The author A.C. Brokenshire is a sleuth historian, who writes fictional stories, based on snapshots of her ancestors’ lives, exploring new twists on historical events. She has researched Cornish mining and gold prospecting and one of the artifacts commonly referred to in her first novel 'Golden Billy Button' is ‘The Miner’s Rule of Thumb.’ She is also a travel and adventure blogger. Her second novel next to be published in The Brokenshire Saga Series is set in the 1850’s during the Industrial Revolution and follows her ancestor who was transported to Tasmania.