Billy Winston’s family is going to see him happy and in love if it’s the last thing they do.
Beard Necessities, the final standalone in the bestselling romantic comedy Winston Brothers series from New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Penny Reid, is available now!
No
one deserves a happily-ever-after quite as much as the second oldest Winston
brother and his lady love, Claire McClure (aka Scarlet St. Claire). Cruelty and
circumstance tore them apart almost twenty years ago. Secrecy and bitterness
kept them separated.
But
you know who's tired of their separation and stubbornness? Everyone. Especially
Billy Winston’s family. And now they're going to do something about it.
Well-meaning
interference means the star-crossed lovers can’t stop tripping over each other
in the hills of Tuscany, the catacombs of Rome, and the waterways of Venice.
Billy and Claire find themselves thrown together and at the mercy of the
Winston siblings’ shenanigans.
But
will their forced proximity bring them together? Or push them even further
apart?
This
second-chance romance brings back the entire Winston gang, playing cupid in one
last story of love, hi-jinks, and family collusion.
BEARD NECESSITIES is a full-length contemporary romantic
comedy, and can be read as a stand-alone, but it’s probably best read after
books 0.5, 2, 3, 5, and 6 of the Winston Brothers series.Brothers series.
My review: 4.5 stars
Oh I hate to see the Winston Brother series end! I found the series via Cletus and Beard Science and am so glad I did. I did some back-tracking after that and thoroughly enjoyed all the book, especially the audiobooks. When we were gifted with Beard With Me and were able to read the origin story and meet the Winston family in their younger years, I eagerly tore though the book, relishing each and and every word. I found Beard Necessities to be a bit of a different experience, although I am still so glad I read it and we got such a fantastic ending to their stories. We were told quite a few things, rather than shown, during Beard Necessities, and I do wish we would have been given the opportunity to read them as they happened, rather than in catch-up conversations between the characters. Nonetheless, this series will absolutely be in my favorites for what I am sure will be always. It was lovely seeing such a happy ending for everyone.
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Excerpt
Strolling to the desk, I set down the milk and cookies, crossed my arms
and turned to face my brother. “You’re pointing out that Scarlet and I will see
each other during various family functions.”
“Correct.”
“And, therefore,” I continued
reasonably, “I need to be nice to her.” I knew that already, and tonight—after
watching her face crumple and feeling a part of my soul shrivel at the
sight—I’d finally accepted it. I would be nice. I would be so damn nice. I’d be
a saint.
But then Cletus said, “No,
Billy. Not nice. Nice is for tea
parties and doctor’s visits. You need to woo her.”
I blinked once. “Woo her.”
“That’s right. You need to
woo the pants off her, hopefully literally, and then make that woman yours.
Permanently. Once and for all. Put a ring on it. Woo is where it’s at. Jenn
still has the centerpieces from our wedding if you’d like to borrow them.”
During this enlightening monologue, he’d moseyed over and picked up the glass
of milk and a cookie, dunked the cookie into the milk, and then took a bite
just as he’d finished his listings of delusions.
“That’s never going to
happen.”
“Why not? Those centerpieces
are lovely. You don’t know your color scheme yet. Ask Scarlet before you
decide.”
I ground my teeth. “Scarlet
and I are never going to happen, Cletus.”
He shook his head firmly.
“I’m disappointed in your lack of ambition, Billy. I thought we’d be on the
same page. But I see now, I’m going to have to take a tough love approach.”
“Cletus—”
“I’m going to give you one
chance,” he said, then pushed the rest of the cookie in his mouth and spoke
around it as he continued, “One more chance is all you get. I’ve waited long
enough for this and you know my feelings on delayed gratification.”
“Pardon?”
“It’s overrated.” He took a
gulp of milk and picked up another cookie.
“No, Cletus. One chance on
what?”
“I’m giving you one chance.
One.” He pointed the cookie at me. “Tomorrow, you’re going to go find her,
apologize to her for whatever that kerflufflef&%k
was I walked in on. Tell her you were suffering from temporary insanity, hopped
up on illicit drugs, abducted by asshole probing aliens, whatever. I’m giving
you one chance to make this right, and if you don’t take it, you are not going
to like what happens next.”
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Meet Penny Reid
Penny Reid is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best Selling Author of the Winston Brothers, Knitting in the City, Rugby, and Hypothesis series. She used to spend her days writing federal grant proposals as a biomedical researcher, but now she just writes books. She’s also a full time mom to three diminutive adults, wife, daughter, knitter, crocheter, sewer, general crafter, and thought ninja.
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