Ready for a madcap, Gothic novel that reminds me of a classic Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn movie? A Lesson in Propriety has overtones of Bringing Up Baby with goats and a goose running wild along with three somewhat trained ferrets. But the ghosts and walking suits of armor give this book a decidely Gothic flavor. When the author was on Book Talk to share about an earlier novel, she talked about how she had the most fun with building in strong Gothic elements in the ![Bringing Up Baby (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71iocQQX1CS._SX385_.jpg)
setting for this one, and that definitely came through.
Add in a strong blend of characters and a fun, spunky heroine, and the book was a light read. The hero was a good one — it felt like he could have used even more page time — but the reasons for the hero and heroine to get together were clean even as it was unsure it would happen. Add in an over-the-top villain, and A Lesson in Propriety was all the fun I’ve come to expect when I pick up one of Jen Turano’s books. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
And just for fun, here’s the AI summary of the 90 reviews y’all have posted on Amazon for the Accused. Thank you for being so amazing about helping to spread the word about how much you’ve enjoyed this novel of mine!
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