Courting Misfortune

A Pinkerton Detective Adventure

Besides the intriguing cover, there are several reasons I want to read this book. And no, I haven’t read it…yet. But I intend to, and here’s why.

First off, I’ve been seeing Regina Jenning’s name around and it’s about time I delve into a new-to-me author. Secondly, this story is set in Joplin, Missouri, and guess where I was last week, scouting about for some land? Yep. Missouri. And I really, really liked it there, so it’d be fun to read a tale featuring that area. And last but not least, I’ve been working my way through a Ripper Street, which is a series set in the East End of London that has an ex-Pinkerton detective as a main character who interests me, so this book might add a bit of insight into the Pinkertons.

Those are all my reasons for wanting to read Courting Misfortune, which might not convince you to pick this one up, but the blurb might. So here we go…

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.