A Lesson in Propriety by Jen Turano Reviewed

About the book:

Title: A Lesson in Propriety

Author: Jen Turano

Series: Merriweather Academy For Young Ladies #1

Source: Publisher/Netgalley

Publisher: Bethany House

With her father dead, her fortune stolen, and her fiancé casting her aside, Miss Drusilla Merriweather's privileged life has been upended. She is left with only one option: to provide for her family by opening a finishing school in the allegedly haunted castle she's inherited from her eccentric aunt. However, her plan is immediately threatened by unscrupulous developers keen on claiming the coveted estate for themselves, by any means necessary.

Mr. Rhenick Wittenbecker, a dashing architect with a tendency to charm his way out of trouble, is convinced he can protect Drusilla but is challenged by her fierce independence. Yet when strange occurrences--walking suits of armor and unexpected ghostly visitors--arise within castle grounds, Drusilla must decide whether to risk her family's safety and her school on the gallant architect who seems to have found his way into her heart.

In this entrancing series starter, Turano presents a tale of laugh-out-loud adventure, swoon-worthy romance, and delightful mischief in the Gilded Age.

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My Thoughts

What should a displaced heiress do? Well, in the fingertips of anyone else, she would probably just sit down and cry, but in Jen Turano's experienced hands, she decides to leave New York for the family castle in Chicago. However, the castle definitely fits the term eccentric with ferrets, goats, and a crime family keeping a watchful eye on what's going on. 

Jen Turano, the queen of the Gilded Age, has started her new series off with a bang and lots of laughter! But would we expect anything less? 

A Lesson in Propriety has all of the trademarks of a Jen Turano novel, with all the eccentricity, mystery, romance, and endearment that I have come to expect from this author. I have no idea how she comes up with a tenth of what happens in her books, but regardless of how, I am so glad she does. It has kept this reader entertained for a good number of years, and I honestly don't want her to stop writing!

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book via the publisher. I was not required to write a review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

About Jen Turano

 

A USA Today Best-Selling Author, Jen Turano has written the critically acclaimed Ladies of Distinction series, and A Class of Their Own series, published through Bethany House Publishers. Her novel, After a Fashion, was chosen as a top pick from Romantic Times, as JenTuranowell as being named a top ten romance of 2015 from Booklist.  It is also a nominee for Romantic Times 2015 Reviewers’ Choice Award. Her book, A Most Peculiar Circumstance, was chosen as a top ten romance by Booklist in 2013. Her seventh book, Playing the Part, released in the spring of 2016, and will be followed by a new four-book series, Apart from the Crowd. When she’s not writing, Jen spends her time outside of Denver with her husband and neurotic Cattle Dog, enjoying herself as an empty-nester since her son recently abandoned her for college life. 

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