Carved in Stone (The Blackstone Legacy)

 

Carved in Stone

 (The Blackstone Legacy)

August 31, 2021

by Camden (Author)

Her gilded world holds a deeply hidden secret. 

After years of tragedy, Gwen Kellerman now lives a quiet life as a botanist at an idyllic New York college. She largely ignores her status as heiress to the infamous Blackstone dynasty and hopes to keep her family's heartbreak and scandal behind her.

Patrick O'Neill survived a hardscrabble youth to become a lawyer for the downtrodden Irish immigrants in his community. He's proud of his work, even though he struggles to afford his ramshackle law office. All that changes when he accepts a case that is sure to emphasize the Blackstones' legacy of greed and corruption by resurrecting a thirty-year-old mystery.

Little does Patrick suspect that the Blackstones will launch their most sympathetic family member to derail him. Gwen is tasked with getting Patrick to drop the case, but the old mystery takes a shocking twist neither of them saw coming. Now, as they navigate a burgeoning attraction and growing danger, Patrick and Gwen will be forced to decide if the risk to the life they've always held dear is worth the reward.

My thoughts: there are very few historical authors on my must read list but Elizabeth Camden is one of them. I love her unique topics which are based in real life and the way she is able to bring her characters to life mixed with real life people. I fell in love with the characters in this book even though it was somewhat predictable. And I got upset about the heroine for being such a pushover. The characters are Catholic and there is some violence and it is also set partially in the slums but this was common back in those days with the nationality of some of the characters. I enjoyed the story and recommend this and any other book by this talented author. I can't imagine the research she  must put into her stories. I was given a copy free and all opinions are my own.