Another great read from Jenny Frame. A beautiful well written story with amazing characters. It was heartwarming from the beginning. Well done! I recommend.

Thank you NetGalley and Bold Strokes Books for this ARC.

Every Jenny Frame book I've read, I've enjoyed. A haven for the wanderer is a good story, it's not my favourite but it is still worth a read. But I do agree with some of the other reviews about Griffin. Something is lacking in her character, she's a bit flat.
A haven for the wanderer is the 3rd instalment of the Rosebrook series, in the first books you'll meet over characters that are in the 3rd book. So you would benefit from reading the first 2 stories, and to be fair, they are really good.

The Rosebrook stories feel a little bit magical to me... I don't mean magical where there are witches, broomsticks and crystal balls. I mean acceptance, love and no judgement for loving who you want to love.

I've given A haven for the wandered a 4 out of 5.

5 stars. I loved it.

If you’re looking for an easy read that won’t put you through drama and emotional turmoil, I recommend it. It’s book 3 of the series, and you should at least have read the first one, or all the characters are gonna be too much and very confusing.

It’s a great entertaining book that leaves you with a warm feeling and a smile. Miss Frame has a very distinctive style, and with every new book she gets better. She’s amazing at creating feel good books that take you away from everyday problems and put you in a whole different reality. They give hope and make you feel lighter. A Haven for the Wanderer fits the description. It’s easy to read, easy to follow, characters are lovable, and I was invested in the story from the first page. It’s a story you want to believe. She doesn’t force romance on her characters, you’re shown why these people would be attracted to each other.

As I said, the writing just gets better with each new work from Jenny Frame, and there was a detail that I particularly liked about this book. There wasn’t a freaky, unreasonable, unrealistic coincidence that made everything right and saved the story. We’re shown a gradual development of Griffin and Bronte’s relationship. There was a quite believable progression. Anything that happens in the story serves the only purpose, to propel the relationship between the two main characters. There was a storyline that was blatantly discarded, and the focus was turned to the main couple. It felt like an unnecessary sacrifice, it was important, it moved the story, and I didn’t see any reason to just drop it. As a reader I felt kind of cheated. Yeah, it’s a romance, and the relationship is the main focus, but don’t just shove away part of the plot like it wasn’t there.

I still loved it though. And I would definitely recommend it for anyone who just wants to read a romance and doesn’t really care much about the setting and all the details as long as there’s a happy ending.

I really struggled reading this book and it was so corny and read like a typical Hallmark type of movie. Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me a copy of the this book to read.

I always enjoy Jenny Frame books, she has a natural skill as a writer and ability to take you there with her descriptions of scenes.
She is one of the best at Butch/Femme stories.
A Haven for a Wanderer has all you need if your looking for this style of story or writing.
This book is part of a series and although I would recommend reading the first it's not totally necessary.
Would I recommend: Yes if you like Butch/femme with added bonus of a good wel written story

Thanks to Netgalley and Bold Strokes for the copy.

I want to live in this little town. It’s very much a safe gayven and has been filled with a such a colorful cast of characters to almost feel fantastical if it weren’t so perfect. I loved seeing everyone interact and work to make their community someplace someone would want to come visit or live.
This includes Bronte de Lacey, the eldest of a Baroness who has come to Rosebrook to follow her dream of being an animal rehabilitator. She feels like she’s in a dream when she’s given free reign to design the new center, and feels an all together different kind of fantasy when she meets resident Griffin Harris. While their first meeting is rough they hit it off quickly, drawn to one another as they both work to catch some poachers that are harming animals in the nearby woodlands. They are also struggling with the fact that Griffin has made it no secret she is leaving soon, though she keeps close to the chest her reasons why for her sudden need to depart.
Watching these two interact and the push and pull as Bronte deals with her own fears brought on by an overbearing, greedy mother and Griffin struggles with recent revelations of her family, had me constantly turning the page to see what would happen and when they would finally give in.
And give in they did, there is just enough spice to warm up this holiday read without going full into erotica.
My only complaint is there are some places that feel rushed, particularly the end. I would have liked to see more of the resolutions to things, such as the poachers and Bronte’s worry of her mother learning about her relationship with Griffin, on page then mentioned it was taken care of off screen. But overall this was a really good sweet read and I want to read the others in the series. I love Frame’s works and this was no different.

