{"id":31864,"date":"2025-06-23T09:18:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T13:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=31864"},"modified":"2025-06-23T09:19:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T13:19:36","slug":"review-a-rare-find-by-joanna-lowell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/23\/review-a-rare-find-by-joanna-lowell\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f A Rare Find by Joanna Lowell"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-31864\" data-postid=\"31864\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-31864 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bihp808 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-narrow tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_nlfs808 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_n78b808 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\" width=\"640\" height=\"987\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/a-rare-find-joanna-lowell.jpg?resize=640%2C987&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-31865\" title=\"a-rare-find-joanna-lowell\" alt=\"a-rare-find-joanna-lowell\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/a-rare-find-joanna-lowell.jpg?w=973&amp;ssl=1 973w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/a-rare-find-joanna-lowell.jpg?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/a-rare-find-joanna-lowell.jpg?resize=664%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 664w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/a-rare-find-joanna-lowell.jpg?resize=768%2C1184&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/a-rare-find-joanna-lowell.jpg?resize=400%2C616&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\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_rlt7808 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Elfreda Marsden has finally made a major discovery\u2014an ancient amulet proving\u00a0the\u00a0Viking army camped on her family\u2019s estate. Too bad her nemesis is back from London, freshly exiled after a scandal and ready to wreak havoc on her life. Georgie Redmayne is everything Elfreda isn\u2019t&#8211;charming, popular, carefree, distractingly attractive, and bored to death by\u00a0the\u00a0countryside. When\u00a0the\u00a0two collide (literally),\u00a0the\u00a0amulet is lost, and with it, Elfreda\u2019s big chance to lead a proper excavation. Now Elfreda needs new evidence of medieval activity, and Georgie needs money to escape\u00a0the\u00a0doldrums\u00a0of\u00a0Derbyshire. Joining forces to locate a hidden hoard of Viking gold is\u00a0the\u00a0best chance for them both.\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Marsdens and Redmaynes don\u2019t get along, and that\u2019s\u00a0the\u00a0least of\u00a0the\u00a0reasons these enemies can\u2019t dream of something more. But as\u00a0the\u00a0quest takes them on unexpected adventures, sparks of attraction ignite a feeling increasingly difficult to identify as hatred.\u00a0It\u2019s far too risky to explore. And far too tempting to resist.\u00a0Elfreda and Georgie soon find that\u00a0the\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-italic\">real\u00a0<\/span>treasure comes with a steep price\u2026 and the promise of a happiness beyond all measure.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_h3q1808 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_80ve808  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>Release Date:<\/strong> Jun 10, 2025<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $10.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>Another sapphic historical romance author that I\u2019ll be keeping my eye on!<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is my first Joanna Lowell book, and I\u2019m glad I picked it up. Though it launched with a slow start, one that required a couple chapters for me to get into I eventually was smitten.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With budding archeologist and historian Elfreda getting into mess after mess. From losing a medallion to support her findings, to falling into a lake, and running into her childhood enemy.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Said enemy, Georgie, is the non-binary of my dreams. A chaos Muppet who is still just trying to figure out where they fit. Running into Elf, Georgie&#8217;s nickname for our archaeologist, stirs up a ton of memories, feelings, and a personal mission to somehow redeem themselves in Elf&#8217;s eyes. Though winning her over and succumbing to a decades-long crush wasn&#8217;t the plan&#8230; or was it?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The journey these two take to falling in love is equal parts adorable, dangerous, and heart-aching. Both Elf and Georgie have gone through tough battles of not being enough, of feeling less than, due to family and others, but it was discovering their importance to one another and their ability to be steadfast to someone else that kept me turning the pages.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is a bit of a Pride and Prejudice element to Georgie and Elfreda&#8217;s interactions at first, this misunderstanding was born of assumptions and misinterpreted actions or behaviors that only come from youthful mishaps. I think it was refreshing to see how the interactions in the present and the rehashing of their childhood encounters foster the acceptance these two eventually discover.