The third book in the Janna Mysteries series, Lilies for Love, sees Janna take refuge in the Wiltune Abbey.  She is seeking the safety the abbey provides from the wrath of Lord Robert Babescoche.  Yet even in this hallowed sanctuary the evils of the outside world manage to seep in. 

Mus, a villien employed by Lord Robert Babescoche attacks Janna.  The attack takes place during the harvesting of some crops near the abbey.  This bold attempt on her life is thwarted by Will the Abbess’ bailiff.  Evidence brought before a court run by the local Sheriff, is enough to convict Mus of his crime. 

Lord Hugh, Lady Alice’s nephew is also attacked at the local fair.  His friend Anselm wanted Hugh to marry his sister Emma, but her heart lay elsewhere.  A gambling debt mixed in with his anger about his sister’s refusal to marry Hugh sets a chain of events in motion that leads to Anselm’s death. 

Janna sets about solving the crime as well as making herself a matchmaker for Sister Agnes.  Sister Agnes and Will the bailiff have an attraction towards each other.  But Sister Agnes lets her disfigurement rule her emotions and she is afraid to follow her heart’s desire.  The abbey is her only home and a refuge from a cruel unloving world. 

I found the flow of the storyline in this book did not flow as smoothly as the first two books of the series.  The deceit and treachery that followed Janna to the abbey, as she prepared herself for the next leg of her quest to seek the truth about her mother and find her father mixed well within the plot.  But then the love match with Will the bailiff and Sister Agnes took over as a separate story in the last six chapters of the book.  To me this lessened the impact of the main story that dealt with how Janna extracted herself from the dangerous situation she found herself in. 

Overall the writing style still has the clarity and rhythm of the first two books.  Fans of the Janna Mysteries will still find Lilies for Love a book well worth reading.