GRIT, an all-new standalone, friends-to-lovers romance in the 7th and Main series by Elizabeth Hunter is NOW LIVE!
About the Book:
He’s been patient; she’s been busy.
Patience is running out.
Melissa Oxford is a widow with a ranch, an orange grove, a goat-obsessed ten-year-old, and not enough time. She doesn’t have time to make friends. She doesn’t have time to stop and chat, and she definitely does not have time for a boyfriend.
Which is fine, because Cary Nakamura is far from being a boy. Cary’s the man who helped Melissa plant her trees. The friend who keeps offering advice, even when she’s is too stubborn to take it.
He’s also the man who kissed Melissa in broad daylight on a sidewalk in Metlin, California, smack in the face of God and everyone.
But while Melissa may spend a little too long dreaming about Cary from a distance, she knows the kind of passion he promises is more than she can handle.
She just doesn’t have the time.
But sometimes, no matter how busy you are, life makes you stop. It pulls you up short and makes you see things a little more clearly. Things like…
The people you can count on.
The dreams you keep pushing away.
And the passion that can’t be denied.
GRIT is a stand-alone, friends-to-lovers romance in the Love Stories on 7th and Main series by Elizabeth Hunter, author of INK.
My Review:
I didn’t think I could like another book in the 7th and Main
series more than the first two, Ink and Hooked. The books were beautifully
written with wonderful characters in a great setting. I was, however, incorrect.
Grit, the third book, a stand-alone romance, blew me away. The
friends-to-lovers romance filled the pages of Grit with love, passion,
stubbornness, and well-written emotion.
Melissa and Cary are one of the best romantic couples I’ve
read about. She’s strong, independent, and stubborn. He’s patient, kind, and
understanding. They are very much in love but shadows of the past, as well as impending
situations, cloud Melissa’s mind. The chemistry between Melissa and Cary
sizzles in every scene but the romance is slow to build, the pacing perfect for
the author to flesh out much needed side themes.
The character development and world building in Grit brings
ranch life into focus for the reader. We see what makes Melissa and Cary tick
(aside from each other, that is). Ranching is not easy and when you have the
emotional baggage Melissa is carrying, along with insensitive, manipulative
in-laws, you understand why she tries to deny her feelings. The story is realistic
and I was able to visualize each moment in the book.
Elizabeth Hunter writes books that require emotional
responses from the reader. You can’t read her books without feeling exactly
what she is portraying. I went through an entire gamut of emotions reading
Grit. I teared up, I laughed, I was angry; every emotion exactly as written. All
of Elizabeth's novels reach deep within my emotional center and manage to
trigger reactionary responses. These types of books are my favorite. The
emotions don't have to always include tears; it is just the ability to invoke
proper emotional responses to scenarios being played out.
The author is spectacular at her craft and is an auto-buy
for me and has been since I laid my eyes upon A Hidden Fire.
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About Elizabeth Hunter:
ELIZABETH HUNTER is a USA Today bestselling contemporary fantasy, romance, and paranormal mystery author. She is a graduate of the University of Houston Honors College and a former English teacher. She once substitute taught a kindergarten class, but decided that middle school was far less frightening. She’s the author of the Elemental Mysteries, the Irin Chronicles, and the Cambio Springs Mysteries.
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