The Brontë Plot

 Reay, Katherine. The Brontë Plot. 2015. 334p. ISBN 9781401689759. Available at FIC REA on the library bookshelves.

Lucy works in an antique shop, where she is in charge of the rare book collection. Over the years, she has developed a talent for acquiring rare books that have handwritten notes in them, sometimes from the author themself, sometimes from strangers who left their impressions of what they read or dedications to loved ones decades earlier. When James walks in the store looking for a specific book, Lucy is thrilled to have that book in the collection, and enthusiastically lends it to James for an art project. Smitten, the two of them soon become an item, and James buys several rare books from Lucy. Then he discovers that the handwriting in all of them is very similar to that of Lucy.

With her forgery exposed, Lucy suddenly loses James and her position at the store is at risk, since the owner prides himself on providing only the best authentic antiques, and forged rare books could sink his business. Helen, James' rich grandmother intervenes by offering Lucy a job as her personal consultant on a trip to England to help her on an antiques acquisitions tour of the old country. But Helen also has a secret of her own, and she needs Lucy's help to complete unfinished business ...