The Sisters Of Sea View (On Devonshire's Shores #1) By Julie Klassen

 

The Sisters Of Sea View is the perfect book to enjoy on a long snowy weekend. Sea View is a large home on the shore in Devonshire England owned by the Summer family. I loved the way the Summer sisters work together to open a boarding house, something being gentleman's daughters, they know nothing about. The setting is gorgeous and the family dynamics are well thought out. Ms. Klassen has done a wonderful job of adding a bit of Dicken's whimsy to the characters. I highly recommend The Sisters Of Sea View and look forward to the second book in the series. There are many more tales to tell!

I was given a copy of The Sisters Of Sea View with no expectations. All thoughts are my own.

From Amazon:

Some guests have come for a holiday, others for hidden reasons of their own . . .

When their father's death leaves them impoverished, Sarah Summers and her genteel sisters fear they will be forced to sell the house and separate to earn livelihoods as governesses or companions. Determined to stay together, Sarah convinces them to open their seaside home to guests to make ends meet and provide for their ailing mother. Instead of the elderly invalids they expect to receive, however, they find themselves hosting eligible gentlemen. Sarah is soon torn between a growing attraction to a mysterious Scottish widower and duty to her family.

Viola Summers wears a veil to cover her scar. When forced to choose between helping in her family's new guest house and earning money to hire a maid to do her share, she chooses the latter. She reluctantly agrees to read to some of Sidmouth's many invalids, preferring the company of a few elders with failing eyesight to the fashionable guests staying in their home. But when her first client turns out to be a wounded officer in his thirties, Viola soon wishes she had chosen differently. Her new situation exposes her scars--both visible and those hidden deep within--and her cloistered heart will never be the same.

Join the Summers sisters on the Devonshire coast, where they discover the power of friendship, loyalty, love, and new beginnings.

About the author:

Julie Klassen loves all things Jane—Jane Eyre and Jane Austen. She worked in publishing for sixteen years and now writes full time. Three of her novels have won the Christy Award for Historical Romance. She has also won the Minnesota Book Award, the Midwest Book Award, and Christian Retailing’s BEST Award. Julie is a graduate of the University of Illinois. She and her husband have two sons and live in St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit www.julieklassen.com and talesfromivyhill.com for more information.