A Tangled Wreath
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- Author：Laura Beers
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Summary
Is it possible for love to triumph after all？
Lady Arabella Wyndham has the grand misfortune of having， not one， but two broken engagements。 Ridiculed by Society， she decides to remove herself from London and spend a quiet Christmas with her grandmother in the countryside。 She hopes for a respite from her unrelenting thoughts， knowing she is destined for spinsterhood， but her grandmother has other plans。
Colin Notley， the Earl of Barrett， returned from the war a broken man。 He is miserable managing his estate and longs to return to his regiment。 That all changes when he sees Arabella again。 He regrets breaking their engagement， but his situation is different now。 The problem is that Arabella wants nothing to do with him。
As Colin fights to win Arabella's affection， she strives to keep him at a distance， determined to safeguard her heart。 But other forces are at play， and the two of them are constantly being thrown together。 Will Arabella risk losing Colin once more， or will she be strong enough to open her heart and recognize that love has plans of its own？
Lady Arabella Wyndham has the grand misfortune of having， not one， but two broken engagements。 Ridiculed by Society， she decides to remove herself from London and spend a quiet Christmas with her grandmother in the countryside。 She hopes for a respite from her unrelenting thoughts， knowing she is destined for spinsterhood， but her grandmother has other plans。
Colin Notley， the Earl of Barrett， returned from the war a broken man。 He is miserable managing his estate and longs to return to his regiment。 That all changes when he sees Arabella again。 He regrets breaking their engagement， but his situation is different now。 The problem is that Arabella wants nothing to do with him。
As Colin fights to win Arabella's affection， she strives to keep him at a distance， determined to safeguard her heart。 But other forces are at play， and the two of them are constantly being thrown together。 Will Arabella risk losing Colin once more， or will she be strong enough to open her heart and recognize that love has plans of its own？
Reviews
Mara
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Arabella Wyndham has had not one， but two broken engagements， and although the second was because the man was a scoundrel and cheated on her she's still looked down upon by Society。 She's also feeling somewhat unwanted by her newly remarried father， so a broken-hearted Arabellea leaves London and goes to spend the Christmas season with her grandmother （Lady Langdon） away from the Society gossips。 Who does she see while out riding， but the first man who broke her heart， Colin Notley， Earl of Barr Arabella Wyndham has had not one， but two broken engagements， and although the second was because the man was a scoundrel and cheated on her she's still looked down upon by Society。 She's also feeling somewhat unwanted by her newly remarried father， so a broken-hearted Arabellea leaves London and goes to spend the Christmas season with her grandmother （Lady Langdon） away from the Society gossips。 Who does she see while out riding， but the first man who broke her heart， Colin Notley， Earl of Barrett。Colin Notley， Earl of Barrett is miserable running his family's estate。 This shouldn't be his life。 He shouldn't be an Earl， he should be with his regiment in the Royal army。 He also shouldn't be selecting a tree for Lady Langdon but his mother had already promised the elderly woman that he would。 The Langdon home brings back too many memories of his time with Arabella。 How could he have been so foolish as to cancel their engagement？This is a sweet second chance at love story courtesy of a meddling grandmother and mother。 Colin has much to make up for with Arabella to get her to trust him ever again。 I loved all the scenes where Lady Langdon pushed Colin and Arabella together--picking out a tree， decorating the tree with the orphans， etc。 Little old ladies are not to be trusted。 LOL。 Not only did Colin have to get Arabella to trust him again， he needed overcome or learn to deal with his demons from the war。 It seems he had PTSD or at least survivor's guilt as he was the only one who survived his last mission， and even he didn't come away from it unscathed。 It was clear that these two had never stopped loving each other， even when Arabella had become engaged to another man。 I felt for each of these characters as they dealt with loss， hurt feelings and learning to trust again。 Arabella should listen to her grandmother--she's quite wise。This is part of a sweet regency Christmas matchmaking series， a Christmas Match， but each is a standalone。 I received a complimentary copy to review。 All opinions expressed in this review are my own。 。。。more
Maria Thomas
