Meeting Her Match by Jen Turano Book Review

About the Book:

Miss Camilla Pierpont, a renowned matchmaker and influential member of the New York Four Hundred, has vowed never to marry after suffering a devastating heartbreak during her debut years ago. However, when she is nearly abducted along the Hudson River, she finds herself rescued by an annoyingly outspoken, albeit fascinating, gentleman who challenges her in a manner she wasn't expecting.

After learning that Camilla Pierpont has enjoyed success with taking wayward young ladies in hand, Mr. Owen Chesterfield travels to the Hudson River Valley determined to convince Camilla to sponsor his sister, who is in desperate need of social rehabilitation.

Knowing her life is in danger, Camilla agrees to Owen's proposition and travels with him to West Virginia, finding herself charmed by the less-than-formal attitude of his small hometown, as well as by Owen himself. But danger waits in the shadows, disrupting what she knows would be the most spectacular match she's ever made--her own.

My Review:

Turano has done it again. I don't know how she keeps coming up with enjoyable humor but she does. We get a good idea of the contrast in society and culture when a foiled abduction forces Camilla to leave New York high society and travel to West Virginia. I like how Turano takes the usual plot and turns on its head. Rather than Camilla preparing a young woman for high society, Camilla is confronted with rough and tumble, gun toting and honest speaking people. And then match making permeates the air without her help.

Turano does a good job with snappy dialogue, quirky characters, and humorous descriptions of actions and reactions. But there is more to the story than just humor as past hurts are healed and people take a chance on romance again. There is a little bit of mystery with the kidnapping attempt and a bit of suspense near the end. Generally it is a light and pleasing novel with some chuckle out loud humor.

My rating: 4/5 stars.

About the Author:

Named one of the funniest voices in inspirational romance by Booklist, Jen Turano is a USA Today bestselling author known for penning quirky historical romances set in the Gilded Age. Her books have earned Publishers Weekly and Booklist starred reviews, top picks from RT Book Reviews, 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. She and her family live outside of Denver, Colorado. Readers can find her on Facebook, Instagram, and X, and at JenTurano.com. Photo credit: © Emilie Haney, EAH Creative

Bethany House, 368 pages.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher. My comments are an independent and honest review.

(My star ratings: 5-I love it, 4-I like it, 3-It's OK, 2-I don't like it, 1-I hate it.)