Three Simple Words by A.J. Pine -a Review
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Description:
he’s holding out for a happy ever after.
I know where to find my happily ever after–between the pages of a romance novel. It’s why I sell books, why I blog about them, and why I’ll never get disappointed by love.
So what if my brother’s best friend from high school is now a bestselling author? Or that he just blew back into town on a Harley, filling out a pair of jeans like he never did before? Or that he’s agreed to do a signing at my bookstore on such short notice?
Review:
Three Simple Words is book three of the Kingston Ale House Series by A.J. Pine. Annie Denning wanted her happily every after. As owner of the local book store Two Stories – she won’t settle for anything less. And after reading hundreds of romance books, she completely believes in true love and happy endings – but getting one hasn’t proved that simple. She is quiet and beautiful and loves to spend her time reading romance novels and blogging about what else – romance. When she finds out her brothers high school best friend, Wes Hartley is in town she is less than thrilled.
Wes is a New York Times best selling author who’s books don’t end in a happily ever after. In fact, they are no where close to it. Wes doesn’t believe in happy endings. Annie’s brother Jeremy gives Wes a place to stay for a bit and some shifts at Kingston’s to make some extra cash. But Jeremy asks one favor in return. He asks Wes to do a book signing at Annie’s book store. Wes is quick to oblige, that is until he finds out just how much Annie hated his book…
But, when Wes arrives at the book signing – Annie is stopped dead in her tracks. She knows she hates Wes Hartley the author, but she was not prepared for how attractive Wes had become. He has certainly grown up since they were kids. And after a quite successful book signing, Wes finds himself as Annie’s last minute date for a weekend wedding. What started out as the two of them just having a fun time, turned into something so much more! But Annie has read Wes’ book and she knows his book hero rings true with him also – they just don’t believe in true love and all that entails. So what’s a girl to do – when she is falling head over heels for someone she knows will never reciprocate the feelings. Wes has a grocery list of women from his past – all conveniently laid out in his best selling novel. For the entire world and Annie to see. Every one of them showing her just how afraid of commitment he is. How can she convince him otherwise, and will she even need to? But surprisingly Wes is feeling things that he has never felt before. He finds himself wanting to spend time with Annie. Wes has never felt this before for any woman. And he isn’t quite sure how to process everything that he is feeling right now.
Annie was wonderful to read. She was funny (loved all the t-shirts) and smart. And from the moment you met her you wanted to convince her that HEA’s do really happen and that they are not just things of fiction. But Wes is stubborn and seemed pretty convinced that he wasn’t meant for any type of relationship. They are adorable together and the story unfolds perfectly. Leaving you wanting to know what is going to happen next and will the two of them get their acts together and finally be on the same page.
If you love a romance novel inside of a romance novel this is the book for you. You can read this book as a stand alone – but I highly recommend the entire series! The characters have all been heartwarming and loveable and you become invested and want to see the best for them.
Reviewed by Erin
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