Jill Mansell is back! I’ve really struggled with the last couple Mansell books that have been published in the US, but It Started With a Secret redeems her. I highly recommend this as a fun summer read.
Lainey and Kit lose their jobs working at a French chateau after the business fails, and they make their way to Cornwall to take over as household managers of a private estate. While there, they shake things up in the household, build strong friendships, and work on their love lives. It’s Jill Mansell, so you know exactly where everything is headed, but I was happy to just go along for the ride.
This isn’t Shakespeare, so don’t expect anything serious, and the coming out of one character felt rushed and really easy, but this is a nice book to fit in between your more serious reads to give yourself a break. And as someone who has read most of her books, I also appreciated the brief call back to The Unpredictable Consequences of Love.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley and Sourcebooks in exchange for my honest review. It has not influenced my opinion.