I would like to share a new book with you which some might call Historical Suspense which Charlie has been watching a lot of on YouTube. I’ve been struggling to reach out to Charlie who has been changing day by dad into someone I don’t know. As a mom I hate to say this but with his temper and the way he speaks to me and all the yelling and cussing he does at times I don’t much care for my son even though I love him more than life itsself.
Homeschooling Charlie is becoming harder and harder as he doesn’t listen to me or do what I ask. I’m hopping by broadening what I read into things Charlie is interested in will bring us closer together and its why I wanted to read From the Ashes of June: A Historical tale of Suspense (A Little Bit Haunted) by Mel Stone (Author). I received a PDF copy from Voracious Readers in exchange for this review. Inside this post are my affiliate links if you click on the links and make a purchase I will make a small percentage off the links you click on.
I’ve always been fascinated with time periods from the past and learning about things that happened then including riots and this story takes place in London during the riots. it features a Dukes daughter so you know there must be a Castle involved. I like how the Duke’s daughter refuses to leave the City to help her pregnant best friend because I would do the same. Wouldn’t you?
In the book is a One-Armed Powder Monkey and I had to read the story just to find out what this is. Charlie and I can use this book in our Homeschool History Class to study the Gordon Riots of 1780. Don’t worry there is a man as well and like a lot of us Sophie doesn’t think she deserves to be happy.
Sophie is the sister of the hero of The House Death Built and she is so full of fun, speaking before thinking, taking care of everyone in her own peculiar way. Sophie unlike a lot of us knows her shortcomings and accepts them, from being to tall, to being to mannish, and outspoken which is why Sophie is leery of men’s attentions, never believing she deserves them.
When everything around them turn to ashes, Sophie has to find a way out not only for herself but her friends and the servants under her care. When a man steps in and protect them all, Sophie does not know what to think about him. This book is part of the House That Death Built, which I haven’t had the opportunity to read but I plan on it.
About the book:
In the midst of the 1780 London riots, one duke’s daughter refuses to escape the City in order to aid her pregnant best friend. With the help of a one-armed powder monkey and a mysterious too-handsome Irishman, Sophie Marco must navigate one of England’s most dangerous time periods. From the Ashes of June is a historical suspense novella written about the Gordon Riots of 1780. Mel Stone’s telling of this week in history has humor, drama, love, and just a little bit of mystery as she explores this mostly unknown period of time
Meet the Author: Mel Stone
Mel wrote, illustrated, and published her first book at the age of five. It was not a huge success and she only sold one copy to her mother. Undaunted, she plunged herself into reading every book she could get her hands on. She found a love for ghost stories and gothic tales, suspense-driven works of fiction, and of course a little romance never hurt.
Now she combines all three of her favorite genres and writes up tales that feel familiar until you find out things are not what they seem. She lives in the Wasatch Mountains and enjoys time with her children, her husband, and her 100-pound lab/mastiff/dane, Boudica, who thinks she’s a lap dog. She also has a serious addiction to yarn, fiber arts, and crochet hooks.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
