LADY OF A THOUSAND TREASURES is a treasure! First, in The Victorian Ladies series, it is a beautifully told story. Eleanor Sheffield has been trained by her father and uncle at valuing antiquities. She excels at discovering if a collectible is authentic or fake? In the Victorian era in 1866, a woman in charge of a business, any business, is unacceptable. Her father died, and her uncle is facing impending dementia. It is up to Ellie to save the family business, Sheffield Brothers, as well as preserve her household and meager staff. It will not be an easy task.

When her father's friend and client Baron Lydney passes, he names Ellie as trustee to his valuable collection of treasures. It will be up to Ellie to catalog and determine if every piece of the Lydney collection is authentic. Her decision on the final destination of the collection is up to her. Should she donate it to a museum? Or should the only remaining son, Harry, become the owner of this vast fortune? It will be a difficult decision for her. She will be fair even though in the past she and Harry had a close and even romantic relationship that must be addressed. Harry broke Ellie's heart when he went to Italy and returned accompanied by a beautiful Italian woman and her mother. Harry is set and caring to Ellie, but she' not sure what his intentions truly are...

Sandra Byrd does a sterling job cleverly interweaving history into a plot filled with mystery, thefts, misplaced items, lies, false friends, and betrayals. It has simple and sweet Christian messages. Ellie prayed and began to listen to God and her heart as she found what was true and what was false - who she could and could not trust. a href="book.php? id=96589">LADY OF A THOUSAND TREASURES is a delightful read that you will find hard to put down until the finale. History, mystery, romance; you can't beat that combination especially when so accurately yet lovingly described by Ms. Byrd. a href="book.php? id=96589">LADY OF A THOUSAND TREASURES is one I will truly treasure!