No Stone Unturned by Jenelle Hovde

No Stone Unturned is the first book I have read written by Jenelle Hovde and I look forward to reading some more. This Regency time period romance had the perfect pairing of history, slow burn romance, an archeology dig, faith, and forgiveness.

The character development is great. Bridget is trying to run the household after her mother’s passing, searching for her wayward brother while uncovering the antiquities. She has a feisty personality which made for some great banter—watching her learn to forgive and learning to trust God again. Rafe finds himself back in the place he escaped as a young boy. Trying to save the family estate, while also dealing with the rumors behind the family’s past. Rafe finds his uncle’s journal and is processing the change in his uncle. Rafe is a broody character. I loved seeing him change throughout the book as he falls in love and finds forgiveness.

The setting was perfect. I loved the Hawthorn Abbey estate and Perry’s farm; it brought the Regency time period to life. The storyline was fun. We have regency dances, antiquities, suspense, mystery of who is doing all these things-missing letters, torn out pages, thorns in saddle- it kept me engaged and I could not put the book down.

The romance was a sweet, slow-burning, enemies-to-lovers, kisses-only romance.

Jenelle Hovde did a great job of intertwining faith throughout the book. Seeing the work of God in the characters, and the reminder that God cares for us.

*I received a complimentary copy from the author and voluntarily chose to review it. All opinions are my own.