Eleri: The Switchboard Sisterhood Book 5

by R.L. Ashly

Will a woman on the run find peace in Alaska?

When Eleri Edmond’s fiancé turned abusive, she knew she had to uproot her life and flee. But where would she go? After responding to an ad in the newspaper for a switchboard operator in Anchorage, she travels to Alaska to start anew.
After she befriends a handsome boat builder, her ex-fiancé arrives in town demanding she return to Colorado and marry him. Will Eleri ever feel safe and find peace?

Kindle Edition

Published January 31, 2023

About the author

R.L ASHLY is a master seamstress with a Master of Arts degree in Literature. A mother and grandmother, she is active in her local writing community, never says never to a home improvement task, and strives to one day write the Great American Novel.

Reviews

[Karen Ouska · Rating 4 out of 5]

Eleri and the Brute

Eleri's is smart, creative, kind, and very talented. She also works hard and enjoys time with her new friends.

I love that when Elery was having lunch with a friend and they had a conversation about the worst cooking mistakes they ever made, it It was so funny it reminded me of the time when I was a newlywed and was following my Mother-in-laws recipe. My husband and I bought sweetened condensed milk instead of dehydrated milk. And to make matters worse, I read the recipe wrong and up with double the amount of Paprika. It was so sweet and spicy to eat it.
I had fun reading this story.

[Alisha Grant · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eleri runs away from her abusive fiance, Norman to become a part time switchboard operator and meets boat builder, Dewey. Eleri and Dewey gel well together and Dewey is patient with Eleri understanding her need for time due to her previous relationship she ran from. Eleri does seem naive regarding how persistent her ex fiance is in his determination to bring her back to Chicago for their wedding and takes an unnecessary risk in carrying out the plan she, Dewey and her friends have devices to protect her. The book does end abruptly with no resolution of what happened with Norman.

[Judy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eleri and her escape

First off, I loved the name Eleri. I’ve not heard that name before. I do wish the author would have picked a better name for Dewey.

My rating is due to typos, but mostly because of so many modern words and phrases.

Also, Eleri was foolish to not marry Dewey sooner to avoid all the problems with Norman. They both loved each other.

[Linda E Fogerty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good read

Hard to put down! Loved the characters! The easy Sleek arrived in Anchorage and met Dewey kept me reading! I also liked the way the looked got into the action!