Billy Winston’s family is going to see him happy and in love if it’s the last thing they do.
Beard Necessities, the final standalone in the bestselling romantic comedy Winston Brothers series from New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Penny Reid, is available now!
No one deserves a happily-ever-after quite as much as the second oldest Winston brother and his lady love, Claire McClure (aka Scarlet St. Claire). Cruelty and circumstance tore them apart almost twenty years ago. Secrecy and bitterness kept them separated.
But you know who's tired of their separation and stubbornness? Everyone. Especially Billy Winston’s family. And now they're going to do something about it.
Well-meaning interference means the star-crossed lovers can’t stop tripping over each other in the hills of Tuscany, the catacombs of Rome, and the waterways of Venice. Billy and Claire find themselves thrown together and at the mercy of the Winston siblings’ shenanigans.
But will their forced proximity bring them together? Or push them even further apart?
This second-chance romance brings back the entire Winston gang, playing cupid in one last story of love, hi-jinks, and family collusion.
BEARD NECESSITIES is a full-length contemporary romantic comedy, and can be read as a stand-alone, but it’s probably best read after books 0.5, 2, 3, 5, and 6 of the Winston Brothers series.
REVIEW:
3.75 stars
***
Beard Necessities is the final book in the Winston Brother series and is Billy and Claire/Scarlet's story. We have seen glimpses of this couple and gotten pieces of their story over the years, but now we finally get to see them get their happy ending. I can't go too much into the story, but I will say it is sweet and emotional with lots of sibling meddling, and it takes place in beautiful Italy.
I really liked Billy and Claire, as I knew already. It was obvious they were meant to be together. I was very happy they finally could get over their history and the guilt and pain from the past to let themselves be happy together. The story is very simple, understated and romantic, but I did find it a little anticlimactic after such a long wait and build up. It is sweet, sad, and emotional, but not overly so, and there are moments of humor. I was left a little confused about a few things. I think I missed some bonus scenes along the way, prior to this book, because they are alluded to but not really explained. I didn't really understand what Ben and Claire's marriage was like, how he treated her or how their odd/abusive sex life was. It was all very vague and fuzzy. I also felt like Billy and Claire needed to have a discussion about their past relationships. It is not explained if they ever tried dating others for real to move on from each other, or how many sexual partners they had, or if they were celibate. I think that was purposefully vague, but I like things spelled out in that regard, personally.
Overall, though, I did enjoy this book, even if it didn't totally blow me away. I am sad to see this series end, but I know we will get to see the characters in future books set in Green Valley. I look forward to that and seeing some of the other side characters get their books. Thanks to Penny Reid for writing such a good series!
I really liked Billy and Claire, as I knew already. It was obvious they were meant to be together. I was very happy they finally could get over their history and the guilt and pain from the past to let themselves be happy together. The story is very simple, understated and romantic, but I did find it a little anticlimactic after such a long wait and build up. It is sweet, sad, and emotional, but not overly so, and there are moments of humor. I was left a little confused about a few things. I think I missed some bonus scenes along the way, prior to this book, because they are alluded to but not really explained. I didn't really understand what Ben and Claire's marriage was like, how he treated her or how their odd/abusive sex life was. It was all very vague and fuzzy. I also felt like Billy and Claire needed to have a discussion about their past relationships. It is not explained if they ever tried dating others for real to move on from each other, or how many sexual partners they had, or if they were celibate. I think that was purposefully vague, but I like things spelled out in that regard, personally.
Overall, though, I did enjoy this book, even if it didn't totally blow me away. I am sad to see this series end, but I know we will get to see the characters in future books set in Green Valley. I look forward to that and seeing some of the other side characters get their books. Thanks to Penny Reid for writing such a good series!
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Meet Penny Reid:
Penny Reid is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best Selling Author of the Winston Brothers, Knitting in the City, Rugby, and Hypothesis series. She used to spend her days writing federal grant proposals as a biomedical researcher, but now she just writes books. She’s also a full time mom to three diminutive adults, wife, daughter, knitter, crocheter, sewer, general crafter, and thought ninja.
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