Grosvenor Ranch #1

ARC provided by PRH International and audiobook by Audible

Author: Paisley Hope

Narrators: Vanessa Edwin and Sean Masters

Thanks, @prhinternational for the gifted copy. #PRHInternationalPartner

Beau Black is carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders: he’s raising his 4-year-old twin girls alone after the death of his wife, his father’s dementia is getting worse, the ranch has some problems that require methods he’d rather not use to solve them… Yeah, you can see his life is not a walk in the park.

But in one night at the bar, he gives himself allowance to flirt with a woman. They connect, share a kiss, but she leaves. Well, story of his life, right? It can’t get worse. 

Yes, it can, because that kiss was shared with Hallie Lockheart, his ex’s long-lost sister, who’s now the twins’ kindergarten teacher. Can’t the fates just give him a break?

Hallie can’t believe that the man she couldn’t forget is her dead sister’s husband. He’s off-limits by default. But when summer comes and the kids need a nanny, she moves in. 

Duty now collides with deep desire. And they won’t be able to resist…

This is my first Paisley Hope and I wasn’t disappointed. Beau is top-tier rough cowboy and you add a loving single dad to the mix and he’s a shoo-in for book boyfriend. I love that he’s not perfect. At all. He’s rough around the edges and a little shade of morally gray (for a good cause). Hallie is adorable and you want to be her friend. 

I’m an audio person, so I waited for the release to listen to the super talented Vanessa Edwin and Sean Masters and boy did they deliver. Sean does rough and grumpy perfectly and Vanessa shines as Hallie (and the twins!). 

What you get: two deeply loyal people who get putting everyone else first, a fierce family man, a dedicated teacher and aunt, two adorable little girls, family heartbreak, some shady deals, an obnoxious ex, slow burn that turns into an inferno and a hard-earned HEA.

I can’t wait for the next one! 

Content notes (including but not limited to): death of a spouse (historical), child abandonment, domestic abuse (brief), harassment, violence, dealing with a family member with dementia

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