Southern Seducer (North Carolina Highlands, #1)
Jessica Peterson
My name’s Beau, and for the most part, I’ve led quite the charmed life. I left college to play pro ball and collected a few Super Bowl rings along the way. Now that I’ve retired at the ripe old age of thirty-six, I’m in my second career as CEO of a five-star resort in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. Sounds great, right? Well, I just did something real stupid, y’all. Bel—that’s Annabel to the rest of you—my best friend since college, is struggling as a single mom. So of course I invited her to come stay at my family’s resort for some much needed R&R. But since I didn’t think it through, her visit is going to ruin everything. How, you ask? Well, first of all, I’ve got a big, bad, ticking time bomb kind of a secret. Once she finds out what I’m hiding, I worry she’ll never look at me the same. Secondly, you remember the part about us being best friends? Well, I kinda maybe always thought there could be more to us. The naked kind of more. So here’s my new gameplan. I’m going to keep her and that adorable baby Maisie at arm’s length while Bel gets back on her feet, and I will absolutely, under no circumstances, let her in on those naked thoughts of mine. That’s a fumble I can’t afford to make. Until I do, in a moment of bonfire-and-bourbon induced weakness...
Publication Year: 2022
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weeping sobbing wailing sobbing squeaking wheezing screaming crying throwing up I read for fun. But this is THE FUN I get with a good weeping sobbing crying snotting trashing throwing up. This book is an emotional rollercoaster; it is equally heartbreaking and swoon-worthy. I'm devastated and completely lost. My eyes were entirely drained of tears 🥹 I had no idea that I would become so caught up in this messy, real, complex, realistic, passionate, and intensely emotional love story🤧 My favorite thing about this novel is how genuine and raw Beau and Annabel are with one another; it's also basically about their recovery process. Their tension and banter are fantastic. The desire, agonizing tension, despair, and affection between Annabel and Beau felt so tangible 😭 I was profoundly affected by the writing, stirring emotions of sorrow, despair, and pain impact on me. And the epilogue was so heartwarming, I like how they set things right🤍 I became genuinely eager to see what the author would take us to in the second installment of this series, since we had the glimpse of fiery banter between Samuel and Emma. Yup! I will definitely read Southern Hotshot immediately after this! 💥🏃🏻♀️
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