First Sentence Fridays and FREE BOOK Friday!

Hello everyone – welcome to Friday!

It goes without saying the environment of a turpentine camp was not for the faint of heart. This begs the question, why in the world would Rae Lynn Cobb decide to work in one? Here are her reasons:

  1. While she and her husband, Warren, had run a small turpentine operation, it was by no means like a labor camp, however it did give her the skillsets needed to get a job in one.
  2. It was also a matter of distance, and Rae Lynn needed to put miles between herself, and what was going on at home. Swallow Hill is in Georgia.
  3. It’s the Depression era, and a job was a job.
  4. A labor camp offered shelter – such as it was – in the form of small shanties or shacks.
  5. You could buy food and other necessities at the commissary, even though it would make one indebted.

It was a package deal, with all of the good bundled up with the bad, and as an employee of such a place, one came with the other, whether you liked it or not.

Working from “can’t to can’t”


Deluxe accommodations


Closest image I could find of something similar to a commissary – although this is for naval store supplies.


Not what you think

 

 

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Chapter 18

Rae Lynn

She wanted to call out for help, only she didn’t have it in her, and if she had, who would hear?

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ARC GIVEAWAY!!!

FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A SIGNED COPY of The Saints of Swallow Hill THIS WEEK, tell me:

What is your favorite genre to read?

I lean toward Southern fiction (obviously!) but I also love what are called captivity stories. These are non-fiction books about children who were captured by Native American Indians back in the 18th and 19th centuries, and what became of them after they were returned to “civilization.” I also enjoy work by writers who produce stories similar to Southern fiction writers. Some of the authors I’ve read and loved are Donald Ray Pollock (Ohio) Tiffany McDaniel (Ohio), Paulette Jiles (Missouri) Laird Hunt, (Minnesota) and Daniel Woodrell (Missouri).

A winner will be selected and announced Monday!

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GOODREADS GIVEAWAY!!!

My publisher is having another giveaway and you have a chance to be one of the winners! Enter HERE, and good luck!

 

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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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Last, but not least, don’t forget to:

Pre-order a copy!

You might win a copy, but, you can always give away one as a gift! 🙂