Gertrude spends a good portion of her time as a paid lady’s
companion running interference for her employer, who has a peculiar habit of
removing items from their proper place. However, it seems someone may have capitalized
on the old lady’s eccentricities, or else she has escalated her behavior.
Gertrude is caught in the middle of some strange and disturbing occurrences as
she contemplates her employment and life choices. A further source of confusion
is her friendship with a rather unconventional gentleman. Over the course of
events they are both forced to face their feelings about each other and decide
what to do about them.
I enjoyed the sometimes playful, sometimes conflicted
interactions among the characters in this book. It is apparently the second in
a series, but I was able to enjoy it without having read the first book, as the
main characters are different. Possible future books have the stage set for
them by this story though, so I may consider others in the series. Overall it
was a well written romance with a fun mystery in the background, leading to
some entertaining predicaments for all involved!
I enjoy fiction set in the 1800s and early 1900s in America,
so this story was the kind I generally choose to read, and I would recommend it
for those who enjoy romantic historical fiction.
I received this book
for free from the publisher through the BethanyHouse Blogger Review Program. I was not
required to write a positive review and the opinions and thoughts I have
expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade
Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255
