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MY REVIEW:<\/strong><\/p>\n The final book in Kristy Cambron’s Lost Castle series, The Painted Castle <\/strong>features Kiera, another member of the Foley family who seems destined to have castles in their lives. As an art expert, Kiera is asked to evaluate a mysterious painting found in an old English manor. Parallel stories that also feature the same manor take place in the Victorian era and during World War 2.<\/p>\n Each story could have easily been developed into a full novel of its own but worked splendidly together to flesh out the history of the people who had once lived in the manor as well as the mystery behind the portrait found there. Not only was each story a romance but each also contained unique elements that kept me wanting to know more. Victorian era Keaton and Elizabeth’s story held a murder mystery that spanned a decade. Amelia and Wyatt experienced the horrors of World War 2 bombings. Emory and Kiera worked together to discover the secrets of the manor and the unknown painting that had been hidden for so many years. These wonderful characters revealed a solid strength as they battled difficult circumstances in their lives.<\/p>\n I thoroughly enjoyed this journey through the years and Cambron’s unique way of revealing the manor’s secrets bit by bit. I hated to reach the end and could easily have read more about each time frame of the story. I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book provided by Celebrate Lit. A favorable review was not required. All views expressed are my own.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n ABOUT THE BOOK:<\/strong><\/p>\n Author:<\/strong>\u00a0Kristy Cambron<\/p>\n Genre:\u00a0<\/strong>Historical Romance<\/p>\n Release Date:\u00a0<\/strong>October 15, 2019<\/p>\n Click here<\/a> to grab your copy.<\/td>\n Bestselling author Kristy Cambron<\/strong> concludes the Lost Castle novels with this sweeping tale of art and secrets long buried in England.<\/p>\n It was supposed to be a one-week job: survey an art find, collect a hefty fee, and use that to settle historian Kiera Foley\u2019s life back into balance. But from the moment she sets foot in the East Suffolk countryside, the mysteries surrounding the old English manor and the enigmatic art thief who\u2019s employed her stir more questions than answers. Then, Kiera finds the existence of a portrait captivating enough to upend all of her expectations. This one could be a twin-a painting so close in composition to a known masterpiece, it may be rendered priceless if it truly captured the likeness of a young Queen named Victoria.<\/p>\n Set in three time periods-the rapid change of Victorian England, the tumultuous skies over England\u2019s eastern shores in WWII, and modern day-The Painted Castle unfolds a legacy of faith, family, and stories that are generations in the making.<\/p>\n ABOUT THE AUTHOR:<\/strong><\/p>\n MORE FROM KRISTY:<\/strong><\/p>\n About The Painted Castle<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n A war-torn estate holding its secrets close. A lost library bricked off from the world. And a portrait-maker\u2019s unknown masterpiece of a Queen named Victoria\u2026 What stories do they long to tell?<\/em><\/p>\n It was supposed to be a one-week snatch-and-grab: survey an art find, collect a hefty fee, and use that to settle historian Kiera Foley\u2019s life back into balance. But from the moment she sets foot in the East Suffolk countryside, the mystery of an old English manor, a crumbling beekeeper\u2019s cottage, and a library that had long ago been sealed off brick by brick, all stir more questions than answers. What begins as a novice assignment instead peels back layers, lulling Keira into the depths of the estate\u2019s long-forgotten history.<\/p>\n Despite questions swirling around the enigmatic, rumored art thief who\u2019s employed her, Keira finds the existence of a portrait captivating enough to upend all of her expectations. This one could be a twin\u2014a painting so close in composition to a known masterpiece, it may be rendered priceless if it truly captured the likeness of a young Queen named Victoria\u2026<\/p>\n 1842\u2014<\/strong> In order to salvage what\u2019s left of her family\u2019s shaky circumstances, artist Elizabeth Meade knows her duty must be to marry well. But she hopes looks can be deceiving enough to hide her true motives behind a congenial smile and gain entry into the ballrooms of England\u2019s noble elite. Instead of husband-hunting, Elizabeth searches for the one thing that\u2019s seared to her memory\u2014the eyes of her father\u2019s killer, whom she unwittingly sketched one snowy night in Piccadilly ten years before. She never expects to find answers tucked away in the countryside at Parham Hill, in the form of a portrait-maker who could help her artist dreams come true, if only she could forget the highwayman she\u2019s hunted for the last decade\u2014the estate-owner who unwittingly selects her as his betrothed\u2026<\/p>\n 1942\u2014<\/strong>When the 390th Bomb Group arrives at Amelia Woods\u2019 Parham Hill Estate, the American flyboys bring playing cards, B-17 \u201cflying fortresses\u201d, and enough bravado to believe they can triumph over Hitler just by staring him down. Amelia isn\u2019t certain, and she\u2019s unwilling to compromise the safety and security in a carefully-crafted world she\u2019s built for the dozens of London-evacuated children left in her charge. But with Anderson shelters buried in the gardens and an Allied airfield a stone\u2019s throw away, Amelia may have no choice but to wait out the war under blackouts and bombs, and accept help from the captain who offers it\u2014even if it means risking all she has left of her late husband\u2019s memory\u2026<\/p>\n From the streets of Piccadilly and the lavish halls of Buckingham Palace to the countryside surrounding Framlingham Castle, a warn-torn estate, a hidden library, and the lost portrait of a queen come together to write the final chapter in the Lost Castle series. Set in three time periods\u2014the rapid change of Victorian England, the tumultuous skies over England\u2019s eastern shores in WWII, and modern day\u2014The Painted Castle unfolds a legacy of faith and the family we fight for, of risk and reward, and the artful crafting of a story that can be generations in the making\u2026 yet still change everything about a single life.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.daysongreflections.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/divider2.png\" "\\"divider2\\"")
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\n Book:\u00a0<\/strong>The Painted Castle<\/p>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nKRISTY CAMBRON<\/strong> is an award-winning author of historical fiction, including her bestselling debut\u00a0The Butterfly and the Violin,<\/i><\/em>\u00a0and an author of Bible studies, including the\u00a0Verse Mapping<\/i><\/em>\u00a0series. She\u2019s a Women\u2019s Ministry Leader at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, KY, and a passionate storyteller who travels to speak at events across the country, encouraging women to experience a deeper life in the Word through verse mapping. Her work has been named to\u00a0Publishers Weekly Religion & Spirituality TOP 10<\/i><\/em>,\u00a0Library Journal Reviews\u2019 Best Books<\/i><\/em>,\u00a0RT Reviewers\u2019 Choice Awards<\/i><\/em>, and received 2015 & 2017\u00a0INSPY Award<\/i><\/em>\u00a0nominations. Kristy holds a degree in Art History\/Research Writing, and has 15 years of experience in education and leadership development for a Fortune-100 Corporation, working with such companies as the Disney Institute, IBM\/Kenexa, and Gallup. She lives in Indiana with her husband and three sons, and can probably be bribed with a coconut mocha latte and a good read.<\/p>\n