Playing the Part is the third book in the series called A
Class of Their Own. The first book was
called After a Fashion, followed by In Good Company.
Lucetta is tired of men who admire her. They don’t admire who she is, they admire who
they think she is based on the characters she portrays on stage. One of those admirers has taken his obsession
too far and trapped her stepfather into trying to hand her over to settle his
gambling debt. Lucetta has no intentions
of agreeing to that and flees the city.
Abigail, her matchmaking friend, takes Lucetta to her
grandson’s castle, Ravenwood.
Approaching the gatehouse, which strangely looks like a mausoleum,
they’re turned away and have to find a new way onto the grounds. Suddenly, Lucetta is dealing with a moat,
dogs and cannon blasts.
Bram isn’t sure what’s going on, but seeing his grandmother
turn up unexpectedly is sure to be an adventure. It doesn’t take long for him to realize that
she’s got matchmaking on the mind, and since Bram has been smitten with Lucetta
for some time, he’s more than willing to rescue what he perceives as a damsel
in distress. He soon finds out that
Lucetta is nothing of the sort. Now that
his illusion of her is shattered, he finds that she’s even more intriguing than
he’d imagined.
Both Lucetta and Bram have their secrets. Unfortunately, Bram’s secrets have his mother
thinking he’s up to some nefarious dealings and Lucetta starts to wonder if
she’s become friends with a madman.
Lucetta doesn’t want to acknowledge her feelings, and Bram’s not sure
what to do with his.
As with every other book I’ve read by this author, I found
myself chuckling more than once. Her
witty writing style is so engaging that you don’t realize how much time you’ve
spent reading. There are mentions of the
main characters from the other two books, Harriet and Millie, and they also
show up. It’s a treat for those that
have read the previous books, but you can read these out of order without any
problems. Her previous series, Ladies of
Distinction, had four novels, but the end of this one was wrapped up pretty
nicely, giving me the impression it’s the end of the series.
If you’re looking for a fun, romantic adventure, this is
it. I highly recommend this book, and
any of the others this author has written.
She’s very talented and you’ll fall in love with the characters. I look forward to more in the future! Great Book!
*I received a copy of this book from Bethany House through
NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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