Eloise and the grump next door
About the Book
Book: Eloise and the Grump Next Door
Series: Oakley Island RomCom #1
Author: Emma St. Clair and Jenny Proctor
Release Date: August 14, 2022
Genre: Contemporary Rom-Com
I’m not sure which is worse–the lawyer handling my grandmother’s estate or the attack pelican living on the screened-in porch. Just kidding–I’ll take the pelican any day.
After graduation, I thought I’d be off to grad school, doing research on my favorite poet. Instead, I’m renovating my adv grandmother’s home and posting about the process on Instagram. Speak about a detour …
But here I am. Turning Gran’s beach house into a bed and breakfast–a process that would be a lot easier if I didn’t have to deal with the grumpy lawyer living next door. It doesn’t help that the night Jake and I met, I got a brief tipsy, and he had to carry me back to my hotel.
But the longer I endure on Oakley Island, the more I feel a connection to my childhood and to my grandmother. This isn’t the existence I dreamed of, but dreams can change. Especially when fresh dreams include a future with Jake. On the outside, he might be pricklier than a puffer fish, but I hold glimpses of a deli
Eloise and the Grump Next Door
I’m not sure which is worse: the lawyer handling my grandmother’s estate or the attack pelican living on the screened-in porch. Just kidding—I’ll take the pelican any day.
After graduation, I thought I’d be off to grad school, doing research on my favorite poet. Instead, I’m renovating my late grandmother’s home and posting about the process on Instagram. Talk about a detour…
But here I am. Turning Gran’s beach house into a bed and breakfast; a process that would be a lot easier if I didn’t have to deal with the grumpy lawyer living next door. It doesn’t help that the night Jake and I met, I got a little tipsy, and he had to carry me back to my hotel.
But the longer I stay on Oakley Island, the more I feel a connection to my childhood and to my grandmother. This isn’t the life I dreamed of, but dreams can change. Especially when new dreams include a future with Jake. On the outside, he might be pricklier than a puffer fish, but I catch glimpses of a delicious, cinnamon roll center.
Did I mention the tattoos he hides underneath those crisp button-down shirts? Yowza.
When I’m suddenly presented with the academic opportunity of my dreams (form
What I read: Eloise and the Grump Next Door by Emma St. Clair and Jenny Proctor
Why I picked it up: I just finished Emma’s other series and this one, supposedly, follows a set of the sisters – but I can’t figure out the connection, but it doesn’t matter anyway. Or maybe that connection is another Emma series… I think it might be now that I’m typing this.
How I read it: On Kindle Unlimited.
What it’s about: Three sisters inherit their grandmother’s beach house with strict instructions to renovate and turn it into a bed and breakfast. Eloise, Lo – as she’s known now, takes the first shift in choosing everything and getting it all done under the guidance of Jake, their grandmother’s attorney turned overlord. Except this grump isn’t as much of a grump once they start kissing rather than arguing. Only issue is that she’s 11 years younger than him, and he’s hung up on the age thing.
What I liked: I loved the banter!
What I disliked: I didn’t love how he could only see her age, and almost nothing redeeming about her – there were some judgements on how she knew nothing about anyth
Eloise and the Grump Next Door: A Sweet Romantic Comedy
I'm not sure which is worse--the lawyer handling my grandmother's estate or the attack pelican living on the screened-in porch. Just kidding--I'll take the pelican any day.
After graduation, I thought I'd be off to grad school, doing research on my favorite poet. Instead, I'm renovating my late grandmother's home and posting about the process on Instagram. Talk about a detour ...
But here I am. Turning Gran's beach house into a bed and breakfast--a process that would be a lot easier if I didn't have to deal with the grumpy lawyer living next door. It doesn't help that the night Jake and I met, I got a little tipsy, and he had to carry me back to my hotel.
But the longer I stay on Oakley Island, the more I feel a connection to my childhood and to my grandmother. This isn't the life I dreamed of, but dreams can change. Especially when new dreams include a future with Jake. On the outside, he might be pricklier than a puffer fish, but I catch glimpses of a delicious, cinnamon roll center.
Did I mention the tattoos he hides underneath those crisp button-down shirts? Yowza.
When I'm suddenly presented with the ac
I’m not sure which is worse--the lawyer handling my grandmother’s estate or the attack pelican living on the screened-in porch. Just kidding--I’ll take the pelican any day.
After graduation, I thought I’d be off to grad school, doing research on my favorite poet. Instead, I’m renovating my late grandmother’s home and posting about the process on Instagram. Talk about a detour …
But here I am. Turning Gran’s beach house into a bed and breakfast--a process that would be a lot easier if I didn’t have to deal with the grumpy lawyer living next door. It doesn’t help that the night Jake and I met, I got a little tipsy, and he had to carry me back to my hotel.
But the longer I stay on Oakley Island, the more I feel a connection to my childhood and to my grandmother. This isn’t the life I dreamed of, but dreams can change. Especially when new dreams include a future with Jake. On the outside, he might be pricklier than a puffer fish, but I catch glimpses of a delicious, cinnamon roll center.
Did I mention the tattoos he hides underneath those crisp button-down shirts? Yowza.
When I’m suddenly presented with the a