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Playing the Part (A Class of Their Own Book #3) Kindle Edition

by Jen Turano (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 668 ratings
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"One of the funniest voices in the inspirational genre."--Booklist

Lucetta Plum is an actress on the rise in New York City, but is forced to abandon her starring role when a fan's interest turns threatening. Lucetta's widowed friend, Abigail Hart, is delighted at the opportunity to meddle in Lucetta's life and promptly whisks her away to her grandson's estate to hide out.

Bram Haverstein may appear to simply be a somewhat eccentric gentleman of means, but a mysterious career and a secret fascination with a certain actress mean there's much more to him than society knows.

Lucetta, who has no interest in Abigail's matchmaking machinations, has the best intentions of remaining cordial but coolly distant to Bram. But when she can't ignore the strange and mysterious things going on in his house, it'll take more than good intentions to keep her from trying to discover who Bram is behind the part he plays.
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"Turano, known for her delightfully humorous tales, has done it again."--Booklist starred review of In Good Company

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?

"Turano has crafted another feisty female protagonist who defies the mores of her time, in this case 1882 New York. This provocative novel brims with the author's trademark humor and subtle romantic style laced with faith." --Library Journal

"The author will have readers laughing out loud and rooting for their favorite characters to fall in love. Lucetta is a plucky, admirable character filled with wit and intelligence. You will want to catch up with the first two books and then put this fast-paced, engaging novel on your must-buy list."--RT Book Reviews Top Pick

"Readers of Mary Connealy and Cathy Marie Hake will enjoy this fun, zany story."--CBA Retailers+Resources

About the Author

Nancy Peterson loves to weave a great story with her words. With over twenty-five years of experience in theater, television, film, commercial voiceover, and audiobook narration, she brings depth, passion, and nuance to every project, capturing the heart of each of them.

Jen Turano is the author of over eight books and two novellas. A graduate of the University of Akron, she has a degree in clothing and textiles, is a member of ACFW, and lives in Denver, Colorado. For more information, visit her at www.jenturano.com.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B012H103SI
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bethany House Publishers (February 23, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 23, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4097 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 354 pages
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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. She can be found on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/jenturanoauthor/ or visit her on the web at www.jenturano.com. She is represented by the Natasha Kern Literary Agency.

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Halita Wilson
5.0 out of 5 stars SLAM DUNK for Jen Turano
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2016
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I received this book from Bethany House for free in exchange for my honest review:

From the back of the book:

Lucetta Plum is an actress on the rise in New York City, but is forced to abandon her starring role when a fan's interest turns threatening. Lucetta's widowed friend, Abigail Hart, is delighted at the opportunity to meddle in Lucetta's life and promptly whisks her away to her grandson's estate to hide out.

Bram Haverstein may appear to simply be a somewhat eccentric gentleman of means, but a mysterious career and a secret fascination with a certain actress mean there's much more to him than society knows.

Lucetta, who has no interest in Abigail's matchmaking machinations, has the best intentions of remaining cordial but coolly distant to Bram. But when she can't ignore the strange and mysterious things going on in his house, it'll take more than good intentions to keep her from trying to discover who Bram is behind the part he plays.

My thoughts on Jen Turano:

Jen Turano is one of the FUNNIEST authors I think I have ever read in my life. She throws complete random sections of funny or adventure into her books. She is also such a sweet person who really gets to the heart of the matter. I know Jen Turano is my mom and sister's favorite author. We all crack up laughing when someone reads her books out loud.

My thoughts on the characters:

Bram- Love love love him! He reminds me of Captain Hook or better known as Colin O'Donoghue. He just seems so mysterious, kind and soft-hearted once you really get to know him.

Abigail-I LOVE meddling matchmakers, which is funny because I would hate it if it were me that they were trying to set up. I love that she is trying to make up for past mistakes. :)

Mr. Skukman- He has got to be one of my all time favorite Jen Turano characters because he just makes me smile and laugh with his reactions to everything.

Iris- Hmmm??? Not sure what I think about her completely since I am only half way through the book.

Ruby- Seems young and silly but also mature at times. Can't wait to see what happens to her. Love the name Ruby by the way.

Silas- Love the name but he is kind of a stinker huh? Why does it seem like every book or show that has a Silas, they are all evil or bad? I challenge someone to write a character named Silas who turns out to be a decent guy.

My thoughts on the book:

Although I am only half way through the book, I absolutely am loving the story line. This book is a SLAM DUNK for Jen Turano. Just when I thought I would stop laughing, Jen threw in another chaos and I would start all over again because I couldn't imagine if that happened to me though sometimes my life feels like it could spin out of control like in the books by Jen.

