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Foster sure knows how to give her readers page turning love stories that will keep everyone coming back for more!

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In for a Penny (A Whiskey Novella)

The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Peaceful Harbor

by Melissa Foster

Releasing Dec 9th, 2020

World Literary Press

Blurb:

Catch up with your favorite characters and enjoy Bones and Sarah’s wedding while falling in love with the newest Whiskey-world couple, Penny Wilson and Scott Beckley, in this Whiskey series novella.

When everything you want is right in front of you, but it’s still out of reach…

Penny Wilson has a successful business, more friends than a girl could ask for, and a boyfriend she’s madly and passionately in love with. Scott Beckley is honest, loyal, hands down the best lover on the planet, and absolutely gaga over his nieces and nephews. Scott’s a keeper…as long as Penny doesn’t ever want to hear those three magical words that would take their relationship to the next level. Scott escaped abusive parents at seventeen and was forced to find his way alone in the world. Even though it’s been more than a decade and he’s reunited with his estranged sisters and built a good life in Peaceful Harbor, Maryland, he’s still tortured by his past. Penny knows he loves her with everything he has, but for a girl who wants a family and a guy who is afraid of having one, love might not be enough.

Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54635060-in-for-a-penny

Goodreads series link: https://www.goodreads.com/series/204908-the-whiskeys

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Review:

So part of me wishes this one had been longer but most of me realizes that I should enjoy all the goodness for what it is! I was intrigued about Penny and Scott as I read The Gritty Truth and I was super excited to see their story was next. We join them a few months into their relationship and while we missed out on those early moments what we are given is definitely super satisfying.

Scott is dealing with a lot of fear and anxiety over how his past at the hands of his abusive parents might impact his future as a husband and a father. He’s convinced himself that he’s better off not taking the chance of being a father in case he might turn abusive too. But the depth of his feelings for Penny has him selfishly wanting to keep her, even knowing how badly she wants a family one day.

Penny may want kids but she finds herself asking herself if she wants Scott more … and if maybe one day he might change his mind. She understands his concerns but she also knows how wonderful he is with his nieces and nephews. How kinda and caring he is to his sisters, and how how amazing he is with her. If only he could see himself the way that everyone else does, surely his doubts would disappear. Right?

These two together are a fabulous match and I loved every minute spent with them (here’s where that wishing for more comes in). Even though readers can figure out how things are going to go that doesn’t stop the journey from being a good one. Foster brings a ton of emotion as both Scott and Penny evaluate their relationships, themselves, and what they want out of the future. It definitely left me as big a gooey mess as one of Penny’s famous sundaes.

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Author Info:

Melissa Foster is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author. She writes sexy and heartwarming contemporary romance and new adult romance with emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Melissa’s emotional journeys are lovingly erotic and always family oriented–perfect beach reads for contemporary romance lovers who enjoy reading about wealthy heroes and smart, sassy heroines.

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Book Review, In For A Penny, Rose Lerner

Grand Passion…or epic disaster?

Lord Nevinstoke revels in acting the young wastrel, until his father is killed in a drunken duel. Never one to do anything halfway, Nev throws off his wild ways to shoulder a mountain of responsibility—and debt—vowing to marry a rich girl and act the respectable lord of the manor.

Manufacturing heiress Penelope Brown seems the perfect choice for a wife. She’s pretty, proper, and looking for a husband.

Determined to rise above her common birth, Penelope prides herself on her impeccable behavior and good sense. Grand Passion? Vulgar and melodramatic. Yes, agreeing to marry Nev was a rare moment of impulse, yet she’s sure they can build a good marriage based on companionship and mutual esteem.

But when they arrive at the manor, they’re overwhelmed with half-starved tenants, a menacing neighbor, and the family propensity for scandal. As the situation deteriorates, the newlyweds have nowhere to turn but to each other. To Penelope’s surprise, she begins to fervently hope that her first taste of Grand Passion in her husband’s arms won’t be her last.

First published by Dorchester in March 2010.

Warning: Contains kisses in the breakfast room, account books in the bedroom…and murder in the garden. Featuring a heroine who’s used to settling, a hero who’s used to getting what he wants without trying, and a love for which they’ll both have to fight tooth and nail.

In For a Penny is an absolutely delightful romance about two engaging people who find themselves tied together in a marriage of convenience. Fortunately they are both likable and have good hearts, which of course quickly leads to them dealing with sticky emotions like love and affection.

Nev finds himself in over his head when his dad dies, but he has good intentions and a lot of integrity. He may not be the most savvy in matters of money but he’s good with people and wants the best for everyone. Luckily he has Penelope to help him. Both of them bungle their way thru situations that neither are really prepared for but with the support of each other they manage to figure things out. Their unorthodox courtship and deepening feelings are the center point of the story and it is fantastic.

There’s some suspense toward the end and a little more politics involved that I usually enjoy in my historical romances but Lerner does a fantastic job of fitting everything into the story so it works. I hate to say it but I’m not very knowledgeable on history so even though I get the basic idea of what is going on it didn’t resonate as well as it might have. It is described well though so I could easily keep up and understand the impact.

A fantastic read for those who like historical romances – not a lot of society trials but a refreshing look at life (and difficulties) in the country for a land owner. In In For a Penny, love, laughter & trouble highlight a sweet story of a boy, a girl and their path to a HEA.