Review Round Up ~ November 7

Today's Review Round Up (also known as the oops, that's life addition) features two new releases from last week that I just wasn't able to read before release. 

 Tangled Up In Christmas by Lisa Renee Jones

3.5 stars - Worth a Reader's Time

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Tangled Up in Christmas is the second book in a series focusing on previous secondary character, Roarke, as he reconnects with the love of his life. While this is a stand alone, I would suggest reading the books in order for the full back story to make sense.

I genuinely liked Roarke and Hannah. They were interesting, well developed characters that I couldn’t help but root for them to have a happy ending. Their story, from the way the rediscovered each other to dealing with the past, and facing current issues was dynamic and engaging.

One of the things I struggled with in the first book was the fact that the fictional town of Sweetwater takes its name from a real place. In book one of the series, I kept looking for similarities between the real and fictional. In this book, it was easier to separate the two.

I am looking forward to seeing where the author takes this series in the future.

*version included a Bonus Read of Santa Baby
This was a fun little extra read. I enjoyed it, but really wanted the heroine to be a little more consistent.

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 This Earl of Mine by Kate Bateman

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

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This Earl of Mine is fun and engaging first book in a brand new series.

Georgie is a strong female lead. She is a unique character for a book set in high society just after the Napoleonic wars and is incredibly easy to like. She is also the perfect counterpart to Benedict - one of three friends/former soldiers serving as part time Bow Street runners. He is an atypical hero, but the combination of these two as a couple was terrific.

The set up here was something that I hadn’t seen before and I appreciated the fresh approach to a historical romance set in this time period. Add in elements of intrigue and this is must read that has me looking forward to the next book in the series.

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