Phoebe's Challenge - North Riding of Yorkshore Novellas
Formats: E-Book
Ages: 18+
England, North Yorkshire, 1813
Miss Phoebe Elgie and her younger brother, Thomas, flee when an accident results in them being labelled ‘machine breakers’ in the cotton mill where fate had them trapped.
Hunted, with nowhere to run, they are aided by a mysterious stranger called Matthew. They soon discover that he is a man who appears to assume a variety of roles.
Phoebe instinctively trusts Matthew, unlike Thomas who doubts. She is drawn to this stranger; lives and destiny intertwine as their journey crosses the path of smugglers and traitors. This hinders their quest to uncover the truth behind the demise of their family, which left them so vulnerable.
Phoebe’s challenge is three-fold.
She must secure their escape beyond the reach of the overseers of the mill and the crime they have been accused of.
Uncover what happened to their mother.
Cope with the confusion of her developing friendship with the mysterious, Matthew, and determine if there could be a future for them.
Swept along by the swiftness of the serious events that dog their progress to uncover the truth, Phoebe struggles to overcome and resolve these challenges.
Determined, Phoebe has no time to doubt, but how will she succeed…?
Reviews
Bretton Girl 4.0 out of 5 stars Adventure yarn with some romance and intrigue thrown into the mix Reviewed in the United Kingdom Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase Interesting cross genre book, with touches of Jamaica Inn to the narrative. Overall an enjoyable read with plenty of question marks raised about what is actually going on and what people are up to. Basically, two 'orphans' escape from virtual slavery working in a textile mill under the control of a vicious and lecherous overseer. They receive unexpected help from a mysterious and handsome young man who becomes their protector. The heroine (one of the 'orphans') starts to fall in love with their intriguing rescuer. Is he a minister of god, a smuggler, an excise man or a spy? For those that would like to know it is a clean romance with no offensive language.
Emma Kincaid 4.0 out of 5 stars A challenge well worth accepting. Reviewed in the United Kingdom Format: Kindle EditionVerified Purchase I enjoyed this novella. Phoebe Baxter is a courageous young woman who works to save herself and her younger brother from the sadistic cruelties of the overseer of the mill where they work - no, where they slave. Forced to run away, she is helped by the enigmatic - and attractive- Matthew. My slight difficulty with the novella is that I could not fully believe in seven year old Matthew, but perhaps intelligent seven-year-olds of the time could think and speak like him. The author knows her history and I’d have enjoyed a full-length story.