The book definitely is a roller coaster with many turns and many spots that make you think "What would I do if I was in that situation?"

I can't wait to see where this journey continues to go but I am having a GREAT TIME with reading it. That should be a compliment to Jen Turano because I tend to struggle with reading and staying interested in stories. I would highly recommend this book to others with a RAVING 5 Stars!!!
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Barb Klein
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful Book
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2016
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I was lucky enough to have been chosen to be a reviewer of Jen Turano’s book, “Playing the Part”. I am a fan of all things from the 19th century. I started this book with a sort of ho-hum attitude. However the story developed into one of the most entertaining novels I have read. I actually laughed out loud at a couple of points in the story. This book was not only interesting, but highly amusing. I thought that it was delightful.

Lucetta Plum is a highly acclaimed actress whose very life is threatened by a overly obsessed stage-door Johnny, as these over-eager fans are called. However, this particular fan is also very dangerous and his intentions are nefarious. Lucetta’s dear friend, Abigail, insists that Lucetta repair to her grandson’s estate where hopefully she will be kept safe. The goings-on at the estate are uproariously funny and kept me reading just to see what would happen next. I think you will really enjoy this delightful book. I especially enjoyed the surprise ending.

I would like to thank LitFuse Publicity for allowing me to read and review this book in return for a free copy and I was never asked to write a favorable review by anyone.

You can find my review on my blog at[...]. Other reviews can also be found on my blog at [...]
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4.0 out of 5 stars I love the humor in these books
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2016
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I love the humor in these books. I love the cleanliness of it.

The only thing about Jen Turano's writing is the dialogue can take a lot of tangents for the sake of humor and it just comes across as more annoying than funny. There are so many times the characters say, "and back to this...and back to that..."
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Laura Hamby
5.0 out of 5 stars Identity
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2022
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People know us as the person we present to them or who they perceive we are. They are often mistaken about aspects of our character and identity. Some people try to mold us into who they want us to be. What a treasure it is when we find people who love us not in spite of our quirks and idiosyncrasies but because of them. To me that is a major message this book delivers. Not only the value of our love and acceptance by those who truly care about us but also by a God who uses the peculiar circumstances of our lives to bring us to be stronger and to bring wonderful things and people into our lives. This book concludes the series and can stand alone but is richer and deeper if you read the books in order. Jen Turano is one of my favorite authors. The humor she weaves into her books is a breath of fresh air in the difficult world we often find ourselves struggling in.
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Granny
5.0 out of 5 stars Playing the Part
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2023
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Good,very good I have never payed so much money for a romance book before , but I believe it was worth every penny, clean sweet and laugh out loud funny, and can rightly be said to be a Christian fiction, I truly enjoyed this book.
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D. Shreckengost
5.0 out of 5 stars Love, Love Love this author's books!
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2016
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I have to say that I got my first Jen Turano book for free from Bookbub. There are so many free books to be found online that I rarely pay for any. After reading her first book, I was totally hooked, and one by one, I proceeded to order all of her books to date. She has two series and all are worth reading if you enjoy good clean Christian romance with mystery woven thru them. She is the wittiest author I have read in a long time and I found myself laughing out loud every few minutes, (much to the confusion of anyone sitting in the same room with me). I don't do that very often. I do know that I will be following her and reading any future books she writes. My love of reading often leads me to books that leave me feeling good inside. Life has too much stress, and she is definitely a great relief in that area.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read!!
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2016
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This book was awesome! The only reason I gave it four stars was because when compared to the first 2 books in this series this one was lacking a little. It could just be my preferred reading style and this was just not as engaging to me. I would still highly recommend this book as a must read! The author is amazing at keeping you interested, I recommend reading the whole series!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A class of their own
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 13, 2017
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Brilliant books with a bit of humour and a good story line, have read all 3 books in this series, enjoyed them so much that i wish there were more to follow . Will now read some of this authors other series
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5.0 out of 5 stars Just like Jen's writings of Harriet's
Reviewed in Australia on March 9, 2016
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Just like Jen's writings of Harriet's, Millie's, and Lucetta's stories. Really like how she weaves animals in the storyline for a laugh/chuckle. In this we have Igor the dog n a goat. Being pursued by a (married man which doesn't come to light until the kidnapping) has Lucetta in hiding from her theatre roles as he attends her shows n her stepfather has sold her out from unpaid debts. Mother n daughter relationship is non existent but gets better over granddaughter/daughter choices. How do you see me?
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