{"id":1835,"date":"2019-04-01T22:24:06","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T22:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marykingswood.co.uk\/?page_id=1835"},"modified":"2021-10-17T11:06:20","modified_gmt":"2021-10-17T11:06:20","slug":"series-the-silver-linings-mysteries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marykingswood.co.uk\/index.php\/series-the-silver-linings-mysteries\/","title":{"rendered":"Series: The Silver Linings Mysteries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Click the cover to find out more or to buy (I earn commission from these links). Get the FREE series prequel, <em>The Clerk<\/em>, by signing up to my mailing list (click the <strong>Sign up!<\/strong> button above).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/TheWidow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1833 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/marykingswood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/1-The-Widow160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"107\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/thelacemaker\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2019 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/marykingswood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2-The-Lacemaker160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"107\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/theapothecary\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2179\" src=\"http:\/\/marykingswood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/3-The-Apothecary160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"107\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/thepainter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2317 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/marykingswood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/4-The-Painter160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"107\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/theorphan\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2483 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/marykingswood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/5-The-Orphan160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"107\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/theduke\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2607 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/marykingswood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/6-The-Duke160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"107\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/silverliningscollection\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3615 size-full alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/marykingswood.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Silver-Linings-Mysteries-Collection160-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"107\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Silver Linings Mysteries series:<\/strong> John Milton coined the phrase &#8216;silver lining&#8217; in <em>Comus: A Mask Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Was I deceived, or did a sable cloud<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Turn forth her silver lining on the night?<\/em><br \/>\n<em>I did not err; there does a sable cloud<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Turn forth her silver lining on the night,<\/em><br \/>\n<em>And casts a gleam over this tufted grove.<\/em><br \/>\nEver since then, the term <em>\u2018silver lining\u2019<\/em> has become synonymous with the unexpected benefits arising from disaster. The sinking of the <em>Brig Minerva<\/em> results in many deaths, but for others, the future is suddenly brighter. But it\u2019s not always easy to leave the past behind\u2026<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Book 0: The Clerk:<\/strong> <\/em>the sinking of the Minerva offers a young man a new life (a novella, free to mailing list subscribers).<br \/>\n<em><strong>Book 1: The Widow:<\/strong><\/em> the wife of the Minerva\u2019s captain is free from his cruelty, but can she learn to trust again?<br \/>\n<em><strong>Book 2: The Lacemaker:<\/strong><\/em> three sisters inherit a country cottage, but the locals are surprisingly interested in them.<br \/>\n<em><strong>Book 3: The Apothecary:<\/strong><\/em> a long-forgotten suitor returns, now a rich man, but is he all he seems?<br \/>\n<em><strong>Book 4: The Painter:<\/strong> <\/em>two children are left to the care of a reclusive man.<br \/>\n<em><strong>Book 5: The Orphan:<\/strong> <\/em>a wilful heiress is determined to choose a notorious rake as her guardian.<br \/>\n<em><strong>Book 6: The Duke:<\/strong> <\/em>the heir to the dukedom is reluctant to step into his dead brother\u2019s shoes and accept his arranged marriage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click the cover to find out more or to buy (I earn commission from these links). Get the FREE series prequel, The Clerk, by signing up to my mailing list (click the Sign up! button above). About the Silver Linings Mysteries series: John Milton coined the phrase &#8216;silver lining&#8217; in Comus: A Mask Presented at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1835","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marykingswood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marykingswood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marykingswood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marykingswood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marykingswood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1835"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/marykingswood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4057,"href":"https:\/\/marykingswood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1835\/revisions\/4057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marykingswood.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}