Wednesday, May 7, 2025

THE NOVEL ADVENTURES OF NATALIE DAUGHTRY by Susan L. Tuttle, Reviewed by Rebecca Maney

REBECCA'S REVIEW:
"His goal here in France was to pursue his wife while not embarrassing her. He hoped that he was up to the task."

Mason Daughtry's intentions for following his wife to France were entirely different than hers . . . ENTIRELY different. Only their second collaboration, Natalie, Brooke, and Everleigh had been contracted by an enigmatic employer, known only as Casper, to locate a rare manuscript; in fact, Lewis Carroll's handwritten and illustrated copy of the classic tome "Alice's Adventures Under Ground" was barely rumored to exist.

Natalie Daughtry's empty nest had been slowly turning into an empty life, she and her husband drifting dangerously apart. While Natalie was not sure this surprise appearance by Mason in France was going to be a help or a hindrance, she was almost sure that she was being shadowed by a man she had barely met. (cue protective husband!) Trying to fall in love again was going to take every bit of courage that she could muster, for that particular adventure was either coasting to a conclusion or waiting for a new chapter to begin.

What was I expecting when I began reading this book? An intriguing, mysterious, serpentine of a story. (check!) What caught me off guard in the best kind of way was how utterly romantic this book turned out to be. (I would even say swoony!) Do they find the rare manuscript? (that's for you to discover!) Did they re-write their own story? (read on!)
*I purchased a copy and was under no obligation to provide a positive review. 4.5 stars

 
BackCover Blurb:
In pursuit of a rare book, will Natalie and Mason find each other again?

With her twenty-plus-year marriage on the brink of collapse, bookish Natalie Daughtry immerses herself in her new bookstore job. When the mysterious Caspar gathers Natalie and her friends Everleigh and Brooke for the second time, she's ready for an adventure to disperse the turmoil clouding her marriage. Caspar enlists their help in searching for a rumored copy of Lewis Carroll's handwritten and illustrated manuscript of Alice's Adventures Under Ground. Natalie is immediately enticed--this is the perfect distraction.

But then Mason joins the team, and suddenly Natalie and her husband are side-by-side on the search for this elusive treasure. Being forced to work together has them tumbling deep into their past, seeking answers to old misunderstandings. When they emerge from the rabbit hole, things aren't the same. Will they rediscover the love that once held the pages of their life together? 
 
Kregel Publishing, March, 2025
Available in digital ebook or paperback at Amazon, Christianbook .com, or  Baker Book House
 

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