Title:  The Housekeeper’s Secret
Author: Iona Grey
Genre: Historical fiction
Rating:  4.5 out of 5

Duty, desire, and deception reside under one roof.

Standing in the remote windswept moors of Northern England, Coldwell Hall is the perfect place to hide. For the past five years, Kate Furniss has maintained her professional mask so carefully that she almost believes she is the character she has created: Coldwell’s respectable housekeeper.

It is the summer of 1911 that brings new faces above and below the stairs of Coldwell Hall―including the handsome and mysterious new footman, Jem Arden. Just as the house’s shuttered rooms open, so does Kate’s guarded heart to a love affair that is as intense as it is forbidden. But Kate can feel her control slipping as Jem harbors secrets of his own.

I enjoyed this historical fiction read! Even the reader didn’t know Kate or Jem’s secrets all at once, and the gradual reveal was well-done and immersive. The servants’ lives in the early 1900s was fascinating to read about, and even the secondary characters tugged on my heartstrings.

Iona Grey is an award-winning author. The Housekeeper’s Secret is her newest novel.

(Galley courtesy of St. Martin’s Press in exchange for an honest review.)

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