Hello everyone! It’s Friday and Labor Day weekend!
This week I get to introduce you to a new character – Cornelia Stokes. She might have looked a little like this woman:
Cornelia works in the camp commissary alongside her abusive, self-centered, and let’s face it, idiotic husband. His name is Otis. She is a compassionate and caring individual, even though suppressed by her husband. No matter the character, good or bad, I love creating them.
Back in the days of turpentine camps, and hundreds of years before, turpentine was used for EVERYTHING. It truly was considered a cure-all.
At the bottom of this old ad, the author clarified and said, “Not magic, just good old turpentine.”
When one of the workers is injured, the first thing Del Reese does is take him to Cornelia. He’s already noticed the good in her, even if her nasty tempered husband can’t – or won’t.
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Chapter 17
Del
Cornelia administered turpentine to Birdie’s bite by pouring it over the puncture marks.
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THE GIVEAWAY!!!
FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A SIGNED COPY of The Saints of Swallow Hill THIS WEEK:
Let’s try something different!
“Uh oh,” you say.
Me, “No, it’s okay, this is easy!”
- Tell me what’s in your TBR pile!
- List three books you plan to read next.
- The person with the list of books closest to what I have (whether I’ve read them or not) wins.
The winner will be selected and announced Monday!
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NETGALLEY
Are you a NetGalley reviewer? The Saints of Swallow Hill is available for request! I’ve started seeing a few reviews. It’s so exciting to read what people are saying about the book!
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You might win a copy, but, you can always give away one as a gift! 🙂
In my TBR pile are The Collector’s Daughter by Gill Paul, The Stolen Marriage by Diane Chamberlain and The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore. That’s my plan. However, there’s a new Wiley Cash book coming out on the 21st and I’m anxious to read it. I’m sure When Ghosts Come Home will sneak its way into my stack sometime!
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Harlem Shuffle by Colton Whitehead
Bibliointuitive by Amy Q Baker
Dad, a Novel by Steven Manchester
The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain
When Ghosts Come Home by Wiley Cash
The Last Green Valley by Mark Sullivan
Runner by Tracy Clark, Dollar Brides by Anne Greene , Winter Witness by Tina Tersigni de Bellegarda. Have a great weekend and stay safe.
I’m reading ARC of The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain, then Kill All Your Darlings by David Bell, and A Million Reasons Why by Jessica Strawser. Almost finished with The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah.
I’ve been sick and haven’t been reading as much as I usually do. So I’m behind in finishing up on a few things.