Things were just made better back in the 80’s. We didn’t have a Halloween party last night, but my baby bassets did have a few friends over so I had to have a bit of food to keep them from egging my house. At a thrift store I had found a vintage 1980’s paper Halloween tablecloth with cute pumpkins still in the plastic wrap. My first instinct is to save it and preserve it. What for though? Why not have fun with it? So I did, and it was super cute. It smelled like it was 40 years old (don’t do the math), but it was still fun. This morning I went to clear the table and notice the tablecloth still looked good. It held up really well through the greasy chips and sandwiches. I folded it up along the original lines and put it away. I am hoping it airs out a bit and I can use it next year. How cool is that??
The Chainmakers’ Daughter: The White Slaves of England
by Rebecca Bryn
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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“Some make chains. Some wear them.” Rosie Wallace survives on three slices of bread a day. Scarred by flame and metal, she makes her life as her ancestors have: making chains for the rich chain master, Matthew Joshua. There is no hope for a better future. No hope even for a green vegetable on the table. Her life will be making chains, marrying Jack, the boy she loves, and babies every year. But when an assault by the chain master’s son threatens the very fabric of her tenuous existence, Rosie finds the courage and the reason to fight for her own survival and the lives of her family and neighbours. Set in the first decade of the 20th century The Chainmakers’ Daughter is a haunting portrayal of abject poverty, ever-present death, and modern-day slavery. The Chainmakers’ Daughter is set in England, the Black Country from 1901 – 1910. Rosie is the eldest daughter of chainmakers, learning her trade at her mother’s side. Pay for women is poor, and despite working ten or twelve hours a day, starvation wages keep the chainmakers in abject poverty, while the chain masters reap the profit. Hearing that in London, agitator and socialist, Mary Macarthur, is lobbying parliament to end sweated labour, Rosie writes to her, begging her help in their desperate plight, but can one person unite the women chainmakers of Hawley Heath to strike for a living wage and defeat their rich and powerful chain master, who refuses to pay the legal wage?
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Murder at Buxley Manor (British Cozy Mystery Series Book 1)
by Leena Clover
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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An English manor house, intrepid dowagers, spirited Bright Young Things… and Murder!
England 1921. Lady Elizabeth Gaskins is throwing a big party to celebrate her birthday. But when an odious guest gets killed and steals her thunder, her father, the Earl of Buxley, becomes a suspect. After all, he came to blows with the dead man in front of several witnesses.
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Determined to find out who murdered his childhood friend, Lord Buxley summons a detective from Scotland Yard. Not to be outdone, Lady Bess and her spunky cohorts, the oldest Dowager Countess and great aunts embark on a hunt for the killer. Aided by servants, friends and villagers, fortified by copious amounts of Darjeeling and kedgeree, these feisty women will not let minor obstacles deter them.
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The Siege at Simeon Heights
by Kyle Steel
Genre: Fantasy | Religion & Spirituality | Mythology & Folk Tales
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He thought they were only legend… until they threatened his family
Carter Mitchell, a single father of two, seeks a fresh start in the peaceful countryside near Simeon Heights, Oregon. However, his seemingly idyllic new life takes a perilous turn when he encounters legendary creatures that he once believed to be mere myths.
As hostility from the creatures escalates, Carter finds himself caught in a dangerous turf war. Balancing the safety of his family with keeping up appearances becomes a daunting task. But along the way of this harrowing survival journey, he will find new allies, a new hope, and resolve lingering conflicts.
Join Carter in this emotionally gripping family thriller as he strives to maintain his sanity, shield his children, and rebuild his life in a world where humans are not at the top of the food chain.
Can this single dad emerge triumphant? Or will his family become the next victims of the beings that lurk in the backwoods — just beyond the tree line?
Inspired by genuine accounts and encounters, The Siege at Simeon Heights © offers a heart-pounding journey that will leave you questioning the boundaries of nature, the supernatural, and our reality.
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A Place to Start Over (Barrington Series Book 3)
by Susan Mackie
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Can one bad decision change your life?
While recuperating from her biggest mistake, Harriet’s had time to plan a fresh start, away from the city.
With a business plan on her laptop and determination in her heart, she leaves Sydney, heading north. It’s a long drive and she’s only just beginning to heal, so she’s booked a stopover at Barrington Homestead on the way.
Harriet meets Drummond Murray on the road to Barrington. He’s a cattle farmer and fifth generation local. Impeccable manners but not much warmth. She has no choice but to accept his assistance, but she’s not keen to see him again.
In contrast, Ben Evans is a local stock and station agent, good humoured, warm and welcoming. Except Harriet isn’t looking for romance and she’s keen to continue her journey north. Circumstances conspire to keep her in Barrington and after months of feeling helpless, feeling needed strikes a chord.
A cast of local characters and new friendships make her wonder if this might just be her place to start over.
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The Verity: Part One
by M. J. Lawrie
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
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A violent, apocalyptic, futuristic England where monsters rule and love is forbidden.
Their death. Our glory!
The Lottery is the chance of a lifetime. The one and only hope a girl has to escape certain death as a sacrificial soldier, fighting the bloodthirsty, flesh-tearing monsters that roam freely beyond “The Wall”.
Put in your name, and if chosen, become wife to the powerful and gorgeous leader of the last of humanity.
Lord Noah Sands. A supposed living god amongst the last of humankind.
For seventeen years, Scarlett has lived as just such a soldier. Trained from birth to kill without question and be ready to die without complaint. Along with her group of misfit friends, she loves exploring the lost world beyond The Wall and fighting for humanity’s freedom.
For Scarlett, winning The Lottery is a fate worse than death. It means turning her back on her secret lover, and worse, giving up the freedom being a killer gives her.
No chance.
But Lord Noah Sands has only ever had eyes for Scarlett, and when he threatens the man she truly loves, Scarlett must make an impossible choice.
Put her name into The Lottery and marry the monster.
Or become something not even he can control.
Something that will kill her quickly, if she’s not careful.
To save the man she loves, she’ll risk everything.
Her life. Her freedom. Even her humanity.
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Talulah’s Pie
by Eric Redmon and Felicia Gros
Genre: Contemporary Fiction | Women’s Fiction
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You never know what curve balls life will throw, and most of us have no idea how we might respond until it happens. Every action or reaction sends out ripples we can’t bring back, as Talulah’s words wisely describe. As a baker of the finest pies, Talulah has learned life’s lessons by hard knocks, fending for herself in New Orleans in the 1960s. Enter two freshman college students who one night were merely looking for dessert and, by chance, found so much more. They would find love, overwhelming pain, and unlikely friendships to last a lifetime. Talulah’s Pie embodies love as an inspirational novel of harmony among people, transcending race and background.
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