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This is a sweet， clean， second chance romance。 In addition to the romance there is a secondary story that was lovely to see resolved in such a feel-good way。 Of Arabella's choices for marriage， she obviously chose better for herself in the end than her father did for her。 The other guy was awful。 And despite her father dealing with grief， he wasn't much better in my book。 Colin was a good man but had much to learn in his role as landowner。 I hope his experiences in the book help him see where he This is a sweet， clean， second chance romance。 In addition to the romance there is a secondary story that was lovely to see resolved in such a feel-good way。 Of Arabella's choices for marriage， she obviously chose better for herself in the end than her father did for her。 The other guy was awful。 And despite her father dealing with grief， he wasn't much better in my book。 Colin was a good man but had much to learn in his role as landowner。 I hope his experiences in the book help him see where he fails and are a catalyst for change。 Arabella's grandmother is pretty great。 The story is somewhat slow paced but still pleasant to read overall。 A nice evening read curled up by the fire。。。And I still love the idea for this series of the matchmaking group of elderly friends。Sex: discussion of women increasing in and out of marriageLanguage: noViolence: no 。。。more
Karen
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It was a very predictable story， but cute。If you like to cuddle up and watch a Hallmark Christmas movie than you’ll love this book。I received an advanced copy from the author without any obligations。
Marilee
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Cute second chance romance！ Loved all the sparks and tension between Arabella and Colin， and the Christmas tree scenes were so flirty and fun。 I loved Arabella's grandmother - matchmaking old ladies are the best！ Wonderful book to get you in the holiday spirit！ I received a complimentary copy but a positive review was not required。 Cute second chance romance！ Loved all the sparks and tension between Arabella and Colin， and the Christmas tree scenes were so flirty and fun。 I loved Arabella's grandmother - matchmaking old ladies are the best！ Wonderful book to get you in the holiday spirit！ I received a complimentary copy but a positive review was not required。 。。。more
Lori
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Colin Notley is forced to return home from the war to take up duties as an Earl。 He is bored with and wishes nothing more than to return to the fighting until he learns that the love of his life is visiting his neighbor。 His one regret was breaking his engagement to Lady Arabella Wyndham before he went off to war。 Now he has the chance to ask for forgiveness and try to win her heart over again。Lady Arabella Wyndham is angry at Colin for his abandonment and the disgrace she had to endure。 She lov Colin Notley is forced to return home from the war to take up duties as an Earl。 He is bored with and wishes nothing more than to return to the fighting until he learns that the love of his life is visiting his neighbor。 His one regret was breaking his engagement to Lady Arabella Wyndham before he went off to war。 Now he has the chance to ask for forgiveness and try to win her heart over again。Lady Arabella Wyndham is angry at Colin for his abandonment and the disgrace she had to endure。 She loved him and he left her。 She then goes through another broken engagement and is further disgraced。 She goes to visit her grandmother to get away from society to find her grandmother's neighbor is Colin。 Scheming matchmaking throws both Arabella and Colin together where they begin to forgive and find love again。 Second chance romances are my favorite to read and this one was well written。 I loved that Colin had to work to get Arabella to trust him again。 It was a delightful， clean， regency read that I have put in my favorites to be read at Christmas time again。 。。。more
Tess
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Ms Beers has done it again with a story that captures you from page one and keeps the reader engaged until the last page。 I didn’t set the book down until I was done。 It was a magnificent story of forgiveness， second chances， and love。Disclosure statement:I receive complimentary books for review from publishers， publicists， and/or authors， including Netgalley。 I am not required to write positive reviews。 The opinions I have expressed are my own。 I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federa Ms Beers has done it again with a story that captures you from page one and keeps the reader engaged until the last page。 I didn’t set the book down until I was done。 It was a magnificent story of forgiveness， second chances， and love。Disclosure statement:I receive complimentary books for review from publishers， publicists， and/or authors， including Netgalley。 I am not required to write positive reviews。 The opinions I have expressed are my own。 I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR， Part 255。 。。。more
Lindsey
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I loved this sweet holiday romance。 Laura Beers hits it out of the park again。 I love reading her quirky characters and amazing plot lines。 Great story！
Maria Taylor
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A wonderful story can she trust any man again after 2 broken engagement Will she find a happy ending
Chelsea Gardner
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This is a perfect second chance Christmas story！ I loved the blessing of being together that brought both Arabella and Collin strength to over come past demons。 They are very likable people and have a beautifully written story。
Nancy
