A Time for Reaping

Inspired by real people and events. The Jordan farming family in Reighton face a day of reckoning as the head of the family becomes frail. Old Francis Jordan is stubborn and refuses to discuss his will. His eldest son, William, expects to inherit but will get a shock. William's son sets his heart on Ann Smith, a cousin above his station. When he defies all warnings, there are unforeseen tragic consequences. The Jordans, who face illness and severe weather, resort to superstition and homemade remedies. Amid the lambing, the haymaking and seasonal festivities, the puritannical Robert Storey casts a dark shadow-as does death. In this final book of the series, expect the unexpected.

Joy's father came from Filey and married Gladys Jordan, a descendant of the Jordan farming family in nearby Reighton. Since retiring, Joy has spent time researching the parish records, local archives and the social and farming history of the area; this research has provided the inspiration for the series of novels set in the early 18th century.Joy lives with her partner in Hornsea on the East Yorkshire coast, and continues to find inspiration by walking along the cliffs and beaches in all weathers.