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The Lily of Ludgate Hill | Mimi Matthews

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A very sweet second chance romance. I loved how patient Felix was in waiting for Anne to be ready to move forward with him. Thanks to Goodreads for the free ebook!

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iread2much

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This was a fun read, better than the 2nd book in the series. The characters grew a lot and while it‘s irritating that the series is kind of parallel, if you read them all at once I imagine it‘s fun.
Anne must decide if she‘s been honest with herself or if Hart, whom she loves to hate, is correct and she‘s lost herself to her mother‘s grief. Hidden families, witty flirtation through writing and horses makes this complex and fun.
4.5/5 stars

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Kimberlone

The Lily of Ludgate Hill | Mimi Matthews

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I‘ve enjoyed all the entries in this historical romance series (I feel like Mimi Matthew‘s is becoming an auto-read author for me). This one especially nailed all of the romance tropes it includes (childhood friends > lovers > enemies > lovers), by actually making the scenario feel realistic based on the characters‘ circumstances and the timeline of their relationship.

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Kimberlone

The Lily of Ludgate Hill | Mimi Matthews

It‘s only appropriate that I should be settling in for a quiet Valentine‘s night in with a sweet historical romance. Unfortunately, my husband headed back to his work yesterday (he has a 2 week on, week off schedule), but at least I have a swoon worthy duke to spend my solo evening with 😉.

Side note: the page turner remote that @Saknicole gave me for Christmas has completely revolutionized my Kindle/iPad reading!

Crazeedi That's a very cool tool! 9mo

lil1inblue I am obsessed with the idea of that remote. I find I'm always hovering my thumb over my kindle in anticipation of a page turn, and sometimes it actually gets sore holding in that way! 😂 9mo

Kimberlone @lil1inblue @Crazeedi now that I have one, I am totally reliant! Can‘t go back! 9mo

Saknicole So cozy! Happy late Galentines! 9mo

Kimberlone @Saknicole 💗 9mo

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julesG

The Lily of Ludgate Hill | Mimi Matthews

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Third book in the Belles of London series. #SeriesLove2024

Lady Anne and Hart (Felix Hartford) were engaged ages ago, but this fell through. Now Anne needs Hart's help (because of a matter that's dealt with in book 2) and both of them tell themselves there are no feelings left between them. Well, it's a second chance historical #Romance set in Victorian times, so...

Well-researched, with an extensive Author's note.

Enjoyable, but ⬇️

julesG Unfortunately the plot is similar to that of another book I'm currently reading. Which makes it my second entry in the "A book with a similar plot" category of the #52bookclub24 9mo

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Librarybelle At least it fits the prompt! 9mo

julesG @Librarybelle I think I'd have given it 4 stars if I hadn't been reading a similar historical romance at the same time. I had a similar experience with Emily Henry's Happy Place and Steven Rowley's The Celebrants - similar and published at about the same time. 9mo

Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 9mo

TheSpineView Fabulous 9mo

Librarybelle Good to know!! 9mo

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The Lily of Ludgate Hill | Mimi Matthews