Happy Release Day, Amy Walsh!

Nellie: Apron Strings Series, Book Two ~ A 1930s Vintage Romance releases today.

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Book Blurb: Finances are tight for the O’Dwyer family who live on a mountain outside of Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1931. Life gets even harder when their beloved Dadaí must cease work as a coal miner to become a patient at the West Mountain Sanitarium.

Nellie is her preferred name, but family and friends have heard Mam shout “Fenella Aileen O’Dwyer!” all too often with the countless predicaments she got herself into throughout childhood. So, it’s not altogether surprising when Nellie impulsively accepts a job as an assistant cook at the Clarinda House in a case of mistaken identity — though she’s the last person her family would ask to prepare a meal.

Fortunately, along with determination, a talent for acting, and the gift of blarney, Nellie has Mrs. Canfield’s Cookery Book, a treasure she discovered at a Red Cross drought relief sale. As her reluctant admiration for her employer grows, Nellie wishes she could be the truthful woman of faith that Mr. Mason Peale esteems. If she confesses all, will she lose her job along with the friendships she’s formed at Clarinda House?

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My Thoughts: I hadn’t heard about Clarinda House before and was fascinated by the historical details.
Good-hearted Nelly is a character I would love to meet in real life. She’s funny, kind, and generous, but doesn’t always make the best choices. She can be a little distractible and gets herself into uncomfortable situations. She’s a character I can relate to and sympathize with.

The mystery of the brooch she found in chapter one caught my interest, and I really wanted to know what happened to it. There’s a little romance going on that also kept me reading. There’s a bit of family conflict, which I’m always interested in, and I’m always game for sister stories. Even with many story people populating Nellie’s slice of 1931 Scranton, the story was never confusing.

Heroine with a habit of stumbling into trouble
Mystery
Historical
Bit of Romance
For Readers of Inspy Fiction
Splashes of humor

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