Milly Johnson

Milly Johnson, five foot (in heels) and mother of two sons, is a writer of novels, greetings cards, poetry and shopping lists featuring gin and buns. When not writing, she is either listening to Chris Isaak on a continuous loop, reading, talking or planning to go to the gym. She lives across for road from her mam and dad in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.

Books by this Author

A Post Office Christmas

1915. After the recent dramatic events at the Post Office’s Home Depot, Milly Woods is looking forward to spending as much time as possible with her best friends Beth and Nora. With Christmas fast approaching, their job of getting millions of letters and parcels to the troops on the front line is more important than ever. However, when Milly is moved to a different department, she and the girls struggle to find time to spend together. Feeling more and more lonely, Milly finds company and common ground at her local suffragette group. But soon Milly discovers that her new friends might not be what they seem. As she is drawn into a deadly plan that could affect the outcome of the war, can her old friends help her get back on track, and scupper the plan in time for Christmas?

Where There’s A Will

Despite being part of the large O’Donnell family Milly has felt alone in the world since her father went missing in the Irish Civil War. Now, ten years later she is forced to flee her home and journey to Liverpool seeking a better future for herself. There she is taken in by distant relatives and eventually reunited with her paternal grandmother. As Milly tries to build a new life she is haunted by her father’s mysterious disappearance. Her new friends strive to help her find answers, but meanwhile Milly’s mother seeks to remarry on the assumption that her husband is dead. Milly is caught up in the fallout when her grandmother learns of this plan, and the need to find her father is greater than ever. If she doesn’t, her hard-won security risks being ruined once more…

The Palace Girls Audio CD

Buckingham Palace, 1951. The nation is on the road to recovery after World War Two. And so is Milly Hendry. When her parents were killed in the Blitz, she was taken in by her aunt who works in the prestigious Royal Army of Cleaners. Buckingham Palace has since become like home to Milly, and the people she works with like family. Though tensions in the palace are rising as the King’s health is declining, the staff gather below-stairs to celebrate Milly’s 21st birthday. But her day quickly takes a turn when some unexpected post arrives. Could a letter containing secrets from the past change Milly’s whole future?

The Palace Girls Audio MP3 CD

Buckingham Palace, 1951. The nation is on the road to recovery after World War Two. And so is Milly Hendry. When her parents were killed in the Blitz, she was taken in by her aunt who works in the prestigious Royal Army of Cleaners. Buckingham Palace has since become like home to Milly, and the people she works with like family. Though tensions in the palace are rising as the King’s health is declining, the staff gather below-stairs to celebrate Milly’s 21st birthday. But her day quickly takes a turn when some unexpected post arrives. Could a letter containing secrets from the past change Milly’s whole future?

Another Love

In the early years, she was happy. Romilly loved her stunning house, her kind husband and gorgeous daughter. Sure, life was sometimes exhausting – but nothing that a large glass of wine at the end of the day couldn’t fix. But then a glass of wine became a bottle; one bottle became two. Once, Romilly’s family were everything to her. Now, after years of hiding the drinking, she must finally admit that she has found another love…

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Good Me Bad Me

NEW NAME. NEW FAMILY. SHINY. NEW. ME. Annie’s mother is a serial killer. The only way she can make it stop is to hand her in to the police. But out of sight is not out of mind. As her mother’s trial looms, the secrets of her past won’t let Annie sleep, even with a new foster family and name – Milly. A fresh start. Now, surely, she can be whoever she wants to be. But Milly’s mother is a serial killer. And blood is thicker than water. GOOD ME. BAD ME. She is, after all, her mother’s daughter…

A Lucky Sixpence

It’s 1937 and for sisters Lizzie and Milly Travis there’s nothing quite like the thrill of the funfair at New Brighton. Amid the bright lights and whirling rides, Lizzie wins a lucky sixpence on a stall – as well as the heart of a handsome stallholder. Ben McCluskey isn’t the type of man Lizzie’s respectable parents had in mind for her, nevertheless the young couple embark on a whirlwind romance. Lizzie’s mother worries that history will repeat itself when Ben introduces her daughter to a world she never knew existed. And, as war looms, Milly realises that her sister’s luck can’t last for ever…