Thank you, NetGalley, Bethany House Publishing, and Elizabeth Camden for the opportunity to read this book. It will release on May 3rd, 2022!

I absolutely adore Elizabeth Camden’s books! Written on the Wind is the 2nd book in The Blackstone Legacy series. I loved the first book in the series called Carved in Stone. This book is about Gwen’s cousin, Natalia Blackstone. She works for her father’s bank and is in charge of the loan and funding of the Trans-Siberian Railway. Being a woman in the year 1900 –is no easy feat. She works with Count Dimitri Sokolov who oversees the construction in Russia. They have developed a close friendship through their telegrams. However, Dimitri is a witness to atrocities committed by the Russian Army, he refuses to be a part of it and is stripped of his titles and exiled. He manages to flee to America knowing the only person who can help him cripple Russia is Natalia Blackstone.

Once again, Elizabeth Camden does a fabulous job at mixing passion, politics, and standing up for one’s beliefs. This book dives into the very fragile political alliances involving Russia and America and how image and money run the world in 1900. It was interesting to see Natalia’s development because she does not condone what Russia has done, but she does not want to see all of her hard work fail and if her reputation gets ruined, there will be no room for her at the bank. Even though Natalia is a woman in a very patriarchal society, she is still very privileged and I was glad that the author is quick to point that out. However, I did wish to see more diverse parts of New York in 1900. I am hoping that we will see more of that in book three since it looks like it will be Liam’s story.

One of the best historical detail is the slow rise of revolution in Russia. At first, it is just mere whispers, but then becomes one of the main points towards the end of the book. There are historical characters that we are familiar with that will make an appearance and we know that their time is limited.

I did love the chemistry between Natalia and Dimitri. Before Tinder, Bumble, and EHarmony there were…telegrams? In this book, yes! Natalia and Dimitri communicate via telegrams and their relationship develops from these correspondences. I loved reading the telegram messages. Dimitri is so lighthearted and melodramatic and Natalia is witty and sarcastic. It is obvious that they are meant to be.

Even though I loved this book, I can’t put into words how excited I am for book three! Liam has been my favorite character throughout the past couple of books and I can’t wait to see him shine. Overall, this book gets 5 out of 5 stars!