I adore the Winston Brothers series by rom-com author Penny Reid, so I jumped on the chance to review the Deluxe edition of TRUTH OR BEARD, which is book number one in this delightful series. It’s been 10 years since this series started. I love it so much that I re-read the whole series at least once a year.
This series features the six hot bearded brothers and one sister of the large Winston family, a gaggle of odd but lumberjack-sort-of-sexy men living in small town Tennessee. All the brothers are quirky in their own ways, which is simply magical. This was a spin-off from Reid’s Knitting in the City series, which is another series I adore and reread yearly. We get alternating points of view from Duane Winston and Jessica James, which heightens the understanding and also the steam factor!
The many intertwined relationships are part of what makes these books so great for me. The romantic relationships are frankly divine. But the family ties and the friendships are equally as strong, giving the stories a lot of emotional oomph. Fans of Emily Henry or of the show Gilmore Girls will relish the offbeat characters and zany plotlines. I revel every delicious chapter in Reid’s TRUTH OR BEARD.
Falling for the wrong twin never felt so good . . .
From the NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, & USA TODAY bestselling series
Identical twins Beau and Duane Winston might share the same devastatingly handsome face, but where Beau is outgoing and sociable, Duane is broody and reserved. That's why perpetually level-headed Jessica James has been in naïve and unhealthy infatuation with Beau for most of her life, while Duane and Jessica have always been adversaries. She can't stand him, and she's pretty sure he can't bear the sight of her.
But after a case of mistaken identity, Jessica finds herself in the middle of a massive confusion kerfuffle. She's spent her whole life paralyzed by the fantasy of Beau and her assumptions of Duane's disdain, so now that she knows she's been wrong all along, she's unprepared for the reality that is Duane's insatiable interest…and his hot looks and hot hands and even hotter kisses.
She always thought she knew her own mind, but as Jessica finds herself drawn to the man who's been her sworn adversary for years, how much of her heart is she willing to risk?
A very beardy (illustrated) bonus: This special luxe edition contains full illustrations, a map of Green Valley, bonus scenes, and more!
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