The Secret of Dunhaven Castle: A Cozy Time Travel Mystery (Cate Kensie Cozy Mysteries Book 1)

I liked this series beginning and will continue on to the next book. It has quite a lot that I like in a cozy mystery…..charming characters, very few editing issues, no graphic sex, no graphic violence, a mystery to solve, some descriptions of Scotland (but, not enough), an adorable little dog, there are no ghosts (although the beginning leads the reader to believe there will be), and best of all no cliff hanger ending.It began kinda slowly though, and did take Cate quite a long time to get to the time travel part. But, she does find the path.So, curl up in a comfy chair with a cup of your favorite tea and enjoy the journey.

So saw this book was by Kellie Steele and I had just listened to her book "Cleopatra's Tomb" on audible and grabbed it from Kindle unlimited, and I am glad I did. I loved it and immediately downloaded the next 2. So the story is about Cate - an American who finds she has inherited a Scottish castle, from a relative she did not know. She moves in, starts to get used to country life gets to know the staff as well as some of the townspeople. Along the way she discovers a secret about the castle and some of her relatives. IMO This first book in the series flowed well - started the back stories of the characters and had a mystery that had suspense. The entire tale held was well written and held my interest and am looking forward to more of Cate and Jacks interactions

I want to be fair because this first book is more of an introduction to the rest of the series but you can really skip 90% of the book. The last 10% saves it where Cate actually figured out the watch’s secret and we get her consciously going back and forth between times.She’s not very smart though. She spent a lot of time ruminating on “ghosts” in her new home when everyone else would have assumed an intruder broke in. There was a point where she runs into a person who she never met in the Castle and instead of reacting to someone potentially breaking into her home, she just goes “oh well she must be a new hire”.The rest of the book is really a slice of life or a daily activity log of Cate’s castle life. A lot of dog walking and eating and reading. I love dogs as much as anyone, but you do not need a scene of it every chapter. It’s too repetitive and Riley dog isn’t even a major player in the plot.I do like Jack and Cate’s relationship. I can see it building into something more and bringing Jack into the plot did mark a turning point for this book.

Cate inherited a castle in Scotland and a watch and then strange things happens Cate discovered the each makes her capable of time travel This is my first time reading this author

Cate Kensie relocates to Scotland and begins grand adventures in a Scottish Castle. I've really enjoyed reading this clean time travel mystery series and look forward to continuing the saga! The first book starts out a little slower as Nellie H Steele works to build the plot, but hang in there! It's definitely worth the read. Loving the characters and enjoying tagging along on their adventures!

Cate is not happy in Aberdeen and finds out she has inherited a castle in Dunhaven Scotland and it is said to be haunted but Cate and her dog Riley decide to go live in Scotland and she is given a timepieces that transports her back in time when she rubs. Nellie's books are the best and real page turners.

Who wouldn't want to read about inheriting a Scottish castle? While the writing itself would have garnered an 'A' in English class, always a plus when reading a book, it lacked in creativity and character development. We do get a very in-depth look at Cate and her daily routine, both at home and at school, but hardly any back story, which, under the circumstances of this inheritance, should have been included in the book. There was very little action to advance the plot, to keep the reader engaged and cheering for Cate and her new adventure. Instead the reader gets bogged down with the reciting of Cate's daily routine from waking up, to walking Riley, her little dog, through her duties as a history teacher at a local college, back home again and the evening spent doing whatever until time for Riley's evening walk. From the night Cate was informed about her inheritance, it took nearly three weeks for her to get ready for her move to Scotland. Days spent at school, we are told, giving lectures to her students, administering tests, grading same, emailing back and forth with the British law firm handling the inheritance, and feeding and walking Riley, morning and night. Even once Cate and Riley are in London, the writer spent an inordinate amount of time on detailing their routine each day. I have to admit I had a difficult time finishing this book, but I'm sure others will like the easy going, steady telling of this story with all the interaction between Cate and her loveable little dog, Riley.

An unusual mystery. Cate inherits a Scottish castle. Voices are heard , and unknown people are seen by Cate. Is the castle haunted? I like the characters and plot. Cate investigates her family and the castle's past. I figured out what was going on , but still enjoyed how Cate finally discovered the truth. I will be reading this series.

Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Looking forward to the next story. This is certainly a series I will follow in the future.

Boring, this author takes almost half the book to get the readers to the Scottish castle, her understanding of the British language, including Scottish and ways is almost none existent.

I did enjoy this story but found the first half of this book very frustrating because it was like reading a monotonous blow by blow account of a badly written diary.The same words were repetitively used in almost every sentence, and it seemed the author lacked any writing skills at allThen suddenly, when Cate arrived at the castle, the quality of the writing greatly improved, although the story lacked important details regarding the every things such as what she wore, or ate, apart from the times she ordered fish and chips at the pub . In fact anything that readers find interesting .Even in Dunhaven village where Cate was very popular with all the shopkeepers, it took until chapter 28 before we were to be introduced to one of them, so we had no idea of the community at all in which to get a feel of the place.However, I still found the plot really intriguing and was pleased to discover that all the unanswered questions surrounding the mystery were all explained at the end.In fact, I have just downloaded the second book in the series, and cannot wait to find out what adventure Cate and Jack have in store for us.

I love this book and will read the others in the series. It's just the sort of story I like. Now that I've discovered Nellie Steele I will be looking for more. But this book I couldn't put down and would recommend it. Set in Scotland in a castle and with the time travel storyline what's not to like?

I can't actually believe I made it to the end as I felt like giving up on it pretty quick. However, I lived in hope that something might happen.It takes about 50% of the book to actually get to something that isn't covered in the blurb. Then the main character spends most her time, walking her dog than doing any sort of investigation. If she had just cracked through her research rather than putting everything off to the following day then she might have discovered what the reader knew already a whole lot sooner.The book was set in Scotland but it could have been anywhere, there was no real building of the location or the characters in this book.I really wanted this to be good but it was disappointing.