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I cannot think of many marriages in books I've read (which is weird because romance is one of my genres), but I love the marriage of convenience in True Pretenses. What a good romance!
And I'm not trying to imply that Jadzia and Worf's nuptials are convenience based! Cause I would still like to be Cordially Invited!
#startreksummerjune

Yeeeeessss! I LOVE Rose Lerner and since I got a library card for a second local library system, I finally gained access to the second & third books in Lively St. Lemeston series. 💖

10/10 crying about Sibling Feelings
10/10 conning so hard it becomes true
10/10 acknowledging that your emotions are always Nice or Acceptable but they aren't nothing and the people who love you won't hate you for them

This book is still trying to end me.

Whoops, I am already upset!

I don't really -need- another fictional Ash to worry about, but this one is a con man hero in a romance novel, so it's basically inevitable.

Okay, so, I hated both the main characters when I first started reading this book. I thought they were snotty and staid. I'm so glad that I was so wrong! They were pretty quickly revealed to be sweet, passionate, sneaky and humorous! This was my first Rose Lerner book, but it won't be the last! I've already picked up the next book in this series! I have been thoroughly charmed by how all the historical romance tropes have been on their ears! 😍✨

Last but certainly not the least: #bookanddessert! True Pretenses came highly recommended by serial book pusher @Angieville, and it was on sale for 0.99usd so it was easy to give in. Chocolate caramel cake and cappuccino in the background.

#bookandcoffee #romantsy #Kindledeals

I'm still on a romance reading streak. This book had a much more melancholy tone than the first in the series (Sweet Disorder), but it was just as lovely. I'm loving the political backdrop, and the way Lerner uses politics to tell truths about people. I am seriously in love with this series. 😍 #romantsy #historicalromance

Jewish conman hero. Small town heroine, obsessed with local politics, who needs to marry to access her dowry. Thank you, Rose Lerner, for this delightfully unconventional Regency romance series!

I'm intrigued that at 29% all the secrets seem to be out in the open. Lots of time to deal with the fallout. Since sometimes the resolutions in romance can feel a little rushed once the revelations are made, I'm excited to see how this plays out.

Love is in the air, or at least in my e-reader, on this stormy night.

A Jewish hero in a historical romance! I've never encountered that before and I loved it.