Blog Tour & Review: Refuge on Crescent Hill by Melanie Dobson

Summary: This homecoming wasn’t what she expected . . .
Jobless, homeless, and broke, Camden Bristow decides to visit the grandmother she hasn’t seen in years. But when Camden arrives in Etherton, Ohio, she discovers that her grandmother has passed away, leaving her the 150-year-old mansion on Crescent Hill. The site of her happiest summers as a child, the run-down mansion is now her only refuge.
When Camden finds evidence that she may not be the mansion’s only occupant, memories of Grandma Rosalie’s bedtime stories about secret passageways and runaway slaves fuel her imagination. What really happened at Crescent Hill? Who can she turn to for answers in this town full of strangers? And what motivates the handsome local Alex Yates to offer his help? As she works to uncover the past and present mysteries harbored in her home, Camden uncovers deep family secrets within the mansion’s walls that could change her life—and the entire town—forever.

My Thoughts: Refuge on Crescent Hill by Melanie Dobson captured my interest from the very beginning, and held on until the end. The mystery behind what exactly is going on – and why – is really what keeps the story going. The characters are OK. We do get a lot of insight to Camden’s history, which is interesting. The reader can see how she has been affected by the way she was raised, and it’s nice to see her come to the realization of this, too. Alex doesn’t get enough time, I don’t think. I would have liked to know more about him. We know the big thing. The why behind his coming to Etherton, but we don’t really know much about him before that. What we do know helps explain most of his actions in this book, but he felt kind of shallow because of what was lacking. And, honestly, any romance between the two of them felt kind of forced. While, yes, I like both enough to want to see them together, but everything happens too abruptly.

Still, I really enjoyed reading Refuge on Crescent Hill and found myself wanting to ignore everything else so I could read. I definitely would recommend this to others.

Source: Received for review as part of a blog tour promotion hosted by Kregel Publications.

Read It: Get your own copy HERE. (This is a Book Depository link, and purchase through this link will result in my receiving a small commission at no cost to you. Your support is appreciated!)

About the Author: Melanie Dobson is the award-winning author of The Black Cloister; Love Finds You in Liberty, Indiana; and Together for Good. A former corporate publicity manager at Focus on the Family, Melanie has worked in the fields of journalism and publicity for more than eighteen years. She and her family live in Oregon.

Melanie Dobson can be found on her Web site and her blog.

You find an excerpt of Refuge on Crescent Hill (downloadable PDF) HERE.

Tour Info: For more information about this blog tour, including links to other reviews, visit the page HERE.

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