Paint and Nectar

Title: Paint and Nectar

Series: Heirloom Secrets #2

Author: Ashley Clark

Publisher: Bethany House

Genre: Historical Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Dual-time, Christian Fiction, 

Source: Own

My Review:

Paint and Nectar is the second book in the Heirloom Secrets series by Ashley Clark. You don't have to read the first book to enjoy this one. 

Read for:

🥄family feud

🥄dual-time

🥄hidden silver

🥄artist and forger 

🥄secrets

🥄Charleston setting

🥄Mysterious inheritance

While I enjoyed this story, I struggled at the beginning with learning the characters and timelines. I was listening to another story with a similar storyline at the same time, which I would not normally do, but I also hadn't realized how alike the two stories would be. Had I not been reading the other story, I would have said the plot was fairly unique. 

★★★/5

Synopsis (Amazon):   

In 1929, a spark forms between talented watercolorist Eliza and William, a charming young man who has been hired to forge her popular paintings. Her aunt makes it clear Eliza should stay away from him because of a feud between their families over missing heirloom silver. But the source of the rivalry was long ago, and as the two get to know each other, they fall in love. William regrets the job that desperation led him to take and their families' ongoing bitterness, but setting things right comes at a cost.

In present-day Charleston, Lucy Legare has just inherited an old house from a mysterious benefactor, along with all the secrets it holds, including an old silver heirloom. Declan Pinckney is determined to buy the house for his family's development company. But as Lucy uncovers secrets about the house, garden, and silver, she becomes more determined than ever to preserve the historic Charleston property, not only for history's sake but also for her own.