The Curse of Morton Abbey

Although this was not the book for me, I think that other readers would really enjoy it if you are after historical romance. I did think that the heroine Vaughn was well written and spirited, and I liked how she interacted with other characters. The set up of the novel was really good, a woman working as a lawyer in a mysterious house.
I think my main problem was that to my taste, there was far more romance and pottering about in the library than gothic elements, it almost felt like the spooky parts of the story were an afterthought. Towards the end, the pace slowed down then rapidly sped up towards the conclusion, and I found the mystery element a bit bizarre, again like it was tagged on as an afterthought. In fact, I think the story would have succeeded better if the whole Curse bit was left out.
However, rated as purely a love story, I thought it worked well and I enjoyed it. I got the reference to A Secret Garden too.
I received an advanced review copy for free and I am leaving this review voluntarily.