Shadows of Swanford Abbey by Julie Klassen
Reviewed by Sandra Merville Hart
Rebecca Lane, a lady’s maid, returns to Swanford after a year’s absence in response to a letter from her brother’s housekeeper. She discovers the situation is dire indeed. John has finished writing a book somehow in between bouts of drinking and he implores Rebecca to deliver it to the very author whole stole his first novel with a request he recommend it to his publisher. She agrees reluctantly.
Sir Frederick is pleased that Rebecca, his childhood friend, is a guest at Swanford Abbey, the same hotel where he and his brother are staying. The widower feels that he’s too old for her, though he wishes it weren’t true.
Rebecca fears the haunted abbey, especially after she spots a ghostly nun, but there is more afoot at the historic abbey turned hotel than meets the eye.
Well-written! Believable characters dealing with difficult circumstances held my attention from the beginning.
This book is a page turner! Not only is there a romance that seems ill-fated from the start, there is also a mystery that readers will try to solve.
Recommended for readers who enjoy historical romances and suspense novels.
