This is my first time reading something by this author but it won’t be the last. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The story alternates between Paris, France during WWII and New York in the 1980s. It’s part historical fiction with some paranormal mixed in.
Violine Duplessi, working for an auction company, is called to inspect a trunk and other items at Paul Osgood’s house. The trunk had belonged to his aunt who had died over 40 years ago. The story focuses on the jewelry that was found in the trunk.
Suzanne Belperron is a jeweler in Paris, who is part of the Resistance during WWII and a friend of Dixie Osgood, Paul’s aunt.
The characters are so vividly written that you can picture them and the story is easy to follow.
Definitely a book worth reading.

This book is a fascinating fictional story blending Suzanne Belperron an actual artist and jewelry designer and Violine Duplessi, a fictional auctioneer and appraiser of fine goods. The story takes place in two time frames; the 1940's and in 1986. Madame Belperron was not only an exceptionally talented jewelry designer, but she worked with the resistance and sold Jewish-owned jewelry in order to raise funds for the owners to leave Nazi-threatened areas in Europe during the war.

Many of the historical characters were real. The story is engrossing. There is a bit of paranormal skills in the book, but it only enhances the story by helping Violine learn the truth about jewelry that she discovers.

I highly recommend this book. I was provided with an advance reader copy of the book. This is my honest review.

Two well written stories in different time periods are intertwined in this novel which is partially based on a true story. It's historical fiction with a magic twist. In 1942 Paris, Suzanne Belperron is a jewelry designer working with the Resistance, living in constant danger to help Jewish people escape the Nazis. In 1986, Violine Duplessi, who's employed by an auction house, is asked to appraise a trunk -- where she finds a secret compartment containing valuable jewelry. Violine has a hereditary gift: she can feel an object's history by touching it. I especially enjoyed this part of the story because I incorporated a similar gift -- the ability to feel an object's history through the sense of touch -- in my novel "Forbidden," about a girl with mysterious psychic gifts. I wish there had been more in the novel about this gift Violine possessed.

What is the story behind the hidden jewelry? Was it stolen? Can Violine help finds its true owners? Well drawn characters, interesting plot, great historical research, nicely done. Recommended.

Suzanne Belperron is a custom-design jeweler, even artist, some would say. But now her beloved France is occupied by Nazi Germans, and she must fight in secretive ways to keep her beloved and her clients safe from the concentration camps. Suze and her dear friend Dixie Osgood have been up to secrets with their jewelry to help Jews escape France, even if it may cost their lives.

In 1986, a young woman named Violine working at an auction house comes across some jewelry in a secret compartment in the back of some luggage, belonging to a handsome young political candidate whose aunt once lived a fascinating, untold life. Violine has a secret power she hasn’t told the owner of the jewelry, she can feel the stories and emotions behind the items. The gift was a help at times, then a nuisance, but now she can’t ignore the overwhelming feelings accompanying this set of jewelry, nor its beauty. She must find out its history, though discovering it involves jumping through many hoops and even stumbling into danger.

This is a delightful split-time historical fiction about two clever women who help others, and tell stories long-forgotten. A consuming read for anyone who enjoys stories about jewelry, WWII, or historical intrigue.

I received this book in exchange for my honest review from Net Galley. All opinions expressed here are my own and do not reflect those of the publisher or its affiliates or the author.

The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams is a dual timeline story with the first timeline taking place in 1986 and telling the story of Violine, who works for an auction house; she can touch an item and feel/see the story behind that piece. The second timeline is that of French jewelry designer Suzanne Belperron and her work with the Resistance to help Jews in France during the German occupation. Both timelines feature strong women, likable characters and compelling story lines. I was surprised to learn that Suzanne Belperron was a real person, not a fictional character, and I was able to look up her designs on-line and see pictures of her amazingly modern designs. The story has a mystery that is solved and it came to a very satisfying conclusion. Highly recommend!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

This book is about a present day clairvoyant who works as an auctioneer who can sometimes read the emotions of people who last held the objects she is appraising

I would not recommend this book. I loved the World War II story lines but the combination with clairvoyance and later the occult was a bit much for me.

Felt the WWII sections would have been better if it picked a specific family to concentrate on whose dreams were stolen.

Like several world war 2 novels I have read, this book is written as two stories - one set in 1943 and one more recent, this time in 1986. As the book progresses, the connection between those two stories is revealed.

In 1942, we follow the life of Suzanne Belperron, a jeweler known for the exciting and unusual designs that she creates for her well-known clientele. She lives in occupied France, spending time with Bernard Herz, her Jewish lover and business partner. When Bernard is taken away by the Nazis, Suzanne does everything she can to get him back, whilst also helping Jewish families to escape to freedom, by selling their jewelry to raise funds for their tickets to get out of France. She works with members of the resistance, in particular her American friend 'Dixie' Osgood.

