{"id":28065,"date":"2022-03-14T07:56:31","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T11:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=28065"},"modified":"2022-10-16T12:02:14","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T12:02:14","slug":"review-girls-before-earls-by-anna-bennett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/14\/review-girls-before-earls-by-anna-bennett\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Girls Before Earls by Anna Bennett"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-28065\" data-postid=\"28065\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-28065 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/girls-before-earls-anna-bennett.jpg?resize=339%2C500\" width=\"339\" height=\"500\" title=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Girls Before Earls by Anna Bennett\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Girls Before Earls by Anna Bennett\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>WHAT A GIRL WANTS<\/b><\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">To survive her difficult childhood, Miss Hazel Lively relied on two things: a tough exterior and a love of books. Now, she\u2019s realized her life-long dream of opening a school for girls. She\u2019s hoping the wealthy families who summer at the shore will entrust their daughters to Bellehaven Academy\u2014and help pay for less fortunate students. All Hazel must do is maintain a flawless reputation. It\u2019s a foolproof plan\u2026until a handsome earl strides into her office.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>WHAT AN EARL NEEDS<\/b><\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Gabriel Beckett, Earl of Bladenton, has had a monstrous headache since the day his teenaged niece became his ward. She\u2019s already been expelled from two London schools, but Blade is determined to enroll her at Bellehaven Academy, where she\u2019ll be out of his hair. If only he can convince the buttoned-up\u2014and unexpectedly intriguing\u2014headmistress to take a risk.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>LEAD TO AN IRRESISTIBLE DEAL<\/b><\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Blade makes an offer that\u2019s impossible for Hazel to refuse, but she has one condition: the earl must visit his niece every other week. Soon, Blade discovers there\u2019s more to Hazel than meticulous lessons. Their sparring leads to flirtation\u2026and something altogether deeper. But the passion that flares between them poses a threat to Hazel\u2019s school and Blade\u2019s battered heart. They say a good thing can\u2019t last forever, but true love? Well, it just might\u2026<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25881 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png?resize=296%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Dec 28, 2021<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Rogues to Lovers<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>1<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Macmillan<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0 St. Martin&#8217;s Press<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $8.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Miss Hazel Lively<\/strong> 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. \u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Gabriel Beckett<\/strong>, Earl of Bladenton, is determined to enroll his troublesome niece at Hazel&#8217;s Bellehaven Academy. \u00a0Blade makes an offer that\u2019s impossible for Hazel to refuse, but she has a condition of her own&#8230;one that leads to their close proximity and flirtation.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is the first book in the <em>Rogues to Lovers<\/em> series. \u00a0It&#8217;s a charming story and just what I needed at the time I read it. \u00a0I absolutely loved Hazel! \u00a0As an orphaned child herself, she put so much love and care into the school and her girls. \u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fans of the PBS series\u2019 <strong>Sandition<\/strong>, based on the unfinished novel by Jane Austin, will love the seaside town setting of this book!<\/p><p><em>~ Leslie<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_eb0616c customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3q2muTI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3MK6Yps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/girls-before-earls-anna-bennett\/1140064407?ean=9781250793928\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/girls-before-earls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Anna_Bennett_Girls_Before_Earls?id=hgw0EAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHAT A GIRL WANTSTo survive her difficult childhood, Miss Hazel Lively relied on two things: a tough exterior and a love of books. 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Now, she\u2019s realized her life-long dream of opening a school for girls. She\u2019s hoping the wealthy families who summer at the shore will entrust their daughters to Bellehaven Academy\u2014and help pay for less fortunate students. All Hazel must do is maintain a flawless reputation. It\u2019s a foolproof plan\u2026until a handsome earl strides into her office.<br \/><br \/><b>WHAT AN EARL NEEDS<\/b><br \/><br \/>Gabriel Beckett, Earl of Bladenton, has had a monstrous headache since the day his teenaged niece became his ward. She\u2019s already been expelled from two London schools, but Blade is determined to enroll her at Bellehaven Academy, where she\u2019ll be out of his hair. If only he can convince the buttoned-up\u2014and unexpectedly intriguing\u2014headmistress to take a risk.<br \/><br \/><b>LEAD TO AN IRRESISTIBLE DEAL<\/b><br \/><br \/>Blade makes an offer that\u2019s impossible for Hazel to refuse, but she has one condition: the earl must visit his niece every other week. Soon, Blade discovers there\u2019s more to Hazel than meticulous lessons. Their sparring leads to flirtation\u2026and something altogether deeper. But the passion that flares between them poses a threat to Hazel\u2019s school and Blade\u2019s battered heart. They say a good thing can\u2019t last forever, but true love? Well, it just might\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Dec 28, 2021<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Rogues to Lovers<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>1<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Macmillan<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0 St. Martin's Press<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $8.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Miss Hazel Lively<\/strong> 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. \u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Gabriel Beckett<\/strong>, Earl of Bladenton, is determined to enroll his troublesome niece at Hazel's Bellehaven Academy. \u00a0Blade makes an offer that\u2019s impossible for Hazel to refuse, but she has a condition of her own...one that leads to their close proximity and flirtation.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is the first book in the <em>Rogues to Lovers<\/em> series. \u00a0It's a charming story and just what I needed at the time I read it. \u00a0I absolutely loved Hazel! \u00a0As an orphaned child herself, she put so much love and care into the school and her girls. \u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fans of the PBS series\u2019 <strong>Sandition<\/strong>, based on the unfinished novel by Jane Austin, will love the seaside town setting of this book!<\/p><p><em>~ Leslie<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3q2muTI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3MK6Yps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/girls-before-earls-anna-bennett\/1140064407?ean=9781250793928\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/girls-before-earls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Anna_Bennett_Girls_Before_Earls?id=hgw0EAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28065"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28973,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28065\/revisions\/28973"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}