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How to get revenge on your ex-husband:
Step one: buy his family’s lumber company.
Step two: demote him and force him to work for you.
Step three: sit back and enjoy the sweet victory.
Not part of my genius plan? Sleeping with the enemy.
Gus Hebert is no ordinary ex-husband. This grumpy lumberjack is hiding a big, squishy heart beneath those broad, flannel-clad shoulders. And he delights in pushing my buttons, challenging me, and flirting nonstop.
Our mutual dislike grows as we’re forced to work together. Until one night, after a little too much wine, the fighting turns into foreplay.
The situation only gets more complicated when I discover that I’m having my ex-husband’s baby.
I fell for his broken promises once before and vowed never to trust him again. But as things heat up at work and at home, and past mistakes threaten our future, we find that, together, we make a pretty good team.
Soon, I’m rediscovering long-forgotten dreams. And I can’t give into these growing feelings and fall for him again. Because now I have two hearts to protect.
Author’s Note: Pain in the Axe is a standalone small-town romance featuring a grumpy boss heroine and a grumpy lumberjack hero who just happen to be divorced exes. If you enjoy enemies-to-lovers banter, nicknames, wood-chopping competitions, and growly, possessive heroes, you will not be disappointed. Don’t worry, Clive will appear as well—his main character-energy cannot be suppressed.
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I absolutely love this book! From the very start, I found myself falling in love with the characters, location, and enjoyed that there were plenty of laughs. Gus and Chloe’s history wasn’t ready to close the door on them. Getting a front row seat to their journey back together is as beautiful as it is hilarious.
Both Chloe and Gus come into the situation thinking that they fortified their hearts against the other. But it doesn’t take long for them to realize that they were completely mistaken. Chloe has become confident in her business, but one look at Gus and all of her reasons for revenge-buying her ex’s company fly out the window. Both hold onto the animosity well past its expiration and it gave me exactly what I look for with an enemies-to-lovers — all that banter, spice, and FIRE! For these two, it was spot on!
Gus is my new favorite as he is as much a teddy bear as he is a grump. Underneath the beard and flannel, he makes it clear that he wants Chloe. Who couldn’t love a man who is that direct? The man steps up to the plate, swings, and hits a grand slam in this area!!
There is enough tension to pull you into the drama behind the FBI/police involvement as Chloe tries to turn the company around for not only herself, but Gus, his family, and ultimately, the entire town. It’s a huge task and I loved seeing Chloe be able to grow through the challenge.
About Daphne Elliot
In High School, Daphne Elliot was voted “most likely to become a romance novelist.” After spending the last decade as a corporate lawyer, she has finally embraced her destiny. Her small town steamy novels are filled with flirty banter, sexy hijinks, and lots and lots of heart.
Daphne is a coffee-drinking, hot-sauce loving introvert who spends all her free time in her garden. She lives on a small farm in New England with her husband, two kids, two dogs, twelve backyard chickens and a hive of Italian honeybees.
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