{{This is an updated review. Originally posted July
17th, 2014, it was updated on April 15th, 2020 to the
Official Rating System.}}
“For years, Miss Felicia Murdock's every thought 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 to 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 his fill of spreading his wings and
only hopes to settle into the life of a respectable New York gentleman.
Prompted by 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 each other out of trouble?”
Series: Book 3 in the “Ladies of Distinction” series {The novella prologue, “Gentleman of Her Dreams”, review Here!; Book #1, “A Change of Fortune”, Here!; and Book #2, “A Most Peculiar Circumstance”, Here! {I would recommend reading this series in order.}}
Spiritual Content- Talks about God, faiths, & forgiveness; ‘H’s are capitalized when referring to God; Felicia is known to be a woman of faith by everyone; Grayson, however, thinks God has given up on him, *Spoiler* but at the very end says he has asked God for forgiveness *End of Spoiler*; Mentions of God, faiths, & forgiveness; Mentions of prayers, thanking God, & talking with God; Mentions of churches, church going, services, hymns, sermons, & ministers; A few mentions of religious people who lecture people; A couple mentions of angels; A mention of communion; A mention of nuns;
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘stupid’ and seven forms of ‘idiot’; Sarcasm & eye rolling; Being threatened with a gun; Going to an opium den (up to semi-detailed); Jail & Being arrested; Many mentions of brutal murders, deaths, & fires (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of violence, fighting, injuries, & blood; Mentions of jail, being arrested, & criminals; Mentions of kidnapping, thieves, & stealing; Mentions of opium dens, addictions, & feeling guilty for helping get that drug overseas; Mentions of alcohol, drinking, & pubs; Mentions of jealousy; Mentions of gossip & rumors; Mentions of ignorance/prejudice towards Chinese people in America; A few mentions of lies & lying; A couple mentions of throwing up.
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 each other out of trouble?”
Series: Book 3 in the “Ladies of Distinction” series {The novella prologue, “Gentleman of Her Dreams”, review Here!; Book #1, “A Change of Fortune”, Here!; and Book #2, “A Most Peculiar Circumstance”, Here! {I would recommend reading this series in order.}}
Spiritual Content- Talks about God, faiths, & forgiveness; ‘H’s are capitalized when referring to God; Felicia is known to be a woman of faith by everyone; Grayson, however, thinks God has given up on him, *Spoiler* but at the very end says he has asked God for forgiveness *End of Spoiler*; Mentions of God, faiths, & forgiveness; Mentions of prayers, thanking God, & talking with God; Mentions of churches, church going, services, hymns, sermons, & ministers; A few mentions of religious people who lecture people; A couple mentions of angels; A mention of communion; A mention of nuns;
*Note: Mentions of an evil man; A mention
of a demon; A mention of someone being “a spawn of a…”.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘stupid’ and seven forms of ‘idiot’; Sarcasm & eye rolling; Being threatened with a gun; Going to an opium den (up to semi-detailed); Jail & Being arrested; Many mentions of brutal murders, deaths, & fires (barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of violence, fighting, injuries, & blood; Mentions of jail, being arrested, & criminals; Mentions of kidnapping, thieves, & stealing; Mentions of opium dens, addictions, & feeling guilty for helping get that drug overseas; Mentions of alcohol, drinking, & pubs; Mentions of jealousy; Mentions of gossip & rumors; Mentions of ignorance/prejudice towards Chinese people in America; A few mentions of lies & lying; A couple mentions of throwing up.
Sexual
Content- A (semi-detailed) hand kiss, a forehead kiss, two not-detailed kisses,
and a barely-above-not-detailed kiss; Wanting to be kissed/kiss someone; Touches,
Heat/Warmth, & Blushes (barely-above-not-detailed); Noticing & Smelling
(including Grayson noticing Felicia’s figure quite often and her noticing his muscles,
barely-above-not-detailed); Many mentions of matchmaking & crushes; Mentions
of brothels & ladies of the night; Mentions of men gawking/ogling at
Felicia & people looking at someone of the opposite gender hungerly; Mentions
of flirting; A few mentions of wondering if a child is illegitimate or if a man
had more than one wife (or a harem); A few mentions of a married in name only; A
few mentions of kisses & kissing; A few mentions of jealousy; A few
mentions of blushes; A couple mentions of a man not knowing a woman intimately;
A couple mentions of married couples kissing; A mention of a song about an
illicit liaison; Love, falling in love, & the emotions;
*Note: Mentions of Felicia’s
figure/curves (and her being slightly greater endowed in the chest area than
most other women her age); Mentions of low-cut neckline dresses & scandalous
dresses; Mentions of Grayson being called delicious; Mentions of actors wearing
dresses & others dressing as the opposite gender (for being undercover); Mentions
of men’s chest hair.
-Felicia
Murdock, age 24
-Grayson
Sumner
P.O.V. switches between them
P.O.V. switches between them
Set in 1881
342 pages
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342 pages
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Pre Teens-
New Teens-
Early High School Teens-
Older High School Teens-
My personal Rating-
In terms
on romance content, this book was mainly clean (with the exceptions of Felicia’s
figure being noticed somewhat often) but there were some harder parts on the
plot like the brutal murders and the opium dens. This wasn’t my favorite by
this author, however I did enjoy this book, but probably best for ages 15+
because of some content.
See y'all tomorrow with the review of the last book in this series!
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
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