I adore the writing style of M.J. Rose and always find myself completely drawn into her books and unaware of anything else around me. This time, I became immersed in this dual timeline of a jeweler in France in 1942 and an auction house appraiser in NYC in 1986. I love how she weaves the elements of mystery, romance, history, and a little magic together to create a beautifully written jewel of a novel. It was fascinating to learn about the real-life jeweler Suzanne Belperron, the inspiration for the book, and her acts of courage during the war.

This unique novel tells the story of the Jewish people‘s stolen dreams during World War II. They tried to smuggle valuable jewelry out of Paris to sell which would help pay for their escape from the Nazi government. Suzanne Beloerron, a famous jeweler, and her friend are involved and trying to help the Parisian Jews. There is also an unexpected magical fantasy aspect to this story, in which Violine, an antique expert, could hear jewelry telling a story to her. The mystery begins when Violine is hired to assess some antiques, and finds a trunk containing hidden jewelry. She begins to search for the true origins of the jewelry, and finds herself in danger as she gets closer and closer to the truth. Paul Osgood is also involved in trying to help find more about his aunt and her mysterious trunk. This has a very interesting story line that had it all for me; mystery, twist, history, magic, romance, and loss. Highly recommend!

A very thought provoking story that seamlessly blends two story-lines across time. I was intrigued by the idea of possessions telling stories, and wish I could learn more about it.

I absolutely adored this book. It literally ha s all genres practically in one! It is mostly historical fiction but it has a touch of romance, mystery, and even magical fantasy all mixed in. It has something for everyone. The writing was so vivid I felt like I was right there with the characters and I was so invested in the story. I loved the different points of view and timelines. This one is out now so grab yourself a copy!

Quick synopsis: Suzanne is a famous and unique jeweler in Paris in the 1940s. In addition, she has been helping Jewish families escape during WWII. Then her partner is arrested by the Nazis. In the other timeline in the 1980s Violine is an appraiser with a special gift.s she can touch an object and know all about the secrets of its owners. When she is hired by an aspiring politician to assess contents of a case, she immediately senses many hidden treasures with very mysterious pasts that will collide her world with that of Suzanne’s

Magical realism combined with historical fiction done right in Rose’s latest. The dual timeline works well to tell the story, based on the real life of Suzanne Belperron, a talented and unique jeweler in 1942 Paris, and the story of Violine Duplessi, a specialist in antiques in 1986, who has a unique talent of psychometry. When Violine touches an item, it’s history and story becomes real to her. When Paul Osgood contacts the firm Violine works for, Violine becomes involved in discovering the provenance of jewelry hidden in a travel trunk. Suzanne’s involvement with the Resistance and attempts to save Jewish families is new to me, and gave depth to the story. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams by M.J. Rose

The descriptions of jewelry, artwork, and Paris are lush and delicious. The courage of the Resistance members is inspiring . . . a courage I hope I would have, but hope even more never to need, so much sadness, so much loss.
There are mysteries within mysteries, heroines with unusual gifts and rare courage, complex intrigues, and love. The surprise ending was enhanced by the realization that there HAD been hints and clues, my favorite kind of believable surprise.
I didn’t actually want it to be over. Memorable scenes will be replaying for me for quite a while.

The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams by MJ Rose is a highly readable piece of fiction jumping between two eras: WWII France and New York City. It is complicated plot which revolves around a young woman in Nazi-held France who is part of a group of people raising money to get people out of France, Jewish people. It involves a jeweler and an American woman who smuggles the jewels of wealthy Jews out of the country, sells them, and returns with the money to finance their escape. For each jewel that is sold, another most be donated to finance another family without the means. They had tried various ways to accomplish this but had hit upon smuggling the jewels in a specially-made compartment in a steam trunk. It worked until it didn’t. The trunk turned up forty years later in the attic of the son of a senator; one who was running for senate himself and couldn’t afford any scandal.

Well-written story and excellent characters, all with flaws. The story contains a smattering of extramarital love affairs, spies, Nazis, coercion and lies. All fit together perfectly and drew a wonderful picture once the pieces all came together. Rose wove the story so gently that sometimes it was hard to know which time period one had transitioned to. All the important people had families, and those families were important, too. It was a touching novel, full of coincidences and disparity. I whole-heartedly recommend it.

I was invited to read a free e-ARC of The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams by AuthorBuzz, through Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions are mine. # Netgalley #AuthorBuzz #MJRose #TheJewelerOfStolenDreams

It was a pleasant surprise to discover that this book was the latest book in the Daughters of La Lune series. Having read all the previous books, I am tempted to reread them after finishing this one. Both storylines were captivating and it was almost with a sense of sadness that I finished the book because I really liked Violine. I would have loved to learn more about her finding out more stories through her gift of touching things and learning the history of the past owners. I also loved learning more about Suzanne Belperron, a gifted jeweller I'd never heard of before reading this book.

