Walker does a good job suffusing this romance with a fairy tale feeling while eschewing any actual magic, and peppers in just enough hints to lead readers along on Marcus and Tansy’s hunt for the truth. But the gentlemen’s mother is not as welcoming-and her disdain stems from more than just Tansy’s lack of a title. Covenant Communications, 15.99 trade paper (240p) ISBN 978-1-5244-1223-4 Romance, suspense, and the supernatural effectively intertwine in this. Easy-going Marcus ingratiates himself with Tansy’s aunts, while Tansy finds favor with the Duke, resulting in a love triangle. Neither Tansy nor Marcus trusts easily but they find comfort in each other as they share secrets and set out to solve the mystery of how their pasts are linked. Their new neighbor, professor Marcus Taylor, brother to the Duke of Westmoreland, is also dealing with distressing dreams, and it soon becomes clear they’re connected with Tansy’s own. Tansy White travels to her mother’s former home with her three eccentric aunts in tow, hoping to make sense of her troubling dreams. When she isn’t dreaming up a happy ending for a story, she’s busy living her own, together with her. The result was a bachelor’s degree in English and history. After being fed a steady diet of books, she decided to learn about writing. Walker’s sweet follow-up to The Masked Baron takes readers to Rose Cottage, where mysterious dreams and family secrets link the life of an orphaned young woman to the brother of a duke. Anneka Walker was raised by a librarian and an English-teacher-turned judge.
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