**I received a complimentary copy of this book for consideration. All thoughts are my own.

About the Book

Book: The Dollmaker’s Daughter

Author: Izzy James

Genre: Historical Romance

Release date: July 16, 2021

Forgetful scientist Simon Morgan lost his chance with Amity Archer ten years ago. He knows there is no hope…until a sea captain trades a meal for an ancient stone reputed to have the power to give him his heart’s desire. Immediately after pocketing the stone, Simon runs into Amity. Did the ancient artifact cause this chance encounter or was it mere coincidence?

Like her favorite travel writer Mrs. Peabody, Amity Archer yearns for adventure, but she’s horrified when her father asks Simon Morgan to escort her on her first real adventure.

With Amity’s Aunt Clementine as a buffer between them, will Simon be able to prove that his love for Amity is real? Can Amity show Simon that her love for him has nothing to do with a so-called magical rock?

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About the Author

Izzy James lives in coastal Virginia with her fabulous husband in a house brimming with books.

More from Izzy

I am a Geographer by degree. So maps and the shapes of the earth fascinate me. It keeps me looking at the ground. Where I live in Virginia we still travel the imprint of colonial roads. Former villages have been swallowed by large urban areas, but the land is still there. Amity Archer travels these roads on the adventure to love in The Dollmaker’s Daughter.

It makes The Dollmaker’s Daughter special to me. I have traveled the roads Amity and Simon cover many, many times. The research for this book kept me up nights reading true accounts of traveler and taverns in colonial times.

My Thoughts

There's just something about a good ol' fashioned second chance romance that I cannot help but enjoy... and The Dollmaker's Daughter puts its own little spin on just that. Simon and Amity missed their chance to be together when they were younger but when they are thrown back together on an adventure and find their second chance of romance. The addition of a mysterious stone that is supposed to have power to give the heart's desire makes for an intriguing story that will certainly draw you in and keep you wanting to know more.

It was a quick read, and I'll admit that there were some places that I do wish could have been expanded upon a bit more, but overall I found it to be an enjoyable love story. If you enjoy historical romance, with perhaps just a little bit of fantasy/mystery thrown in, this is certainly one to check out.