Treasure Me (Liberty #1) by Christine Nolfi
My Rating: 4 of 5 Butterflies

Title:  Treasure Me
Author:  Christine Nolfi
Series:  Liberty #1
Length:  352 pages
Publisher:  Self Published via CreateSpace
Published:  April 19, 2011
Source:  Amazon/Author
Format:  Kindle
Genres:  Fiction; Women's Lit; Historical Fiction; Mystery; Romance
Subject:  Family; Jewels; Thievery; Relationships; Small-town Life

Finalist, 2012 Next Generation Indie Awards 
"Highly recommended" by The Midwest Book Review 

Welcome to Book One of The Liberty Series, where love, friendship and family life arrive with a second chance in the most heartwarming circumstances. 

Petty thief Birdie Kaminsky has arrived in Liberty, Ohio to steal a treasure hidden since the Civil War. She’s in possession of a charming clue passed down in her family for generations: Liberty safeguards the cherished heart. 

The beautiful thief wants to go straight. She secretly admires the clue’s author, freedwoman Justice Postell, who rose above the horrors of slavery to build a new life in Ohio. According to family lore, Justice left South Carolina at the dawn of the Civil War. Heavy with child, she carried untold riches on her journey north. As Birdie searches for the treasure, she begins to believe a questionable part of the story: a tale of love between Justice and Lucas Postell, the French plantation owner who was Birdie’s ancestor. 

If the stories are true, Justice bore a child with Lucas. Some of those black relatives might still live in town. Birdie can’t help but wonder if she’s found one—Liberty’s feisty matriarch, Theodora Hendricks, who packs a pistol and heartwarming stories about Justice. Birdie doesn’t know that an investigative reporter who has arrived in town will trip her up—as will her conscience when she begins to wonder if it’s possible to start a new life with stolen riches. Yet with each new clue she unearths, Birdie begins to discover a family history more precious than gems, a tradition of love richer than she could imagine. 

The books of The Liberty Series work as stand-alone novels you may enjoy in any order. Look for the other books in the series: Second Chance Grill, The Impossible Wish and Four Wishes.

First off, I must say that I really do wish that all sources for which you can submit a review to would allow half ratings, because I strongly believe that Treasure Me deserves a Solid 4.5 rating!!  I thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of reading this book!!

Christine Nolfi has expertly written this book with the most descriptive characters and settings of most books that I have read.  I have this very clear picture of who Birdie Kaminsky is and of what Liberty, Ohio is like! There are some stories that you read and just go along with the lines, and there are other stories that you read and get lost in the words, which leaves you with a feeling that you are within the confines of the story yourself!  The latter is exactly what happened for me and I thoroughly enjoyed the Liberty experience! Nolfi has skillfully and proficiently intertwined the "old" Liberty in with the "new" Liberty, leaving the reader feeling like he or she has a vast knowledge of the history, present, and even the future of the town!  

Treasure Me is the perfect combination of humor, mystery, and intriguing relationships that gives the book a perfect balance!

This book was such a pleasure to read!  I already have book two in the Liberty series, Second Chance Grille, the prequel to Treasure Me, on my Kindle so I certainly will be continuing on with the antics of the Liberty crew and I can't wait to see what is in store for them!

Stellar writing Christine Nolfi, stellar writing!!


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Disclaimer:  I received a copy of Treasure Me from the author, Christine Nolfi, in return for an honest and unbiased review!