The Lost Manuscript by Mollie Rushmeyer

 

It’s not just Ellora Lockwood’s home that’s being emptied as she prepares to sell—her heart seems to be empty too. Since the mysterious disappearance of her beloved Grandma June and separating from her husband, Alex, Ellora has felt adrift. Then comes an invitation from Alex to teach history at a summer program at Alnwick Castle in England. He’s even found information about the location of a medieval manuscript that was her grandmother’s obsession before she vanished.

Warily, Ellora accepts Alex’s offer. Surrounded by lush English countryside and captivating history, she pieces together clues about the manuscript’s whereabouts—and uncovers new questions. Could someone have been sabotaging her grandmother’s work? Anonymous threats lead Ellora to suspect she too may be in danger, but as she and Alex work together, she’s finding strength, new purpose and the courage to see this quest through, wherever it may lead.

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About The Author

 

Mollie Rushmeyer writes "Contemporary Fiction with a Heart for History." What does this mean exactly? She loves to write inspirational fiction in contemporary settings with fascinating historical elements, people, objects, and stories woven throughout.

A modern girl herself, she wouldn’t want to go a day without modern plumbing and central air! But she’s always felt a special connection to the past. The legacies and lives left behind are like gifts waiting to be unwrapped, and she plans to share this blend of history and contemporary living with readers.

A born and bred Midwestern gal, Mollie Rushmeyer, makes her home in Minnesota with her husband and two spunky, beautiful daughters. She is not only a bibliophile (the dustier the better, in her opinion), she’s a true anglophile at heart. Tea and coffee fuel her travels, by Google maps at least, and her passion for the written word.

Her debut novel with Love Inspired Trade/Harlequin, a division of HarperCollins Publishers will release in October of 2022.

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My Review

This is a read that keeps you on your toes, yes, there is danger here. Ellora is heading to England as this book opens, her beloved Grandmother is missing, and her soon to be ex husband, but with her heart in her hand she lands taking a summer teaching job, looking for her Grandmother, and also trying to solve the mystery of the lost manuscript that her Grandmother was seeking.

As we quickly become immersed in the English countryside, and meeting Alex, and see that there are still sparks with this broken relationship, and we are off to try and solve the puzzle of the missing manuscript and find June.

I loved how each of the puzzles are worked out in this journey, and clues that are left, but then there is also danger, and you'll find yourself ducking from projectiles, most you will never see coming.

We are offered some sweet romance, along with a long held mystery, one that dated back to Henry VIII, and new friendships. This is a Christian read, and I enjoyed that these are people of faith!

I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Harlequin, and was not required to give a positive review.