Luckpenny Land (42 page)
Authors: Freda Lightfoot
‘I realise that.’
A long pause, then, ‘We could start by getting rid of these damn rabbits, not to mention the foxes. Since the hunt has been called up, the place is overrun with them.’
Meg laughed, her heart soaring. ‘We could sell the rabbits for two or three shillings a brace on Kendal market.’
‘Three shillings?’ Tam grinned at her. ‘Then I’ll clean the gun next. If we get enough it’ll help pay next quarter’s rent.’
Suddenly excited, Meg knelt on the grass beside him. It had been decided. He would stay. ‘I mean to fatten more turkeys for this Christmas. I’m taking orders already. I’ve nearly paid Will Davies for those two cows and then I’ll buy one or two more. The Co-op will take the extra milk off me, or I could get a hand-buggy and take it round myself. It’ll give a regular income till I’ve time to build up the flock.’
Tam was watching her face, wondering how it was he hadn’t noticed before how beautiful she was. He’d seen her as a young girl playing at farming, content to ride out life in the quietness of her own home in an unquestionably safe area. But there was much more to Meg Turner than that. She was exciting, ambitious, beguiling. Very likely passionate. He blanked that thought from his mind. It wouldn’t be wise to consider taking his employer to bed, tempting as it might be.
‘So? Are you with me?’
‘I’m with you,’ he said, without even a pause. Meg smiled her thanks, openly, and with delight in her grey eyes. Tam knew then he would stay with Meg Turner for the entire war. Longer, were she to ask.
Also by Freda Lightfoot as ebooks
Storm Clouds Over Broombank
Second in the Luckpenny Series
9780956607317
Meg Turner is at last doing the job she loves. But life as a sheep farmer -unusual for a woman even in war time - proves tougher at times than she expected. With her loyalties divided she fears losing the one man she truly loves should he decide to go roving again. And dare she allow herself to love baby Lissa when her mother may return to claim her at any time? Kath is facing new challenges in the WAAF, but can she ever get over the guilt of leaving her child behind?
Wishing Water
Third in the Luckpenny Series
ISBN 9780956607324
Lissa Turner seems to have everything a girl could ever hope for: she’s pretty and intelligent, has warm and devoted parents and a beautiful home in the Lake District. But despite her good fortune, Lissa is not happy, for her real mother abandoned her while she was still a baby, and her feelings of confusion and vulnerability have persisted. As soon as she is old enough she takes up a job in Carreckwater, a lively village in the heart of Lakeland. She makes many friends but is wary of close relationships. Secretly Lissa wants nothing more than to be loved and cherished, but her lack of faith in herself launches her into a disastrous marriage with sinister consequences...
Larkrigg Fell
Fourth in the Luckpenny Series
9780956607331
The Brandon twins are unalike in every way except in their love of their home, Larkrigg Hall. Beth is the romantic one with dreams of an idyllic life in rural Lakeland. Sarah is willing to take risks to achieve the life style she craves. But jealousy and greed mar their uncertain relationship so that when tragedy strikes both sisters are forced to come to terms with a very different situation. Sarah goes off to Italy, Beth loses the man she loves and launches into an unplanned marriage. Facing emotional turmoil and financial ruin, Beth must learn to fight for, or lose, the things that matter most to her.
Historical sagas
Lakeland Lily
The Bobbin Girls
The Favourite Child
Kitty Little
For All Our Tomorrows
Gracie’s Sin
Daisy’s Secret
Ruby McBride
Dancing on Deansgate
The Luckpenny Series
:
Luckpenny Land
Storm Clouds Over Broombank
Wishing Water
Larkrigg Fell
Poorhouse Lane Series
The Girl from Poorhouse Lane
The Child from Nowhere
The Woman from Heartbreak House
Champion Street Market Series
Putting On The Style
Fools Fall In Love
That'll Be The Day
Candy Kisses
Who’s Sorry Now
Lonely Teardrops
Historical Romances
Madeiran Legacy
Whispering Shadows
Rhapsody Creek
Proud Alliance
Outrageous Fortune
Contemporary
Trapped
Short Stories
A Sackful of Stories
Available in print and ebook
Historical sagas
House of Angels
Angels at War
The Promise
My Lady Deceiver
Biographical Historicals
Hostage Queen
Reluctant Queen
The Queen and the Courtesan
The Duchess of Drury Lane
About Freda Lightfoot
Born in Lancashire, Freda Lightfoot has been a teacher and bookseller. She lived for a number of years in the Lake District and in a mad moment tried her hand at the ‘good life’, kept sheep and hens, various orphaned cats and dogs, built drystone walls, planted a small wood and even learned how to make jam. She has now given up her thermals to build a house in an olive grove in Spain, where she produces her own olive oil and sits in the sun on the rare occasions when she isn’t writing. She’s published 40 novels including many bestselling family sagas and historical novels. To find out more about, visit her website and sign up for her new title alert, or join her on Facebook and Twitter where she loves to chat with readers.
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