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Hoorah! A totally unexpected, but very much welcomed, new book in the Dr. Genevieve Summerford series about a sleuthing female psychiatrist in the early 20th century. There is an overarching romance in the series as well. I loved the first two books in this series and will definitely add this one to my upcoming TBR.
Unfortunately the book description is not available in the book log. Here is the official blurb:
New York City, 1907. A financial panic has just struck New York City, but well-born psychiatrist Genevieve Summerford and her unlikely beau, Tammany captain Simon Shaw, are ensconced in their own little cocoon, celebrating the sale of Simon’s colt at auction. Their blissful solitude is abruptly shattered by news that a dear friend of Genevieve’s family, Edgar Matheson, has died from a fall down his townhouse stairs. Edgar's wife, May, insists that her husband was murdered, for which she is diagnosed with hysteria and sent to a sanatorium for a dubious “rest cure”.
Hoping to relieve May’s mind and anxious to end her demoralizing treatment, Genevieve promises to look more closely into the death to see if foul play may indeed have been involved. Her search takes her deep into the booming oyster industry of Long Island Sound—an industry, she soon discovers, that is rife with conflict and intrigue, where there are more reasons for killing a man than she can count on one hand. But as her questioning starts to bear fruit, she grows increasingly uneasy. Will she discover the truth, only to destroy May in the process?

MedicineWoman commented...
I am absolutely gutted about this news. I still can’t believe it really. I preorder about 4 Harlequin HR’s each month in paperback and subsequently get them delivered as a monthly surprise for myself. I don’t like medieval or Viking so I skip these, but I have all the others dating back till 2019 when I started preordering. I love these books. I also pick up used historical Mills & Boon’s in charity shops when I am in the UK. I still have a backlist to get through so I am not suddenly without my category historical fix, but nonetheless I am very, very sad about this.
This recent news drop actually has me gutted😭 They said it will become official as of Fall 2027 and I feel like I'm equal parts shell shocked, angry, legit so sad. I know it's not for everyone, but I LOVE historical romance and I feel like over the past few years I've only just started experiencing the diversity within the genre whether it was coming from Diana Quincy, JJ McAvoy, or Jade Lee😮💨 the spokesperson said they're trying to adapt to changing trends that readers are setting, but I feel like there's always a way to make space for the historical romance niche.