SOLVED. Antique shop owner finds note in carousel horse [s]

[Kmkane18]

YA mystery about young woman who owns an antique shop. She finds a note in a carousel horse asking for help and she begins a journey to discover who wrote the note. Along the way she experiences some self-discovery and falls in love (PG rating).

[Amanda]

This is probably The Tightrope Walker by Dorothy Gilman.

[Kmkane18]

This is it! Thank you so much!! =)

[Amanda]

Just FYI, the children's book that is heavily featured in it, The Maze at the Heart of the Castle, is a book that Gilman eventually wrote.