Review: Schooled in Love - Hearts on Display #4

I've really been enjoying some of the Early Reviewer books on LibraryThing, including this continuation of the Hearts on Display series!

Schooled in Love by Kimberly Keagan is the fourth book about a family of heirs and heiresses connected to the Denwall Department Stores in Gilded America. It's been wonderful learning more about lost family connections and the adventures that await family members bravely stepping out into a new world.

Many thanks to the author and LibraryThing for providing a complimentary copy of this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Book Thoughts content is also posted on LibraryThing.

Book Synopsis

A bluestocking heiress. The second son of a duke. And a medieval mystery that might school them both in love.

When Beatrice Dennison discovers a rare book in her grandmother’s library, she enlists Cambridge academic Lord Henry Tisdale to help translate it. But the centuries‑old text holds more than history—it draws them into long days in the library, whispered discoveries, and a partnership neither expected.

As they work side by side, Tris and Harry must face meddling family, academic rivals, and an attraction that threatens everything they’ve built on opposite sides of the Atlantic. When the truth about the manuscript forces a choice, they must decide whether to cling to their carefully ordered lives—or risk everything for a once‑in‑a‑lifetime love.

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Book Thoughts

It is such a treat to encounter Bron and Lena again from Risky Business as we meet Lena's younger sister, Tris. Tris' heart for research and genealogy proves useful as she discovers a medieval book during her time with her grandmother. Interspersed with several facts from the era before King Henry VIII came into power, this is a fascinating story about the relationship between land, the church, and those who served in previous church buildings. Add Harry, or Lord Tisdale, to the mix and he positively steals the show through his desire to progress in academia.

Without giving away too much, I appreciate that the characters are humble and contrite after making decisions that hurt others. There is an honour associated with the characters where they can recognize their selfish motivations and at the same time, halt their actions before things get worse. It's a heartwarming story of how we can be selfless in our relationships. Readers who are fans of the Gilded Age will adore this Trans-Atlantic pairing as Tris navigates a new world and Harry helps translate it for her, bringing their hearts and minds together under the same shared faith.

Book Summary

• Format of book: 📱
• Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
• Recommendation: 👍

Book Quotes

Sunlight poured through the stained-glass windows, illuminating scenes from the life of Christ in jewel tones—Annunciation, Nativity, Crucifixion, Resurrection. The colors shifted across stone columns as clouds drifted outside, front to back, the light visible through the exterior chapel windows she had admired upon approach. Each window bore marks of different artistic hands and periods, yet together they told a single story. She wandered slowly up the nave, awe replacing clever thought.