Eloise and the Grump Next Door by Emma St. Clair

Each book will have sizzling chemistry but no spice. The Oakley Island Romcom series follows three very different sisters as they renovate the house they inherited and find love on the island along the way. Clair 4.25 1,850 Ratings 253 Reviews 2 editions I said I’d never set foot on Oakley Island again. Įloise and The Grump Next Door is a grumpy sunshine, closed door romantic comedy. 4,236 Ratings 497 Reviews published 2022 2 editions I’m not sure which is worse-the lawyer handling m Want to Read Rate it: Book 2 Merritt and Her Childhood Crush by Emma St.

If only a certain tattooed grump didn't seem so determined to send me away. Eloise and the Grump Next Door is a closed door sweet romantic comedy with all the chemistry and tension but no spice. When I'm suddenly presented with the academic opportunity of my dreams (former dreams?), my picturesque life on Oakley starts to unravel.Ī part of me wants to stay. On the outside, he might be pricklier than a puffer fish, but I catch glimpses of a delicious, cinnamon roll center.ĭid I mention the tattoos he hides underneath those crisp button-down shirts? Yowza. Especially when new dreams include a future with Jake. This isn't the life I dreamed of, but dreams can change. It doesn't help that the night Jake and I met, I got a little tipsy, and he had to carry me back to my hotel.īut the longer I stay on Oakley Island, the more I feel a connection to my childhood and to my grandmother. Turning Gran's beach house into a bed and breakfast-a process that would be a lot easier if I didn't have to deal with the grumpy lawyer living next door. Instead, I'm renovating my late grandmother's home and posting about the process on Instagram. Just kidding-I'll take the pelican any day.Īfter graduation, I thought I'd be off to grad school, doing research on my favorite poet.

When Ripley fabricates a boyfriend to put off her familys overzealous matchmaking efforts, she neve. I'm not sure which is worse-the lawyer handling my grandmother's estate or the attack pelican living on the screened-in porch. Description: Im not sure which is worse-the lawyer handling my grandmothers estate or the attack pelican living on the screened-. A cranky cop whos sworn off relationships, an event planner with a fake boyfriend, and the over-the-top family that thinks its love.

Eloise and the Grump Next Door by Emma St. Clair