Joanna Davidson Politano has received tremendous acclaim for her writing since the debut of her first novel, Lady Jayne Disappears. She returns to Novelists Unwind to talk about her latest novel, The Love Note, which is just as mysterious and intriguing.
Join Joanna Davidson Politano, author of THE LOVE NOTE on #NovelistsUnwind @politano_joanna #ChristFic @RevellBooks Click To TweetJoanna talks about how both Charles Dickens and Daphne Du Maurier–two authors who seem very different–influence her story-telling. She appreciates Dickens’ characterizations, Du Maurier’s insights, and how both authors love to surprise the reader. These are the elements that Joanna brings to her own writing.
We also talk about Joanna’s travels to the historic ruins found in England and Scotland, how these ruins inspire her stories, and the inspiration behind The Love Note.
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The Love Note
Focused on a career in medicine and not on romance, Willa Duvall is thrown slightly off course during the summer of 1859 when she discovers a never-opened love letter in a crack of her old writing desk. Compelled to find the passionate soul who penned it and the person who never received it, she takes a job as a nurse at the seaside estate of Crestwicke Manor.
Everyone at Crestwicke has feelings–mostly negative ones–about the man who wrote the letter, but he seems to have disappeared. With plenty of enticing clues but few answers, Willa’s search becomes even more complicated when she misplaces the letter and it passes from person to person in the house, each finding a thrilling or disheartening message in its words.
Laced with mysteries large and small, this romantic Victorian-era tale of love lost, love deferred, and love found is sure to delight.
Finding Lady Enderly
Raina Bretton is a rag woman in London’s east end when a handsome stranger appears in a dank alley and offers her a glittering smile and a chance for adventure. Rothburne Abbey has a unique position for her, one that will take her away from her hardscrabble life and give her a chance to be a lady. Things she could only dream of might be coming true. But some dreams turn out to be nightmares.
Though Raina has traded squalor for silk and satin, something about the abbey is deeply unsettling. As she wrestles with her true identity, the ruin, decay, and secrets she finds at the heart of the old mansion tear at her confidence and threaten to reveal her for who she really is. Only one man stands between her and the danger that lurks within–and only if he decides to keep her biggest secret hidden.
