When I first started reading the story, I was pulled into the drama of it and found myself eagerly turning pages. Starting off with an impending plane crash is always a good way to draw the reader into a story. The scene is described very well and the potential heartache is portrayed in frightening shades of realism. I tend to not want to know too much about a story before reading it, so I allowed myself to imagine that Robbie had already died, even though I knew he would be a major character in the rest of the book. After all, I reasoned, maybe the entire thing would be told from the past tense.

The story was moving along at a decent pace until Jess and Robbie left the first hotel. At that point, I found myself easily distracted and not wanting to pick up my Kindle to continue reading. I wawa confused whenever Jess referred to the time-travel aspects of their relationship and then when she started going through the family ancestry of the people in Ireland, it became too much. I wanted to skip those parts, but felt they were important. Of course, they were. I took a look at reviews to see if other readers had encountered this kind of problem and most people seemed to like the book, so I endeavored to continue. Unfortunately, it just dragged for me until Part Two, at which point the story shifted to the distant past and Robbie’s family/friends in Ireland. I found this part much more interesting. When the book switched back to Robbie and Jess again, the story was more engrossing to me and I found my desire to figure out the mystery had been piqued. Now, I had to discover whether my suspicions were correct.

Some of the writing was really good, with great imagery. I’m always a sucker for a good metaphor or just a vivid description. I loved this one: “Robbie pointed out the corrugated cliffs to our left as far as the eye could see, each one absorbing flashes of sunset and pounding surf that broke into bubbles of glass and foam slithering down the massive rock.” And this one: “A shower of sunlight from a mullioned window in the library spilled over Treasa, turning her thinning white hair into strands of crystal fiber optic.

There were some funny bits too. Like when Robbie’s boyhood friend Lewy wondered “if the adoption process wasn’t similar to choosing a healthy head of cabbage at the market. Can ye support this cabbage, and raise it Catholic?” And there were a couple of sayings thrown in that made me laugh, like, “Robbie always said fast healing was a gift to a slow runner.” I think this was my favorite: “First babies come anytime, me da always says. The rest take nine months.”

Overall, the book was pretty good, but I just didn’t love it. I would have to say that the pacing was probably the biggest issue, but I found the references to the previous book confusing and that took away from my enjoyment as well. I don’t feel a burning need to read more from the series.

Jessica and Robbie head to Ireland for a belated Honeymoon. Time travel brought them together in previous books, now they head to where he left his family in the late 1800s. When they end up staying at a B&B, that ends up being his boyhood home, family secrets start to be revealed. I must confess that I haven't read the previous books in the series, but wasn't lost. Did get tired of the extend section of Livy being sent to a convent to deliver her baby. Felt it could have been condensed more, and still told all that needed to be told. Still though, I enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it. Now off to read the Accidental Stranger to see how it begins.

This was an enjoyable book to read. It kept me interested and wanting to know more. The story and plot was very easy to understand with interesting characters . Did enjoy it .

Thanks go to the author and Net-Galley for the complimentary copy of The Accidental Heiress by Cj Fosdick. I volunteered to read and review this novel prior to publication. My opinions are my own, and no one has influenced them.

The Accidental Heiress is a lovely tale with compelling characters and an intriguing plot. The pacing is excellent and kept me enmeshed in the story from the beginning to the end. This has a delightful mystery that unfolds throughout the book. The only thing that keeps me from giving this novel 5 Gold Crowns is because, at times, I would lose track of what was happening when the story jumps to the past.

Jessica is the heroine of this novel. She is, at last, on her honeymoon when the plane she’s on plunges into the Shannon River. Her fear when she doesn’t find her husband is visceral and helped me bond with her character right away. After traveling through time to find each other, she can’t lose him. Fortunately, they both survive and are in the same time period.

Robbie is the hero and has many facets to his character that come to light as they visit the home where he grew up–more than one hundred years ago. He’s confused by things he learns happened after he immigrated to America. One thing that never changes is his love for his wife.

While there is a love story in this story, they are already in love and have been married for three years. When he learns he’d left a pregnant Livy when he immigrated from Ireland, it causes a great deal of guilt and confusion he must work through, along with fears he could end up traveling back in time, leaving Jessica and their children. That must be resolved for them to return to the firm foundation of their marriage prior to coming on their honeymoon. I thoroughly enjoyed their emotional journey!

If you enjoy time travel romances with characters that will grab you and not let go, along with an intriguing plot, then you will love The Accidental Heiress as much as I did. This is the first book I’ve read by Ms. Fosdick, and I will be looking at her backlist. Happy reading!

One adjective to describe this story is warm. The story crosses two centuries and joins Jessica and Robbie in a love for the ages. The author manages to tell two stories without losing any pacing. It is in some ways a tragic tale of what could have been, but also shows resilience and love of a family that survived and thrived despite everything that befell them. The characters are truly “characters” even the dog. This makes it a great feel good book to read for a very happy ending.