With this third installment of the ‘Rosebrook’ series. As with other books by Ms Frame she’s always giving an update on the comings and goings on in “Rosebrook’, from Foxy, Clementine etc. This one starts when a tired and stressed Griffin Harris, makes her way back to Rosebrook after spending some time with her mother. Before she’d left she promised Foxy she’d come back to run the Rosebrook Brewery, but now she thinks all she can do is keep on moving, to where she had no idea. But a promise was a promise.
Bronte de Lacey wanted some time away from her mother who keeps hounding Bronte to settle down with someone who not only has a title but lots of money to help keep the family house. Needless to say Bronte isn’t interested. All she wants is an acreage that's quiet for the animals she hopes to bring for some rehabilitation, hopefully to get them back into the forest where they belong.
The attraction between the two women is strong but can they trust each other to make a relationship work? Ms Frame has done it again, with an interesting plot, along with great characters, new and old. Very, very nice read.
ARC via NetGalley/ Bold Stroke Books

Frame's books are always delightful and kind of utopic in showing a non-patriarchal society.
I think this is book number 3 of the Rosebrook series, but it is possible to read as a standalone.
Bronte and Griffin are great characters as well as the whole Rosebrook community. It is a well-written romance.

A Haven for the Wanderer by Jenny Frame
Rosebrook #3

Opposites attract in this story of a safe haven found by more than one that moves to Rosebrook and in this boo, the first in the series that I have read, it is the turn of Bronte and Griffin to meet, get to know one another, and connect in what might prove to be more than either thought they would find.

What I liked:
* Bronte: from privileged background, has a difficult mother caught up in pretension and the past, seeks to help wildlife, guarded, attracted to Griffin, hopes Rosewood will be her safe haven
* Griffin: raised by her mother, grew up without much, a wanderer who has seen the world, strong, resilient, brewer, dealing with new difficult to process information, might find her safe haven in Rosewood
* The attraction that Bronte and Griffin felt for one another, and the slow burn feel to the romance
* The accepting open community that the village of Rosewood provides
* Fox, Clementine, and Lucy who no doubt had a book of their own previously – they are a strong family unit that had a big part in creating what Rosewood has become
* The community Christmas spirit of the cold challenge for charity, the way they worked to prevent the poaching, and getting to know some of the other people in the community
* How the situation with Bronter’s mother and Griff’s uncle were handled
* All of it really except…

What I didn’t like:
* Who and what I was meant not to like

Did I enjoy this book? Yes
Would I read more by this author? Yes

Thank you to NetGalley and Bold Strokes Books for the ARC – This is my honest review.

4 Stars

Really good story. I loved the relationship between Griffin and Bronte. Their relationship was equal parts sweet and funny. There were so many funny moments in this book, and I loved that we got to catch up with some characters from the previous books in this series and got to know more about the supporting characters as well. This is becoming one of my favorite authors too read and I really look forward to what's next from her, and I highly recommend this book to all my friends and family.

I think this book is set in a universe. As a result the author has to give a quick potted biography of everyone introduced. It is a bit like getting introduced to loads at a party. The first couple you might remember but then it's all a blur.
The whole village seems to be an utopia. Yes there is a couple of slurs but otherwise everyone and everything is lovely. To be honest, while it would be ideal, I found it a bit not true to life. I know it's not a documentary but I was in a bit of a sugar coma. Which seems ridiculous when there were bad people and the climate disaster at the heart of the book.
Despite complaining things were too sweet I adored the Christmas present exchange between the mains and the redemption dip. Very well written. This part made me consider rounding up to 4 from 3.5 but I think the sweetness was overdone for me. If you are looking for a sweet romance you may find it perfect.

more than 4 less than 5 stars rounded up
You can't go wrong with Jenny Frame. This third Rosebrook romance was another great and entertaining read by her. She is one of my favourite romance authors and I love how she integrates romance, family, friends, community and more into her books. I also love that she is always true to herself with her butch-femme relationships and characters. Her butches are always delectably strong and vulnerable at the same time and her femmes a force to be reckoned with. Well done again.

Jenny Frame is one of my favorite Lesfic authors.

In this installment of the Rosebrook series we meet Brontë and Griffin. Women with difficult upbringing’s in similar but different ways.

I hadn’t read any of the previous installments and I’m wishing I had. The characters all have rich backgrounds and I was able to get on with the story without having to read their books first.

However did make Bronte and Griffins love story less prevalent. I do love when an author revisits characters from previous stories but this time it slightly detracted from the main storyline at heart.

But I will be going back and reading the first two entries of The Rosebrook series.

Thank you to Bold Strokes Books and NetGalley for this digital arc in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed the previous book in this series very much so I was excited to see this latest instalment. The two lead characters were intriguing but I felt like they suddenly went from being very chaste to very spicy which felt out of character, and the novel ended pretty soon after they got together, which did not help. The obstacle holding them back didn’t feel like a big issue. There were a number of loose ends that didn’t get resolved properly (the two leads’ relationships with their mothers were a point of contention which just disappeared, and the identity of the hunters was never revealed). I enjoyed reading this book but my expectations of this author were very high and this wasn’t quite it for me.

