The novel by Nancy Campbell Allen is the perfect mix between mystery and romance. To say
it is a cute story feels weird since it is a murder/mystery/ I loved every character in the story, the secondary characters make the story so much better. I love a strong female character in a book and this novel is full of strong progressive female characters.
Amelie is a hopeless romantic that works as a writer helping lonely hearts try to find love for the Marriage Gazette. She is also a huge fan of mystery novels. Detective Baker is work driven and not about love at all. But, this unlikely pair is thrown together when his case and her life become intertwined. When a body washes ashore, Amelie has to try to prove her acquaintance innocent and Detective Baker is trying to prove the guilt of her acquaintance. But as the two are trying to prove themselves correct they begin to see how perfect they are as a team.
This is a historical fiction and this was my first novel in this genre and this was a great first read for me. The style of writing was one that flowed well and progressed every chapter. The story is written in third person but it is viewed from other perspectives. It is all tied up at the end but I hope we get a few more novels for the other characters that we grew to love in this story.
This is a novel I will be recommending to others, especially someone who wants to read their first historical fiction. This was such a good story!
Thank you Shadow Mountain Publishing and Netgalley for the advanced copy to read and I look forward to more novels by Nancy Campbell Allen.
This novel releases on September 7th
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