Fair Game
by Carol Cox
Published by Barbour Publishing
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Reviewed by Susan Palmer
World’s Columbian Exposition held in Chicago, Illinois, attracts the attention of Dinah Mayhew, who lives in Nebraska. Dinah has lived with her Uncle Everett, Aunt Dora, and cousin Gladys ever since her mother has died and her father had left. Through the invitation of her father, who is employed by the fair, Dinah seeks employment, and also so she can be reunited with her father. Dinah stays at Mrs. Purvis’ boarding house, and on her first night there, she is invited to attend a tent revival. They both attend the revival and Dinah feels the calling of God to help with the area’s young girls. She signs up with Rev. Seth Howell to teach them Bible stories and how to be a Christian, no matter their circumstances.
Rev. Seth Howell is not sure Dinah Mayhew can handle a group of lower-class girls, but through his teachings he finds he was mistaken about her. As the work closely together, not only do they bond through friendship but through love, too. Things go good for Dinah until her cousin Gladys shows up. Gladys becomes a burden to Dinah when she mysteriously disappears and her beau isn’t who he says he is. Not only is Gladys missing but also one of Dinah’s young girls. As Seth and Dinah solve the mystery of Gladys and Marsha’s disappearance, they become closer to discovering the truth about themselves as well as each other.
Dinah also finds out the truth of why her father left her with her uncle and aunt, and why he desperately wanted to reunite with her. Things do not go according to Dinah’s plans and she must learn to cope with who her father really is, and that she can go through life as she did before, without him.
Author Cox can weave more webs than a spider can keep up. Each character has his or her own exciting adventure and the reader enjoys the quirks of each one.
Armchair Interviews says: Although this is a sequel to Ticket for Tomorrow, it’s a stand-alone book.
Author’s Web site: http://www.CarolCoxBooks.com