
Small town. Big ego. Huge… plans?
Carter Graves is as smooth as the weave of his designer suit, and just as out of my price range. He sweeps into Wittville ready to wheel, deal and melt some panties, quickly topping my short list of men I love to hate and would hate to love.
Before I know it, he’s got his sexy eyes set on me and his talented hands all over my business.
My family’s business, of course. What were you thinking?
The contract he waves in my face will turn my quiet little life upside down, but it’s his seductive smile that threatens to do the same to my heart. If he really thinks being the hottest guy in town is enough to make me roll over and let him turn us into just another faceless franchise, he’s got another think coming.
I’m not signing unless he can convince me he wants more than just another notch on his resume. Or his bedpost.
There’s just one problem with my strategy.
The harder I make him work, the harder it will be to watch him go.
Stiff is a full length stand-alone romance with no cheating and a resounding happily ever after.
Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars
These are words I never thought I’d write about a romance book, but Stiff is an adorable love story about two… funeral home owners!
Sadie’s parents run a small-town funeral parlor, and are looking to retire. While they are on vacation and she’s running the business, they entrust her to work out the final details of the contract with the Graves family, who operate big-box-type funeral homes. (And could that name be any more perfect?!?!) Sadie’s already against the idea of her parents selling out, so her world is really rocked when drop-dead gorgeous Carter Graves — who she has an awkward meet-cute with at the local flower shop — turns out to be the rep handling the rest of the negotiations.
Carter and Sadie flip-flop between arguing like crazy and making out like horny teenagers. The attraction is sizzling, and there is a lot at stake personally for both of them as well, so the story goes deeper than being just fluff. Sadie doesn’t want to lose the intimate connection her family’s business has with the community, and Carter is desperately trying to prove to his family that he is more than the pretty face they trot out to close a deal
Stiff is full of so many funny moments, like an awkward billboard desecration and a game of naked hide and seek in a room of caskets. I adored Sadie and Carter; they are well-written and their romance is definitely an intriguing one. The secondary characters are wildly entertaining as well, so the Graves family series is off to a wonderful start with Stiff. I really hope that Zoe and Bran get a story ASAP!
I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.