In 1986, Violine Duplessi is an appraiser for an auction house who is asked to assess a house full of antiques and treasures by Paul Osgood, a politician running for the senate seat left vacant by the death of his father. While inspecting an empty Louise Vuitton trunk., Violine realizes there is a hidden compartment, and with Paul's help she discovers jewelry boxes, containing very expensive rings, necklaces and bracelets that appear to have been hidden in the truck since the 1940's. Violine has had the gift of psychometry since her teen years - the ability to 'read' an object that she touches and determine details of its past owners. For the objects in the trunk, she gets nightmarish visions, and sees only fear and fright.

Violine works with the Midas society, a group who try to return stolen art and valuables to their owners, in an attempt to learn the history of these objects. The assumption is that they were stolen during the war - but is that really the case?

This is a very well-written novel based on the life of a real person, Suzanne Belperron. I loved the way the tale unfolded around the jewelry as a centerpiece. I was fascinated in the way that Violine was able to unearth the history and the details of what she found. Great read.

I am a long time fan of MJ Rose’s writing and her newest book, “The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams” is another excellent story you don’t want to miss. Set with dual timelines we meet the creative and passionate Suzanne Belperron, a famous jeweler in the backdrop of World War 2, desperately trying to survive the atrocities around her country and protect her company, her clients and rescue the man she loves. Conversely we meet Violine Duplessi, an intelligent and yet conflicted woman in 1996, who valuates items prior to auction. When she is young, Violine learns she has a gift passed down through her family that allows visions when she touches an object or person. This gift proves both a blessing and a curse, but will it prove useful when she meets the dashing politician with a trunk full of hidden jewels that lead back to WW2 in her investigation? I received an ARC of this book, and highly recommend it. All opinions are my own.

This is my first book by the author and I really enjoyed it. When I see a dual timeline in the historical fiction genre I cringe a bit because it is so over done. However, I felt M.J. Rose crafted a story that benefitted from the dual timeline instead of being stifled by it.

The book is clearly well researched and used with characters you can’t help but root for. I enjoyed the mystery within the plot and felt it was well played.

Thank you Blue Box Press & NetGalley for an arc to review.

This historical fiction book is fantastic and M. J. Rose’s research is spot-on. This book is a thriller, historical and a love story! This book ranks up there with the recent historical fiction books by Kirstin Harmel & Lisa Scottoline.

Treasure from Paris 1942 finds its way to an auctioneer in New York 1986. Two well crafted time periods intertwine beautifully. Art history meets psychometry. Based on a true story, the Jeweler of Stolen Dreams is a real gem.

Thank you Netgalley and AuthorBuzz for this captivating ARC.

I read another book by M.J. Rose in 2022 so when I saw this on Netgalley I quickly requested it. I was happy to see that the Midas Society makes a small feature in this book.
I loved the dual timeline and thought Rose captured the uncertainty and commitment within the Resistance movement in France during World War 2. I enjoy reading books set during World War 2 and especially enjoy those that highlight real people and/or events during that time.
There are secondary characters in this book that appear in another series I look forward to reading in the future.

I received a dARC from the publisher via Netgalley; this is my honest review.

I loved The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams, which is both intrigue, romance, and mystery. In the Acknowledgements, Rose makes clear that with few exceptions, much of The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams is based on facts. Rose also lists the source matter that was used. Although I had solved the multiple mysteries quite early, the journey through M.J. Rose's novel was well worth the reading. No reader should be disappointed by this novel.

In The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams, it is the characters who drive the action. The dialogue is beautifully paced and many of the descriptions are haunting. This is a Holocaust themed novel that focuses on a less well known world--the world of designing and creating expensive jewelry in occupied France. The woman narrator in the 1942 portion of this dual time novel is Suzanne, a talented jeweler. Suzanne is a real person. It is her story in 1942 that Rose relates. Together with her friend Dixie, Suzanne is able to help rescue hundreds of Parisian Jews before they are deported. The descriptions of the jewelry that Suzanne creates are enchanting and evocative in their beauty.

Violine, who is a fictional character, is the narrator in the 1986 portions of The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams. It is Suzanne's jewelry that links the two narrators. Both Suzanne and Violine possess extraordinary but different talents. The two worlds that Rose creates are richly detailed and often compelling. I had a difficult time putting The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams down. I wanted to keep reading, irrespective of time or obligations.

I want to thank both author and publisher for providing this ARC for me to read. Rose has created a new fan, and I will definitely read more of her novels. Thank you also to NetGalley for listing this wonderful novel.

M.J. Rose writes some of the best dual timeline stories. She has hit it out of the ballpark again with The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams. Even better, it is another Daughters of La Lune story. It jumps back and forth between World War II Paris and 1986 when a hidden cache of jewelry is discovered among items to be appraised and auctioned. I was pulled into the story immediately and couldn't stop reading.

I really enjoyed this work of dual-timeline historical fiction by MJ Rose. I have enjoyed her other novels as well.

