Book Review: A Reluctant Belle

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A Reluctant Belle
by Beth White 
Impoverished Southern belle Joelle Daughtry has a secret. By day she has been helping her sisters in their quest to turn the run-down family plantation into a resort hotel after the close of the Civil War. But by night and under a male pseudonym, she has been penning articles for the local paper in support of the construction of a Negro school. With the Mississippi arm of the Ku Klux Klan gaining power and prestige, Joelle knows she is playing a dangerous game.
When childhood enemy and current investor in the Daughtry house renovation Schuyler Beaumont takes over his assassinated father's candidacy for state office, Joelle finds that in order to protect her family and her home, she and Schuyler will have to put aside their longstanding personal conflict and develop a united public front. The trouble is, what do you do when animosity becomes respect--and even love--if you're already engaged to someone else?

Was the romance in this book like almost every typical romance ever? Yes. Did I still love it? Yes! The author's writing style is amazing. She used creative words that I didn't even know existed until now. :) I loved how creative the author was with the names of the characters. In A Reluctant Belle, there was a really cute love story mixed in with a mystery and the ending was perfect. Also, I thought the cover was really pretty! {Find this book HERE!}


~Katelynn

*I received a free copy of this book from the publisher (Revell) in exchange for an honest review.

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