I absolutely loved this book! I love this series and couldn’t wait to come back and revisit it! Great character development and loved the story behind each of the characters! I highly encourage everyone to read this one! You won’t be disappointed.

𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆.

This is the 3rd book of the Rosebrook series. Each book can be read as a standalone but I suggest reading them all in order or at least read the first book first because its characters, Fox and Clem, appear quite a bit here.

All characters in this series live in the LGBTQ-friendly town of Rosebrook and the couples are all in fairytale-like butch/femme romances. In this book, we have two main characters who are very different in terms of upbringing but are similar in the sense that they are running away from their lives. Bronte comes from a noble family that is struggling financially to maintain their property and she has come to have an independent life in Rosebrook to escape her mother who is keen to arrange a marriage of convenience for her. Griffin is a blue-collared commoner who is preparing to run from Rosebrook due to issues related to her parents. Bronte and Griffin start off essentially on the wrong foot but soon discover that they like being around each other and the dynamics between them can be considered sweet.

But I'm not sure if I enjoyed their story very much, to be honest, because I didn't feel a lot for Griffin and Bronte and I thought both of them lacked a bit of personality and spark.

I generally enjoy Frame's books but perhaps this series isn't the best choice for me.

Two wounded souls find their haven
This f/f romance is the third part of the Rosebrook series by Jenny Frame and I would recommend to start with #1 of the series since there are quite a few references to former books and many main characters of former books play a part in this newest installment.
„A Haven for the Wanderer“ revolves around Christmas and all of Rosebrook is in festive mood (including a special Lager). Both main characters come with a lot of baggage: although they meet quite a lot (small village!), the attraction unfolds very slowly and it takes a very long time for them to communicate - I was silently shouting to them to already communicate with each other.
I read with a fuzzy feeling about Rosebrook and its Christmas. It was great to meet again „old friends“. And to be honest this made up a substantial part of the book. Alas, the f/f romance between Griffin and Bronte took too long for my liking, the chemistry was very muted and the end felt a big rushed. I would have liked the resolution esp. of their baggage to bit a more explicit. But Christmas and a happily HEA make for a reasonable comfort read.
One important thread (and threat!) related to Bronte’s work and quite prominent was at the end not addressed at all. Maybe that will carry into the next Rosebrook installment.

Thanks to Bold Strokes Books for the ARC via netgalley (I hope the bevy of errors I saw in the ARC got cleared!). The review is left voluntarily.

I received an ARC from Bold Strokes Books through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I’m a big fan of anything written by Jenny Frame. In this novel, I felt the characters and plot could have been a little more developed. Overall, I enjoyed this novel and recommend it! Bronte operates an animal rescue in Rosebrook village. While Griffin returned home to take care of her sick mother who suffered a heart attack. Her relationship with her mother becomes strained when she learns her mother has kept a secret. I like that Frame mentions characters from other novels in this series including Fox, Clementine, and Lucy.

Brontë is tired of her mother trying to get her to married to save their home. She finally gets a chance to get from under her mother thumb when she gets to run an animal rehabilitator in Rosebrook village. Griffin has great relationship with her mother when she returns to Rosebrook after taking care of her mother we learn her relationship with her becomes estranged when she learns what her mother kept from her. Brontë and Griffin meet doesn’t go quite well but as they spend more time together they grow closer but they both don’t want to start something because Griffin is leaving but it’s doesn’t stop the feelings they are having. I enjoy this read it’s was nice to see Clem Fox Lucy etc… I like that it’s was low on angst.




I received an ARC copy of this book from the Publisher via Netgalley and voluntarily leaving my review.

Griffin Harris is about to run away from her problems again but has a few loose ends to tie up before she can bail. She meets Bronte DeLacey, the new manager of Rosewood's animal sanctuary and as they get to know each other Griffin wonders why she is running again.
This is a fun 3rd addition to this series by Jenny Frame. We met Griffin in the second book and it was nice for her to get her own story. This one is typical of Frame's formula, with the typical butch and femme pairing and some type of low angst hurdle they must each overcome. I always enjoy the characters in Frame's books and find their stories comforting and warm. I love this little village and that the previous characters play a role in the newer additions to the series. Fox and Clem, from book one come back here along with Clem's cousin Lucy and I love seeing them in the next part of their lives. I really enjoy these series that Frame writes, they are perfect for curling up on a winter day. If you're looking for a warm, comforting story this series would be the perfect pick.