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This story just pulled on my heart strings。 I felt the pain and struggle in Lady Arabella Wyndham when she had not one but two men break their engagements to her。 The first one was the man that she had loved from a young age and after he broke their engagement to enlist in the war， she had to face the ridicule and rejection of the Ton every time she was in London。 When her second engagement is broken when her second fiance runs off to Greta Green with another woman- she leaves London to spend Ch This story just pulled on my heart strings。 I felt the pain and struggle in Lady Arabella Wyndham when she had not one but two men break their engagements to her。 The first one was the man that she had loved from a young age and after he broke their engagement to enlist in the war， she had to face the ridicule and rejection of the Ton every time she was in London。 When her second engagement is broken when her second fiance runs off to Greta Green with another woman- she leaves London to spend Christmas with her grandmother。Lady Arabella has decided marriage is not for her so she has to accept becoming a spinster but her grandmother decides to step in as a matchmaker。 The surprise is that the man she has chosen for her granddaughter is Colin Notley- the man who rejected her over five years before。 He has returned from war to take his deceased brother's place as the Earl of Barrett。Colin has never stopped loving Arabella and now that he has a better financial situation he wants another chance with her。 This may not be an easy thing to regain her trust after so many situations have destroyed that ability。So much pain and regrets had to be overcome in this wonderful Christmas story leading to a second chance。 I love that there was an epilogue to tie up the end of this moving story。I was given a copy of this book from the author and this is my honest unbiased review。 。。。more
Gina
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A beautiful story that will have you disliking Colin for what he did to Arabella when he called off their engagement as he went off to war。 But as you get to know the couple you will feel sorry for Arabella and start to warm up to the war battered Colin。 His struggle with wartime memories is offset by his love for Arabella。 He will not have an easy time of making her trust him。 But with the help of her grandmother and his mother's matchmaking skills bring them together so they are forced to exam A beautiful story that will have you disliking Colin for what he did to Arabella when he called off their engagement as he went off to war。 But as you get to know the couple you will feel sorry for Arabella and start to warm up to the war battered Colin。 His struggle with wartime memories is offset by his love for Arabella。 He will not have an easy time of making her trust him。 But with the help of her grandmother and his mother's matchmaking skills bring them together so they are forced to examine their feelings for each other。 。。。more
Lisa （Bookworm Lisa）
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I love a good second chance book。 A Tangled Wreath was all that I could ask for in a good entertaining novel。 The main character， Lady Arabella， has two broken engagements。 It basically makes her an outcast from the ton。 She has accepted her future as a spinster but there is a matchmaker in the house， her grandmother。 Plans are made and two unsuspecting people are given opportunities to interact and hopefully form a match。I loved the grandmother。 She is a ton of fun and so are the rest of the ch I love a good second chance book。 A Tangled Wreath was all that I could ask for in a good entertaining novel。 The main character， Lady Arabella， has two broken engagements。 It basically makes her an outcast from the ton。 She has accepted her future as a spinster but there is a matchmaker in the house， her grandmother。 Plans are made and two unsuspecting people are given opportunities to interact and hopefully form a match。I loved the grandmother。 She is a ton of fun and so are the rest of the characters。 This was a great novel to escape into。 I look forward to reading the other stories in the series written by different authors。 It's perfect for the holiday season。 。。。more
Jenn
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Just when things are looking like the spinster life is the only option， life takes a sweet turn。 Cute story of love lost and found。 I received an Advanced Reader Copy of this book from the publisher and am voluntarily reviewing it。
Kristy
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Nothing better than a Christmas romance and a happily ever after！ Arabella has had two failed engagements and has lost hope that she will ever be married。 While visiting her Grandmother at Christmas， her Grandmother plays matchmaker and finds all the moments she can to put Arabella and Lord Barrett together。 Unfortunately， Lord Barrett is her first failed engagement。 Arabella has to learn to trust the man she already loves and has always loved。 Such a sweet romance and perfect for this time of y Nothing better than a Christmas romance and a happily ever after！ Arabella has had two failed engagements and has lost hope that she will ever be married。 While visiting her Grandmother at Christmas， her Grandmother plays matchmaker and finds all the moments she can to put Arabella and Lord Barrett together。 Unfortunately， Lord Barrett is her first failed engagement。 Arabella has to learn to trust the man she already loves and has always loved。 Such a sweet romance and perfect for this time of year！ 。。。more
Leann Arave
