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Happy Release Week and ARC #Review of Romancing Rebecca (a Brass Ring Sorority series #3) by January Bain w/a rafflecopter giveaway! @JanuaryBain #contemporaryromance #series

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Canadian romance writer Rebecca Fairfax thinks a few months living in an English castle will allow her to test out her research theories about the castle and get new material for her writing. Oh, and she’ll be able to carry out her Brass Ring Sorority sisters’ dare to kiss a duke, too. Only, the whole experience ends up changing her life in a way she could never have seen coming…

Ash Piers isn’t interested in peerage and titles. He’s a freewheeling playboy who’s adopted a hedonistic lifestyle after a disastrous love affair. He thinks the upstart Canadian is a gold-digger of the worst kind, kissing his father, the Duke of Piers, on first greeting, then getting engaged to him a moment later! But, damn, he’s attracted to the woman who’s living in his home for the summer. How’s he, a red-blooded Englishman, supposed to keep his hands off her as propriety and family demand?

But with the castle lurching from one crisis to another, Ash and Rebecca have to work together to ensure his family make it through events that threaten to tear everyone apart. And when an ancient and deadly danger looms, both Ash and Rebecca are forced to conquer all fear—physical and emotional…

Part madcap caper, part serious treasure hunting, the Brass Ringers never fail to entertain or get their way!

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“Perhaps I should carry you?” he inquired, his plummy voice tinged with concern.

“Perhaps that would be best.”

She looked into his eyes. Oh my, what a lovely shade of melting chocolate. Then she caught sight of the thief from the corners of her eyes.

“Stop him! The thief—he’s getting away.”

“I thought the matter had not been decided yet?” He raised a sardonic eyebrow, his mouth twitching. Strange, he seemed less worried about the real thief than she did.

“Your tour guide can vouch for me. He pointed the way before I gave chase. Plus, this guy”—she pointed at the slippery culprit still moving with obvious discomfort down the tunnel, holding onto the side while hopping on his one good foot—“gave the game away by announcing what was in the package. The Fabergé egg. How could he know that if I was the one to steal it?”

Hmm, those melting pools of chocolate. Are those flecks of gold? Hard to be certain in the dim light. He paid her words homage and his expression softened. “Of course, that does make a great deal of sense. Though he still might have seen you take it.”

“Duh, of course, it does.” She slipped into defensive mode. “And I did not take it—I’m not the one trying to sneak away.”

“Right you are.”

“You can let me go,” she said with reluctance. “And nab the guy.”

“Are you certain? I don’t want you falling and suing us.”

“For goodness’ sake, I’m not going to sue your ass. Though, on second thoughts, perhaps I should consider suing you for slander.”

He pulled away from her, leaving her instantly colder and bereft of the lovely sensation of being in La-La Land. She tugged off her helmet, letting her fair hair spill out over her shoulders. She fluffed it out with one hand for added emphasis.

“You wouldn’t happen to be a duke of something or other, would you?” she asked at his recoil, praying it was so. That would even make up for slugging through water and ruining her best pair of motorcycle boots.

“No, just an earl. The Earl of Craigmere to be precise. My father’s the duke, so I don’t inherit until he’s gone, which I hope is a long way off—at least most days. He can be a real ballbreaker about my life at times, though perhaps he has reason.” He ran a hand through his hair, disheveling the arrangement and only managing to look even more fetching. “Excuse my language. Ash Piers at your service. Why did you want to know if I’m a duke?”

The first book by a new to me author and it will NOT be my last.  OMG!  This book was just too much at times for me.  The humor alone is what sold me.  Now, I will tell you that since this is from a publisher that normally usually promotes their hotter stuff, this book didn’t have that.  Instead, you had a sorta love triangle (and no, it’s not sexual) and a slow building romance that leads to our hero and heroine to the path of true happiness.

Ash is a great man, not just a hero.  He loved fiercely, loyalty is his middle name, very much a family man but throw in a very bad relationship and that would lead the best of men to be a rake.  He had the most to lose in the book and definitely needed the growth that is shown until the very end.  I love that Ms. Bain took her time with him.  We needed to see his growth slowly and at times, painfully to make us really cheer for the hand of the fair Rebecca.

Rebecca is the heroine that I could sit down with and have a great time with just drinking water.  She is fascinating, funny, determined and genuinely just a special person.  Life didn’t deal her the best in the beginning but she never let it get her down.  It only made her stronger and more determined.  I loved that she was a writer and knew what she was going to do after her last romance book.  Hence the trip to England and doing her “research”.

I have to admit that she Ms. Bain is a new to me author, I didn’t know much about the back story in regards to the sorority and the dares that will eventually lead them to true love but the concept is great.  I will be on the lookout for the next book in the series.  Those girls, in the end, were awesome.  It’s like the rallying of the troops and it worked.  The villain in the story is interesting.  I loved how Ms. Bain put a paranormal spin on it which tied in nicely with all of the research that Rebecca was doing.

Honestly, its been a while since a new to me author give me all the feels.  Ms. Bain is truly a gifted author that brings what could be mundane and puts her own spin on the tropes.  Yes, tropes.

I would be remiss to not let you in on a secret…the dowager is a HOOT!!  A bit naughty but a heart full of gold.  You will love her and wish she was your own grandmother.

About the Author:

January Bain has wished on every falling star, every blown-out birthday candle, and every coin thrown in a fountain to be a storyteller. To share the tales of high adventure, mysteries, and thrillers she has dreamed of all her life. The story you now have in your hands is the compilation of a lot of things manifesting itself for this special series. Hundreds of hours spent researching the unusual and the mundane have come together to create books that features strong women who live life to the fullest, wild adventures full of twists and unforeseen turns, and hot complicated men who aren’t afraid to take risks. She can only hope her stories will capture your imagination and heart as much as they do hers.

If you are looking for January Bain, you can find her hard at work every morning without fail in her office with two furry babies trying to prove who does a better job of guarding the doorway. And, of course, she’s married to the most romantic man!

If you wish to connect in the virtual world she is easily found on Facebook, her second home. Oh, and she loves to talk books…

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9 thoughts on “Happy Release Week and ARC #Review of Romancing Rebecca (a Brass Ring Sorority series #3) by January Bain w/a rafflecopter giveaway! @JanuaryBain #contemporaryromance #series

  1. Congrats on this tour and thank for the opportunity to read about another great book out there to read. It helps out so I can find books I know my family will enjoy reading. Thanks as well for the giveaway.

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