readingwithhippos 's review for:

Rebel by Beverly Jenkins

4.0

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Ms. Bev is the queen for a reason. Her books are just so consistently good, you absolutely can’t go wrong with her. And this one is set in New Orleans, first on my list of places to travel once planes are a thing again! Valinda is from the north, serving the newly emancipated as a schoolteacher. She plans to return home to her fiance once the job wraps up, but she finds herself falling in love with the city--and a certain dreamy architect whose family takes her in when she falls on hard times. Rebel was my first introduction to the legendary LeVeq family, but I’m clearly going to have to go back and read some of the books from prior series because holy shit, these strong men and the even stronger women who love them!