The Art of Love is the first book in The Golden City
series by A.B. Michaels. The story opens in May 1896 as August “Gus” Wolff
works a claim in the Klondike. His wife, Mattie, has decided that life in the
Klondike is not want she wanted and decides to return to Seattle with their
one-year old daughter, Annabelle. Against all odds, he does strike gold and he
travels to join them in Seattle, only to find out they are no longer there. No
one seems to know where they have gone and despite his best efforts, Mattie and
Annabelle have vanished. Around the same time, Amelia “Lia” Bennett faces an
unwanted marriage in New York City. Her only joy is painting and when her new
husband forbids her to paint, she devises a plan to leave him and New York
behind. Gus and Lia’s stories converge in San Francisco in 1902. Gus is now a
wealthy shipping tycoon and Lia, a well sort after artist. When the two meet, sparks
fly, but Gus is known as the local playboy, so Lia keeps him at arm’s length. Or
so she tries.
The Art of Love was an enjoyable, fast paced
historical romance. The story is exciting and thrilling until the very end. The
banter and teasing between Gus and Lia is funny as well as romantic. The
friends in their lives are equally interesting and I look forward to seeing
them get their own stories or make appearances in the other books. I enjoyed
every bit of the story and eagerly turned each page to see if the questions
swirling around them would be answered. Even the aspects of the story that
seemed out of place, it fit. It also shows that despite that most of the
society of the day may have accepted or played by the social conventions of the
time, doesn’t mean everyone did. Overall, it was a great story, a great start
to a series. I look forward to continuing the series. I highly recommend The
Art of Love.
The Art of Love
is available in
paperback and eBook
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