"The Lawyer and the Laundress" by Christine Hill Suntz

Sara O’Connor never dreamed her choices would lead her here. Desperate for work, she becomes the laundress at a nearby inn, where she befriends the children who work there or are tutored there.

James Kinney is a principled lawyer raising a daughter on his own. When Evie catches a life-threatening illness, he must rely on the laundress from the inn to tend to Evie after the doctor has given him no hope.

Set in Toronto in 1837, this historical romance is about a woman with a mysterious past and a man with a hurting heart who discover they might find a safe place to flourish and heal in their relationship with the other.

I found the writing to be fresh and engaging, and I easily lost myself in the storyline. My one small complaint is that this leans heavily into the romance with only a small side of real-life history. My personal preference is to have that more balanced. But aside from that, I enjoyed this story and can’t wait to see what Christine Hill Suntz publishes next.

I received my copy of the book from the author. All thoughts in this story are my own.

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