A Reckless Match by Kate Bateman: Review

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I’ve had the pleasure of reading and reviewing so many books by Kate Bateman. It’s always a treat to pick up a story by her.

This new publication is an introduction to a brand new family and series. If you have not read a historical romance lately or ever, this is the book that will capture your attention and inspire an addiction!

Continue on for my complete review and thoughts on this upcoming new release.

A Reckless Match by Kate Bateman
Publisher ‏ : ‎ St. Martin’s Paperbacks (September 28, 2021)
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250801562

Synopsis:
CAN LIFELONG HATE

Madeline Montgomery grew up despising––and secretly loving––the roguish Gryffud “Gryff” Davies. Their families have been bitter rivals for hundreds of years, but even if her feelings once crossed the line between love and hate, she’s certain Gryff never felt the same. Now, she’s too busy saving her family from ruin to think about Gryff and the other “devilish” Davies siblings. Since he’s off being scandalous in London, it’s not like she’ll ever see him again…

TURN TO TRUE LOVE

As the new Earl of Powys, Gryff Davies planned on spending his post-war life enjoying the pleasures of London. But when an illegal duel forces him to retreat to his family’s Welsh castle, he realizes the only exciting thing in the dull countryside will be seeing the fiery Maddie Montgomery. Thoughts of his nemesis sustained Gryff throughout the war; but the girl he loved to tease has grown into a gorgeous, headstrong woman – who loathes him just as much as she ever did. Will secret tunnels, dangerous smugglers, and meddling from their feuding families be enough to make Maddie and Gryff realize that their animosity is really attraction…and maybe even love?

A Reckless Match is the first in a new regency romance series by Kate Bateman about two feuding families, and reunited childhood enemies whose hatred turns to love.

A Reckless Match by Kate Bateman Review

This was such a fun and totally unique book. When you read the synopsis you think that there’s going to be bad feelings and sniping behavior due to the years of hatred between the families. But that could not be further from the truth.

Bateman took the high road, so to speak, and created a delightful story of childhood “enemies“. Their antics and assignations just made me feel warm and fuzzy inside. I had a perpetual grin on my face throughtout most of this book.

Bateman loves to break the traditional roles of her female heroines in her stories and this one is no different. I love her fearless ability to break the molds and write what’s in her heart. So with that, we get a bit of modern storytelling set in historical times.

A Reckless Match is a lighthearted story with the building romance that we crave. Definitely not stodgy or uptight, but a fabulous beginning to a new series I am excited about. With a bit of foreshadowing to the next book in the series, I am one that definitely cannot wait to get my hands on that one!

Kate Bateman is an author that you definitely can put on your auto order list!

5 STARS!

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