“With Hannah Prentiss’s wedding drawing closer every day, she and her fiancé, Liam, decide it’s time to find their forever home. While touring one of the houses for sale, they realize the windows outside do not match the number of rooms inside. Curious, Hannah explores the house—and discovers a sealed-off room!
Apparently, she’s not the first one to do so, because inside is a box of art supplies with the name of a Blackberry Valley High School teacher on it. Hannah decides to return it to her… only to learn that this art kit went missing almost twenty years before. The teacher had received it from her fiancé, who died days later in a car accident, making it even more crushing that his last gift to her had disappeared.
Can Hannah discover how the kit wound up in a hidden room all those years ago and bring closure to one of Blackberry Valley’s most beloved teachers?”
Series: Book #15 in the “Mysteries of Blackberry Valley” series. Reviews of Book #1, Book #2, Book #3, Book #4, Book #5, Book #6, Book #7, Book #8, Book #9, Book #10, Book #11, Book #12, Book #13, and Book #14!
Spiritual Content- James 1:17 at the beginning; A Scripture is quoted; ‘H’s are capital when referring to God; Mentions of God, His timing, & His plans; Mentions of prayers, praying, & Praising God; Mentions of church, church going, a pastor, a sermon, & services; A few mentions of blessings;
*Note: Religious phrases: a ‘good heavens’; A few mentions of luck & being lucky.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘drat’ and a ‘dumb’; Some eye rolling; Many mentions of deaths (from a car accident, cancer, and a heart issue) & grief (including for parents, a woman for her fiancé, a man for his wife, & a pet dog); Many mentions of car accidents, a death, & injuries (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of crimes, trespassing, & vandalism; Mentions of thefts, a thief, & stolen items; A few mentions of fires; A couple mentions of jealousy; A mention of a teen sneaking out of school; A mention of rumors;
*Note: Mentions of car brands; A few mentions of children’s books (‘The Best Nest’, ‘Kindergarten, Here I Come’, & ‘The Wonderful Things You Will Be’); A couple mentions of a fictional character (Nancy Drew); A couple mentions of painters (Renoir & Picasso); A mention of a movie (‘Singin’ in the Rain’); A mention of a brand name (Formica); A quote from Pablo Picasso.
Sexual Content Three hand/fingers kisses, three head kisses, a cheek kiss, a not-detailed kisses, and two barely-above-not-detailed kisses; Touches, Embraces, Hand holding, Warmth, & Nearness (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of boyfriends/girlfriends, dating, break-ups, & exes; Mentions of crushes (including teen boys on a young female teacher); A mention of a married couple sharing a kiss; Love, being in love, & the emotions;
*Note: Being with a woman in labor (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of labor & contractions; As a note for parents of younger readers possibly interested in this series, Hannah and Liam do spend some time alone together in her apartment (on the couch) and talk (nothing sexual happens besides him kissing her palm twice; They are engaged and are in their late thirties).
-Hannah Prentiss
P.O.V. switches between them
259 pages
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My personal Rating-
Ah, this was such a good one for this series! The mystery was interesting with a lot of threads to follow, but I particularly enjoyed the scenes of Hannah and her fiancé!
As far as the mystery, there were a few parts where the reader was left out—or at least, that’s how I felt about some reveals and conversations that made me feel like I missed a hint or clue in the prior conversation. Which had me a bit confused at times and wondering “what did I miss? 🤔” The ending of the mystery wraps-up a little quick, but it was still a good ending, if not a little sad.
The parts of Hannah with her fiancé were so adorable! I loved the parts about them dreaming about the future and having kids one day as they are currently house hunting. I was quite literally grinning at my Kindle like a ninny at those parts! They are really cute together and I like how light and innocent the romance content has been.
See y’all on Wednesday with a new review!
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
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