The Matchmakers: Book 3
Publication Date: July 16, 2024
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.
Owen Chesterfield is so desperate for help with his rather stubborn debutante sister that he is calling in the experts. In this case, it’s the prim and proper Camilla Pierpont who has gained a reputation for being a matchmaker.
Author Jen Turano continues The Matchmakers series with the third installment titled Meeting Her Match. From their first meeting, the sparks fly between Owen and Camilla. They are beset by an unfortunate set of circumstances that make for hilarious reading. The image of dodging raccoons dropping from a tree generates laughs.
Owen’s pitiful attempts to speak to women also sparks plenty of laughs, making the determined Camilla quite offended at being referred to as “little lady.” Of course, that’s nothing compared to the challenges that come with molding Luella into a proper Society miss.
New York in the 19th century comes to life with interesting characters and a fun storyline illustrating the unpredictability of love.
Meeting Her Match serves up a quirky historical romance that combines humor, a bit of suspense, and a nice dose of romance.
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.
