Don’t Give Me Butterflies

Holloway Girls Series, Book 3

By: Tara Sheets

Narrated by: Joell A. Jacob

Pine Cove Island calls to her soul....

As the Queen of Impulsive Decisions, Kat Davenport has found herself without a job or a place to live. So settling on Pine Cove Island isn't the sanest choice - meaning it's perfect. Like the mysterious Holloway cousins, Kat has her own unique gift. In her case, it's a knack for communicating with animals. Which makes getting hired at the local animal shelter feel like kismet. Especially when she finds a room to rent at a nearby lavender farm - complete with a sweet landlord and her brawny grandson - a guy who happens to give Kat an all-too-familiar flutter in her stomach....

Jordan Prescott isn't back in Pine Cove to find romance. He's here to sell the family farm, a fact that bewilders Kat. A former foster kid, she can't understand why he'd give up his childhood home. So when the big-hearted beauty starts bringing home strays from the shelter, Jordan is suddenly her adversary. Until their fiery disagreements turn into fiery kisses....

Now Kat is falling for a man who will likely make her homeless yet again. Unless she learns how to lend her considerable powers to taming the beast lurking inside this prince....

Contains mature themes.

©2019 Tara Sheets (P)2019 Tantor

Beauty charms the Beast

Tara Sheets' 3rd book from her "charming" Holloway Girls series wraps the series up well. While the book can stand alone, I highly recommend reading them all in order to fully appreciate their family's background & gifts.

These are fun, lighthearted stories with an almost fairytale feel to them, and this one's recurring hints at Beauty and the Beast with the beauty being an animal charmer were pretty amusing.

The magical premise adds an interesting twist on a popular romance trope, and the ending is a highly satisfying conclusion to the series!

*Clean romance level: passionate kisses, secular attitudes on sex outside of marriage, innuendo, & the main characters have sex, but no graphic details

*Language: a smattering of d-mn & h-ll usages

*Religion: secular, though there are a handful or two of instances of using the Lord's Name in vain, unfortunately

[The narrator has a pleasant voice & did a decent job distinguishing the characters' voices, but frequently took on a monotone - typically in the narrative & male voices]