The Mersey Mistress- Sheila Riley  - Saga/Historical fiction   

Ruby has a child by her fathers groom Archie whom she loves very much.

The child is taken away. Eighteen years later and Ruby and Archie are

living as man and wife although not married. This is 1910 and would be

frowned upon if certain members of the community knew. However

both Archie and Ruby run successful businesses and the local community

depends on them. Ruby is strict but fair- she has to be- Archies business

is a pawn shop and hers an emporium where things can be quietly

bought on the never never for those who either can’t afford things or

wish to be seen on the rise. When her very trusted employee Emma

Is off work, her daughter Anna fills in for the day and one thing leads

to another in a bad way, leaving Anna in hospital and her brother

being looked after by the church. Ruby steps in to help- too late to

help Sam but she can look after Anna. I loved this- it's not my usual

genre but something struck me when reading the synopsis and I'm

very glad I did. A story of not being bullied into who you “should” be,

but of being who you are and going with your heart. I greatly admired

both Ruby and Anna. Both women who overcame adversity and

found their strength in doing so. I very much look forward to the next in the series. 

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The Mersey Mistress BRAND NEW FROM LIVERPOOLS’ VERY OWN BESTSELLING AUTHOR, SHEILA RILEY 1910 LIVERPOOL DOCKS. Ruby Swift is a hard-working, straight-talking woman of substance who does not suffer fools gladly, But when tragedy strikes on a bitter Christmas Eve, Ruby and her beloved Archie take matters into their own hands when a trusted employee’s house is mysteriously engulfed by flames and lives are lost. Orphaned by the fire, Ruby welcomes heartbroken sixteen-year-old Anna Cassidy, into her home and family but circumstances conspire against them and she is unable to save Anna’s twelve-year-old brother Sam Cassidy, who is sent by the Church to Canada as a Homeboy.  Can Ruby help mend a broken heart and can these two children ever be reunited or is there another higher game in play? Mersey Mistress takes you on a journey to another time, another place. From the banks of the River Mersey to the frozen waters of the Canadian Saint Laurence River. Purchase Link - http://amzn.to/2YIt9o6

Author Bio: Sheila Riley wrote four #1 bestselling novels under the pseudonym Annie Groves and is now writing a new saga trilogy for Boldwood under her own name. She has set it around the River Mersey and its docklands near to where she spent her early years. She still lives in Liverpool. Her new trilogy began with The Mersey Orphan in September 2019. Social Media Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SheilaRileyAuthor/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/1sheilariley Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sheilarileyauthor/ Newsletter Sign Up Link: https://mailchi.mp/boldwoodbooks/sheilarileynewsletter Bookbub profile: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/sheila-riley