Crime and Periodicals, an all-new sweet and swoony romance from Nora Everly, is available now!
In Green Valley, Tennessee everybody knows everybody, but nobody knows Sabrina Logan.
Sabrina has been hiding in plain sight for years. Living her life inside of books, dutifully helping her family, and hoping no one will notice her. So far? Mission accomplished!
Yet when sexy—and distrustful—sheriff, Wyatt Monroe returns to town with his daughters, he definitely notices the quiet librarian everyone else overlooks. The single dad can’t seem to shake thoughts of shy Sabrina. Without quite understanding the impulse, Wyatt makes his mission finding her again, so he can . . . well, he’ll just have to reckon with that later.
What Wyatt discovers is a woman who trusts too easily, but who’s afraid to live. Trust doesn’t come easily to Wyatt. But living? That’s never been a problem.
And he’d sure like to show her how.
'Crime and Periodicals' is a full-length contemporary romantic comedy, can be read as a standalone, and is book#2 in the Green Valley Library series, Green Valley World, Penny Reid Book Universe.
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BOOKISH STACY RATING: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
I feel like Nora Everly
wrote this book just for me. When I first read the blurb for this, it
went on my TBR immediately because it has some of my favorite things.
Let's see--
single dad sheriff ✔️
small town romance ✔️
sweet, shy librarian ✔️
and how clever is THAT cover? ❤️
Anyway, carrying on...this book can be read as a standalone, and is book #2 in the Green Valley Library series and even though I am obsessive about book order, when I was offered an early copy of this, I jumped all over it. This is my first Nora Everly book and I am very impressed with her work.
Sheriff Wyatt Monroe returns to Green Valley with his two daughters after being gone for many years. This is where he meets the sweet assistant librarian, Sabrina. There is an immediate attraction between the two, but both have responsibilities that make it difficult to date. Add to that Sabrina's extreme shyness and inexperience, these two have a lot to wade through to be together, if they decide that it is worth the risk. Wyatt finds it difficult to trust after a failed marriage and doesn't want to unnecessarily give his daughters any more heartache. Sabrina is terrified to come out of her bubble of safety and take a chance. I loved Sabrina. She was adorable in her quirkiness and her love of books. She had a pin with a quote that I absolutely need on shirt--
❤️ "398.2 is a Dewey Decimal number. It's where fairy tales are located in the library."
❤️
The scenes including the children were some of my favorites. I loved the relationship between Wyatt and his girls. He was fiercely protective of their hearts and tried so hard to make up for their absent mother. It was swoon-worthy. Watching Sabrina come out of her shell to battle for her niece and nephews just melted my heart, as did the way Sabrina was with Wyatt's girls. Ruby (Sabrina's niece) was hilarious. The kids just stole the show many times.
The romance was slow, which is exactly what they both needed. I loved watching Wyatt and Sabrina get closer and learn from one another -- what it means to live and trust that people you love will be there to catch you when you fall; that taking chances can be amazing; that hearts are big enough to love many. I loved this story and it's characters and can't wait for more from Green Valley, especially the library.
❤️ "Love grows when you give it away." ❤️
single dad sheriff ✔️
small town romance ✔️
sweet, shy librarian ✔️
and how clever is THAT cover? ❤️
Anyway, carrying on...this book can be read as a standalone, and is book #2 in the Green Valley Library series and even though I am obsessive about book order, when I was offered an early copy of this, I jumped all over it. This is my first Nora Everly book and I am very impressed with her work.
