Maid To Match
By Deeanne Gist
Tillie
Reese has been training all her eighteen years for this golden opportunity
– Mrs Vanderbilt’s lady’s maid is returning to
her home in France leaving the position free. Now the running is
just between her and beautiful, serene Lucy Lewers. Can she attain
the prize her mother has dreamed of for so long? But there is a
rather large cloud on the horizon in the shape of mountain man,
Mack Danvers, who is not only handed over to her to train but is
drop-dead gorgeous. Mack has a reason for wanting to tame his rugged
personality and earn some money, and soon he and Tillie have a spot
of investigation to do. Will Tillie’s new love for Mack jeopardize
her chances of becoming a lady’s maid?
This book fascinated me from page one with its meticulously researched
picture of life below stairs in a great house. If you have ever
wondered what servants actually did back in the “Gilded Age”
then you need to read this, and learn all about the Vanderbilt’s
amazing Biltmore mansion as well. Tillie has to discover what she
really wants out of life, and has some good deeds to do along with
Mack as they uncover what is going on in an outwardly respectable
orphanage. Ms Gist has written something of a page turner here,
as although this is not a short book there is always plenty going
on, whether it is life at Biltmore, a house party, the servants’
own socials or the pair’s investigations. I’ll be looking
out for more from this author from now on.
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The
Book |
Bethany House (Baker Publishing) |
August 2010 |
Paperback |
0764204084 / 9780764204081 |
Historical Romance/Inspirational Fiction/ 1898 North Carolina |
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The
Reviewer |
Rachel A Hyde |
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2010 |
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