1986: What are the secrets of the Louis Vuitton trunk that (fictional character) Violine, who works for an auction house, will discover?

1942: What did jeweler and artist Suzanne Belperron (a real person) have to hide, and how did she do it?

The end felt a little rushed, but otherwise the pacing was nice and I liked learning about the characters from both of the timelines. The book is pretty clean - there is only light romance and I think only one mention of the 's' word.

The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams
By M.J. Rose

This is the story of two women; Madame Suzanne Belperron, a real-life French jewelry designer who worked with the French resistance during the Nazi occupation, and Violine Duplessi, a fictional appraiser for a New York auction house. Both of these women have special gifts. Suzanne has an affinity with precious stones which allows her to design wonderful pieces based on what the gems reveal to her. Violine descends from a line of "witches"; her gift allows her at a touch to know the stories contained in the objects/people she comes in contact with.

The storyline here jumps back and forth between the war years in Paris and the 1980s, when Violine, on an estate appraisal, discovers a trove of hidden jewelry in a trunk which has been in an attic for more than 40 years.

There are, of course the love interests for both women, the various heroes and traitors, the mystery behind the hidden jewelry – and one woman, Dixie Osgood, who is the link between the two stories.

While there have been many similar stories written around happenings during World War II, this book manages to incorporate real personages and fictional characters into a novel which held my interest until the final resolution.

I am never, ever disappointed in an M.J. Rose book! She writes the perfect blend of mystery, romance, and supernatural and creates spellbinding stories that I often binge-read.

The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams continues the La Lune series which chronicles the tales of the descendants of LaLune, a 16th century French witch. Often, Rose incorporates gemstones in her work, which fascinates me. Here, a cache of mysterious and spectacular jewels found in an old Louis Vuitton truck start a rollicking and emotional tale of intrigue spanning centuries.

This is the perfect book for a dreary winter weekend, because it will wrap you up in a world of warmth, light, danger, and intrigue. Recommended.

The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams grabbed me on so many levels. It's an interesting historical fiction about a famous jeweler trying to save family heirlooms in the horror of war. Then in the present time, how the jewels were found and the story behind them is revealed. I loved the characters and the compassion shown by them. I highly recommend this one.

The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams by M J Rose is stunning! The story revolves around the mystery of a cache of jewels found by Violine Duplessi in 1986. She finds it hidden within a secret compartment of a vintage Louis Vuitton suitcase. The pieces of jewelry are suspected of being stolen and she has an obligation to report them. The story alternates time periods, in one you a peeking into the life Suzanne Belperron, a jeweler in 1942 during WW2, in the next you are in 1986 with Violine as she attempts to unravel the mystery of the jewels. From these two perspectives, the author weaves together the mystery and romance of both women. The characters are dynamic and command your attention. The settings come to life in your mind’s eye. It’s a fabulous tale!

Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free, electronic ARC of this novel received in exchange for an honest review.
Expected publication date: February 7, 2023
In 1942, Suzanne Belperron is well known for being one of the best jewelers in Paris. Catering to the rich and famous, she creates unique pieces that bring attention to her hard work and detail. However, behind the scenes she and her best friend, American socialite Dixie Osgood, are using Suzanne’s jewelry to barter the release of Jews held captive by the Nazis.
In New York in 1986 Violine Duplessi, an antiquity appraiser, seizes the oppourtunity of a lifetime when she’s asked to peruse Paul Osgood’s collection of furniture, jewelry, and other pieces left to him by his father. Violine is particulary drawn to an old trunk, and when she finds a secret drawer containing unmarked jewellery, she seeks to find the story behind it but what she uncovers was hidden for a reason- and not everyone is pleased that the secret will be revealed.
I was first introduced to M.J. Rose with her novel, “The Last Tiara”. Enthralled by Rose’s historical fiction with a creative twist, I was overjoyed to get the chance to read her newest novel, “The Jeweler of Stolen Dreams”. As the premise implies, the story is told in two time periods, from two strong, female protagonists. Both Suzanne and Violine face different challenges, but their connection spans the decades, and provides an engaging and entertaining read.
Rose has based some of her characters and situations on real life experiences during World War Two. Belperron, for example, actually existed, as did some of her more elite clients. I always appreciate when a historical fiction novel has some basis in reality, as it provides not only entertainment, but information as well.
“Dreams” provides an interesting look into the world of jewelry creation and development, which is an entirely new realm for me and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Rose made it relevant, and did not lose the reader with dry, procedural language. It was necessary to learn about Belperron’s jewellery design, and her work with famous designers and jewellery warehouses, and Rose managed to keep my interest throughout.
“Dreams” is a creative historical fiction novel that blends World War Two Paris and 1980s New York in a seamless, flowing way. Rose delivers an emotional, thought-provoking plot with relatable and lovable characters and I can’t wait to see what she creates next.