Tiffany Girl by Deeanne Gist

I had the absolute privilege of receiving an Advanced Copy of Tiffany Girl by Deeanne Gist in exchange for my honest review.

I have been a huge fan of Ms. Gist's books for years. I own every single one of her titles, most in physical and digital forms.
I typically only read Christian Fiction (more specifically Christian Historical Fiction), so I was a little leery when Ms. Gist announced she was moving from the Christian genre to General Market. After reading Tiffany Girl, I have no more reservations. Her morals still shine through, but her writing is a little less "preachy" than Christian Fiction (in that there aren't a bunch of Bible verses, etc). I think she's done a good job of opening herself up to reach a broader audience without putting off her loyal readers from her previous books.

Set in New York in the 1890's, Tiffany Girl is the story of Flossie Jayne, a beautiful "New Woman" who dreams of becoming a famous artist in a world that isn't very accepting of women becoming independent and successful outside of the home. The story follows Flossie in her journey as a "Tiffany Girl," one of the women chosen to help Louis Tiffany- heir to the Tiffany Jewelry empire- complete the stained glass windows for his Tiffany Chapel for the 1893 World's Fair after a glassworkers strike threatens the project. You will see her move out of her parents' house and try to find her footing in her new life living at a boardinghouse and being a working woman. Will her parents ever understand or accept her dreams? Will she be successful in the new job that she loves? Will she ever be able to make the other boarders at her boardinghouse one big happy family like she imagines they can be?

You can definitely tell that Ms. Gist puts a ton of time and research into the history behind her books. The details are accurate and descriptive, but never boring.
And the romance in this one....WOW! Sweet and titillating, but never trashy or inappropriate.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves history and/or romance novels!
You won't regret it, and you won't be able to put it down!

Tiffany Girl will be available for purchase on May 5th, but you can preorder now at iwantherbook.com/books