Title:
Bazaar Girls (Townsend Harbor Book 3)
Author:
Kerrigan Byrne and Cynthia St. Aubin
Rating:
Five Siren Stones
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Sub-Genre:
Romcom
Keywords:
Small Town, Crafter, Shop Owner, Mechanic, Ex-Con, Fake
Relationship,
Print
Book ISBN: 978-1648394843
Price:
$12.99
E-Book
Page Count: 308
ISBN
E-Book: Amazon Digital
Price:
$4.99
Included
in Kindle Unlimited as of 8-29-23
Publisher:
Oliver Heber Books
Blurb/Summary:
From USA Today and Amazon Charts bestselling authors Kerrigan Byrne and Cynthia St. Aubin, comes their latest Romcom featuring a quirky cast of characters who represent the hilarious absurdity of life while making you fall head-over-heels in love. This steamy, laugh out loud, opposites-attract small town romance reminds us that we don't have to be perfect to deserve our own happily ever after!
Gemini "Gemma" McKendrick knows just about everything about everybody in Townsend Harbor. When she's not serving on one of the many civic positions or leaping headlong into another hobby, she's hosting the Sunday Stitch 'N Bitch at her yarn and craft shop, Bazaar Girls. With her quirky boutique in big financial trouble, she makes a snap decision to rent out the basement of her cozy craftsman to Townsend Harbor newcomer Gabe Kelly. A man with a past as colorful as his tattoo sleeves, who has become an urban legend since he blew into town. And who better than Gemma, Townsend Harbor's own gossip guru, to answer the rumor mill's most pressing questions? Like whether the silver-tongued mechanic is as good with his hands as he is with a socket wrench.Gabriel "Gabe" Kelly wasn't born into a family so much as a criminal enterprise. Taught to lift, chop, and rebuild cars since before he could tie his own shoes, he's obliged to pay his debt to society before deserting South Boston for Townsend Harbor, Washington. Surely he can stay out of trouble here, right? He immediately finds the only position an ex-con with prison muscles and neck tattoos could easily find in a town like this, and buys the vintage car mechanic shop from it's retiring owner . Moonlighting as the only tow truck in a thirty-mile radius, he rescues the absent-minded hottie who runs the local yarn shop. But he quickly discovers that a toy-sized car with a dashboard lit up by Christmas isn't the only thing in Gemma McKendrick's life desperately in need of maintenance. Gabe, who is uniquely qualified to diagnose and fix complicated mechanisms, finds his sexy landlord is impossible to figure out. Looks like he'll have to take a peek at her undercarriage to find out what makes her purr before he hits the road again.
Because women of her caliber don't take home guys with his make and model...
Review:
Bazaar Girls is a wonderful story with a realistic take on neurodivergent character Gemma McKendrick. We get to see how Gemma feels as someone that was misunderstood her whole life and trying to live up to everyone’s expectations but without all the necessary energy and tools to do so.
Gabe Kelly comes from a large family of boys and a broken home. Gabe’s diverse experiences allow him to see Gemma for the amazing, generous, smart person she is, and he compliments their fake relationship by filling in where Gemma falters.
As in the previous books, the town characters play key roles in Bazaar Girls. Both Gemma and Gabe have a solid friend base in Townsend Harbor to rely on. Their journey from fake relationship to dynamic duo was a fun read. The plot twists and fast-moving story line had me glued to the pages.
I loved the story, and the ending was uplifting.
