When Oxford academic Dr. Elinor March is blindsided by betrayal and academic scandal, she retreats to her late grandmother’s cottage in the idyllic Yorkshire village of Thorndale. Intent on licking her wounds in peace, Ellie soon discovers that her grandmother left behind more than heirlooms—she left a trail of clues tied to strange wartime disappearances and missing church artifacts.
Determined to uncover the truth, Ellie dives into decades-old secrets, aided—and sometimes obstructed—by Tom Ashworth, Thorndale’s brooding vicar with a tragic past and a knack for getting under her skin.
As snow blankets the village and the Christmas season takes over, Ellie must navigate nosy neighbors, local politics, and a growing attraction she didn’t ask for. But someone in Thorndale is desperate to keep the past buried—and they’ll do anything to stop her from uncovering it.
----My 4 Star Review TITLED: Unraveling Thorndale's Secrets
Can Ellie learn to Trust again ?
42 year old Ellie Hartwell just found out what he nasty, husband Richard has been about. He's a 45 year old man having an affair with equally nasty 22 year old Chloe Morrison ! She's Ellie's grad student and she's suddenly bold about the affair. Richard and Ellie have been married for 8 years and she suddenly realizes it's been all about him. It's been putdowns and verbal abuse really. Heck, she's been working her butt off and supporting him financially too ! The nerve of the man ! Well that ends today. She's off to her deceased grandmother's house. She has no idea what awaits her there !
I liked Vicar Tom Ashworth and how he needled her. He did have sadness in his eyes at times even while taking care of his village. Ellie encounters a surprise when it came to Lucy. A young girl that I also liked. She was so exuberant and lovely to Ellie ! And I think Ellie fell in love with her too !
There were many twists and turns, with good in depth documents and with some things solved. The community was charming . But there IS a deeper mystery going on so this is just Part 1 of the story. There is also a romance brewing between Ellie and Tom.
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