The Lucky Hat Mine by J.v.L Bell

Yesterday I finished The Lucky Hat Mine a very cozy novel by J.v.L Bell. I found this book was extraordinary! I sat down and read the first 34 chapters and when my husband told me it was an hour past my normal turn in time I was shocked. I woke up and finished the book completely delighted. I am not usually one to pick cozy mysteries that are set in the past, however I really enjoyed this story, the mystery and the romance. I also really appreciated the sarcasm, wit and they way that main character Millie was written. This novel had everything I love in modern day cozy mysteries but it had so much more. It was carefully thought out, researched and the characters were extremely well developed. True to a cozy the animal companion in this story adds a special charm and endearment. I was delighted to read this historical cozy mystery and I think you would love it too. Mail order Southern Bride, gold rush mining/frontier town, an unusual arrangement and best friend, mystery and romance await you in The Lucky Hat Mine.

What's a Southern belle to do in 1863? Wife-wanted ads are always risky business, but Millie Virginia never imagined she'd survive the perilous trip across the Great Plains to find her intended husband in a pine box. Was he killed in an accident? Or murdered for his gold mine? Stuck in the mining town of Idaho Springs, Colorado territory, without friends or means, Millie is beleaguered by undesirable suitors and threatened by an unknown assailant. Her troubles escalate when the brother of her dead fiancé, Dominic Drouillard, unexpectedly turns up.

Dom is an ill-mannered mountain man who invades Millie's log cabin, insists that his brother was murdered, and refuses to leave until he finds the killer. Compelled to join forces with her erstwhile brother-in-law, Millie discovers the search for Colorado gold is perilous, especially with a murderer on their trail.

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