A review by tearainread
The Dancing Lady: The Ninth Day by Mimi Milan

4.0

This was the first time I read anything by Ms. Milan, but it certainly will not be the last. This was a well-crafted story with interesting characters that are not seen in historical romances. I like the fact that Josefina was resourceful when confronted by the villain, giving herself enough time to put plan in place (with Ignacio's help) to take down the villain and the brothel madam (who I knew was gone due to reading the seventh book in the series)*. Two stand out scenes made these characters real to me: Ignacio carefully using his mother's recipe to make a hot-chocolate like drink from his youth and Josefina studying Ignacio's mother's recipe book like she was studying for the SATs. Family is very important to both of them although both are far from their homes. Turns out Josefina is as good as a business woman as she is a dancer (the author did a great job describing the dance Josefina performed), and Igancio decided his role is in the kitchen - not necessarily needing a cook after all, but a helpmate at the diner and companion at home. Just a great time spent in Noelle, Colorado.

*The stories are stand alone but also work well together when read in order. Each book is written by a different author. I read books 3, 7, and 9.

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