The Glass Cottage ~ Review

The Glass Cottage

Prescott Family Romance #1

By Alyssa Schwarz

What can I say - this book has it all romance, contemporary and historical settings, a mystery (maybe two), and second chances. The Glass Cottage opens in 1883 with a young woman seemingly in danger and the prologue leaves us with Iris's fate literally a cliffhanger. We are then taken to the present day with Abigail Prescott about to have one of the worst days ever. But this change in circumstances brings Abigail back to her childhood home and to Great Aunt Josie.

Abigail never planned to return home and she never expected to see Benjamin Green again - not when he had moved away during their senior year. But she and Ben are both back in the town that found them inseparable all those years ago. And the restoration project that Abigail is helping Aunt Josie with has gained another helping hand - Ben. Now if only Abigail could find a way to be less klutz prone in Ben's vicinity she would be forever grateful - damsel in distress is not her favorite situational condition.

As Ben and Abigail work to restore The Glass Cottage to they come across some interesting discoveries in the attic, including an old journal that gives the reader a glimpse of Iris's life before the dramatic events of the prologue. Determined to find Iris and preserve what she can of her life sends both Abigail and Ben on a journey of discovery. What they discover will forever alter their lives and the paths they are on.

The Glass Cottage was a delightful read and it is the first book in the Prescott Family Romance series and it was an excellent series debut. I, for one, can't wait for the release of the second book, which if it is as good as this book will prove to be another exciting and satisfying read.

I was provided a complimentary copy of this book with no expectations but that I provide my honest opinion ~ all thoughts expressed are my own.

About the Book:

Series: Prescott Family Romance #1
Publisher: Independently Published

Release Date: October 5, 2021 Genre: contemporary romance, dual-time, contemporary fiction, Christian fiction, Christian romance, clean romance, small town fiction Could a nineteenth-century diary be the answer to Abigail's prayers? Iris wanted nothing more than to live her own adventure, just like in her books. On the tails of the Colorado gold rush, certain discovery could upend her world before it's even begun. Over a hundred years later, Abigail Prescott is brought back to the sleepy mountain town she once called home to help her great Aunt Josie restore the old antiques shop, The Glass Cottage. Looking for peace and God's new direction for her life, the last thing she expected to encounter was a ghost from her past. The boy who got away, her childhood best friend, Benjamin Green. Could this be a chance coincidence, or something greater? Together, they work to fix up Aunt Josie's shop and inadvertently stumble upon an old and tattered journal. With more questions than answers, Abigail embarks on a journey of self-discovery to trace down the mysterious Iris, but the truth is not always what it seems. In this tale of friendship, of love lost, and love found, Abigail must decide for herself: Is every story worth saving, and if so, at what cost?