Agatha Watson has been given a traveling assignment for her newspaper because there are people in New York City who want her dead. Who does she happen upon in her travels, but Zayne Beckett, the man she has loved from afar who left to marry his fiance 2 years ago. However, due to injury and disappointment, Zayne is not the man he was when he left. Agatha, being Agatha, plots and plans to restore Zayne to his family and to the man and friend he was. Meanwhile, those around Agatha, including Zayne are busy trying to keep her alive.
I have loved this Ladies of Distinction series by Jen Turano:
A Change of Fortune
A Most Peculiar Circumstance
A Talent for Trouble
I have loved the characters, and have enjoyed following them through all of the books and watching their friendships and relationships develop. Even though I liked A Match of Wits, it didn't grab me quite as much as the rest of the series. I think that what was missing was the relationships between the women that made the first three books so entertaining. Their interactions, their mischief, and their friendships were what gave the books humor and depth, but for most of this book Agatha was on her own. Even her strong character was dulled a bit by not having others to involve in her hi-jinks. Part of it was logical - her friends were married and having babies, and that's a natural progression in their timelines, but it made Agatha seem more lonely.
I still loved this series, and I enjoyed seeing more of Agatha's story. I still highly recommend this series the whole way through, and I hope that Jen Turano continues to write - either more with these characters, or an entirely new set to love!
I give this book 3.5 stars, but the series as a whole gets 4 stars!
You can find A Match of Wits HERE.
You can find Jen Turano's website HERE.
Or you can interact with her on Facebook, HERE, where she's about to do some more giveaways!
I received a copy of this book from Bethany House Publishers, in exchange for my honest review.
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