I pre-ordered Jen Turano’s latest book, Diamond in the Rough, months ago and it was totally worth the wait. I absolutely LOVED it!!! Poppy is such a fun character and her antics keep the reader laughing throughout! Jen has a way of pulling her reader into the story and even while you are away from the book, you are thinking about the characters and plot and looking for ways to get back to the book. I wish I could tell you more about, but I would hate to spoil the surprises to come in this breath of fresh air that is The Diamond in the Rough.
While I wait for book #3 in the American Heiresses series, I’ll be picking up a copy Serving Up Love, a novella collection of HARVEY GIRL STORIES by Jen Turano and three other great authors!!!!
I had the pleasure of visiting with Jen at ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers conference) last week and got a sneak peek into her next series and y’all, it is going to be AMAZING.
Title: Diamond in the Rough Series: American Heiresses #2 Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
To save her family from financial ruin, Miss Poppy Garrison accepts an unusual proposition to participate in the New York social season in exchange for her grandmother settling a family loan that has unexpectedly come due. Ill-equipped to handle the intricacies of mingling within the New York Four Hundred, Poppy becomes embroiled in one hilarious fiasco after another, doomed to suffer a grand societal failure instead of being deemed the diamond of the first water her grandmother longs for her to become.
Reginald Blackburn, second son of a duke, has been forced to travel to America to help his cousin, Charles Wynn, Earl of Lonsdale, find an American heiress to wed in order to shore up his family estate that is in desperate need of funds. Reginald himself has no interest in finding an heiress to marry, but when Poppy’s grandmother asks him to give etiquette lessons to Poppy, he swiftly discovers he may be in for much more than he bargained for.
Meet the Author:
Named One of the Funniest Voices in Inspirational Romance by Booklist, Jen Turano is a USA Today Best-Selling Author, known for penning quirky historical romances set in the Gilded Age. Her books have earned Publisher Weekly and Booklist starred reviews, top picks from Romantic Times, and praise from Library Journal. She’s been a finalist twice for the RT Reviewers’ Choice Awards and had two of her books listed in the top 100 romances of the past decade from Booklist. When she’s not writing, she spends her time outside of Denver, CO. Readers may find her at www.jenturano.com.
Grace Hitchcock is the award-winning author of multiple historical novels and novellas. She holds a Masters in Creative Writing and a Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in History. Grace lives in the New Orleans area with her husband, Dakota, son, and daughter. Connect with her online at GraceHitchcock.com.
