Welcome to the Takeover + Review Blitz for The Novel Adventures of Natalie Daughtry by Susan L. Tuttle hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
About the Book
Title: The Novel Adventures of Natalie Daughtry
Series: Treasures of Halstead Manor
Author: Susan L. Tuttle
Publisher: Kregel Publications
Release Date: March 18, 2025
Genre: Contemporary Romance/Adventure
In pursuit of a rare book, will Natalie and Mason find each other again?
With her twenty-plus-year marriage on the brink of collapse, bookish Natalie Daughtry immerses herself in her new bookstore job. When the mysterious Caspar gathers Natalie and her friends Everleigh and Brooke for the second time, she's ready for an adventure to disperse the turmoil clouding her marriage. Caspar enlists their help in searching for a rumored copy of Lewis Carroll's handwritten and illustrated manuscript of Alice's Adventures Under Ground. Natalie is immediately enticed--this is the perfect distraction.
But then Mason joins the team, and suddenly Natalie and her husband are side-by-side on the search for this elusive treasure. Being forced to work together has them tumbling deep into their past, seeking answers to old misunderstandings. When they emerge from the rabbit hole, things aren't the same. Will they rediscover the love that once held the pages of their life together?
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Excerpt
“There’s a book I need you to collect for me.”
Natalie’s interest piqued. He was speaking her language. Plus, if he wanted them looking for a book, chances were it was rare, old, or both. He wasn’t simply speaking her language—he was speaking it fluently.
“What is it?” Natalie leaned in.
“A handwritten and illustrated copy of Lewis Carroll’s first attempt at Alice in Wonderland, which he titled Alice’s Adventures Under Ground.” The thought of a handwritten manuscript by Lewis Carroll vaulted Natalie out of her seat, but before she could speak, Brooke jumped in.
“That doesn’t make sense. Carroll gave that first edition to Alice Liddell, the little girl everyone believes inspired the story. That copy is now on display at the British Museum.”
Brooke owned a pawn shop and immersed herself in antiques. In fact, she’d once been an antique runner, acquiring pieces for wealthy collectors. Her knowledge and background often overlapped with Natalie’s, but no one knew history and literature quite like Natalie. This instance was case in point.
She looked across the room as she addressed everyone. “True, Carroll did give a copy to Alice, but it’s been rumored for years that he wrote an even earlier version that’s been lost since before Liddell’s copy was given to her.”
A line formed between Brooke’s perfectly manicured eyebrows. “I’ve never heard that theory.”
“It’s not well known, and many believe it to be myth. I can send you a link to the few articles I’ve read.” Natalie had no trouble recounting the periodicals’ names, article titles, or publication dates. Her memory simply worked that way. If she engaged with something once, she didn’t forget it.
Brooke nodded, seemingly content with that answer for now. Natalie wasn’t offended by the need to prove her statement. Over the past few months, she’d come to know Brooke and her desire for concrete answers. Natalie couldn’t say she blamed her. Right about now she’d love some solid solutions to her marriage.
“Natalie’s correct,” Caspar said. “This is a rumored copy, yet it is very much real, and I have a lead on its location.”
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