Book-lover Delaney from Kansas answers a Help Wanted ad placed by a Scottish bookshop owner. When she arrives in Edinburgh, she realizes she’s getting more than she bargained for: Treasures, ghosts, and new friends keeping closely held secrets.
When Delaney finds herself in the middle of a murder mystery, she does some amateur investigating… and there her adventures get real.
I loved the bookshop setting, the streets of Edinburgh, and especially Delaney’s Pub across the street with the good-looking, kilt-wearing, half-smiling, full-on charming pub owner.
I could’ve done without the dialogue being written in Scottish dialect and the contrivances trying to convince me that Delaney really loved books. Both were off-putting, and I almost didn’t read past chapter one. I think the story would have flowed a little better – especially in the beginning – had the author not tried quite so hard to prove her points.
Once I accepted the Scottish dialogue and allowed myself to skip over anything repetitive, I started to love Delaney and her new friends. She left her home for a new experience — and she really dove into it head first. Gotta love that courage.
Take a trip with Delaney in Edinburgh. You’ll get into her head and help her solve a mystery. And keep an eye out for the handsome Scot across the street.
-calliope
Random Book Muses 
Um. Scottish dialogue, eh? I take it we’re not in full Robbie Burns, here… Because other than that, it sounds really enjoyable.
Lots of TAEs and KENs by the Scottish characters. Then back to American English for the Kansas native. Then back to Scottish… Dizzying!
“I’ve ne’r heard o’ it, though I live a good distance away, a long stroll on a sunny day, or a quick coach ride. You wilna see many of those; sunny days, ye ken.”
Every. Scottish. Character. 🙂
Oh good grief! I think you’re a star for sticking with it…