Line by Line

GIVEAWAY

 DELAMERE, JENNIFER

LINE BY LINE

Alice McNeil resolved at a young age to travel through life unencumbered by love or marriage, free to make her own decisions. A seasoned telegrapher, she's recently acquired a coveted position at an important trading firm, but when the company's ambitious junior director returns to London, things begin to change in ways Alice could never have imagined.

For Douglas Shaw, years of hard work and ingenuity enabled him to escape a life of grinding poverty. He's also determined to marry into high society -- a step that will ensure he never returns to the conditions of his past.

He and Alice form a friendly relationship based on mutual respect, but anything deeper is not in their plans. However, when Alice accidentally raises the ire of a jealous and vindictive coworker who's intent on ruining her life, Alice and Douglas are forced to confront what is truly important in their lives. Will their growing bong give them the courage to risk finding a better way?

My Review:

The first book in Jennifer Delamere's Love Along the Wires series is chock-full of history, a bit of mystery and, of course, romance.

Douglas and Alice are alike in their professional ambition and both have a clear vision of the trajectory their lives will take. He's intent on climbing up the social ladder and finding a wealthy, well-connected wife is the next step. Alice has put aside thoughts of marriage for the satisfaction of a career and she's not about to get foggy-headed over any man...even if Mr. Shaw is an assault on all her senses! 

Lots of scope for angst and upset along with a bit of humour. Douglas is beguiled by the insightful, intelligent woman who comes to work at his company. Alice, in turn, is smitten by the easy way Douglas accepts her proficiency and business acumen. It should be a match made in heaven but they are too driven by their own notions of success to notice. Gah!

Throw in a book entitled 'The Spinsters Guide to Love and Romance' and some well-meaning (and not so well meaning) secondary characters to stir things up even more and the result is a page-turning reading binge. 

I listened to the audible version of this book narrated by Bianca Amato who did an amazing job of bringing these characters to life -- especially Douglas's Scottish burr (my toes may never fully uncurl!)

Book provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications.

 GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

This giveaway if for a paperback copy

If you would like a chance to win a copy of one of the Line by Line, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoreadATyahooDOTca. If you add an email to your comment, remember to use AT and DOT instead of @ and . in order to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the draw via email, please add the title to the subject line so it's easy to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Sunday October 23 2020 . Offer open to International Readers. Good luck!