The Nantucket series is about a new generation of the old Montgomery/Taggert family. If you are a huge fan of Jude Deveraux, you would be familiar with the Montgomery series where we get to read about the different member of the family all the way from the 1200s to 2000s.
In this new instalment of the Montgomery, we meet Jared Montgomery Kingsley VII and Alixandra Madsen. Both are talented architect and even though Alix might not be aware, she actually shared many secrets with Jared.
Now, I am usually not a fan of paranormal stuffs but the part where Jared's great(x5)-grandfather lurked around the old Kingsley House for the past 200 years had me hooked. Right from the beginning, we were drawn into the mystery about the missing lover of Caleb, Valentina. Furthermore, Alix had been to the Kingsley House only when she was four but yet she seemed to remember where everything was placed in the house as if she had lived there all her life.
The romance portion of this book was very well written. I can practically feel the sparks flying between Jared and Alix throughout the book. I loved the unspoken attraction between the two of them and I was shrieking away when they finally understood each other's feeling. I can't put my book down at all for those few chapters.
However, I felt that the mystery portion of this book was somehow disappointing. I was expecting twists or even huge revelation about Caleb and Valentina but in the end, I was facing an almost unbelievable ending to the mystery of Caleb's last day on earth. The tension was built up throughout the book and yet it just ended flat.
If I were to rate this book under the romance genre, it will be a straight 5 stars read for me. However, considering that the mystery element was featured in the synopsis of the book, I was expecting something better and had to take one start off my rating for the disappointment I've faced.
This book is still highly recommended to Jude Deveraux's fan who loved the romance but if you are looking for an old mystery revelation, this is not the book for you.
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