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The Pinkerton Matchmaker #52
An Agent for Marla
A woman trying to prove her worth in a man's world; an agent determined never to fall in love; and a murder mystery that tests both of their boundaries.
Marla Porter longs to experience the life she reads about in the Pinkerton dime novels. She convinces a local newspaper to allow her to go undercover to find out what it means to be part of the Pinkerton's Female Detective Bureau. But Marla has a secret no one knows, and if discovered could lead to her ruin as a journalist.
Pinkerton Detective Pryce Adams has managed to avoid the Denver office's rules of marrying a partner. That is, until a sassy woman walks into the office and turns his life upside down. Twenty years her senior, they make the perfect covert father/daughter team to solve a bank robbery gone wrong.
What happens when the lines blur between a professional relationship and falling for his new partner? Can Pryce let go of his promise to his dead fiancée and allow himself to love again? Will Marla’s secret ruin everything?
Marla Porter longs to experience the life she reads about in the Pinkerton dime novels. She convinces a local newspaper to allow her to go undercover to find out what it means to be part of the Pinkerton's Female Detective Bureau. But Marla has a secret no one knows, and if discovered could lead to her ruin as a journalist.
Pinkerton Detective Pryce Adams has managed to avoid the Denver office's rules of marrying a partner. That is, until a sassy woman walks into the office and turns his life upside down. Twenty years her senior, they make the perfect covert father/daughter team to solve a bank robbery gone wrong.
What happens when the lines blur between a professional relationship and falling for his new partner? Can Pryce let go of his promise to his dead fiancée and allow himself to love again? Will Marla’s secret ruin everything?
101 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 13, 2019
About the author
Lynn Donovan
115 books138 followers Lynn Donovan is an author, playwright, and director who spends her days chasing after her muses trying to get them to behave long enough to write their stories. The results are numerous novels, multi-author series, anthologies, dramatizations, and short stories.
Lynn enjoys reading and writing fiction, paranormal, speculative, contemporary romance, and time travel. But you never know what her muses will come up with for a story, so you could see a novel under any given genre. All that can be said is keep your eyes open because these muses are not sitting still for long!
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You can learn more about Lynn when you follow her on Facebook Author page, Join her reading group on FB at Books by Author Lynn Donovan, her website, and Twitter,
For more publications by Lynn Donovan go to: Amazon.com/author/ldonovan
Lynn enjoys reading and writing fiction, paranormal, speculative, contemporary romance, and time travel. But you never know what her muses will come up with for a story, so you could see a novel under any given genre. All that can be said is keep your eyes open because these muses are not sitting still for long!
Oops, there they go again…
You can learn more about Lynn when you follow her on Facebook Author page, Join her reading group on FB at Books by Author Lynn Donovan, her website, and Twitter,
For more publications by Lynn Donovan go to: Amazon.com/author/ldonovan
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December 18, 2019
Set in the 1870s, Marla is a newspaper woman trying to make it in a man's world. In an effort to be taken seriously, she decides to go undercover and become a Pinkerton detective. Little does she know that in order to become a Pink, she will be required to enter into a marriage of convenience in order to be respectable traveling with and learning from her male trainer.
This was a straight forward historical novel. I enjoyed Marla's initiative. She was willing to what she needed in order to advance in her chosen career. I liked her interaction with Pryce Adams even though I would have liked to have seen a little more development of their romance. The murder mystery, was not so much a mystery, but rather more about how they get the accused to confess.
All in all, I enjoyed reading this book and would recommend it to friends that enjoy historical romance.
I received an ARC of this book with no expectations on my part. This review is my honest opinion and mine alone.
This was a straight forward historical novel. I enjoyed Marla's initiative. She was willing to what she needed in order to advance in her chosen career. I liked her interaction with Pryce Adams even though I would have liked to have seen a little more development of their romance. The murder mystery, was not so much a mystery, but rather more about how they get the accused to confess.
All in all, I enjoyed reading this book and would recommend it to friends that enjoy historical romance.
