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A Holiday by Gaslight

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Sophie Appersett does not have many suiters or prospects and no dowery, so when she calls off her courtship to the stern and wealthy London merchant Mr. Edward Sharpe, he can only assume that their class differences are too much for the proper daughter of a baron. 

Sophie has been reading Darwin and knows that like all creatures the gentry needs to adapt with changing times… so why reject Mr. Sharpe’s suit? Has she been rash in with decision? Could she give hime a second chance where they are themselves, loyal daughter and sister Sophie and hard working and carling Ned? Can these two find love in their truth?

I truly enjoyed this novella, Mimi has a wonderful why of entwining history into her story and creating characters that you can root for. I loved both Sophie and Ned and found them both to be solid charatures working on themselves and their futures, while trying to make love happen as best they knew how. The infusion of truthful speak was wonderful in a genre where miscommunications and folly often run the story.

I highly recommend, this book and I myself will be going to pick up more of Mimi’s work! A Holiday By Gaslight by Mimi Matthews was released November 13, 2018.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Perfectly Proper Press through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
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Original Review Date: May 5, 2019

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