Beard in Mind (Winston Brothers, #4)
Penny Reid
NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, & USA TODAY bestselling series Semi Finalist: Goodreads Choice Awards, Best Romance 2017 All is fair in love and auto maintenance. Beau Winston is the nicest, most accommodating guy in the world. Usually. Handsome as the devil and twice as charismatic, Beau lives a charmed life as everyone’s favorite Winston Brother. But since his twin decided to leave town, and his other brother hired a stunning human-porcupine hybrid as a replacement mechanic for their auto shop, Beau Winston’s charmed life has gone to hell in a handbasket. Shelly Sullivan is not nice and is never accommodating. Ever. She mumbles to herself, but won’t respond when asked a question. She glares at everyone, especially babies. She won’t shake hands with or touch another person, but has no problems cuddling with a dog. And her damn parrot speaks only in curse words. Beau wants her gone. He wants her out of his auto shop, out of Tennessee, and out of his life. The only problem is, learning why this porcupine wears her coat of spikes opens a Pandora’s box of complexity—exquisite, tempting, heartbreaking complexity—and Beau Winston soon discovers being nice and accommodating might mean losing what matters most.
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Read the ebook, thought Beau was likeable but for some reason I didn't ever warm to Shelly. I thought it was interesting to have so little of this romance book to be from Shelly's perspective, it was probably 93% from Beau's POV.
Also appreciated that Shelly's OCD persisted (I was super hoping she wouldn't be "cured" and was glad to see she wasn't.)
0After being introduced to this pairing in the previous book, I was excited to dive into their story and see how it all began. This book did such a great job of showing that Beau Winston is more than just charm; it revealed a deeper, more complex side of him that even he seemed surprised by. I loved how Shelly adored Beau’s heart and goodness, and I appreciated how much care the author took in portraying Shelly’s mental health journey. Beau’s patience and effort to understand her and make her feel included were beautifully done. I would have liked to know more about certain events that were mentioned but not fully explored, but overall, it was an enjoyable read that added depth to the series. Beau and Shelly’s story is one that fans will find touching and memorable.
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