Meanwhile, Sienna has been breaking glass ceilings left and right in the movie industry. Even though he was doing everything in his power to be an honorable man, he would second-guess himself and my heart broke for him several times. I truly felt every one of the self-criticisms and guilty thoughts he had throughout the story.

After a lifetime of misdeeds and bad behavior, he has spent the last five years making amends for his past sins. Luckily for her, Jethro Winston is a park ranger with a keen sense of direction when she finds herself in a pickle.Īs for Jethro, he’s the brother who is most like their father and it’s a distinction he would rather not have. Sienna Diaz is a feisty, strong, and intelligent Hollywood multi-hyphenate (writer/actress/comedienne) filming a movie in the mountains of Tennessee. I loved everything about it–the sweet, slow-burning romance, the crazy cast of characters, the heartwarming brotherly love, the heartbreaking story about a man who carries so much guilt and obligation and a woman who just wants to take a break from the rat race to do something for herself for once. Grin and Beard It is easily one of my favorite books of the year. Quirky and Charmingly Sweet Slow Burn Romance Penny creates believable, relatable, and quirky characters that feel as real and as flawed as you and me. Sienna has successfully navigated the labyrinth of Hollywood heart-throbs.Penny Reid never ceases to amaze me with the range and diversity of her stories.įrom ex-CIA moms with ninja skills to awkward brainiacs looking for love to bearded brothers wreaking havoc in the Tennessee mountains, no two stories are alike. 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. She's America's sweetheart and he's the town pariah.įrom the NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, & USA TODAY bestselling series

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