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I just binge read the On Devonshire Shores series so that I could then read the fourth book in the series, A Sea View Christmas (reviews to come). I would love a follow-up book about the youngest sister from that series, but I'm also happy to jump into this upcoming release that includes a mystery. It's my pick this week...
Whispers at Painswick Court
By Julie Klassen
Christian Historical Romance, Mystery
Audiobook, Paperback & eBook, 368 Pages
December 2, 2025 by Bethany House Publishers
Summary
She expected her return to Painswick would bring memories of the past--not danger and romance.
Anne Loveday, a surgeon's daughter, is determined to live a single, useful life. To escape her matchmaking stepmother, she accepts an invitation from an old friend to return to Painswick, the place where she and her sister spent many happy summers until that last, fateful year.
Soon after arriving, Anne is asked to serve as sickroom nurse to Lady Celia, who forbade her nephew to marry Anne's sister years before. Pushing aside resentments, Anne moves into Painswick Court, a shadowy old house rumored to be haunted. Also in residence are Lady Celia's spinster daughter, her handsome adult nephews, and a secretive new lady's maid. Two local doctors visit regularly as well, one of whom admires Anne while concealing secrets of his own.
As an escalating series of mishaps befalls her patient, Anne realizes someone is trying to kill the woman. But who? When Anne finds herself a suspect and her resolution to avoid romance challenged, can she discover the real culprit--and protect her heart--before it's too late?
Agatha Christie meets Jane Austen in this compelling Regency-era novel laced with intrigue, love, and English village charm for fans of historical romance and whodunit mysteries.
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Will you be reading this one?
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