One thing I would change in this book is to leave out the murder of the man in the cabin. While it allowed a few extra characters and a bit of cloak and dagger action, it really didn't add to the plot lines except as a distraction. I feel the book would have been a whole story without that particular device.In book #3, My Daughter's Legacy, the murder is explained along with a few other mysteries within the two stories. In keeping with my format in the last review, I'm going to go with my favorites in this story.
Modern Day Character: Nicole has overcome some pretty extreme things in her life just to get to where she is, recovering from drug addiction, running from the demons that plague her thoughts and dreams, and holding onto her grandfather's secret for many years--a secret she should have never been asked to hold.
Historical Character: Michael Talbot has come home from France after most of the Civil War has been fought. He is reviled by his neighbors for being to cowardly to fight. He joins up anyway as a medic for the local battalion. Using his position as a cover, he spies for the Union army instead of the Confederates in Tennessee. While he was in France he happened upon an illustrated manuscript belonging to a family he knew back in America. He bought the manuscript and brought it home.
The whole of the novel revolves around finding this manuscript and returning it to its rightful owner. The manuscript is stolen a couple of times throughout the book, but is finally found and one more attempt to steal it is committed.
Leslie Gould and Mindy Starns Clark are both excellent writers in their own right, but together, they are an unbeatable team. I can't wait to see what more comes out of their collaborative pens.
Five Stars, Two Thumbs Up, and an original illustrated manuscript to protect.
My thanks goes to Harvest House Publishers for allowing me to read and review this book.
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