Sheriff Wyatt Monroe returns to Green Valley with his two daughters after being gone for many years. This is where he meets the sweet assistant librarian, Sabrina. There is an immediate attraction between the two, but both have responsibilities that make it difficult to date. Add to that Sabrina's extreme shyness and inexperience, these two have a lot to wade through to be together, if they decide that it is worth the risk. Wyatt finds it difficult to trust after a failed marriage and doesn't want to unnecessarily give his daughters any more heartache. Sabrina is terrified to come out of her bubble of safety and take a chance. I loved Sabrina. She was adorable in her quirkiness and her love of books. She had a pin with a quote that I absolutely need on shirt--
The scenes including the children were some of my favorites. I loved the relationship between Wyatt and his girls. He was fiercely protective of their hearts and tried so hard to make up for their absent mother. It was swoon-worthy. Watching Sabrina come out of her shell to battle for her niece and nephews just melted my heart, as did the way Sabrina was with Wyatt's girls. Ruby (Sabrina's niece) was hilarious. The kids just stole the show many times.
The romance was slow, which is exactly what they both needed. I loved watching Wyatt and Sabrina get closer and learn from one another -- what it means to live and trust that people you love will be there to catch you when you fall; that taking chances can be amazing; that hearts are big enough to love many. I loved this story and it's characters and can't wait for more from Green Valley, especially the library.
❤️ "Love grows when you give it away." ❤️
Excerpt
“Wow, he can dance,” I observed.I gasped when Wyatt’s hand on my waist slid up my side then up the underside of my arm to take my hand from his shoulder and link our fingers together. It was just like in Dirty Dancing, except I was facing him instead of away like in the movie. His grin grew a little bit wicked right before he used both of my hands to turn me. His front was now at my back with our arms crossed in front of us.
I felt his warm, hard body behind mine and I felt…way too much. Tingles covered every square inch of me. The air felt different against my skin; I was burning up.
His chin dipped low to rest on my shoulder. “Are you okay?” he whispered into my ear. His breath ruffled the hair against my neck, and I shivered.
“Yes,” I whispered. Then I nodded in case he didn’t hear me. I felt his stubbled jaw graze the side of my face and I began to experience heretofore unknown feelings. My perception of what was possible for my life shifted. My brain had disengaged, and I floated along on pure sensation.
We rocked side to side like that—closer than I’d ever been to anyone in my life. His chest rose and fell against my back as his arms tightened around me and he sighed against my hair. The last of my conscious thoughts dissolved and I succumbed to pure feeling. His body moving against mine became my world. His hands in mine kept me tethered, lest I float away on this cloud of sensation that was gradually becoming overwhelming.
I had never felt anything like this. I never even thought feelings like this were possible in real life. In romance novels, sure. But to feel such contentment laced with giddiness right now was something I had not expected. Before I could succumb to the spreading tingles and dwindling brain power and embarrass myself, he raised our arms up high and twirled me around and around underneath them. I giggled and squealed. Apparently, I was that girl—a squealy, laughing, girly girl. But maybe we were all that girl in the right circumstance.
He was right. I did not need to know how to slow dance when I was with him. We danced close; so close his knee was between my legs. I delighted at the feel of his soft, warm skin when he placed one of my hands on the back of his neck. He moved his free hand low on my waist, hooking his thumb in my belt loop to guide me in slow, small circles over our spot on the dance floor, then back and forth using his hands to push me out and pull me back into his body. He coaxed me where I needed to go. I felt weightless and graceful.
The whole bar and everyone in it disappeared until it was just us dancing together, bathed in the moonlight filtering in through the high windows, and the little lights—so much like stars—illuminating the dance floor with their tiny rays. As the song ended, he spun me out and then back up against his body to dip me low with his arm wrapped tight around my waist. He grinned down at me with those gorgeous lips and beautiful chocolate brown eyes and I—I would never forget this moment—not ever.
About Nora Everly
Nora Everly is a lifelong bookworm. She started reading the good stuff once she grew tall enough to sneak the romance novels off the top of her mother’s bookshelf and it has been non-stop ever since.
Once upon a time she was a substitute teacher and an educational assistant. Now she’s a writer and stay at home mom to two small humans and one fat cat.
Nora lives in the Pacific Northwest with her family and her overactive imagination.
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