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A Gown of Spanish Lace is a wonderful novel depicting the life of a western school teacher and the life she leads living with her parents in a rough mountain town. Ordinary at first, Ariana’s life changes suddenly when she is abducted and held hostage in a camp of bandits. She soon discovers a possible ally among these rough and frightening men in the camp. She teeters on the verge of horror one minute and boredom the next as she spends weeks in this rough camp. Will she ever see her adoptive parents again? Who is this man who appears to be her ally but is also the boss’ son? What secrets does the chest hold and will she ever have the chance to wear her mothers wedding dress – the one so carefully saved that links her to her birth parents, long dead? What devastating discovery will be made before the story ends?


This book contains a curious mystery that I did not figure out until it was disclosed at the end of the story! I very much enjoyed speculating as I read and was pleasantly surprised as well. This is also a gentle love story woven in among the mystery. A definite recommend to read!!!