Collector of Dying Breaths by M. J. Rose
368 Pages

When Jac L'Etoile's brother dies of a mysterious poison, she attempts to finish off a project that he had started.  A group of glass vials that purport to hold the dying breaths of several 16th Century figures was found and if the formula of the perfume maker Rene Le Florentin can be recreated would mean that those individuals could live again with all their memories.  

Part historical novel, part romance novel, this book is a mess.  While there are interesting premises that could be investigated and great subject matter, Rose fails to make any of her characters connectable and there are several times where the plot drops a thread and never has any resolution for that plot line.  Supposedly the second book of the series I could not in good conscience recommend either book to anyone.