To Spark a Match

Written by Jen Turano

Narrated by Nancy Peterson

After five unsuccessful Seasons on the marriage mart, Miss Adelaide Duveen has resigned herself to the notion that she's destined to remain a spinster forever-a rather dismal prospect, but one that will allow her to concentrate on her darling cats and books. However, when she inadvertently stumbles upon Mr. Gideon Abbott engaged in a clandestine activity during a dinner party, Adelaide finds herself thrust into a world of intrigue that resembles the plots in the spy novels she devours.

Former intelligence agent Gideon Abbott feels responsible for Adelaide after society threatens to banish her because of the distraction she caused to save his case. Hoping to return the favor, he turns to a good friend-and one of high society's leaders-to take Adelaide in hand and turn her fashionable.

When danger surrounds them and Adelaide finds herself a target of the criminals in Gideon's case, the spark of love between them threatens to be quenched for good-along with their lives.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Nov 14, 2023
• ISBN: 9798350861501

Jen Turano

Jen Turano is the author of over eight books and two novellas. A graduate of the University of Akron, she has a degree in clothing and textiles, is a member of ACFW, and lives in Denver, Colorado. For more information, visit her at www.jenturano.com.

Reviews for To Spark a Match

[Ann Bush · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great story, as usual by Jen Turano, and I was thrilled that it was about Adelaide, my favorite cat/book lover!

[Melanie Sherrow · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Jen Turano is magic at making me laugh. Another amazing book.

[Nancy McLeroy · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book had laugh out loud moments. The wit and banter between the main characters was great and the rest of the characters added humor as well. The mystery element was just enough and we see a glimpse into society during the Gilded Age.

[Berly · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I have read all of Jen Turano's books. They are full of humor and wit and banter. This one was no exception.

To Spark A Match is the second book in The Matchmakers Series. The two main characters were introduced in the first book, but this one could be read and well understood without having read the A Match in the Making, the first in the series.

I listened to the audiobook and didn't love the narrator. She is very talented and did the different character voices well enough. She has read other books by Jen Turano. There was just something distracting to me with her reading. I don't know if it was that she was breathy or if I was just very aware of mouth noises she sometimes made. I almost felt like I spent quite a bit of time thinking about her reading and not paying attention to the story as much. As a result I don't feel like I connected with the characters or the plot lines as well in this book as I have in others. Maybe it was the story itself, but I think the narrator played a part in that for me.