“Otherwise Engaged” by Joanna Barker *review and giveaway*

“Otherwise Engaged” by Joanna Barker

I really enjoyed reading this clean Regency Romance! I loved Rebeccas’s wit, enthusiasm for life, and her determination to never give up despite her accident. The other main character-her neighbor-Lieutenant Nicholas was also a great character! I liked reading about his love for family and his acceptance as plans he thought he once wanted, had changed. I liked reading about their friendship and their love for the outdoors and learning. Rebecca’s family and how they teased and protected her was also a good element in the story and showed the importance of family.

I love reading about the time period and their customs and “proper behavior”. I have read other books by this author and really enjoyed this one as well! This was a great, easy to read story! It made me laugh and smile many times through out-highly recommend if you like clean regency romances.

I received a copy of this book complimentary for blog and social media review. All opinions are my own.

About the Book:
Constantly stifled by the rules of Society, spirited Rebecca Rowley enjoys finding ways to quietly or not so quietly rebel. But riding bareback and avoiding nosy neighbors are nothing compared to the thrilling secret she is keeping from her family.
When Rebecca’s quick thinking saves the life of a young girl, she unwittingly attracts the attention of the child’s dashing brother, Lieutenant Nicholas Avery. As that attention turns flirtatious, Rebecca is forced to tell him the truth: she is secretly engaged to the one man her family would never approve of. Fortunately, Lieutenant Avery is a navy man with no wish to marry, or so they both assume as they enter into a friendship. Rebecca hopes to change her family’s mind about her betrothed, but the more she comes to know the handsome lieutenant, the more she wonders if she promised her hand too hastily.

After all her carefully laid plans are shattered during a family crisis, Rebecca must force her heart to decide. Should she stay true to the promise she made or fight for the future she’s only just begun to imagine?

Biography
Joanna Barker was born and raised in northern California. She discovered her love for historical fiction after visiting England as an eleven-year-old, and subsequently read every Jane Austen book she could get her hands on. After graduating with a degree in English, she worked as an acquisitions editor before devoting herself full-time to writing. She enjoys music, chocolate, and reading everything from romance to science fiction. She lives near the mountains and is just a little crazy about her husband and two wild-but-loveable boys.

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