Secrets of the Honeyfield Sisters revolves around four daughters born to a country vicar and their search for love and security following the death of their beloved mother. The first book, A Dangerous Melody follows the eldest Honeyfield sister, Juliana as she takes a place as a music teacher and falls in love with the father of her charge, Mr Thorne.

The description for this baffles me. It was an alright read but it had none of the things the description labelled it as. So romantic suspense - there's barely any mystery, let alone anything she investigates. There are rumours, she confronts Mr Thorne and he tells her what happened. There's no mystery there. The romance is pretty non-existent - they speak a few times so you know - obviously a hot torrid love affair there. The silent motherless child who communicates through music - may not be talkative but also isn't mute and she communicates through speech not music.

Regardless of the above, it was an easy enjoyable read. Julianna was a sensible compassionate woman who makes it her mission to make things easier for Elizabeth (the daughter) who is mourning her mother. She strikes up a friendship with the governess Miss Brown and the cook Mr Abel. Mr Thorne (the father) cares about his daughter and wants the best for her. I'll probably read the rest of the series, I'm curious to see how the other sisters get on. For this one, 3 stars, maybe 3.5. ( )