Reviewed by Sadonna
TITLE: Drew & Mr. Grumpy
SERIES: Pineapple Grove
AUTHORS: Jocelynn Drake & Rinda Elliott
PUBLISHER: Self-published
RELEASE DATE: December 27, 2018
LENGTH: 66 pages
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Drew Hopkins has had his eye on chef, Carson Mills, since he took the job at Wilton Cottage Bed & Breakfast. He’s always finding reasons to visit the kitchen to flirt with the sexy big guy, hoping to catch his interest.
Carson wants nothing to do with the tempting front desk manager even if Drew is cute as hell. He tried romance with a coworker, and it cost him everything.
When Drew’s flirting finally gets to him, the grumpy chef snaps and says something he truly regrets.
Hurt, Drew withdraws completely, and it doesn’t take Carson long to realize he’d been more tempted than even he knew.
REVIEW:
Note: This is a super cute short set in the same locale as Something about Jace, the first book in this series. There are definite spoilers for Book 1.
Drew Hopkins loves his front desk job at Wilton Cottage B&B. Wesley Blake, the owner, is proud of the niche his beautiful location and establishment fulfills in Pineapple Grove. His LGBTQ friendly B&B is nearly always full and the restaurant attached is busier than he could have ever hoped for. They are open for breakfast, lunch and brunch and are extremely popular thanks to the New York chef transplant, Carson Mills. Drew has been flirting ferociously with Carson for months. But then Carson crosses a line with Drew and truly hurts him. When he tries to apologize, Drew refuses to forgive him. In fact, he leaves him completely alone. Things get pretty chilly!
Wesley has his own issues to deal with, one being the big festival in Pineapple Grove that will introduce his business to new customers. The booth will serve food – and Wes asks Drew and Carson to work together on it. This isn’t optional, and so the two men are forced to work together. As they work on the food for the festival, they agree to move forward together, but Carson is still holding back and Drew doesn’t know why. Obviously something or someone has hurt Carson in the past and so he’s not willing to take a chance with Drew. But Drew’s not one to take no for an answer 😉
This is a fun, short and sexy story. Drew is adorable! We hear about him in the first book of this series, but we don’t really meet him until this one. He’s so happy to be out and living his life away from his conservative hometown and he loves his job. Carson is a bit of a broody mess – because he’s gotten screwed over in the past and he’s got that fear factor going for him. Wes of course is smart and forces the issue with them – knowing they will either kill each other or end up together 🙂 Very sweet without being cloying. Loved the way Drew stood up for himself and the way he wouldn’t back down. I’m on to the next story now 🙂
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