When I know Sandra Byrd is releasing a new book, my ear goes right to the ground. How can I be on the list to receive an advanced reader copy? Ever since I picked up Sandra Byrd’s French Twist series, I’ve been a fan.

So this is the point where I need to tell you that I received this copy, but my opinions are certainly my own. The gushing is mine, too. And the awe of Sandra Byrd’s villains, yeah that’s me.

Book Recommendation: Lady of a Thousand Treasures by Sandra Byrd

I love book recommendations. I love being able to help other readers find books that they’ll enjoy so they don’t waste time on a poorly written tale. No one’s got time for that. So I’m really pleased to recommend Lady of a Thousand Treasures to YOU.

About Lady of a Thousand Treasures

Miss Eleanor Sheffield is a talented evaluator of antiquities, trained to know the difference between a genuine artifact and a fraud. But with her father’s passing and her uncle’s decline into dementia, the family business is at risk. In the Victorian era, unmarried Eleanor cannot run Sheffield Brothers alone.

The death of a longtime client, Baron Lydney, offers an unexpected complication when Eleanor is appointed the temporary trustee of the baron’s legendary collection. She must choose whether to donate the priceless treasures to a museum or allow them to pass to the baron’s only living son, Harry—the man who broke Eleanor’s heart.

Eleanor distrusts the baron’s motives and her own ability to be unbiased regarding Harry’s future. Harry claims to still love her and Eleanor yearns to believe him, but his mysterious comments and actions fuel her doubts. When she learns an Italian beauty accompanied him on his return to England, her lingering hope for a future with Harry dims.

With the threat of debtor’s prison closing in, Eleanor knows that donating the baron’s collection would win her favor among potential clients, saving Sheffield Brothers. But the more time she spends with Harry, the more her faith in him grows. Might Harry be worthy of his inheritance, and her heart, after all? As pressures mount and time runs out, Eleanor must decide whom she can trust—who in her life is false or true, brass or gold—and what is meant to be treasured.

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About the Author

Sandra Byrd’s first series of historically sound Gothic romances launched with the best-selling Mist of Midnight, which earned a coveted Editor’s Choice Award from the Historical Novel Society. The second book, Bride of a Distant Isle, has been selected by Romantic Times as a Top Pick. The third in the series, A Lady in Disguise, was named by the American Library Association’s Booklist as one of the Top Ten Inspirational Fiction Books of the year.

Her contemporary adult fiction debut, Let Them Eat Cake, was a Christy Award finalist, as was her first historical novel, To Die For: A Novel of Anne Boleyn. To Die For was also named a Library Journal Best Books of the Year Pick, as was The Secret Keeper: A Novel of Kateryn Parr.

Victorian Ladies, a new series, offers its first title, Lady of a Thousand Treasures, in 2018.

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Cordially Barbara’s Review

On a scale of cotton candy to Brussels sprouts, Lady of a Thousand Treasures by Sandra Byrd is an eccles cakes. These traditional cakes are stuffed with Christmas tastes, like nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, citrus, and raisins. The low notes of butter and flour harmonize alongside the kick of citrus. Each bite is an event.

Eleanor, an evaluator of antiquities, learned everything she knows from her deceased father and working alongside her uncle for their Sheffield Brothers company. But age is catching up to her uncle. Then, a client dies, requesting that Eleanor be the one to choose whether his magnificent collection of antiquities passes to his surviving son or to a museum. It doesn’t help that Eleanor used to love his son, and a donation to the museum would almost certainly solve her business problems.

I think Sandra Byrd has a gift with her stories. She not only creates a cast of interesting characters, but she also knows how to layer her plot. Eleanor fought for herself and those she loved, but she also knew when to ask for help, admitting when she was wrong. Her weaknesses were the other side of her strengths. And hello, villains. The best villains are those who are multi-faceted, begging the question, “Are they really a villain or just for this side of the story?” I think Sandra Byrd grasps the humanity of her heros and villains, revealing sometimes why they are who they are.

If you enjoy British history with a strong female character, then Lady of a Thousand Treasures is for you.

Lady of a Thousand Treasures Struggles

Sometimes it feels unfair to try to find a struggle in a book that I absolutely loved. And so, ladies (and gents, if you’re here), I’m not going to try. For me, I had no struggles.

Lady of a Thousand Treasures LOVEs

I LOVED the characters. The villains. The relationships. The dynamics.
I LOVED discovering the world of evaluating antiquities. ‘Twas enthralling.
I LOVED the descriptions of the gowns that Eleanor wore.
I LOVED the romance, that came with years (that we don’t see) of baggage and yet good memories too. That felt realistic for a romance that began in childhood.