The Maid of Ballymacool

Brianna Kelly was abandoned at Ballymacool House and Boarding School as an infant. She has worked there since she was a wee girl and will likely die there. Despite a sense that she was made for something more, Brianna feels powerless to change her situation, so she consoles herself by exploring the Ballymacool grounds, looking for hidden treasures to add to the secret trove beneath the floorboards of her room.

When Michael Wray, the son of local gentry, is sent to Ballymacool to deal with his unruly cousin, he finds himself drawn to Brianna, immediately and inescapably. There is something about her that feels so . . . familiar. When Brianna finds a piece of silver in the woods, she commits to learning its origins, with the help of Michael. What they discover may change everything.

I found this to be an ok book.  I had trouble getting into the book.  Michael seemed a little wimpish at the beginning.  He did whatever he was told.  I definitely didn't like the headmistress of the orphanage where Brianna was raised and now working.  There was a mystery involved with who Brianna was and how she came to be at the orphanage.  In the end, it all worked out and the characters found purpose and were happy in the life that they had chosen.

I was given this book my Revell Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  I was not compensated in any way.