Took awhile

Three characters are quickly introduced in Elizabeth Camden's new novel, A Dangerous Legacy.  Lucy Drake is an operator at the Associated Press and her brother, Nick, has a soft place in his heart for the poor of New York who aren't able to have access to running water so installs equipment to allow that access.  That doesn't seem to be a problem except for the fact that a lawsuit has been hanging over them most of their lives connected that equipment. 


England born and bred, Colin Beckwith works in the same building as Lucy only with a competitor, Reuters.  When Lucy learns of an "secret" that could potentially ruin Colin, the two begin to work together to help and protect each other.  Unknown to each is the problems that arise could prove more dangerous than either bargained for.


I must admit this title was a bit harder for me to get into.  I don't know if it was the time period of the early 1900s or how I felt that I had to quickly dive into the characters.   They were all well developed but I almost felt as if I had been dropped in the middle of a series and should already know them without having the benefit of reading the prequel.   However, that wasn't the case as it looks to be the first as a novel centering around Nick is next on the list of releases for Camden.

I enjoyed expanding my historical fiction reading into the 20th century.  Camden is a new author for me but one I will be keeping my eye out for with her upcoming novels.  I enjoyed her writing style and her attention to historic detail.   This particular novel had some romance, suspense, humor, and ended up being more of a page turner than I expected when I first began.  Thank you Bethany House for the opportunity to review A Dangerous Legacy.  I did receive this book in exchange for an honest review and am in no way obligated to write a positive one.