This is an inspirational, historical, Christian romance with a dose of humor and a larger dose of mystery. Gabriella and Nick spent some of their childhood together in a dangerous and criminal environment yet both were separated and managed to grow up to be responsible members of society.

When separated they totally lost track of each other and "coincidentally" met when Gabriella was dusting off her rusty safe cracking skills to help clear a falsely accused friend's name. Nick happened to be on the site and their first interaction since childhood was both dangerous and hilarious.

The book had more intrigue and danger than is typical for a historical Christian romance and I thought it made it more interesting.

There are a bunch of other characters and many of them are funny oddballs, which causes much of the humor in the book.

This is the first book in what I expect to be an enjoyable series.

People who like Christian, historical, mystery, detective, crime solving, redemption, romance and/or quirky characters and fun animals in their stories.

Gabriella and Nick, of course. But also the two kids Gabriella caught breaking into her room, Daphne (who I believe will be featured as the heroine in the next book in the series), the leader of the Inquiry Agency, Nick's "uncle," the crime leader turned good citizen, all the oddball characters Nick took in as employees, the thieving bird, the love struck dogs and more. It was a fun read.

There were a few slower parts but overall, I greatly enjoyed the book.

Read the next one but it hasn't been released yet.

Like I was Gabriella, most of the time, and that I was part of all the action.

From Amazon: "Named One of the Funniest Voices in Inspirational Romance by Booklist, Jen Turano is a USA Today Best-Selling Author, known for penning quirky historical romances set in the Gilded Age. Her books have earned Publisher Weekly and Booklist starred reviews, top picks from Romantic Times, and praise from Library Journal. She’s been a finalist twice for the RT Reviewers’ Choice Awards and had two of her books listed in the top 100 romances of the past decade from Booklist. When she’s not writing, she spends her time outside of Denver, CO. She can be found on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/jenturanoauthor/ or visit her on the web at www.jenturano.com. She is represented by the Natasha Kern Literary Agency."

It was a fun and uplifting read.

I borrowed a copy of this book from my local library. I was already a fan of Jen Turano.

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