A Gift In Time by Shaen Layle

Hello my cozy friends,

Today I am reviewing "A Gift In Time by Shaen Layle” the first instalment in A Gift Shop Mystery series by Shaen Layle set in the Port Huron.  What a great start to a new series.

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It’s opening day of Sarah Morgan’s gifts and curiosities shop, Heavenly Presents. Not only are her family and friends there to support her new business, but a local television crew is on-site to interview her. Sarah decides her latest acquisition, an antique music box that supposedly belonged to Thomas Edison, is the perfect item to show off on television. They’ve only heard a few notes in the strange melody when an onlooker claims her great-grandmother used to play that same tune on the piano but was secretive about its origins. 

When Sarah discovers a hidden drawer on the box that requires a key to open, she is determined to unlock the box’s secrets. 

Meanwhile, someone in the Port Huron community is also determined…to see Sarah’s business fail. 

Can Sarah find out who is behind the troublemaking, or will she be forced to close the doors on her dream forever?   

This is a new to me author and I will definitely be reading more from her.   A Gift in Time by Shaen Layle is a charming cozy mystery with a pleasant, steady pace. Unlike many cozies, there’s no murder here. Instead, it weaves together a historical mystery with a modern-day one.

The plot centers on Sarah buying a music box that may have belonged to Thomas Edison, and trying to prove its origin. Chapters set in the past help fill in the music box’s backstory.

I enjoyed the author’s writing style and liked main character Sarah Morgan as she opens Heavenly Presents in her hometown of Port Huron.

3.5 stars

I requested and received an advance readers copy from NetGalley and the publisher.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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