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the end, I couldn&#8217;t wait to see how they got their happily ever after, and the end result was satisfying, despite the sluggish start. There are proper villains, a couple of side characters that do get their well-deserved moments, and even a pair of spoonicorns.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For readers who enjoy <strong>Olivia Waite<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Landra<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ngm3809 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\/44ekcEq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/43Y9ALb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/a-rare-find-joanna-lowell\/1146280289?ean=9780593549759\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/a-rare-find-4?sId=c7fdf5ab-d16f-4407-89d9-1a478f737c8f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Joanna_Lowell_A_Rare_Find?id=64ogEQAAQBAJ\" 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>Elfreda Marsden has finally made a major discovery\u2014an ancient amulet proving\u00a0the\u00a0Viking army camped on her family\u2019s estate. 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Too bad her nemesis is back from London, freshly exiled after a scandal and ready to wreak havoc on her life. Georgie Redmayne is everything Elfreda isn\u2019t--charming, popular, carefree, distractingly attractive, and bored to death by\u00a0the\u00a0countryside. When\u00a0the\u00a0two collide (literally),\u00a0the\u00a0amulet is lost, and with it, Elfreda\u2019s big chance to lead a proper excavation. Now Elfreda needs new evidence of medieval activity, and Georgie needs money to escape\u00a0the\u00a0doldrums\u00a0of\u00a0Derbyshire. Joining forces to locate a hidden hoard of Viking gold is\u00a0the\u00a0best chance for them both.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Marsdens and Redmaynes don\u2019t get along, and that\u2019s\u00a0the\u00a0least of\u00a0the\u00a0reasons these enemies can\u2019t dream of something more. But as\u00a0the\u00a0quest takes them on unexpected adventures, sparks of attraction ignite a feeling increasingly difficult to identify as hatred.\u00a0It\u2019s far too risky to explore. And far too tempting to resist.\u00a0Elfreda and Georgie soon find that\u00a0the\u00a0real\u00a0treasure comes with a steep price\u2026 and the promise of a happiness beyond all measure.<\/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>Release Date:<\/strong> Jun 10, 2025<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $10.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>Another sapphic historical romance author that I\u2019ll be keeping my eye on!<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is my first Joanna Lowell book, and I\u2019m glad I picked it up. Though it launched with a slow start, one that required a couple chapters for me to get into I eventually was smitten.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With budding archeologist and historian Elfreda getting into mess after mess. From losing a medallion to support her findings, to falling into a lake, and running into her childhood enemy.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Said enemy, Georgie, is the non-binary of my dreams. A chaos Muppet who is still just trying to figure out where they fit. Running into Elf, Georgie's nickname for our archaeologist, stirs up a ton of memories, feelings, and a personal mission to somehow redeem themselves in Elf's eyes. Though winning her over and succumbing to a decades-long crush wasn't the plan... or was it?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The journey these two take to falling in love is equal parts adorable, dangerous, and heart-aching. Both Elf and Georgie have gone through tough battles of not being enough, of feeling less than, due to family and others, but it was discovering their importance to one another and their ability to be steadfast to someone else that kept me turning the pages.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is a bit of a Pride and Prejudice element to Georgie and Elfreda's interactions at first, this misunderstanding was born of assumptions and misinterpreted actions or behaviors that only come from youthful mishaps. I think it was refreshing to see how the interactions in the present and the rehashing of their childhood encounters foster the acceptance these two eventually discover.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the end, I couldn't wait to see how they got their happily ever after, and the end result was satisfying, despite the sluggish start. There are proper villains, a couple of side characters that do get their well-deserved moments, and even a pair of spoonicorns.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For readers who enjoy <strong>Olivia Waite<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Landra<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/44ekcEq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/43Y9ALb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/a-rare-find-joanna-lowell\/1146280289?ean=9780593549759\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/a-rare-find-4?sId=c7fdf5ab-d16f-4407-89d9-1a478f737c8f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Joanna_Lowell_A_Rare_Find?id=64ogEQAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31864","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=31864"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31864\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31870,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31864\/revisions\/31870"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}