For years, Miss
Felicia Murdock’s every though and action have been in pursuit of becoming a
minister’s wife. When the minister she’d set her sights on has other ideas, she
decides something in her life needs a change—and soon—before she wastes any
more time pretending to be someone she’s not. If that means spreading her wings
and embracing a more lively way of life, who’s to say nay?
Grayson Sumner, Lord
Sefton, has had more than enough of spreading his wings and only hopes to
settle into the life of a respectable New York gentleman. Prompted by some
friends to lift the spirits of the disappointed-in-love Miss Murdock, he is
surprised to encounter an adventurous young lady with an unfortunate knack for
stumbling into troublesome situations.
Just as Grayson
decides he’s had quite enough of her antics, his past comes back to haunt him
and his presence in Felicia’s life endangers her. As they work together to
extricate themselves from this latest complication, will Grayson and Felicia
decide they want to spend the rest of their lives keeping one another out of
trouble?
A Talent for Trouble is
the third book in Jen Turano’s Ladies of
Distinction series, coming after A Change of Fortune and A Most Peculiar Circumstance. I’ve been meaning to read this book for a really long time,
and I’m so glad that I finally was able to pick it up! Ever since I purchased
it a while back I’ve been dying to finally finish the series I started reading
years ago, but I wanted to re-read the first two installments so I was waiting
for a time when I would finally be able to. Now that I’ve devoured them again,
I’ve remembered how much I love this series, so I was even more excited to read
this book, as well as the fourth and final installment. And I must say, Jen did
not disappoint, as A Talent for Trouble
is now my favorite book in the series so far!
Felicia Murdock is such a sweet, compassionate, and somewhat
troublesome woman! I already knew I loved her from the moment I met her in the
first novel, even though I knew her to be a little eccentric, and that love has
only deepened now that I’ve read her story. I absolutely love her kindhearted
spirit and her love for adventure, and the way she is overly confident in her
abilities to do anything, even when she knows she isn’t actually accomplished
at any of them. That made for quite a few hilarious circumstances, especially
the ones that Grayson was present for.
Grayson Sumner is by far my favorite male character of the
whole series, even after I have learned all of the not-so-pleasant details of
his past. Although he might be a little rough around the edges, he is also a
sweet, caring, thoughtful man who is absolutely perfect for Felicia, and who I couldn’t
help loving. He also made me laugh far too much on more than one occasion,
mainly the times he was commenting on Felicia’s talents—or lack thereof—with
regards to things such as driving or singing or cooking. But it was the way
that he cared for his daughter Ming, and the orphan children he eventually
takes under his wing, that I loved most about him. Although he claimed he knew
nothing about being a father, he really did a wonderful job of parenting the
children in her care.
All in all, I absolutely loved this book, and I already cannot
wait to read it again! I’m super excited to finish the next book in the series,
and I am looking forward to the day when I can read more of Jen’s novels (she
just hasn’t released any more yet, but she has her first contemporary novel
coming out next month and another historical one next year). She is an
absolutely fantastic author who does a wonderful job of writing novels that
will transport you to a different time and place and make you laugh until your
sides hurt, and I am pleased to call her one of my favorite authors! A Talent for Trouble easily earned all
five bookshelves, and a place on my all-time favorites list, just like I knew
it would!
Happy reading!
To see where I’m linking up, check out my Where I Party
page.
All credit for the italicized synopsis goes to Jen Turano
and Bethany House Publishing.
No comments:
Post a Comment