Love Through Time by Lucy Felthouse

Westbury Manor is a stately home with a fascinating past, and when book conservator Emily Stone starts uncovering it, she's startled by what she finds…

Emily arrives at Westbury Manor with a job to do. She's to clean and conserve all of the books in their impressive library, preserving them for future generations. Not long into her stay at the house, she bumps into the night guard, George. She'd expected an old, balding guy with a comb over, so the hunky chap she actually meets is a very pleasant surprise. The introductions complete, George leaves Emily in peace to get on with her job. But when a falling photograph sets off a chain reaction of ghostly events, Emily and George are thrown together in order to find out who—or what—is causing them. Their investigation uncovers a tragic past, a lost love, and a stunning secret.

This was a clever story, a good length and great characters. Westbury Manor was a wonderful setting for this supernatural tale and I really enjoyed the vivid descriptions of the location.

Emily was very likeable and I certainly went on the journey with her. Her work, her fear and her attraction to George – phew, he’s a hottie!!

I enjoyed the whole incident with the photograph, and the references to the war. It seemed like I was reading two stories in one, in two different time zones. Which judging by the title is what the author intended. She certainly achieved it.

Best Bits: “Sorry, but I did get you your ladder. Now where do you want it?”

The cups of tea in a crisis —so very English.

Emily stroked a thumb across the glass, just where his face was. It was an unconscious move, but when she’d done it, Emily wondered if deep down she was hoping to make him feel better.

Verdict: A layered story that makes you feel as though you’ve been on both a spooky, haunted house weekend and a down-and-dirty, get-your-kit-off fun weekend. Highly recommended as a one-stop read.

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