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Freda Lightfoot

A waitress worries she’s fallen for her brother’s killer in this moving saga of second chances and forbidden love set in 1950s Manchester.

 Folk are just emerging from the shadow of WWII, and money is still tight. So the vibrant market of Champion Street is a source of many a tempting bargain—as well as all the local gossip. 

 Dena loves her Saturday job at Belle Garside’s market café, and her ready smile makes her a universal favourite. She is soon in thrall to Belle’s two good-looking and dangerous sons. But fate has other plans in store when her younger brother is killed by a gang of thugs. 

 Only when it is far too late does Dena begin to ask herself one terrifying question: has she fallen in love with her brother’s killer? 

Perfect for fans of Kitty Neale and Ellie Dean.

Praise for Putting on the Style 

“You can’t put a price on Freda Lightfoot’s stories from Manchester’s 1950s Champion Street Market. They bubble with enough life and colour to brighten up the dreariest day and they have characters you can easily take to your heart.” —Northern Echo

“A rattling good read to touch the heart of anyone who has loved someone they shouldn’t have.” —Dorset Evening Echo

“Deftly chronicled.” —Telegraph & Argus
“Freda Lightfoot’s talent for creating believable characters makes this a page-turning read.” —Newcastle Evening Chronicle

Canelo Saga

A Champion Street Market Saga

Putting on the Style

The new girl working at an elegant hat stall stirs up trouble in this enthralling saga of secrecy and sisterhood set in 1950s Manchester.

 When Patsy talks her way into a job on the Champion Street Market millinery stall, the Higginson sisters get more than they bargained for. 

 Riddled with insecurities, Patsy’s impudence wins her new enemies as well as friends and her determination to solve the riddle of her own past starts to unravel secrets Annie and Clara would much rather keep hidden. 

 Meanwhile, Molly Poulson hasn’t a care in the world until her two daughters both fall in love with the wrong man. But the more Molly interferes, the more danger looms. 

Perfect for fans of Ellie Dean and Pam Howes.

Praise for Fools Fall in Love
“You can’t put a price on Freda Lightfoot’s stories from Manchester’s 1950s Champion Street Market. They bubble with enough life and colour to brighten up the dreariest day and they have characters you can easily take to your heart.” —Northern Echo

Fools Fall in Love

In this thrilling saga set in 1950s Manchester, new love and old rivalries cross paths in a sumptuous sweet shop.

 It is a truth universally acknowledged that everyone dotes on Aunty Dot, as much as they do on her homemade sweets. The plump, smiling woman has provided a loving home for many a troubled child over the years, and Lizzie Pringle is no exception. 

 Lizzie would do anything for her foster mother—even take on local sweet manufacturer and notorious bully, Cedric Finch. Until, that is, she falls for his son, Charlie. 

 Meanwhile, Dena can’t believe that Barry Holmes would hurt her beloved daughter: he’s been like a favorite uncle to the little girl. But rumors are rife, and her fears only grow . . . 

Perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries and Rosie Goodwin.
“You can’t put a price on Freda Lightfoot’s stories from Manchester’s 1950s Champion Street Market. They bubble with enough life and color to brighten up the dreariest day and they have characters you can easily take to your heart.” —The Northern Echo

Candy Kisses

In this gripping saga set around a flower stall in 1950s Manchester, a new romance gives a young gossip something to talk about. 

 Working on their busy flower stall in Champion Street Market, Lynda and her mother, Betty, have lots of opportunities to observe their customers and speculate about their lives. 

 Sam regularly buys bouquets for his wife, Judy, so why does she always look so worn out and miserable? Then there’s Leo, who comes every week for flowers for his mother, but has never bought so much as a rosebud for his elegant wife. 

 As for Lynda’s father, he ran off long ago, so is it any wonder that she has such a low opinion of men? But could all that really be about to change? 

Perfect for fans of Pam Howes and Nadine Dorries.
“You can’t put a price on Freda Lightfoot’s stories from Manchester’s 1950s Champion Street Market. They bubble with enough life and color to brighten up the dreariest day and they have characters you can easily take to your heart.” —The Northern Echo

That'll be the Day

In this emotional saga set around 1950s Manchester hair salon, a mother’s revelation throws a young woman’s world into darkness.

 It’s a rainy day on Champion Street as Harriet attends the funeral of her beloved father. But then her grandmother drops a bombshell on her out of nowhere, and she can hardly take in the words for shock and grief. 

 Joyce, the woman she has always called Mam, isn’t really her mother. After all this time, it at least explains why Joyce always favored Harriet’s brother, Grant. Her emotions in turmoil, Harriet discovers a streak of rebellion that puts everything she holds dear into jeopardy. 

 Can she ever come back from the brink, or will her life be full of nothing but lonely teardrops? 

Perfect for fans of Maggie Ford and Kitty Neale.
“You can’t put a price on Freda Lightfoot’s stories from Manchester’s 1950s Champion Street Market. They bubble with enough life and color to brighten up the dreariest day and they have characters you can easily take to your heart.” —The Northern Echo