A Rumored Fortune

Name: A Rumored Fortune
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Joanna Davidson Politano
ISBN: 9781538538067

Author: Joanna Davidson Politano

Narrator: Sarah Nichols

Unabridged: 10 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 07/31/2018

Categories: Fiction, Christian Fiction, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

A lonely young heiress becomes the poorest wealthy woman in Victorian England when her father dies without telling anyone where he hid his fortune. Can Tressa and the no-nonsense estate manager find the fortune before the greedy relatives get to it first?Tressa Harlowe’s father did not trust banks, but neither did he trust his greedy extended family. He kept his vast fortune hidden somewhere on his estate in the south of England and died suddenly, without telling anyone where he had concealed it. Tressa and her ailing mother are left with a mansion and an immense vineyard and no money to run it. It doesn’t take long for a bevy of opportunists to flock to the estate under the guise of offering condolences. Tressa knows what they’re really up to. She’ll have to work with the rough and rusticated vineyard manager to keep the laborers content without pay and discover the key to finding her father’s fortune—before someone else finds it first.Award-winning author Joanna Davidson Politano welcomes readers to Trevelyan Castle, home of the poorest heiress in Victorian England, for a treasure hunt they’ll not soon forget.

About Joanna Davidson Politano

Joanna Davidson Politano is the award-winning author of Lady Jayne Disappears. She freelances for a small nonfiction publisher but spends much of her time spinning tales that capture the colorful, exquisite details in ordinary lives. She lives with her husband and their two babies in a house in the woods near Lake Michigan and shares stories that move her at www.JdpStories.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jocelyn on June 15, 2021

This book is absolutely beautiful! Every scene carefully woven, every line stitched with care into a seamless tapestry. A Rumored Fortune is full of the most natural and profound metaphors, I was practically cheering as I listened to this on audiobook. Wonderful story, charming characters, an absolu......more

Goodreads review by Kav on November 15, 2018

SQQQQEEEEPPPPP!!!!! Sorry for the shattered eardrums but this book is worthy of the combined squealing and eeeping hullaboo I reserve for a sacred few exceptional novels. I'm still all shivery delight as I think back on this story. Mainly because of the distinctive Gothic style. It creeps in on the v......more

Goodreads review by Maddy on August 19, 2018

What a lovely book this was! When I say that I enjoy historical fiction, this is the kind of book I’m talking about. Treasure hunting, a rumored fortune, ballroom parties, castles. Wow, this was such a delight to read. The book is in first person for the girl MC, but isn’t for the boy MC. I don’t th......more

Goodreads review by Toni on December 14, 2019

I wasn't sure what to think about this book when I first started (I don't read blurbs), but a few people I trust in the book department promised me it was good, so I continued. And wow, I'm so glad I did. There is so much good to talk about! From the mystery of the "rumored fortune" to the romance a......more

Goodreads review by J.T. on November 01, 2018

A nice mid-nineteenth century read. Ms. Politano weaves a fun story together. Add a bit of mystery, romance, horses and carriages, a castle, and you have yourself a book … oh and the death of a father who leaves a secret fortune behind. The writing was good, the storyline was plausible for the most......more

Quotes

“Enjoyable, intrigue-laden…Politano combines romance and mystery with great skill to create plot twists that will keep readers captivated until the very end.” Publishers Weekly

“Everyone loves a treasure hunt—pair it with a heroine you can’t help but love, a hero you can’t help but swoon over, and a family mystery that’ll keep you on the edge of your seat, and you end up with A Rumored Fortune. This book is a treasure in itself and one you won’t be able to put down!” Roseanna M. White, bestselling author of the Ladies of the Manor series

“Emotional. Intriguing. Both haunting and romantic…A debut to remember!” Kristy Cambron, author of The Illusionist’s Apprentice, on Lady Jayne Disappears