Biography
Jane Harvey is a pen name. ‘Jane’ crafts fun fiction for the thinking woman (or person!), where she enjoys exploring unexpected friendships and writing happy endings.
This is lucky, because in real life her (prize-winning) fiction is a little bleaker.
She was born and raised on the island of Jersey, and lives with two males and a dog.
Searching for Sandra
AVAILABLE FRIDAY 30th JUNE - Book Three in the Hummingbird House Series - PRE-ORDER TODAY!
Searching for Sandra
Book Three in the Hummingbird House Series
Make yourself at home in Hummingbird House with this heart-warming new novella.
In 1968, the summer of love seems long gone. Hummingbird House has a new batch of residents, and Betty is settled in a comfortable – though unexpected – form of domestic bliss. Life may not have worked out as planned, but she is determined to make the best of it.
Yet as the months go on, she realises she still has much to learn. With one tenant missing and another threatening to sweep her off her feet, she begins to worry that her happy home could fall around her once more.
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In 2022, Betty has established a comfortable routine. She weeds the front yard. Listens to the radio. Makes cake. At the age of 83, she knows what – and who – she likes, plus just how much she can manage before her arthritis begins to complain.
But when an old friend finally makes an overdue appearance, those guidelines start to take on a new meaning.
Just how much should we do for absent friends? And when is it right to take a chance on love?
Searching for Sandra
AVAILABLE FRIDAY 30th JUNE - Book Three in the Hummingbird House Series - PRE-ORDER TODAY!
Buttercups in the Basement
Book Two in the Hummingbird House Series
Buttercups in the Basement:
Book Two in the Hummingbird House Series
1967: the summer of love and the year Betty moves into her first home.
Independent. Open. Inexperienced. She is excited to be living with her new husband, William, and committed to returning the rambling Hummingbird House to its former glory.
But when she invites captivating new tenants into her home and settles into married life, her world begins to transform in ways she could never have imagined. She thought she was on a journey toward domesticity and devotion – but her experiences that summer prove to be anything but traditional.
Alternating between the 1960s and the present day, Buttercups in the Basement is a delightful exploration of personal awakening, friendships, and what it means to be happy.
Buttercups in the Basement
Book Two in the Hummingbird House Series
The Landlord of Hummingbird House
Book One in the Hummingbird House Series
The Landlord of Hummingbird House
Book One in the Hummingbird House Series
When April moves into Hummingbird House, she is intrigued by her mysterious landlord, Dai.
With a bruised heart and a distinct lack of furniture, she spends the summer getting to know the other occupants. As she smartens up her home and makes peace with her recent past, she befriends Paul, a solitary ex-chef, and Betty, an elderly lady who lives in the basement flat.
But Hummingbird House holds many secrets, and the relationships of the tenants are not as straightforward as they seem. April learns some shocking truths one eventful night, and realises that victims and villains can look the same.
The Landlord of Hummingbird House is a contemporary novel exploring unlikely friendships, unexpected love interests, and family relationships. Here, everyone is in need of a second chance – and appearances can be deceptive.
The Landlord of Hummingbird House
First Impressions and Second Chances