Chateau of Secrets by Melanie Dobson

I tend to seek out books by Melanie Dobson.  When I saw the cover of this book with her name on it, it threw me for a loop! I hadn't expected her to write a book about WWII.  I'm not certain why I had put her into a box, but I did. It was wonderful to see this side of her.  I enjoyed this entire book and had a hard time separating myself from it.

The thing that fascinated me the most was how this was based on a true story, although a few liberties were taken.  I have read a lot on WWII and appreciated the new scenes that she painted in my head at that time. It seems like I've read several books on this time period lately, so I thought it would be hard to beat those.  However, I think it matched them in my top books!

I really think this book had it all. It kept my heart racing at moments and then it brought tears to my eyes in others.  At times I just had to smile at the visions in my head. 

I hope Melanie Dobson plans to write more in this time period.  She did a great job with the storytelling and research.  In my personal opinion, I think this book is the best book she as written so far.

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I received this book free from Howard Publishers in exchange for my honest opinion of this book.

The Courier of Caswell Hall by Melanie Dobson

The Courier of Caswell Hall is the fifth book in the American Tapestries series.  I loved the prologue.  It was a beautiful setup to the special relationships that Melanie Dobson would be introducing throughout the book.

The American Revolution is the backdrop to the setting of this book.  I really enjoyed the details in this book that is full of history.  The loyalty lines of the Caswell's became a little blurred throughout the war because of Lydia.  Lydia has met Nathan, who has started to help her form some new ideas.  This leads to Lydia deciding to help Nathan out and playing both sides of the fence.  She has chosen sides, though, but has to be sneaky as she is gathering her information. If anyone found out, she could be in great danger.

Melanie Dobson puts so much detail into her books, like I've said above.  I think that's what sticks with me as I read her books.  She can make a topic that seems a little uninteresting become very interesting.  She an author I tend to seek out when I know one of her books are about to come out.  I have come to look forward to her books because she puts so much depth into her writing.  This book required me to pay a little more attention to just because of the time period it was written in, I think.  The romance is there, but there's so much more going on besides that. 

To read more reviews on this book, go to  http://litfusegroup.com/author/mdobson.

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I received this book free from Litfuse Publicity Group and Summerside Press in exchange for my honest opinion of this book.

Love Finds You in Mackinac Island, Michigan by Melanie Dobson

I was hooked on this book when I read about Mackinac Island in the very front of the book.  It set the stage for me as the intro and it made me fall in love with the island from the beginning.  I have never heard of Mackinac Island so I was interested to learn a little of the history about it.

Elena Bissette is looking for just the right person to marry who can make her future look a little more brighter than what it does at this particular moment.  But what does Elena long for more than anything?  To marry for love.  She wants to find someone and marry him because she loves him and he loves her.  Her family wants her to marry Chester, but Chester isn't really too interested in marrying "society girls."   

To get away from the pressures of her family and to find some alone time, Elena goes to a lighthouse where she finds some letters written by a woman to her husband.  She meets Chase and together they speculate as to what could have happened to both of these people and what they experienced in their lives. 

So which one will Elena find herself marrying?  Will it be someone she forces herself to love or someone that she is head over heels in love with despite the fact that he can't save her family?

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