Review: Girls Before Earls (Rogues to Lovers #1)!

Review: Girls Before Earls (Rogues to Lovers #1) by Anna Bennett

WHAT A GIRL WANTS

To survive her difficult childhood, Miss Hazel Lively relied on two things:a tough outer shell and a love of books. Now, at the age of twenty-eight, she’s finally realized her life-long dream of opening a school for girls. She’s hoping that the wealthy families who flock to the shore for the summer will entrust their daughters to Bellehaven Academy―and help pay the way for less fortunate students. All Hazel must do is maintain a flawless reputation and raise a good deal of money. It’s a foolproof plan…till a sinfully 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 been expelled from two London boarding schools and is doing her damnedest to scare off his potential fiancée. But Blade has a plan of his own―enroll his niece at Bellehaven Academy, where she’ll be out of town and out of his hair. He just needs to convince the buttoned-up headmistress with the soulful brown eyes to take on his niece.

LEAD TO AN IRRESISTIBLE DEAL

When Blade makes a generous offer to the school, it’s impossible for Hazel to refuse. But she has one non-negotiable condition: the earl must visit his niece every other week. Soon, Blade discovers there’s much more to Hazel than meticulous lesson plans. In moonlit seaside coves and candlelit ballrooms, 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…

-summary and cover via Goodreads

Plot: It was so good! I thought the idea of Hazel being headmistress of an academy for girls and falling in love with an earl was a unique premise for a historical romance. Reading about Hazel and Blade falling in love was delightful!

Characters: I loved all the characters in the book! Hazel was a fantastic main character, and Blade was a great love interest (even if he was a little oblivious). And the family Hazel and the girls created was so sweet.

The Cover: I like it!

Overall: This was one of my most anticipated romances, and I was so thrilled when I got an e-ARC from the publisher! I'm happy to write that this book lived up to my high expectations! I loved it! I'm definitely looking forward to the next book in the series, and I have ideas for who the characters will be, I'm wondering if I'm right? Overall, I would highly recommend this historical romance novel!

I received an e-ARC from the publisher.