Josephine Is Forced to Spy for Grave Robbers
Step into True Colors—a new series of Historical Stories of Romance and American Crime
In Massachusetts in 1824, Josephine Clayton awakes on the table of the doctor she’s assisted all these months. She was presumed dead by all and has become the doctor’s next corpse for his medical research. Frightened, the doctor tries to kill her, but Josephine begs to be spared. A deal is struck—Josie will leave her village and work at a distant cotton mill. All the while, she’ll await her true mission—posing as a mourner to help his body snatcher procure her replacement. At the mill though, Josie is praised for her medical remedies among the mill girls, gaining attention from the
handsome factory manager Braham Taylor. Yet, when Braham’s own loved one becomes the prey for the next grave robbing, Josie must make a choice that could put her dark past behind her or steal away the promise of any future at all.
What price will Josie pay for love when her secrets begin to unravel?handsome factory manager Braham Taylor. Yet, when Braham’s own loved one becomes the prey for the next grave robbing, Josie must make a choice that could put her dark past behind her or steal away the promise of any future at all.
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This book was quite the interesting tale. Definitely different than any I have read before. Being a true crimes mystery means at least some of this story really happened. At the end, the author explains what part is fact and what part is fiction, but just so you know, grave robbing really did happen.
I found Josie to be an interesting character. She was extremely loyal to her father in-spite of his wrong dealings, even to the point of doing wrong herself. It was interesting that the medical community were the ones who encouraged grave robbing for the sake of science. Josie biggest struggle is between her loyalty to helping her father and doing the right thing. She seems to be caught between a rock and a hard place with no where to turn.
I also liked Braham, another one of the main characters. He was honest, hard working, and always looking out for the good of others. The only thing about him I disliked was that he seemed way too trusting of people. Maybe he just wanted to believe the best about them. There were things going on right under his nose, he just seemed to miss.
And, of course, as in every story, there are some characters you just love to hate. You'll figure them out as you read!
Overall, I would recommend this book. It wasn't too hard to figure out the who-done-it, but the story kept me interested and reading.
I was provided a copy of this book courtesy of Celebrate Lit. All opinions are my own and I was not required to write a positive review.
Giveaway:
To celebrate her tour, Angie is giving away a grand prize package of a $25 Amazon gift card and a paperback copy of each of the books in the series!!
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ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your nice review. This sounds like a really interesting read.
ReplyDeleteGreat review! Thank you for being part of the tour.
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