The Masquerade by Melanie
Dobson is a novel in her Legacy of Love series. Set in the Gilded Age, on Mackinac
Island, Elena Bissette has the summer ahead of her. A summer of trying to find
a husband, if her mother has anything to say about it. After the financial fallout
of her father’s business partnership being dissolved, the family is in dire
straits and their once high society position has left them scrambling to find
their way back up. Every single girl will be eyeing the most eligible bachelor of
the summer, Chester “Chase” Darrington, who wants nothing to do with the girls
but focus on his own business ventures. Elena and Chase meet, by accident, in
an isolated place and neither one tells the other who they really are. Under
the night sky of the island, they fall in love, but the real world and their
social obligations threatens to bring it all crashing down on them. Will they
fight against their true feelings for each other?
I have been a fan of Melanie Dobson’s since I read her book,
Catching the Wind, and with each new
book I enjoy her stories even more. I enjoy the historical settings with the
issues of the time as well as the faith and struggles with God of her
characters. The questions the characters have are relatable to questions that
many believers have had or will have in their life. While the story formula is
familiar, I call it the “Pride and Prejudice” formula, it is a formula that
works. I loved reading Chase and Elena fall in love. I screamed with
frustration when they missed “meeting” each other at the social events on the
island. And cried when the truth revealed themselves and the animosity that
ensued. However, I loved the ending and closed the book with satisfaction. I
loved each character in this beautiful love story. I highly recommend The Masquerade.
The Masquerade
is available in eBook
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