Flights of Fancy? Escape from Bondage

Jen Turano writes historical fiction with a healthy dose of humor.  Her heroines tend to find themselves in iffy circumstances, either by their own design or by someone else's plans for their own lives.  That's just what happened with Isadora Delafield in Flights of Fancy. 

In an effort to get away from the duke her mother wants her to marry, she runs away to Pennsylvania and ends up at Glory Manor applying for a job as a house keeper.  Ian MacKenzie decides to take her on a trial basis to help take care of his Aunt Birdie and Uncle Amos, the four foster children they have taken under their wings, and the assortment of animals still living on his farm. 

In the meantime, there are several mishaps happening on his farm and spreading to other nearby farms. Ian knows there is someone behind all the shenanigans and that someone is trying to run all the farmers off their land for the mine-able coal.

The more Ian is around Isadora, the more attached he becomes to her. The only thing is she's hiding her true identity, because she's an heiress and she wants to marry for love, not for his love of her money.  When he first finds out who she truly is, he feels duped.  As he thinks it over, he realizes she may have had her reasons, and now he has things to do.

This is a five star book with two thumbs up and a rescue from a kidnapper.

Bethany House and NetGalley.com provided the galley I read.