I received a free digital copy from the author/publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review

It's the late 1800s and the Eiffel Tower is still plans on paper. Cait is 30-something chaeprone to a young girl and her brother visiting Paris when they meet engineer Emile on a hot air balloon ride. Cait and Emile immediately have an undeniable spark but circumstances push them apart while faith pushes them together. Their story plays out as the backdrop shows the famous Eiffel Tower being built and takes us through the winding, romantic streets of Paris, France.

This book was a really lovely read. I don't think it's one for someone who likes action-packed stories, this was a quieter, slow-moving read and one that didn't have any amazing action. It was just about two people going about their life and realising their attraction towards each other. I really enjoyed both Cait and Emile and I felt like I got a feel for who they were as characters very quickly at the start of the book. I enjoyed learning more about them and their life and really loved seeing how they kept ending up together. I thought Cait was a quietly courageous character, she had to be herself while being constrained by the time in which a widowed woman had very little options. Emile was a character that earned a lot of respect, he was kind but firm and clever.

I loved the little tidbits about the Eiffel Tower and there was a part of me that wanted to reach into the story and show he characters the tower lit up in Paris the way it is today to show them what it would mean. It was interesting to find out how it was built and the complexity of the structure - a lot of research had to go into that and it was obviously really well done.

The ending was a bit meh for me - it was simple and cute but I would have liked a bit more I think. Overall though, I really enjoyed my read and the writing was really great!