Jen Turano Books in Order
Browse Jen Turano books in order, with quick summaries, series guides, and simple advice on where to start with her witty Gilded Age romances.
Last updated: July 3, 2026
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Publication Order
25 books
A Change of Fortune
by Jen Turano
2012
Disguised and determined, Lady Eliza Sumner travels to New York to recover her stolen fortune. Widower Hamilton Beckett keeps crossing her path, and their hunt for a common enemy turns into equal parts danger, banter, and romance.
Gentleman of Her Dreams
by Jen Turano
2012
Charlotte Wilson decides Mr. Hamilton Beckett must be the husband she's prayed for, even though they have never met. With Henry St. James drafted to help, her plans quickly turn into a second-chance romance she never saw coming.
A Most Peculiar Circumstance
by Jen Turano
2013
Suffrage supporter Arabella Beckett steps in to help a stranger and lands herself in serious trouble. Private investigator Theodore Wilder is sent to find her, but the rescue proves far more complicated than either of them expects.
A Talent for Trouble
by Jen Turano
2013
After her hopes of becoming a minister's wife collapse, Felicia Murdock decides it is time to stop pretending. Grayson Sumner means only to cheer her up, until her knack for chaos and his dangerous past pull them both into trouble.
A Match of Wits
by Jen Turano
2014
Reporter Agatha Watson never expected to find bedraggled Zayne Beckett on the road and drag him back to New York. Their old sparring match reignites just as Agatha's work puts her in real danger.
After a Fashion
by Jen Turano
2015
Shop girl Harriet Peabody dreams of opening a dress shop, not pretending to belong in high society. But when businessman Oliver Addleshaw needs her help, a fake arrangement, old secrets, and real feelings make the bargain risky.
In Good Company
by Jen Turano
2015
Millie Longfellow gets one last chance at employment when she becomes nanny to Everett Mulberry's unruly young charges. Between Newport society and questions surrounding the children's past, keeping order proves harder than either of them imagined.
Finding Margo
by Jen Turano
2016
Exhausted pop star Margo Hartman disappears into a quiet Ohio town and stumbles into a mystery tied to her own past. Deputy Brock Moore wants answers too, but someone dangerous is determined to stop them.
Playing the Part
by Jen Turano
2016
Actress Lucetta Plum flees a threatening admirer and hides at a country estate run by an eager matchmaker and her mysterious grandson. The house is full of secrets, and so is Bram Haverstein.
At Your Request
by Jen Turano
2017
After her family loses its fortune, Wilhelmina Radcliff takes work as a social secretary and tries to avoid old friend Edgar Wanamaker. Seeing him again forces her to face pride, regret, and the possibility of a second chance.
Behind the Scenes
by Jen Turano
2017
Wallflower Permilia Griswold quietly funds her own life by writing an anonymous society gossip column. When she overhears a threat against department store owner Asher Rutherford, curiosity and concern pull her straight into danger.
Out of the Ordinary
by Jen Turano
2017
Gertrude Cadwalader thinks serving as a paid companion will be simple, until she discovers her employer likes borrowing other people's trinkets. A mistaken accusation and a real thief soon throw Gertrude together with Harrison Sinclair.
Caught by Surprise
by Jen Turano
2018
Temperance Flowerdew is snatched off a New York street and sent to Chicago before she can make sense of it. Gilbert Cavendish comes to her rescue, but scandal and fresh threats make the trip only the beginning.
Diamond in the Rough
by Jen Turano
2019
Poppy Garrison agrees to survive the New York social season to save her family from financial trouble. Etiquette lessons with Reginald Blackburn should help, but her gift for disaster keeps turning society training into comic chaos.
Flights of Fancy
by Jen Turano
2019
To escape an unwanted marriage, heiress Isadora Delafield disguises herself as a housekeeper on a Pennsylvania farm. Ian MacKenzie is intrigued from the start, but her secret and a string of strange incidents raise the stakes.
Grand Encounters
by Jen Turano
2020
After her fiance chooses someone else, Myrtle heads west to work as a Harvey Girl near the Grand Canyon. A fresh start, a charming guest named Jack, and the return of her old life force her to choose what comes next.
Storing Up Trouble
by Jen Turano
2020
Banished from New York after one mishap too many, Beatrix Waterbury collides with scientist Norman Nesbit during a train robbery. Soon his stolen research, her new job in Chicago, and repeated danger keep throwing them together.
To Steal a Heart
by Jen Turano
2020
Former street thief Gabriella Goodhue is caught breaking into a safe while trying to clear a friend's name. The last person she wants to see is Nicholas Quinn, but their shared past and a dangerous case refuse to stay buried.
To Write a Wrong
by Jen Turano
2021
Mystery writer Daphne Beekman prefers solving problems from a safe distance, until Herman Henderson asks the agency to investigate attempts on his life. The case grows darker fast, and a secret threatens more than the mystery.
