The Juliet Code by Pepper Basham was an Advance Reader’s Copy courtesy of the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for my fair and honest review. This is the third book in the Freddie & Grace series and is Christian historical fiction.

Freddie and Grace are now in Venice for the next stop on their honeymoon. The book opens with Grace chase scene, this time from a Venetian canal through the center of town in pursuit of Grace’s stolen handbag. After the successful retrieval, they stumble upon Grace’s favorite detective, Detective Jack Miracle, and soon find themselves investigating art theft in Venice.

If you watch my videos, you already know just how much I love this book. I gush about it here and I will be posting a separate video when the book launches on 1 December 2023. So, stayed tune to my channel for that video. This book is perfection. Freddie and Grace have character growth, the story is well plotted with plenty of twists and turns. There is intrigue, danger, faith, love, and hope threading throughout the novel.

But more importantly, this novel has two quotes which are the epitome of what it means to be in love with your spouse. Both quotes come from Freddie, and I quote them in my video, but the key words from those quotes are “insurmountable faith” and “wise men do not go looking for more”. The quotes are so impactful that I took an unprecedent step and messaged Pepper on Instagram to tell her just how impactful they book was.

Continuing characters that carry the story through multiple books isn’t the norm for a #BlameitonaBasham book. Sure, characters appear in different books but usually they transition from a protagonist to a side character. Freddie and Grace have remained the protagonists in this series with a parade of new and returning side characters. Their familiar banter and escapades have earned them a place in my heart. They have grown and matured from the first book until this. Their love for one another has gone from a marriage of convenience to two people falling more in love with each passing day. Their humor, their faith, their insecurities, their openness all combine to make two protagonists that leap off the page and into your heart.

I do not know if there are more Freddie and Grace books to come. I pray that there are. They have become one of my favorite couples of all time and I want more adventures as their life together and their family grows. I want more of the side characters lives, I want the faith and the determination to always finding a silver lining.

Yes, it is obvious I loved this book. Freddie, Grace, and all of the characters in these novels are always welcome into the pub.