In this continuation of the Blackstone Legacy, we meet Maggie Moriano, a woman driven by her fear of falling back into poverty, and who pinches every penny to turn her ice cream business into a success. She is on her way, until she makes a personal enemy of Charles Morse, both by calling him out on his underhanded dealings and by forging a relationship with Liam Blackstone. Maggie and her fellow Garsden Street business owners become collateral damage in the war between the greedy, immoral capitalist Morse and the undereducated but people-focused Liam.
Elizabeth Camden once again delivers a story of an interesting and undertold slice of history. In fictionalizing the plight of good people working hard, only to be felled by unregulated monopolies and loose laws and corrupt systems, she forces the reader to consider lines and boundaries of profits versus charity and justice versus revenge. The characters demonstrate repeatedly that the quick solution isn't always the best solution, and that sometimes self sacrifice is required to make the world better for everyone.
4 stars.
I do wish we'd seen more of previous books' characters. Although they make appearances, it would be nice to feel that we were still following the larger story of those we'd previously met in this fictional journey.
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I received a digital copy of this book, via NetGalley, from the publisher, in exchange for my honest review.
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