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A Twist of Fate by Kelley Armstrong Narrator: Gemma Dawson
Series: Stitch in Time #2
Published by Tantor Audio on October 5, 2021
Genres: Science Fiction Fantasy
Length: 9 hours, 30 minutes
Format: Audiobook
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Four years ago, Rosalind Courtenay stumbled from the nineteenth century to the twenty-first, where she has been trapped ever since, leaving her husband and infant son behind. Now she’s found her way back.
The problem, of course, is how to explain her absence to her husband. Does he think she abandoned him? Has he remarried? Is he happy in a new life? Rosalind decides to don a disguise in hopes of answering her questions before showing up on his doorstep. Instead, a twist of fate has her mistaken for her young son’s new governess.
Rosalind has every intention of revealing herself as soon as August returns home from business. Until then, she’ll get to know her son, a quiet child who has inexplicably been abandoned by an endless stream of governesses. That’s when the hauntings begin. Rosalind has finally come home and something—or someone—doesn’t just want her gone. They want her dead.
Twist of Fate is the second book in the gothic romance series A Stitch in Time.  Rosalind Courtenay left for a ride on her horse one night and was presumed dead. No one has seen her in 5 years. Nothing could be farther from the truth; she is alive and well and accidentally living in the 21st century instead of the 19th. She thought herself forever stuck until she found a way back to the time period she left and the husband and child who think her gone forever.
I had such a great time with the first story in this series that I didn’t think there was any possibly way I could like this one more. But I was so wrong. In A Twist of Fate, Rosalind is back in her time but it has been five years and what if her husband remarried. In a bid to ascertain some information on the last five years, she is tricked into becoming a governess in the home of her husband and child. This is a chance to build a bond with the baby turned young boy and bide her time until she can be reunited with her husband currently out on business. There is just one pesky problem, all the governesses so far have been run off by a ghost and now someone or something is trying to do the same to Rosalind as well.
The plot to this story was so much more than I thought it would be. It was great getting to see Rosalind and Edmund (her son) spend time together and really start to build a relationship. August was a bit of a dolt in the beginning as he didn’t recognize her through her disguise but you could tell that even after five years he still pined for the wife he lost either to his jealousy or her death. Kelley Armstrong got me again in the end as I didn’t guess the identity of the ghost until she hit me in the face with it. A fine twist it was and while I didn’t get any hints for if there would be a next book in the series, I hope there is one. Both A Stitch in Time and A Twist of Fate can be read as standalone novels.
Narration:
Gemma Dawson is a great fit to the 19th century gothic feel of the story. She gives the story a real haunted vibe when needed. I enjoyed her performance and she was able to make Rosalind really come to life in her struggle to put her family back together and the doubt she has in her ability to do just that. I was able to listen to this at my usual 1.5X speed.
Listen to a clip: HERE
About Kelley Armstrong
Kelley Armstrong has been telling stories since before she could
write. Her earliest written efforts were disastrous. If asked for a
story about girls and dolls, hers would invariably feature undead girls
and evil dolls, much to her teachers’ dismay. Today, she continues to
spin tales of ghosts and demons and werewolves, while safely locked
away in her basement writing dungeon. She lives in southwestern
Ontario with her husband, kids and far too many pets.
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I somehow missed the first book when it came out, but I jumped in with this one and loved it to death. Enjoyed your review, Robin!
Thanks Sophia. The first one was just as good. I hope you get a chance to read it.
Oh this looks good I’m such a huge time traveler fan thanks
I don’t always like time travel but in this series it really works well. No paradoxes and such.
Terrific review, this sounds so good. I enjoy a good time travel book and don’t mind if ghosts are in there as well.
The ghost story part of it with the who-dun-it aspect made it really exciting at the end.
I really like Kelley Armstrong, but I haven’t read any of the books in this series. I do like a good Gothic read, so I’ll have to check these books out. 🙂
I highly recommend. I had a great time with both stories in the series
i love her books. i am soooo behind in reading her work. have to pick a time and binge read through the library.
RIGHT!!! Why is there so much going on in my life. It is making it really hard to read.
I own the first one and I do plan to read this series. So I’m glad to see you rate it highly.
It was really my cup-o-tea. Both books were well done and both had a twist in the end that I didn’t figure out. That is quite a feat for an author anymore. Not many pull it off.
My review will post next week. I am loving these audiobooks. Glad to see you enjoyed it.
Yes the audio adds to the experience for sure. I can feel the 19th century in the words and accents.
This sounds great! I bought the first book a while ago so I think that I need to move it closer to the top of my tbr and get started with this series.
I was really impressed with both books. I hope you find time for them soon.
Oh it looks like a really good second novel in the series. I should try book 1!
I had fun with it. I hope you get to it sometime. So many great books out there