You can read this book on its own, but I recommend reading the books in order.

A dual timeline WWII and later era novel with a twist. In 1942, French jeweler Suzanne Belperron works with the Resistance and sells jewelry belonging to Jewish families to help fund their escape from France. In 1986, Violine Duplessi is an assessor with an auction house who finds jewelry hidden in a trunk. She has a special sense, psychometry, where she can see details of items' past owners when she touches them. In the case of this jewelry, the visions she sees are frightening and dark. A really interesting story based on a the life of a real jeweler in WWII France.

Courtesy of Netgalley, I received the ARC of The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams by M.J. Rose. This dual time line historical novel related the story of the WWII French Resistance member Suzanne Belperron, acclaimed and talented jeweler in Paris. Linked to 1986 through a mysterious Louis Vuitton trunk and elements of magic, these eras shared secrets and romance, while demonstrating the power of relationships and families. I was mesmerized by the beautiful imagery of the gemstones and jewelry, and the revelations about their creation. Highly recommend!

I always get so excited when I see a new M.J. Rose book being released. Her historical stories always teach me something I didn’t know before, and there’s always a creative vibe that the artist in me loves! ⁣
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The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams had me captivated from the very start. Through history, romance, magic, and mystery, we first discover a mysterious trunk which reveals a stunning secret held inside for decades, and when it connects two women - present and past - they both fight to do what is right, even though it could also be quite dangerous. Spanning decades between 1986 NYC and 1942 WW2, I loved learning about the risks women like Suzanne Belperron took during the war to courageously help Jewish people escape, and I adored Violine and her strength to uncover connections and find the rightful owners of what was lost all those years ago.⁣
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It’s a stunning tale of love and loss - and another beautiful treasure of a story by M.J. Rose.

What an intriguing story based on actual people.

Suzanne Belperron as a character fascinated me. From the detail about the pieces she designed, her process, to the lengths she went to in order to protect the man she loved and still maintaining the facade of being married.

Suzanne’s art and ability enables jewelry to be sold and that money to be used to help Jews escape and get to places they were safe. Sometimes events did happen in time. Others it did and the relief could be felt through the pages.

When an appraiser for an auction company stumbles upon the hidden compartment of a trunk with some of those pieces inside, the unraveling of the mystery will become quite the journey.

This story took me on such an adventure. To learn which parts were true blew me away. This story is full of daring women and unfathomable events that kept me reading long into the night.

Thank you to Author Buzz for the copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

Suzanne Belperron is the focus of this story. A fascinating woman, brilliant designer, innovative jeweler and member of the resistance. Of course there are other people in this story but is truly all about this little remembered woman who deserved so much more attention.

Told in a dual timeline, Belperron inhabits the Paris of 1942 during the time of the Nazi occupation and all of its horrors. 44 Years hence, 1986, another woman with self-enforced dormant psychometric powers, despite her hesitance, is going to try to unravel history and secrets that have gone unnoticed for decades. There is a force of evil, a romance to be discovered, a mystery to be solved - there is a great story waiting to be told.

One of my issues with MJ Rose’s books is the wordiness, so many words, so much repetition, pare it down and it will always be better. The story was interesting , really interesting even when some of the parts were a bit “out there” but that is fairly typical of MJ Rose’s writing - always a little ethereal, just asking the reader to suspend belief to make it all work.

Thank you Blue Box Press and NetGalley for a copy.

During the Nazi occupation of France, many French people joined the resistance. This is a story of two intrepid women who hid in plain sight and helped hundreds of Jewish families escape the persecution and death that awaited them at Nazi hands.  Skillfully blending the past and the present, the author takes readers on a spine-tingling journey of murder and revenge. Superb story telling. 
Paul Osgood is a lawyer scion of a wealthy family with political aspirations.  When he inherits all the contents of his family home Osgood Manor, he brings in an auction house to appraise the contents and run the auction.  From the moment Violene meets Paul there are sparks between them. As she begins to catalog the contents, she comes across a Louis Vuitton trunk that sends out a strange energy that is visible to her psychic senses.  She is able to locate a hidden compartment in the trunk which is full of priceless jewels. 
In pursuit of the truth, regarding the provenance of the jewels, Violine travels to Paris to research the life of Paul's Aunt who had once owned the trunk. As it turns out there are others who are also tracking Violene's movements with malicious intent.  As the story unfolds told between the tale of two friends in the past who lived in Nazi occupied France and two adversaries in the present who are working for the Midas Group, a group dedicated to recovery and restoration of looted art treasures. 
In case the action and adventure inherent in such a mystery is not enough for the reader, the author adds an element of the occult and magic. Love in itself is magic and perhaps Paul and Violene will find their future as they solve the mysteries that lie behind in an innocuous expensive trunk owned by an American socialite in Nazi France. 
The storytelling is superb.  I was so caught up in the mystery and the twists and turns that I just could not put the book down, not for food, or bodily functions. I love how the author weaves in the historical element into her chilling tales. Can't wait to see what comes next.

