Grin and Beard It is almost a love-at-first-sight sort of romance. So I guess this is one of those series where you can just jump in through any book.

But despite starting with the second book, I didn’t feel lost. I didn’t know what to expect when I started Grin and Beard It and didn’t even realize that it was actually the second book in the series. But can she traverse the tenuous trails of Tennessee without losing her head? Or worse, her heart? (Goodreads) My thoughts Sienna has successfully navigated the labyrinth of Hollywood heart-throbs. And habit of looking at her too long and too often. Sienna is accustomed to high levels of man-handsome, so it’s not Jethro’s chiseled features or his perfect physique that make Sienna stutter. Much to her consternation, Sienna’s most frequent savior is a ridiculously handsome, charming, and cheeky Park Ranger by the name of Jethro Winston. Therefore, when Sienna’s latest starring role takes her to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park she finds herself continually lost while trying to navigate the back roads of Green Valley, Tennessee. The simple truth is, everyone loves plus-sized Sienna.īut she has a problem, she can’t read maps and her sense of direction is almost as bad as her comedic timing is stellar. The movie studio executives can’t explain it, but her films are out-grossing all the fit and trim headliners and Hollywood’s most beautiful elite.

Sienna Diaz is everyone’s favorite “fat” funny lady. After reading Black Witch Magic, I thought to myself, why not try one of those novels with the cute covers. I think it’s so cute, and it makes me want to collect the series. I’d seen the Winston Brothers novels floating around the internet and was curious about them because I love the cross-stitch effect used for the cover. It’s been years since I’ve read a bunch of romance novels in a go, so I’m quite surprised at myself at the moment. I’m on a contemporary romance binge, and I’m loving it.

Grin and Beard It by Penny Reid