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Once Upon a Beast

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2 of 2 copies available

It's a fairy tale as old as time...

Everyone in Bourbon Falls knows Delaney Brooks doesn't need a man—including Delaney. So when a storm sends her niece's car hydroplaning into the town hermit's bushes, it's nothing Del can't handle herself. But the winds also cause costly damage to the roof of her family's beloved bookstore, and Del accepts it's time to seek help.

Isaac Manning never intended to be the bad guy. But a slanderous post went viral, and he's forced to take cover in Bourbon Falls, Indiana, hiding to protect his tech company until the online storm blows over. The strategy goes smoothly until a teenage girl destroys his lawn. Now two locals have seen his face, and one is tugging at his heartstrings.

Del's fundraiser can save her family's bookstore but she'll need an amazing website built to draw the crowds in. Isaac, wanting a break from his loneliness, is happy to trade his skills for Del's landscape panache. But can the two truly work together to support the town's biggest event of the year without jeopardizing their hearts and reputations too?

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      September 11, 2023
      Jacobs (the Checkerberry Inn series) launches her Bourbon Falls series with a sturdy small-town romance. The locals of Bourbon Falls, Ind., have taken to calling their newest resident “Harry the Hermit” due to his extensive facial hair and antisocial tendencies. Really, he’s tech mogul Isaac Manning, who’s riding out the fallout from his vengeful ex-girlfriend’s social media smear campaign against him. One rainy night, Delaney “Del” Brooks’s niece crashes her car into his yard—and when Del shows up to help her, Isaac can’t deny his attraction. The owner of a landscaping company, Del offers to fix the damage, putting her and Isaac in close contact. As they bond, Isaac offers to return the favor by designing a website to help her fundraise for her family’s struggling bookstore. Their time together inevitably leads to romance, but what will happen when Isaac tells her the truth about who he is and why he’s in town? Jacobs gracefully avoids the pitfalls of the overused miscommunication trope to refreshing effect. With a strong female lead and townsfolk who readers will be eager to revisit, this kicks the series off right.

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