The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams is a dual-timeline novel about two remarkable women, Suzanne Belperron, a jewelry designer and a member of the French Resistance during WW2, and Violine Duplessi, an appraiser for an auction house in NYC in the 1980s.

In occupied Paris, Suzzane, with the help of other members of the Resistance, is helping Jewish families to flee from the Nazis. In 1986, during an appraisal for one of her new clients, Violine discovers a hidden cache of jewelry in an old travel trunk. With her supernatural abilities as one of the daughters of La Lune, Violine senses that the jewelry hides painful secrets, and she feels compelled to discover these secrets. Her investigation leads her to Paris, where she learns about Suzanne, her role in the Resistance, and her connection to the jewelry.

The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams is a part of the Daughters of La Lune series. It's part historical fiction, part romance, and part mystery with a supernatural twist. It's a captivating and well-written story that I found hard to put down. Suzanne Belperron was a real-life character. I found her story very compelling. I enjoyed reading the author's note at the end, and as soon as I finished the book, I googled Suzanne Belperron (her jewelry designs are exquisite!). Violine is an entirely fictional character, but I enjoyed her story too. I highly recommend The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams to historical fiction and mystery fans.

This was an excellent story. It is told by two different very strong characters in two different time periods and I loved every second of it. This was a strong historical fiction with a touch of magic. You fall in love with the settings and the characters quickly. I felt as though the story flowed even while bouncing between two different people and times. I can't wait to read more from this author.

I love it when I stumble upon a new to me author and discover so many of their books to add to my TBR tower. M. J. Rose is one of those authors. The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams has everything - as they say, it checks all of the boxes. Mystery, history, strong female characters (one real one fiction) art and a touch of paranormal. After reading this entry I will waste no time getting my hands on the rest of the books in the Daughters of La Lune series.
Normally I stay away from stories written from several points of view and different time periods as most authors do it all that well in my opinion. I tend to get last going back and forth. Such was not the case with M. J. Rose. I'm glad I took a chance and asked for the ARC. I became immersed in 1943 and 1986 and the lives of Suzanne Belperron and Violine Duplessi. This book was fantastic.
My thanks to the publisher Blue Box Press and to NetGalley for giving me an advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

Having thoroughly enjoyed, THE LAST TIARA, CARTIER’S HOPE, and TIFFANY BLUES, I knew I could count on THE JEWELER OF STOLEN DREAMS to have a bit of mystery, historical fiction, and good storytelling. M.J. Rose’s new book does not disappoint. The story is told during two time periods. Suzanne Belperron, a jewelry designer who took part in the French Resistance During WW II. She helped work to get Jewish families out of France. The second time period takes place in 1986. The main fictional character is Violene Duplessi, who is an appraiser for a small auction house. Violene was called to Paul Osgood’s estate to appraise furniture and other items of his late father. Paul is a lawyer and is running for the U.S. Senate for the seat his father held. While checking out a vintage Louis Vuitton trunk, Violene discovered a hidden section in the trunk that held jewelry boxes with several pieces of jewelry which send out scary visions of the past to her. This starts a quest to find out the origins of the jewelry.

Rose created an intriguing story which explored the courage of Suzanne Belperron and others in the Resistance. I plan to explore more about Belperron’s background. I liked the fictional character of Violene and would have liked to have seen more of Paul in this story. I definitely could see a sequel with these two characters. I did think the climax and resolution was rushed. I would have liked an epilogue taking place ten years later. Maybe this will happen if Rose revisits Violene Duplessi and Paul Osgood. My thanks to Blue Box Press and NetGalley for an ARC of this book. The opinions in this review are my own.

This was a very enjoyable book to read. Told in dual timelines to find the true stories behind a hidden cache of jewels was a great way to bring forward true aspects of the life of Suzanne Belperron, well-known Paris jeweler. Adding a twist of magic to the story gave the author a way of bringing some of the stories into focus on some of the injustices done to Jewish people. This very famous jeweler helped the Resistance in whatever means she could, some of which are still unknown. Following current day appraiser, Violine Duplessi, back to Paris to investigate stories seen through her magical talent, helped to pull both stories and timelines into a well-thought out story delivery. I often times find the Author's Notes to be a very interesting addition to books because of the "behind the scenes" facts that are shared for what made the story as it was...and these notes were indeed just that! Thank you to NetGalley and Blue Box Press for the opportunity to read and review this advance reader copy. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. #NetGalley #TheJewelerofStolenDreams

A lovely story of friendship and daring in the Paris Resistance. Ending before the war truly took Paris to it's knees, you see the pride the French kept in their city for as long as they could. Fun intermingling with our own political scene.