I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance reader copy of this story. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

An interesting plot twist, not one I've read before. The story was an easy read and would be good for the beach or traveling. At first, I didn't like the hero, then I felt almost sorry for him. I began to like him and then didn't like him at all. He redeemed himself in the end. The Heroine was a little grating, she's always happy. You understand why but it got old before it got better. Her friends rogue rules were a bit much. Pretty much any man worth having was rogue-ish and not to be avoided. They had the usual compromising situation that wasn't really a true compromise. Just getting caught walking in the garden was enough for some old hens to spin into a full-blown affair. There was an HEA that I liked, they were an unusual couple with a modern take on married life.

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Because the Baron Broods by Darcy Burke
Rogue Rules #2

Two people who thought they would remain single forever just might find something that will work better instead…maybe…

What I liked:
* Tamsin Penrose: lives with her difficult widowed father, isolated, may have abandonment issues, has never had a season, looks forward to the month she spends with her grandmother and friends, a good friend, begins to question her future when she receives a letter…and meets Droxford. She reminds me of a bubblier Pollyanna.
* Isaac Deverell, Baron Droxford: good friend, a bit aloof, morally resolute, made a vow to himself when 17 years of age, trained as a lawyer, lost mother in childbirth with his brother, lived with rigidly religious father, uncle paid for his higher education, did not expect to be a Baron, carries guilt and regret, conflicted in more than one way
* That Isaac would not allow Tamsin to be ruined and though his reasoning was given…wondered if he really did like her more than he realized
* Tamsin’s grandmother: gardener, loving, kind, truly loved and appreciated her husband
* Isaac’s Aunt Sophia: loving, kind, goodhearted, generous, wise, matchmaker
* Getting to see the friends of Tamsin and Isaac – both groups in book one of the series and no doubt will show up again in the future
* The Burrows couple addition to the story and how they met in Marrywell [a reference to the Marrywell Brides Series by Darcy Burke]
* The way it all came together in the end though there were times I wondered what the two main characters saw in one another and whether or not they would find common ground
* Thinking about and wondering which of the supporting characters will show up in the next book

What I didn’t like:
* Who and what I was meant not to like
* The expectations of women, the power given to men, that scandal was so easily created by gossip, and thinking about how difficult life must have been without so many things – including contraceptives

Did I enjoy this book? Yes
Would I read more in this series? Yes

Thank you to the author for the ARC – This is my honest review.

3-4 Stars ( )