Stormy Times for The Dockyard Girls: A BRAND NEW gritty, heart-wrenching historical saga from Tracy Baines for 2025

A brand new gritty, historical saga set around the hardworking women of Grimsby Dockyard from bestselling Tracy Baines! Perfect for fans of Lizzie Lane, Nancy Revell and Pam Howes ❤️ Sometimes it’s not about saving others – it’s about saving yourself…

Great Grimsby, Peace Day July 1919

The Great War is over, and few families have been left untouched. Those who remain face a tough and uncertain future.

Letty Hardy has managed to keep her family afloat by running a café and chandlers on Grimsby Docks. She’s grateful for the safe return of her husband Alec from minesweeping duties, when many women were not so fortunate. War has left deep scars buried beneath the surface and one explosive secret is set to blow the family apart.

Trawler owner Richard Evans worked hard to leave a legacy. Something to hand down through the generations. With his sons lost to war, Ruth, his only daughter, stands to inherit the Excel Trawler Company, so it's important that she marries well. But is her current suitor the right husband for Ruth?

Can the folk of Great Grimsby rebuild their lives and find the peace they so desperately seek?

A gritty story of love, forgiveness and redemption perfect for readers of Elaine Everest, Nancy Revell and Pam Howes.

If you love The Dockyard Girls - try Tracy's other series The Seaside Girls

Praise for Tracy Baines:

'Brilliant book. Absolutely loved this book and hoping there’s a next chapter of the story. The characters really come to life. Highly recommend. Love Tracy’s books.' - Reader Review

'Brilliant. I could not put this book down I will be reading more by this author thank you Tracy Baines' - Reader Review

‘A saga about ambition, hard work, courage ...and spite’. - Rosie Clarke

'Oh wow I have just cried buckets at the end. Such a brilliant book but oh what an ending. Hope there will be more to this series' - Reader Review

'Fantastic book. This book was great, I enjoyed it from the beginning till the end . The only problem was ,''I didn't want it to end . I will be buying more books by this author.' - Reader Review

'A new saga author has arrived. The Dockyard Girls is a joy to read' - AnneMarie Brear

'Brilliant read. I was gripped from the first few pages brilliant characters and story line I couldn't but it down really really enjoyed every page' - Reader Review

'I highly recommend this book.’ - Fenella Miller

'Fantastic reading the characters drew you in straight from page one - can’t wait for the second book !!' - Reader Review

‘An emotional, entertaining read that had me gripped!’ - Sheila Riley

'I couldn't put this book down and read it in a day whilst on holiday.' - Reader Review

'An absorbing saga. I loved it from the very beginning and would highly recommend it...' Elaine Roberts

© 2025 Boldwood Books (Audiobook): 9781836563624

Release date

Audiobook: 16 July 2025