Rebel
Women Who Dare
by Beverly Jenkins
Publication Date: May 28th 2019
Publisher: Avon Books
Genre: Historical Romance
The first novel in USA Today Bestselling Author Beverly Jenkins’s compelling new series follows a Northern woman south in the chaotic aftermath of the Civil War . . .
The Book Junkie Reads . . . Review of . .. REBEL (Women Who Dare, #1) . . . Beverly Jenkins delivers again for the revisit to post Civil War Louisiana and the LeVeq family. Now, we get to see more of the family specifically the brothers that intrigued with the wit and charm.
The accuracy. The information. The time period. The tie in to the reconstruction, the post Civil War, the emancipation, and most importantly for me the family LeVeq was just magic for me. I loved reading how another strong, protective LeVeq fell to his queen. Valinda and Drake will not be given their romance on a silver platter. In Jenkins magic, they have to fight to have the love they both crave.
I have wanted more from the LeVeq family every since meeting them years ago. Being able to visit again the family, the city, the efforts was like returning home to see old friends.
Beverly Jenkins can write some delicious black historical romance that draw you in to the time period, the events of the time, the atmosphere of the entire surroundings. The characters she create allow for you to make some type of connection to them or those around them. Love.
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Valinda Lacey’s mission in the steamy heart of New Orleans is to help the newly emancipated community survive and flourish. But soon she discovers that here, freedom can also mean danger. When thugs destroy the school she has set up and then target her, Valinda runs for her life—and straight into the arms of Captain Drake LeVeq.
As an architect from an old New Orleans family, Drake has a deeply personal interest in rebuilding the city. Raised by strong women, he recognizes Valinda’s determination. And he can’t stop admiring—or wanting—her. But when Valinda’s father demands she return home to marry a man she doesn’t love, her daring rebellion draws Drake into an irresistible intrigue.
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EXCERPT
“Is it a love match?”
Val paused. It was now her turn to study him. She replied truthfully, “No, it isn’t. I take it you believe there is such a thing?”
“I do. You?”
“There are no love matches in my family or in the families of my acquaintances, so I err on the side of saying no.”
“Raimond and Sable have one, as did my parents, as did our great-grandparents Dominic and Clare.” He added softly, “Love is real, cheri.”
The passion he put into the words, coupled with his accent were such a heady combination, if he professed the moon was made of ice cream she’d ask for a bowl and spoon. She eyed his full lips and remembered the gentleness of his fingers on her scraped cheek. Common sense urged her to get up and run from him like her slips were on fire because Drake LeVeq was dangerous in ways an engaged, untouched woman like herself couldn’t even imagine, but lord help her, she was drawn to him.
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To celebrate the release of REBEL by Beverly Jenkins, we're giving away a paperback copy of Tempest by Beverly Jenkins to one lucky winner!
GIVEAWAY TERMS & CONDITIONS: Open to US shipping addresses only. One winner will receive a paperback copy of Tempest by Beverly Jenkins. This giveaway is administered by Pure Textuality PR on behalf of Avon Books. Giveaway ends 6/10/2019 @ 11:59pm EST.
Author Info
BEVERLY JENKINS is the recipient of the 2018 Michigan Author Award by the Michigan Library Association, the 2017 Romance Writers of America Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as the 2016 Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award for historical romance. She has been nominated for the NAACP Image Award in Literature, was featured in both the documentary Love Between the Covers and on CBS Sunday Morning. Since the publication of Night Song in 1994, she has been leading the charge for multicultural romance, and has been a constant darling of reviewers, fans, and her peers alike, garnering accolades for her work from the likes of The Wall Street Journal, People Magazine, and NPR. To read more about Beverly, visit her at www.BeverlyJenkins.net.
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