Janey's in an odd position in her new life in Cornwall. She's torn between upstairs and downstairs and between two men. It's a good read for fans of the genre.

Review: This is a lovely period romance set in Cornwall in the 1800s.  This is a great read. The writing is beautiful and takes your right to Cornwall in the 1800s.

After her mother and sisters die and her father dies of a broken heart directly caused by their deaths Janey Carhart is forced into life as a domestic servant. Being a ladies maid to the mother in a prominent family at the imposing Bosvenna Manor on the edge of Bodmin Moor. She is thrust into the upstairs downstairs lives of the servants and trusted by neither. Her life is comfortable there and she soon catches the eye of two men, James Brockenshaw who is the son of the Lord of the Manor and Daniel Kellow. There is a rumor that Daniel committed a murder years ago, but did her really? Tragedy strikes Janey again and again and the manor as well. Since the lady of the manor is blind it's Janey's duty to read her correspondence to her daily. It's always full of cheerful correspondence from her son, James and he seems like such a fine gentleman. Who will Janey choose for a love match? The murder trial comes up for Daniel will he be imprisoned for life? Hard struggles here that make the book feel realistic. Set in Cornwall.
Pub Date 03 Oct 2017
Thank you to NetGalley and Choc Lit for a review copy in exchange for my honest review.

Hard to put down. Interesting and entertaining characters and story. Liked the flow of the story. Always like the history portrayal and intrepretations of the time. Would recommend.

Like the first book, and with a surprise moment of ‘aha’ that references Janna, the story here gives us characters to love and hate, a late-blooming series of tense moments that effect future and happiness, the growth of Janey, the reliance of Daniel on his connection to Janey and his desire for her, and the small moments of growth that allow her to find her voice as she realizes she is worthy of asking for and demanding consideration and respect are wonderful. Daniel is sweetly gentle, a surprising thing from a man who is more comfortable with acts that show he cares than the words. A great opportunity to see some of the societal changes in the area, as well as capturing the unique beauty that is Cornwall, the story can be read alone without issue, but is a solid companion to the first.

I received an eArc copy of the title from the publisher via NetGalley for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.

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Wonderful, heart warming story. Perfect book to curl up with on a lazy Sunday afternoon. This book was published by Choc Lit, an independent publisher who advertises that the heroines are like chocolate- irresistible. This was certainly true in this book. I will definitely be looking for more by this author and publisher.

Janey Carhart is forced to take a position as a lady’s maid at Bosvenna Manor on the edge of Bodmin Moor where the former sea captain’s daughter learns that there are two sets of rules – one for the master and mistress and another for the servants. Janey finds herself caught somewhere in between, accepted by neither group as an equal. Her lonlienss makes her susceptible to the charms of James Brockenshaw, the family hear, and she also finds herself drawn to neighbor Daniel Kellow. If James is light, than Daniel is shadow, but Janey finds herself attracted to both men for all the reasons they are different. Cornwall has a bit of Mary Stewart in her, and I really enjoyed this brooding Gothic love story