Blue Jeans And Teacups
•*• Romantic Dramedy that ticks ALL the Boxes •*• I really don’t know how Jen Turano can wield a pen rather like a magic wand and hit every box I hope for from Romance to Drama to Comedy to Danger to Faith to Historic Charm to Interesting Characters – including wonderful animals (Oh, the animals) and adorable children. And she does it all inside ONE BOOK! She truly never disappoints and remains number 1 on my go-to authors list! *** 1885 Newport, NY – Part of the New York Four Hundred, Isadora Delafield has been groomed since birth to flawlessly comport herself at every social affair with the hopes of her mother that she will acquire only the most elite of husbands. Much to her mother’s delight and her own horror, a vile duke with a questionable past begins pursuing her. “What a wonderful sense of humor you have, darling, but do know that you might want to allow the duke more time to become better acquainted with you before you bring out that humor again. We wouldn’t want him to conclude you have a sarcastic side, would we?” *** With no time to waste, decisions are made to help Isadora escape where no one would ever think to look for her. “Beatrix narrowed her eyes. “How in the world did your family butler, Mr. Godkin, and my family butler, Mr. Hatfield, get involved in what I’m going to assume is some type of outlandish plan?”” *** Canonsburg, PA Ian MacKenzie is a self-made businessman, who has been able to climb the ladder of success with the help of his charming Aunt Birdie and Uncle Amos. As all manner of chaos descends on Glory Manor, his horrified housekeeper up and quits leaving him in desperate need of a new one. Ian has a big heart, and ahem, a big chest. While he tries to be all business, he has trouble maintaining that side around the newly arrived Izzie. *** TEA MOMENT: “We were about to get some tea.” “Then I’ve arrived just in time.” As Ian took her arm and Jonathon walked on the other side of her, Isadora soon found herself seated at the best table in the tearoom. *** This book definitely hooked me and I cannot wait for book 2! *** American Heiresses Series: Flights of Fancy – book 1 Jan 1, 2019* Diamond in the Rough – book 2 coming soon* *** I received a complimentary book in the hopes of a favorable review, with no further compensation.
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Becky Boerner
Flight of Fancy is the first book in Jen Turano’s new series American Heiresses. It is a fantastic book with an American heiress, a self-made hero, fun loving secondary characters, sweet children, dastardly villains, mystery, and a chicken named Elmer. But in addition to all this it is a story that helps you to evaluate your life, your goals, and your faith. Our story centers around American Heiress, Isadora Delafield, who has lived a very sheltered life where she has not seen much of the world outside of her social circle. It was such fun to see a historical general store, a working farm, and a small town community through Izzie’s eyes. I found her perspective charming, informative, and very fun to read. It was how I imagine any of us who were not a part of the time period would have seen the world around us. Our hero is Mr. Ian MacKenzie, a self made man of fortune. He came from humble beginnings and his past has a way of creeping up and trying to influence his future. He was easy to root for and is enchanted with our heroine. I am a huge Jen Turano fan and have read all of her books. But, I am going to say this is my new favorite. Flight of Fancy is everything a historical romance should be and more. You really do not want to miss out on reading it. I highly recommend it. I was given the book by the publisher and not required to write a review.
Marilyn Johnson
This is book one in the American Heiresses series, what a great place to start. Jen Turano is one of my favorite authors. Her books are full of history, humor, Drama, Romance and so much more. I can't wait for book two. The beautiful Miss Isadora Delafield learns a lot about herself, things she must change and things she must learn to embrace. Mr. Ian MacKenzie too will learn things about himself that he must embrace or change. Ian and Isadora are quite the pair. I love the sparks hat fly between them and the growth in both of them.