WHAT A GIRL WANTS
To survive her difficult childhood, Miss Hazel Lively relied on two things: a tough exterior and a love of books. Now, she’s realized her life-long dream of opening a school for girls. She’s hoping the wealthy families who summer at the shore will entrust their daughters to Bellehaven Academy—and help pay for less fortunate students. All Hazel must do is maintain a flawless reputation. It’s a foolproof plan…until a handsome earl strides into her office.
WHAT AN EARL NEEDS
Gabriel Beckett, Earl of Bladenton, has had a monstrous headache since the day his teenaged niece became his ward. She’s already been expelled from two London schools, but Blade is determined to enroll her at Bellehaven Academy, where she’ll be out of his hair. If only he can convince the buttoned-up—and unexpectedly intriguing—headmistress to take a risk.
LEAD TO AN IRRESISTIBLE DEAL
Blade makes an offer that’s impossible for Hazel to refuse, but she has one condition: the earl must visit his niece every other week. Soon, Blade discovers there’s more to Hazel than meticulous lessons. Their sparring leads to flirtation…and something altogether deeper. But the passion that flares between them poses a threat to Hazel’s school and Blade’s battered heart. They say a good thing can’t last forever, but true love? Well, it just might…
Release Date: Dec 28, 2021
Series: Rogues to Lovers
Book: 1
Heat Level: Sensual
Publisher: Macmillan
Imprint: St. Martin’s Press
Price: $8.99
Miss Hazel Lively is finally realizing her life-long dream of opening a school for girls, and she must maintain a flawless reputation in order to attract new families.
Gabriel Beckett, Earl of Bladenton, is determined to enroll his troublesome niece at Hazel’s Bellehaven Academy. Blade makes an offer that’s impossible for Hazel to refuse, but she has a condition of her own…one that leads to their close proximity and flirtation.
This is the first book in the Rogues to Lovers series. It’s a charming story and just what I needed at the time I read it. I absolutely loved Hazel! As an orphaned child herself, she put so much love and care into the school and her girls.
I had a few issues with Blade and what was happening with his life away from Hazel and his niece, but the end came together nicely; and I am looking forward to seeing the secondary characters develop through the rest of the series.
Fans of the PBS series’ Sandition, based on the unfinished novel by Jane Austin, will love the seaside town setting of this book!
~ Leslie
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