy is returning the the UK. Her friend Sheena has managed to track down her birth father and his family and she is returning to meet them, and the possibility of meeting her birth mother also. Finally, she will have a family to call her own. All she needs now is Roy and her family will be complete.

Well...this was one messy tale, to say the least. I have enjoyed each book in this series, though I may not have entirely enjoyed the direction in which they have taken. The last book "The Daughters of Mersey Square" had me frustrated no end and pulling my hair out wanting to slap Roy and scratch Livvy's eyes out. I liked how the last one ended with Harley nestled in the family bosom of Roy and Sammy...and Livvy out of the equation. I did not like that woman one bit. And in this one I liked her even less. She is calculating, manipulative and a devious little madam. She knew what she wanted and she set out to get it whatever the cost. The only time I cheered for her was her reuniting with her birth parents, which was heartwarming. Roy isn't much better. The man-child continues to think with his pecker and then gets himself in such a mess of his own making and yet it still isn't what he wants.

It's a complete mess like a soap opera but it's addictive reading and I must say I was rather satisfied with the ending. I can't wait to read the final one to see where that takes the Mellors and Cantellos and their extended lot, which I will be picking up next and hope to make as short work of that as I did this one.

Thoroughly enjoyed it!

I would like to thank #PamHowes, #Netgalley and #Bookouture for an ARC of #SecretsOfMerseySquare in exchange for an honest review.

This review appears on my blog at https://stinathebookaholic.blogspot.com/.

The fourth book in the Mersey Square series. Another one that I loved . An easy but excellent read. Lots going on in this book but I don’t want to give away spoilers.