Playing the Part
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 by Jen Turano
Historical Romance
Bethany House Publishers
Lucetta Plum is an actress on the rise in New York City, but must abandon her starring role when a fan's interest turns threatening. Lucetta's widowed friend, Abigail Hart, seizes the opportunity to meddle in Lucetta's life and promptly whisks her away to safety at her eligible grandson's estate.
At first glance, Bram Haverstein appears to be a gentleman of means---albeit an eccentric one---but a mysterious career and a secret fascination with a certain actress mean there's much more to him than society knows.
While Lucetta has no interest in Abigail's matchmaking machinations, she can't ignore the strange things going on in Bram's house and the secrets he hides. As the hijinks and hilarity that Bram, Lucetta, and their friends are swept into take a more dangerous turn, can they accept who they are behind the parts they play in time to save the day?
Praise for Jen Turano:
"One of the funniest voices in the inspirational genre."
---Booklist on Playing the Part
"Extremely fast-paced and humorous, Turano's latest will please old fans and should make some new ones. A fun romance and some great twists on what could have been a tired, recycled 'marriage of convenience' storyline keep this fresh and lively. What a delightful tale!"
---RT Book Reviews on After a Fashion
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Meet the Author
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 Jen Turano, author of seven books, is a graduate of the University of Akron with a degree in clothing and textiles. She is a member of ACFW and lives in a suburb of Denver, Colorado.  
Here is my review of this completely enjoyable book:
First, I would like to extend a heartfelt “Thank
you” to Jen Turano and her publisher for sending me a copy of "Playing the Part"
to review for them. I am truly grateful for this generosity. I really
appreciate the time, effort and expense it takes to make a reviewer copy
available to me.
"Playing the Part” by Jen Turano took a couple of
chapters for me to really engage the characters and the story. The thing that kept me reading was that I
grew up in upstate New York and I’ve been to Tarrytown. I’ve frequently regretted not visiting Sleepy
Hollow while I lived there, and this novel made me regret it even more after
our leading lady visited the cemetery there.
But that’s what kept me reading long enough to get to the funny moments
and the engaging storyline. Thank you,
Jen Turano.
Lucetta is a beautiful New York theater actress who has
some undesirable admirers. She leaves
New York City with her friend and caretaker, Abigail, to escape some unwanted
attention. Abigail’s mission is to take
care of Lucetta and keep her safe. She
also has a covert matchmaking plan in mind when she whisks Lucetta away to
Ravenwood, her grandson’s upstate estate.
Abigail’s grandson, Bram, has never settled down and taken a wife. In fact, he is rather enamored with a celebrity
whom he never expects to meet. Imagine
his surprise when that very woman lands in his moat!
This is when all the fun begins. Turano has created a very entertaining story
with likeable and witty characters, laugh out loud funny dialogue and situations
and a sweet love story peppered with a bit of mystery and a beautiful view of
how relationships are built. I’m really
glad I kept reading.
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