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A Most Peculiar Circumstance
Christian romance
A Most Peculiar Circumstance
Book 2 of the Ladies of Distinction series
348 pages · First published 2013
Miss Arabella Beckett is independent, outspoken, and committed to helping women in distress, even when her reform efforts repeatedly place her in danger. Private investigator Theodore Wilder rescues her from one particularly peculiar predicament and quickly discovers that keeping Arabella safe may be harder than solving ordinary cases. Their opposing views about proper behavior, women’s rights, and risk generate constant friction as a more serious threat develops around them. The second Ladies of Distinction novel mixes Gilded Age social issues, Christian romance, suspense, and Jen Turano’s characteristic comedy of respectable people landing in thoroughly unrespectable situations.
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Violence, weapons, and peril · Mild romantic content, including kissing
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