To Disguise the Truth
by Jen Turano
2022
When Arthur Livingston arrives looking for a missing heiress, Eunice Holbrooke realizes her carefully hidden past is catching up with her. She goes undercover to stay ahead of the truth, but danger keeps closing in.
A Match in the Making
by Jen Turano
2023
Gwendolyn Brinley expected a pleasant Newport season, not a crash course in matchmaking. Finding Walter Townsend a suitable wife becomes harder by the day, especially once Gwendolyn begins suspecting she may be the right match herself.
To Spark a Match
by Jen Turano
2023
Adelaide Duveen has made peace with spinsterhood, her books, and her cats, until she stumbles onto Gideon Abbott's secret investigation. Society trouble and real criminal danger soon make their unlikely partnership impossible to ignore.
Meeting Her Match
by Jen Turano
2024
Renowned matchmaker Camilla Pierpont has no interest in marriage for herself, until an abduction attempt puts her in Owen Chesterfield's path. Their trip to West Virginia brings family complications, real danger, and a match Camilla never planned.
A Lesson in Propriety
by Jen Turano
2025
With her money gone and her father dead, Drusilla Merriweather opens a finishing school in the castle left by her aunt. Unscrupulous developers, strange happenings, and architect Rhenick Wittenbecker make the venture anything but orderly.
In Pursuit of Civility
by Jen Turano
2026
Temporary headmistress Annaliese Merriweather loses track of two troublesome students and ends up partnering with inventor Seth McCormick. A pirate map, a treasure hunt, and determined enemies turn school duties into full-scale adventure.
Where should I start?
If you want the original entry point: A Change of Fortune → A Most Peculiar Circumstance → A Talent for Trouble → A Match of Wits
If you like working women and fashion-world plots: After a Fashion → In Good Company → Playing the Part
If you want heiresses, social comedy, and escalating chaos: Flights of Fancy → Diamond in the Rough → Storing Up Trouble
If you prefer more mystery with the romance: To Steal a Heart → To Write a Wrong → To Disguise the Truth
If you want the newest school-and-castle setup: A Lesson in Propriety → In Pursuit of Civility
Author bio
Jen Turano grew up in St. Clairsville, Ohio, near Wheeling, West Virginia, and that small-town beginning still feels useful when you read her work. Even when her novels head into the noise and polish of Gilded Age New York, they tend to notice the people who feel a little off to the side of the main social parade.
She has described that childhood as happy and full of reading, skating, and time outdoors. That playful streak shows up in her fiction too. Her books may deal with money problems, social rules, family expectations, and the occasional criminal plot, but they nearly always leave room for mischief.
Writing was not the original plan.
Turano studied clothing and textiles at the University of Akron, then worked in fashion retail and later in management. That background helps explain why clothes, work, status, and presentation matter so much in her novels. Her characters do not just wear pretty gowns. They worry about what those gowns cost, what they signal, and whether they fit the life the wearer actually wants.
By her own account, the turn toward fiction came after her son was in third grade and the two were reading together. She started making up stories, kept going, and eventually wrote several practice novels before finding an agent and a publishing path. It was a slow start, but it gave her time to figure out the kind of books she wanted to write.
She likes sparks, schemes, and people who talk back.
Her debut, A Change of Fortune, introduced a lot of what readers now expect from her: quick banter, a determined heroine, a hero who is more rattled than he first appears, and a plot that keeps tipping from social comedy into real trouble. Books like After a Fashion, In Good Company, and To Steal a Heart kept building on that foundation. Again and again, Turano returns to women who want useful work, some breathing room, or the chance to make their own choices in a world that would rather make those choices for them.
Most of her best known books are set during the Gilded Age, especially around New York society and the world of the Four Hundred. But the glitter is only part of the draw. She likes class clashes, runaway plans, oddball households, and light mystery threads that push the romance along. Readers who enjoy Flights of Fancy, A Match in the Making, or A Lesson in Propriety usually come for the comedy first and stay for the warmth underneath it.
Over time, those books made Turano a USA Today bestselling author, and several earned starred reviews. She has also been a finalist for RT Reviewers' Choice Awards. Those facts matter, but they do not tell the whole story. A better description is that she found a lane that lets her mix historical detail, faith, family, and a lot of lively chaos without making the books feel stiff.
She has stepped outside her usual lane now and then as well. Finding Margo moves into a contemporary setting, but it still carries her interest in hidden history, misplaced identity, and heroines trying to figure out where they belong.
These days she lives outside Denver, Colorado, with her family. She continues to write romances that are brisk, funny, and easy to race through, especially if you like historical fiction with sharp dialogue, a little danger, and heroines who refuse to stay quietly in the corner.
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