I love cozy mysteries, and this combo of cozy + historical + romcom is just perfect!

I adore the couple who are this story's main characters. Frances is headstrong and George is intelligent and adequately accommodating, and their conversations are tastefully humorous. At any rate, they're delightful together!

"He snuck a peek at me. I rolled my eyes." 😆

And the friendships with others are fun. After all, everyone needs a friend to talk to about one's suspicions. I think that's what Bookstagram is for!

To top it off, the mystery itselfnis quite engaging. A fun read, highly recommended!

Dianne Freeman has a great writing style for a historical mystery novel, it had what I was looking for from this type of book. It was a great concept and I was glad I was able to read this. The story worked well in this time-period and the characters felt like they belonged in this book. I hope there is more in this universe as I enjoyed this a lot.

“Are you unwell?” Aunt Hetty was always so vibrant. I couldn’t imagine her ill. “Just a slight fever and some chills,” she said with an airy wave of her hand. “It was a few weeks ago, and I’m quite fit now.” “The doctor didn’t by chance prescribe laudanum, did he?”