Most Eagerly Yours Book

3.5 Stars! This was picked for my July pick it for me book in the Western and Medieval Romance Lovers group. Gotta squeeze it in before July's over, though I technically finished in August :p
This was a book I found at the dollar store, never heard of the author before, but the premise sounded interesting. It sat on the TBR pile for a while, and I'm glad I finally read it. It was an enjoyable story, I liked the idea of a young Victoria holding on to old friends. I also liked the idea of the girls being spies, helping to solve mysteries. There was a large focus on the mystery aspect I thought. I found myself as eager as the main characters to find out what was the deal with the elixir, who was behind the scheme. I had ideas of who and why, but I liked how the author kept me unsure, kept me guessing. Turns out I was only partially right in my guessing, the reveal was like an 'oh, yea' moment. The romance was believable, and I liked how the whole focus wasn't on it at all times. Made the development seem more realistic, after all, they had things to investigate. When they did come together, it was nice. The steam level wasn't super high, but I liked it. The things happened, concise and to the point without any overblown flowery language and drawn out pages. It helped keep the plot rolling. I found myself also interested in Laurel's sisters, and I will definitely be getting their books. Although so far there is no mention of a fourth book, and there are four sisters, so I really hope I won't be left with a cliffhanging ending, especially where the mysteries of the sisters' origins and past is concerned. The end of this book has Laurel and Aidan off looking for answers, so I hope I can get some too. I enjoyed the author's writing style, I liked the characters, and the descriptions of the locations and whatnot. I'm definitely looking into more of her work :)