nomadreader

I read lots of great reviews of The Devlin Diary when it came out this spring, and I eagerly requested it from the library, and was in love with it until I realized about fifty pages in that it was not the first book in the series. At this point, I was too invested in the story and characters to stop and read The Rossetti Letter first, so I kept going. I still loved both books, but I strongly encourage other readers to start with The Rossetti Letter . I'm usually so good at doublechecking to see if novels appear in a series. In this case, it certainly wasn't the end of the world. The Rossetti Letter: Synopsis (adapted from publisher): Claire Donovan has always dreamed of visiting Venice, and she's finishing her Ph .D. thesis on Alessandra Rossetti, a mysterious courtesan who wrote a secret letter to the Venetian Council warning of a Spanish plot to overthrow the Venetian Republic in 1618. Claire views Alessandra as a heroine and harbors a secret hope that her findings w...