Genre:
Historical Romance
Historical Romance
Courting Misfortune
The Joplin Chronicles
by Regina Jennings
| -From Goodreads- Calista York needs one more successful case as a Pinkerton operative to secure her job. When she's assigned to find the kidnapped daughter of a mob boss, she's sent to the rowdy mining town of Joplin, Missouri, despite having extended family in the area. Will their meddling expose her mission and keep Lila Seaton from being recovered? When Matthew Cook decided to be a missionary, he never expected to be sent only a short train ride away. While fighting against corruption of all sorts, Matthew hears of a baby raffle being held to raise funds for a children's home. He'll do what he can to stop it, but he also wants to stop the reckless Miss York, whose bad judgment consistently seems to be putting her in harm's way. Calista doesn't need the handsome pastor interfering with her investigation, and she can't let her disguise slip. Her job and the life of a young lady depend on keeping Matthew in the dark. ISBN-13: 9780764235344 Matthew & Calista have just met their match... Oh, boy...It's books like Courting Misfortune that make me such a fan of Regina Jennings. It's a flat-out fun read filled with quirky characters, hilarious mishaps and misapprehensions, and enough suspense to keep it far from being a typical historical romance. Seriously, though, who knew Joplin was so dangerous over a century ago? |  This Book received a 4 Bark rating.
 Regina Jennings |
I'm going to make a confession. Right off the bat Matthew annoyed me to no end, he was just so sanctimonious and thought he knew better than everyone how they should live their lives. But as he evolved, as he started to get a clue, he really grew on me and by the last few chapters I downright liked him. Calista, well, Calista was just...Calista. Even when she's bitten off more than she can chew she stubbornly charges on ahead in the name of justice.
I was caught by the title, Courting Misfortune, when I first saw it, and, now that I've read it I can tell you that it is the perfect title for it! Even if I hadn't already intended on reading this book based on Regina Jennings's name on the cover I would have wanted to read it because of that title.
This book kicks of The Joplin Chronicles series which I know will be a real hoot and well worth reading. This first book is already a winner in my opinion and I can't wait to return to Joplin and that crazy family! Whether you are a longtime fan of the author or brand new you won't want to pass this book by...
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Courting Misfortune by Regina Jennings a 4 Bark rating.
I was caught by the title, Courting Misfortune, when I first saw it, and, now that I've read it I can tell you that it is the perfect title for it! Even if I hadn't already intended on reading this book based on Regina Jennings's name on the cover I would have wanted to read it because of that title.
This book kicks of The Joplin Chronicles series which I know will be a real hoot and well worth reading. This first book is already a winner in my opinion and I can't wait to return to Joplin and that crazy family! Whether you are a longtime fan of the author or brand new you won't want to pass this book by...
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Courting Misfortune by Regina Jennings a 4 Bark rating.
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