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In Axminster Workhouse: A Gay M/M Historical Romance (Oliver & Jack Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Jackie North (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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An orphan and his street thief companion are confined inside a workhouse to await judgment for a crime they did not commit. This is the love story of Oliver Twist and The Artful Dodger.

After a blissful seaside interlude, Oliver and Jack are arrested for theft and sent to Axminster Workhouse. They are put in the less-than-tender care of Workmaster Chalenheim, who controls the work they do, the food they eat, and the punishments they must endure.

Oliver struggles with the shame of being in a place he thought he’d left behind long ago. Meanwhile, Jack is confronted by a predator who tests the limits of Jack’s love for Oliver.

They must escape the workhouse before they succumb to the harsh conditions or are separated by the hangman’s noose, whichever comes first.

A gay, m/m Victorian-era romance with grumpy/sunshine, hurt/comfort, opposites attract, emotional scars, and pure, sweet love. A little sweet, a little steamy, with a guaranteed HEA.

Previously published as Oliver & Jack: In Axminster Workhouse; Copyright © September 27, 2015 by Christina E. Pilz

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09QKC2PHZ
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Blue Rain Press (June 21, 2022)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 21, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3783 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 506 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #659,849 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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- #12,250 in Regency Historical Romance
- #14,652 in Gay Romance

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Jackie North has been writing stories since grade school and her dream was to someday leave her corporate day job behind and travel the world. She also wanted to put her English degree to good use and write romance novels, because for years she’s had a never-ending movie of made-up love stories in her head that simply wouldn’t leave her alone.

Luckily, she discovered m/m romance and decided that men falling in love with other men was exactly what she wanted to write about. In this dazzling new world, she turned her grocery-store romance ideas around and is now putting them to paper as fast as her fingers can type. She creates characters who are a bit flawed and broken, who find themselves on the edge of society, and maybe a few who are a little bit lost, but who all deserve a happily ever after. (And she makes sure they get it!)

She likes long walks on the beach, the smell of lavender and rainstorms, and enjoys sleeping in on snowy mornings. She is especially fond of pizza and beer and, when time allows, long road trips with soda fountain drinks and rock and roll music. In her heart, there is peace to be found everywhere, but since in the real world this isn’t always true, Jackie writes for love.

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Roger Grossklaus

a revelation in times gone by

Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2022

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Dickensian storytelling at its finest with characters we’ve known, but not in way the bee balm reveals them to us. From dire and dismal detention in a workhouse of horrors to the sublimely posh Swan’s Inn of one’s dreams, our boys of yesteryear discover tender intimacies and lustful attraction.

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In Axminster Workhouse:

Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2022

Thank you for the ARC read, I voluntarily give this book an honest review. Let's just say that I'm am in absolute love with Oliver and Jack, how this series is getting better with every book. Starting off on a bit of a darker note as in this one Jack has to take on more of the role of protector/caregiver. Oh Jack is no saint Oliver, that boy is so far gone with his love that's bright and nothing can diminish the shininess but he isn't the only one willing to sacrifice all for the other.
Nicked and stored at a workhouse, after come so far! Over a derful book, now waiting for the return of the magistrate. Jack had never really asked Oliver of his time before, was this dreadful place the reasoning behind the blind looks that had past over Oliver's face from before? Fear has a grip on Oliver, he knows this life. Where as Jack may know how to survive jail time this, can they last the two months? Watching the life bleed out of Nolly's eyes was the most painful thing to Jack, Surely he can come to a plan to help lighten Nolly up. Oh my heart broke when Olive walks in to the scene of Chalenheim with Jack, it not like Oliver was blinded to ways he had lived but that wasn't the one Jack wanted he Nolly learn of his past. Oliver comes up with the brilliant plan of escape..gross but brilliant! Poor Jack is about to hurl. Was this a new beginning or would they be done for sure?

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The Past and Present Collide

Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2022

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Plot: Jack and Oliver certainly go through the ringer as past and present collide in this third installment
Feels: I despaired for them for most of the book - As Oliver thinks at one point, “There was only darkness that swallowed everything.” - but there is light at the end of the road
Drama: Chalenheim and the workhouse
Heat: 1/5
Characters: There’s more focus on Jack as we learn about his traumatic childhood and how it shaped his irreverent positivity
Pacing: Smooth flow, much descriptive prose
Length: Longer, took a few days to finish
Ending: You get a true HFN here! Almost don’t want to know what happens next eep
Spoiler/trigger warning for inferences to past and current sexual abuse.

Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2022

In Axminster Workhouse is Book 3 in the Oliver & Jack series and should be enjoyed in order as this is a continuous story. This one was a bit difficult for me, though I knew it would be as workhouses can be brutal. I'm glad Oliver and Jack had each other and were able to stay focused so they could figure a way out. I don't think they should've been in there in the first place, not for their minor crime. But it was a different time and place. Though not much has changed in regard to social standings. The past met the present for Oliver, and he has so much strength and courage. Much more, I think, than even he realized. And Jack, he would do anything to keep Oliver safe. Even at the expense of his own safety. I love these two together. Their adventures just make their bond stronger. This book is so beautifully written I feel like I'm right there in the middle of the story with the characters. I can't wait for the next book to see where Oliver and Jack end up and who'll they'll meet along the way. I recommend this book and series.
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.

Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2022

This isn’t always an easy read– the lines of the workhouse experience are sharply drawn in all their jagged, realistic cruelty– but it is a rewarding one. I love the way the author melds the Dickensian aesthetic with historical detail in order to give you the feel of a Dickens novel, as well as the experience of life in nineteenth-century Britain (not the fun, balls and parties every night kind, the punitive social contract built on Malthusian economics and a contempt for poverty version). It’s often harsh and bleak, but that just makes the way our protagonists draw together to support and care for each other that much sweeter. Speaking of the characters, while you can still see the shapes of Dickens’ originals in them, the author here has added the nuances and detail that make them compelling romantic protagonists and individuals in their own right: they feel like the kinds of people you want things to go well for, and so it’s exciting that there are more books in their story to come (speaking of more books, definitely start at the beginning of the series, if you haven’t already!).

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Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2022

This continues to be an amazing series, but this book I found to be the best so far because of its stunning mix of the bleak and the hopeful. The depiction of the workhouse is grim, depressing and all but hopeless for those imprisoned in it and with the possible death sentence looming it seems nothing but dark for Jack and Oliver. Despite everything, however, their love remains strong but it is tested here as never before when they must open up to each other about things in the past they never wanted to reveal. There is great emotional and physical pain in this story, but the ending shows the resilience of these two characters and the strength of their relationship. I cannot wait to read the next installment, very much as I suspect Dickens readers used to wait eagerly for their next installment.

Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2022

I have been enjoying the heck out of this series but this book is my favorite one so far. Oliver and Jack have so much bleakness in their lives but still find a way for love to grow.

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