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  About the book… *Title: Protecting Her Heart *Author: Nancy Campbell Allen *Genre: Historical fiction, Mystery, Romance *Series: Book #3 of the Matchmaker’s Trilogy {See review for book #1 here and review for book #2 here !} *Recommend for: Ages 16 & up My Personal Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️.75 📖Synopsis London, 1887 When newly graduated medical doctor Charlotte Duvall receives word that her father has died, she immediately leaves America and returns home to see to her family’s estate. Among her father’s possessions is a box of her late mother’s letters, which feels like a balm to Charlotte’s grief-stricken heart. But the letters contain some inconsistencies that suggest there was more to her mother’s death than Charlotte had been told. She turns to the one man she trusts more than anyone—her treasured friend and director of London’s police force, John Ellis. John Ellis has harbored feelings for Charlotte ever since he first met her. Tucked into his heart are thoughts of her sharp mi...

  About the book… *Title: To Capture His Heart *Author: Nancy Campbell Allen *Genre: Historical fiction, Mystery, Romance *Series: Book #2 of the Matchmaker’s Trilogy {See review for book #1 here! ) *Recommend for: Ages 16 & up My Personal Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 📖Synopsis Seaside, England 1886 Eva Caldwell is an accomplished and well-known photographer who often works with the local constabulary to assist in documenting crime scenes, which means she also often works alongside the handsome and charming Detective Nathan Winston. She appreciates his intellect and how he treats her like an equal, but Eva’s heart is still healing from a past relationship, so, for now, she decides to keep her feelings for Nathan a secret.  One evening, Nathan arrives on her doorstep asking for a personal favor. Would Eva be available to photograph his mother’s legendary, week-long dinner party and matchmaking event? The catch is that Eva would also have to pretend they are courting in order for Nat...

  About the book… *Title: The Matchmaker’s Lonely Heart *Author: Nancy Campbell Allen *Genre: Historical fiction, Mystery, Romance *Series: Book #1 of the Matchmaker’s Trilogy *Recommend for: Ages 16 & up My Personal Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 📖Synopsis A romance develops as a detective partners with a lonely-hearts columnist to solve a murder mystery. London, 1885 Amelie Hampton is a hopeless romantic, which makes her the perfect columnist to answer lonely heart letters in  The Marriage Gazette.  When Amelie plays matchmaker with two anonymous lonely hearts, she also decides to secretly observe the couple's blind date. To her surprise, the man who appears for the rendezvous is Harold Radcliffe―a grieving widower and a member of Amelie's book club. Police detective Michael Baker has been struggling ever since his best friend and brother-in-law died in the line of fire. Because he knows the dangers of his job, he has vowed never to marry and subject a wife and family to the un...