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Arabella thought she was destined to be a spinster， after two failed engagement， even though neither were her fault。 She was also now being treated very unfairly by her new stepmother。 The only thing she had to look forward to was being with her grandmother for Christmas。 Little did she know of her grandmother’s meddling ways。This is such a sweet touching story。 Full of holiday cheer， kindness to others， forgiveness， fun banter， and renewed romance。 The writing is clear and clean， the plot is fu Arabella thought she was destined to be a spinster， after two failed engagement， even though neither were her fault。 She was also now being treated very unfairly by her new stepmother。 The only thing she had to look forward to was being with her grandmother for Christmas。 Little did she know of her grandmother’s meddling ways。This is such a sweet touching story。 Full of holiday cheer， kindness to others， forgiveness， fun banter， and renewed romance。 The writing is clear and clean， the plot is fun and intriguing and the characters are warm and engaging。 This whole series has brought happiness to my holiday reading。 All of the authors are wonderful storytellers！ 。。。more
Carol
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This was a sweet and clean romance about how Arabella finds her ever after overcoming two broken betrothals。 Although at times the story moved too slow and was too overall it was a nice read。 I felt that her father， in my opinion， seemed rather heartless the way he tried to handle her betrothal with lord Eastwood。 He also seemed like he was totally lacking love and showed much indifferent to all Augusta’s treatment of Arabella。 It was hard for me to to see him suddenly as the loving father he wa This was a sweet and clean romance about how Arabella finds her ever after overcoming two broken betrothals。 Although at times the story moved too slow and was too overall it was a nice read。 I felt that her father， in my opinion， seemed rather heartless the way he tried to handle her betrothal with lord Eastwood。 He also seemed like he was totally lacking love and showed much indifferent to all Augusta’s treatment of Arabella。 It was hard for me to to see him suddenly as the loving father he was made to look like on her wedding day。 The portrayals about him seemed inconsistent throughout the book。 。。。more
Julie
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Colin thought he was being noble when he broke his engagement with Arabella and going off to fight。 Arabella was heartbroken and "ruined"。 When a second chance comes their way it will be all Colin can do to gain Arabella's forgiveness and win her back。 This is a sweet romance with a fun side story。 It is a great length for that busy Christmas time as well。 Colin thought he was being noble when he broke his engagement with Arabella and going off to fight。 Arabella was heartbroken and "ruined"。 When a second chance comes their way it will be all Colin can do to gain Arabella's forgiveness and win her back。 This is a sweet romance with a fun side story。 It is a great length for that busy Christmas time as well。 。。。more
Chesney
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This book is all about second chances。 I love that both Arabella and Colin found their way back。 Arabella’s grandmother is the best！ I want to be like her！
Kerstin
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I really enjoyed this book！ It was well written。 I loved the side stories as well as the main one。 They all wrapped up so nicely。 It was a very satisfying ending！ Good characters and good growth。 Sex: None， just a few sweet kissesViolence/Gore: mild， there was some description of war。 Some details but not graphic。 Language: NoneLaura Beers has become one of my go-to authors。 She writes great， clean stories。 I laugh out loud or feel the sadness of the moment。
Shauna Jones
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Two broken engagements。 One broken heart。 What can the future hold？After experiencing her second engagement being broken by her fiancé， the second fiancé ran off with his mistress， Arabella has little hope of making any match much less a good one。 Despondent and feeling unwanted in her father and new step-mother’s home， Arabella heads to her grandmother’s house for Christmas。 There she hopes to sort through her feelings and situation。 Little does she know that Colin， Lord Barrett， her first fian Two broken engagements。 One broken heart。 What can the future hold？After experiencing her second engagement being broken by her fiancé， the second fiancé ran off with his mistress， Arabella has little hope of making any match much less a good one。 Despondent and feeling unwanted in her father and new step-mother’s home， Arabella heads to her grandmother’s house for Christmas。 There she hopes to sort through her feelings and situation。 Little does she know that Colin， Lord Barrett， her first fiancé that broke their engagement， shattered her heart， and made her a social outcast for years， is residing at his estate that is next to her grandmother’s。 And little do either of them know that Arabella’s grandmother and Colin’s mother have decided to play matchmaker for the two of them。 But Arabella’s feelings of hurt run deep and strong。 Colin has his own dilemmas as he struggles with what we would call PTSD from the war and feelings of unworthiness for both Arabella and the estate he has inherited upon his brother’s death。 With such major issues things look hopeless at best。 How can either heal enough to let the other one near？ This is a wonderful book that covers hard topics is a caring and insightful manner without becoming bogged down in the sadness。 It is an engaging and enjoyable read as you watch each of them， as well as others， struggle to make choices and changes to improve their lives。 I received an early copy and this is my honest review。 。。。more
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