There are times when books build slowly, bit by bit, adding in the pieces and building the story. I let go my hold on Rosie’s arm, for I was ready to be swept away. Great dark clouds gathered over the river, and I knew them for what they were: The End, poised to unleash some terrible wrath and sweep us all right out of the Valley.
Standing in the churchyard in my borrowed mourning black, I was dimly aware of my sister Rose beside me, the other mourners huddled round the grave. When my father died, I thought the world would come to an end. Of course, Charlotte will soon learn that the bank is the least of her problems… Desperate to keep that from happening, Charlotte will do anything to save her family’s mill, so when a mysterious stranger offers her a chance to save the mill (at a small price), Charlotte accepts. The Stirwaters Mill is the center of the town’s economy, and if it closes the entire town loses their livelihoods. Before his death, her father borrowed £2,000 from Uplands Mercantile, and they are collecting upon the debt immediately. Perhaps it is a good thing that Charlotte is so practical, because after her father’s death, she inherits nothing but debt and problems. The townsfolk whisper of a curse, but strong, practical, determined Charlotte Miller refuses to believe in nonsense. So have the Millers– the family has owned it since it was built, and never once has a son lived to inherit. The Stirwaters Woolen Mill has been the center of Shearing (a small English town, pre-Industrial era) for nearly a hundred years, and it has always had bad luck.
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