I received an ARC of this book with no expectations on my part. This review is my honest opinion and mine alone.
December 14, 2019
Lynn Donovan gives us a twist on the Pinkerton bride, an undercover undercover agent. Marla is a bright young lady wanting to make her name in the journalism world. Like many new reporters, even today, she wants to write something besides human interest stories. She has a good idea; she just trusts the wrong person. I fell in love with the description of Pryce, possibly because without a picture and just the description, she might have been describing my husband. I loved the extent they were willing to go to catch their murderer. Also, I loved being able to revisit with Bronco and Charlotte, they were two of my favorite agents.
December 16, 2019
M is for Murder
Marla is a reporter who wants recognition for her writing. Pryce Adams has managed to be a Pinkerton agent and escape the marriage clause. When Marla shows up in Denver, Pryce and Bronco are in house preparing to solve a murder, but they need a third. It is fun to watch as Marla married Pryce a man her senior by twenty years, a man who she fancies immediately, yet she must portray his daughter. The award winning character is Bronco, who must play a corpse. Well written plot gives us opted to think about in this adventure thriller.
Marla is a reporter who wants recognition for her writing. Pryce Adams has managed to be a Pinkerton agent and escape the marriage clause. When Marla shows up in Denver, Pryce and Bronco are in house preparing to solve a murder, but they need a third. It is fun to watch as Marla married Pryce a man her senior by twenty years, a man who she fancies immediately, yet she must portray his daughter. The award winning character is Bronco, who must play a corpse. Well written plot gives us opted to think about in this adventure thriller.
March 20, 2023
Sweet Historical Romance
I think this was the first Pinkerton Matchmaker book I've read where they wer so different in age. I think it needed to be in the series! There's a smaller population, maybe, that might appreciate this, but it's still a subject that should be written about!
My high school friend married a man 20 years her senior. She was always considered an old soul.
As far as my review, I really enjoyed everything except the type of case, and the "ghost". I do wish there was a follow up, even if just a short one-way conversation, about her response to her newspaper boss.
I think this was the first Pinkerton Matchmaker book I've read where they wer so different in age. I think it needed to be in the series! There's a smaller population, maybe, that might appreciate this, but it's still a subject that should be written about!
My high school friend married a man 20 years her senior. She was always considered an old soul.
As far as my review, I really enjoyed everything except the type of case, and the "ghost". I do wish there was a follow up, even if just a short one-way conversation, about her response to her newspaper boss.
December 15, 2019
Marla is an reporter but she has enough of the stories she has to write, now she wants a serious story. She decides to apply as a Pinkerton agent so she can write about that. Pryce has avoided to train an agent but now he meets Marla, who is 20 years younger, but she perfect for the job. But what will happen after the case is solved and he discovers that the had a second agenda?
This is such a fun story because they are using some special tools to solve the case.
This is such a fun story because they are using some special tools to solve the case.
March 9, 2022
Secrets and broken promises
Marla is not the most likable of the Lady Pinkertons, she is focused, determined and very driven to prove herself...but this frequently makes her very blinkered and oblivious to the repercussions of her actions. She has some very difficult lessons to learn, but Pryce seems like the perfect person to help her through these, he is observant, patient, kind and head over heels for his new partner!
I read this on Kindle Unlimited.
Marla is not the most likable of the Lady Pinkertons, she is focused, determined and very driven to prove herself...but this frequently makes her very blinkered and oblivious to the repercussions of her actions. She has some very difficult lessons to learn, but Pryce seems like the perfect person to help her through these, he is observant, patient, kind and head over heels for his new partner!
I read this on Kindle Unlimited.
December 13, 2019
Marla and Pryce
Wonderful murder mystery romance and I was engaged from the start! Marla a reporter is paired with a seasoned agent twenty years older for training on a sting operation.
Wonderful murder mystery romance and I was engaged from the start! Marla a reporter is paired with a seasoned agent twenty years older for training on a sting operation.
