It is a real place, can you image such beauty being real? I know I was drifting along the shore of my mind while reading this latest hit from Carrie. It is a sweet, historical romance that has been cultivated in faith.

Character: Maude Welling, Ben Steffans, are two of the best written characters I have ever read. Maude is smart and after coming across her intended, married to someone else, she is quick to set her goals high. That was a great point about this character, Gilded Age gal wanting to succeed and prove she is worthy of more than most women were seen to be. Ben, I don’t agree with your fibbing but I love the investigative reporting and your attempt at being “German”.  Ben is also striving to be better and more than what he has been seen as. This was a nice point that both characters shared, the want to be more to the world or island.

Cover: Wow! How do you not want a Mary Poppins moment of jumping into the cover. I can smell the watery air, and hear the gulls just looking at it. The cover would easily win over any cover judge person.

Setting: This was a dream to read, and it happens to be a reality and historically built. Well, the island is reality and landmarks as well. But sadly, this isn’t the Gilded Age but, I will just pretend. The author did a superb job of research and detailing events. It felt extremely real even though it’s fiction.

Overall: This book was brilliantly written, like a summer breeze it floats through a readers senses and creates a superb home for their mind. Maude and Ben are charming, romantic and strong characters that have this reader wanting more!

Where would you want to travel if you could jump into a book?