This week I'm featuring Of Silver and Secrets (Time's Lost Treasures Book #2) by Michelle Griep. I loved this book! It comes out June 3 and I should have my review up then.
Buried underneath are truths bent on keeping them apart. . . .
In 1889 Victorian England, Eva Inman is haunted by guilt over her parents' deaths while struggling to care for her blind sister and manage her family's crumbling estate. With the tax deadline looming, Eva's situation looks dire until an ancient silver ring is unearthed on the property. Despite superstitions warning against disturbing the supposedly cursed acres, Eva's need for funds ignites her curiosity about the potential of finding more buried relics.
Cambridge professor Bram Webb must prove a legendary Christian Roman settlement exists, or he'll risk exposing his uncle's deteriorating memory and they'll both lose their positions. Then Eva steps into his office with the prospect of an archaeological dig that might lead to the very evidence Bram requires--provided he and Eva can set aside painful memories of a time they would rather forget. As the dig forces the two to confront their pasts, the work becomes fraught with challenges that threaten Eva's and Bram's hopes, as well as the growing attraction between them.
In 1889 Victorian England, Eva Inman is haunted by guilt over her parents' deaths while struggling to care for her blind sister and manage her family's crumbling estate. With the tax deadline looming, Eva's situation looks dire until an ancient silver ring is unearthed on the property. Despite superstitions warning against disturbing the supposedly cursed acres, Eva's need for funds ignites her curiosity about the potential of finding more buried relics.
Cambridge professor Bram Webb must prove a legendary Christian Roman settlement exists, or he'll risk exposing his uncle's deteriorating memory and they'll both lose their positions. Then Eva steps into his office with the prospect of an archaeological dig that might lead to the very evidence Bram requires--provided he and Eva can set aside painful memories of a time they would rather forget. As the dig forces the two to confront their pasts, the work becomes fraught with challenges that threaten Eva's and Bram's hopes, as well as the growing attraction between them.
Book Beginnings / First Line Friday
Royston, England1889
The end of Eva's world started with a window she never should have left open. A small neglect, yet twelve years later, one that had culminated in a leaky roof, a ledger that refused to balance, and a blind sister. Not to mention her dead mother - for Eva wouldn't. She kept that memory locked tightly in a closet.
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Wind rattled the shutters against the house, howling through cracks in the walls, a violent echo of Eva's demand to know his secrets.
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"Wow, what a hauntingly powerful opening! 😮 The weight of that single neglected window—so small yet so devastating over time. 💔 The imagery of the ‘locked closet’ memory is especially chilling. Already hooked on Eva’s story… and that blind sister detail? Gut-punch. 👏
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming by, Sadia! Hope you have a great week! :)
DeleteThis book had me at a "Christian-Roman settlement" I've not read anything about that time period.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't read anything about it either! So interesting! Hope you have a wonderful week, Anne! :)
DeleteThe book beginning definitely hooks the reader in. I've been reading a thriller called The Whisper Man.
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Awesome! I hope you enjoy it! Have a great week! :)
DeleteFun! I've somehow fallen really far behind on her books. There's like four on my TBR list already. Maybe one day I'll get caught up.
ReplyDeleteI can understand that! There are some authors who I feel like I'll never catch up on their books. Maybe one day, though! Hope you have a wonderful week, Lark! :D
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