December 23, 2019
Great
A wonderful story. The characters were so believable. I love when other characters cross over into another story, brings back memories of their storyline. I simply love this series. Keep them coming. Thanks
A wonderful story. The characters were so believable. I love when other characters cross over into another story, brings back memories of their storyline. I simply love this series. Keep them coming. Thanks
March 18, 2026
secret pen
Enjoy very much. I wonder if the Pinkerton Agents really had their stories put in dime novel series? The made up mystery was great, but albeit a bit much could have given him a heart attack!
Enjoy very much. I wonder if the Pinkerton Agents really had their stories put in dime novel series? The made up mystery was great, but albeit a bit much could have given him a heart attack!
December 14, 2019
Great book
I really enjoyed this book. A bit different with a large age difference between the agents but it makes for a good story.
I really enjoyed this book. A bit different with a large age difference between the agents but it makes for a good story.
December 15, 2019
Read all about it
She wanted to be a real journalist not just write about fat cat's.
He was a senior detective for the agency and had no plans to marry.
She wanted to be a real journalist not just write about fat cat's.
He was a senior detective for the agency and had no plans to marry.
December 26, 2019
Good read
This is an exciting story with quite a few twists. However I felt that the wrap up was a bit rushed. You should read it yourself and see what you think. Enjoy 👍💜
This is an exciting story with quite a few twists. However I felt that the wrap up was a bit rushed. You should read it yourself and see what you think. Enjoy 👍💜
December 29, 2019
Good story
Love the series. An agent for Marla was different, surprised that there was such an age difference. Would read it again.
Love the series. An agent for Marla was different, surprised that there was such an age difference. Would read it again.
January 3, 2020
Good
I very good idea for a book in this wonderful series..it has to be hard to have fresh ideas for so many books..but so far this series has managed it
I very good idea for a book in this wonderful series..it has to be hard to have fresh ideas for so many books..but so far this series has managed it
January 6, 2020
Wonderful Story.
Thank you, Lynn Donavan. I enjoyed your book very much. Pryce and Marla were great. Bronco part was interesting. Good , interesting Story.
Thank you, Lynn Donavan. I enjoyed your book very much. Pryce and Marla were great. Bronco part was interesting. Good , interesting Story.
January 12, 2020
Not my favorite but it was ok
June 30, 2021
Although being a writer, Marla is stuck reporting on fluff pieces for her newspaper. She comes up with the idea to go undercover as a Pinkerton as a job for the paper while also getting material she can use for another book.
She is paired with Pryce, a man old enough to be her father. A bank has been robbed and the banker brutally murdered but all the evidence is circumstantial. So Pryce and Marla pose as Father and Daughter to try to get a confession out of the suspects.
I thought it was interesting the Marla had a different reason for joining the Pinkertons. But I wasn't crazy about their posing as Father and Daughter. It seemed a bit weird that having that much age difference and pretending that type of relationship would still foster romantic feeling between them.
It also seems a bit weird that of all the previous agents and characters, Bronco is popping up now in quite a few of the books. He's not my favourite so it would be nice to see some of the other agents as well...
I don't like anything supernatural and was a bit worried about this book as somewhere mentioned a ghost story. But it was fine. Nothing supernatural, thankfully. A clean, sweet romance.
She is paired with Pryce, a man old enough to be her father. A bank has been robbed and the banker brutally murdered but all the evidence is circumstantial. So Pryce and Marla pose as Father and Daughter to try to get a confession out of the suspects.
I thought it was interesting the Marla had a different reason for joining the Pinkertons. But I wasn't crazy about their posing as Father and Daughter. It seemed a bit weird that having that much age difference and pretending that type of relationship would still foster romantic feeling between them.
It also seems a bit weird that of all the previous agents and characters, Bronco is popping up now in quite a few of the books. He's not my favourite so it would be nice to see some of the other agents as well...
I don't like anything supernatural and was a bit worried about this book as somewhere mentioned a ghost story. But it was fine. Nothing supernatural, thankfully. A clean, sweet romance.
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