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Grit by Elizabeth Hunter Series: 7th and Main #3
Published by Self-Published on September 3, 2019
Genres: Contemporary Romance
Pages: 285
Format: eARC
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Melissa Oxford is a widow with a ranch, an orange grove, a goat-obsessed ten-year-old, and not enough time. She doesn’t have time to make friends. She doesn’t have time to stop and chat, and she definitely does not have time for a boyfriend.
Which is fine, because Cary Nakamura is far from being a boy. Cary’s the man who helped Melissa plant her trees. The friend who keeps offering advice, even when she’s is too stubborn to take it. He’s also the man who kissed Melissa in broad daylight on a sidewalk in Metlin, California, smack in the face of God and everyone.
But while Melissa may spend a little too long dreaming about Cary from a distance, she knows the kind of passion he promises is more than she can handle. She just doesn’t have the time.
But sometimes, no matter how busy you are, life makes you stop. It pulls you up short and makes you see things a little more clearly. Things like… The people you can count on. The dreams you keep pushing away. And the passion that can’t be denied.GRIT is a stand-alone, friends-to-lovers romance in the Love Stories on 7th and Main series by Elizabeth Hunter, author of INK.
This author is one who takes a reader on a emotional journey using the diversity to bring her realistic characters to life. It is small things which add to the sensory build of the world like the orange trees. Grit is the second book set in the small town of Oakville near Medlin in California, in the 7th and Main series.
The characters are equally authentic. Cary is an old friend of Melissa’s husband, has lived next door to her for years, but is at least a decade older. He has helped Melissa since his death. After a period of grief, Melissa may be finally putting herself back into life beyond work. She, like many of us, has impossibly high standards for herself. She has to do it all, well and without help. I am thrilled she has Cary there for emotional support even if she won’t always accept anything else.
Cary is SUCH a good guy. He loves her and wants her. But he is SO patient. He makes sure to do what is in HER interest and what is best for her daughter. I love how he supports them (emotionally) without being intrusive like the in-laws. When things go badly, he’s there to help with kindness and even helps her to see what she can do for herself.
The story is not all hearts and flowers with romance. This is a realistic journey with death and difficulties, business struggles, family dynamics, beautiful countryside and friends / family dinners. It is life with some romance, not romance with a few bits of life. It is great to see characters from the earlier books and their progression briefly too.
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About Elizabeth Hunter
Elizabeth Hunter is a contemporary fantasy and romance author. She is a graduate of the University of Houston Honors College and a former English teacher.
She currently lives in Central California with her husband, son, very ineffective canine assistants, and a pitifully empty fish tank.
ELIZABETH HUNTER is a ten-time USA Today and international best-selling author of romance, contemporary fantasy, and paranormal mystery. Based in both Central California and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, she travels extensively to write fantasy fiction exploring world mythologies, history, and the universal bonds of love, friendship, and family.
She has published over forty works of fiction and sold over a million books worldwide. She is the author of the Glimmer Lake series, Love Stories on 7th and Main, the Elemental Legacy series, the Irin Chronicles, the Cambio Springs Mysteries, and other works of fiction.
I read all types of books but my favorites are urban fantasy and romantic suspense.I like some romance and some action / adventure / mystery in everything.I like sex in my books but please, only between TWO people.Intimate conversation is equally important to the sex in a book.It lets me see the characters.The other thing I enjoy is humor.
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I’m really happy to see you loving on this series, one I wouldn’t have known anything about except for your wonderful and glowing reviews! Definitely hoping to add this to my shelf.
Her writing is exceptional. I found her through fanfiction years ago. I finally met her in person at Book Bonanza. They seem to get all her books at my brother’s library in Tampa FL, so you might find some there. Also they go into KU now and then. Plus the older series often have the first book free. She has UF, PNR and contemporary.
you make me feel like i am really missing out. need to correct that. 🙂
I’d recommend any of her series. This one is contemporary romance but there are also PNR, UF series which I love.
Wow! This sounds so good. I am definitely going to have to give Elizabeth Hunter a try and soon!
Seriously her books are amazing. I would recommend any of her series. Some of them are usually in KU. They are at my brother’s library, even the novellas. Usually the first book in a series is free occasionally. OK A Hidden Fire from her original UF series is free right now. The Irin Chronicles is all in KU. I’d start at the beginning with the free one. And enter the giveaway for this series too!
I just went to get the free one that you recommended and guess what….I already have it. lol. I just need to find the time to actually get started reading. 🙂
Wonderful review, Anne. I’m happy to see you are still loving this series:)
Thanks, Laura! I think everyone would like it. 🙂
I’ve been wanting to read this author and I think I even own a few of her paranormal books in my tbr stack. I’ve never heard anything but good about her so it’s good to hear that her contemporary books are good as well as the paranormal. Glad you loved it!
Yes I highly recommend you try any of them. But you could easily start with the ones you already have. Or the one that’s free right now. Or the ones in KU if you have it.