It's the height of the
Gilded Age, but Elena Bissette's family has lost most of its fortune.
The Bissettes still own a home on fashionable Mackinac Island, and they
spend summers there in hopes of introducing Elena to a wealthy suitor.
Quickly tiring of the extravagant balls at the Grand Hotel, she spends
her days walking along the island's rugged coastline. There she meets
Chase, a young fisherman who invites her to watch the ships from an
abandoned lighthouse. The two begin to meet there in secret, hoping to
solve a decades-old mystery. Meanwhile, Elena's mother contrives
introductions between Elena and the island's most eligible bachelor, an
elusive millionaire named Chester Darrington. When Elena's two worlds
unexpectedly collide, she will be in for the surprise of her life.My Review:
5 STARS
This is the
first time that I have read a book by this author and I was pleasantly
surprised at how much I enjoyed the story.
I also have never read a Love Finds You book even though I have probably
about 3 on my shelf currently. In this
story we meet a young girl that has an obligation to marry a wealthy man to
save her family from financial ruins.
This scenario is probably one of my favorite settings. For some reason I am fascinated with the
Victorian theme and this idea of marrying for status. I am thankful that is not a idea we support
today though.
There are so
many things I loved about this book but probably my favorite aspect is the
meeting place of the two main characters.
They meet in a lighthouse and the setting just sounds so romantic and
mysterious. They don't give out their
real names and they meet in the dead of night!
I instantly fell in love with both the hero and the heroin although
sometimes I was a little irritated with Chase's behavior outside the
lighthouse. Another great aspect of the
book is the diary they find in the lighthouse.
I wish they went a little deeper in to that story but it added a great
element to everything.
This book
reminds me a lot of Cara Lynn James and her summer series. Both books the wealthy families all summer at
some waterfront property and there is gossip, romance, and a bit of mystery to
solve! There is lots of detail, history
and spiritual tones throughout the book that just add to this great story! I loved the ending and the struggle the two
characters faced on forgiveness, truth and grace!! Amazing example of allowing
God to heal you! Even though this is my
first book by Melanie Dobson, it won't be my last!!
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free
from Litfuse Publicity Group for this review. I was not required to write a
positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this
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