QSR: Before and After You by Hope Ellis
On This episode of a Quick Shot of Romance Leah and Jenni and we are reviewing Before and After You by Hope Ellis. This is book 2 in Leffersbee Series and is part of the Smartypants Romance Universe.
Synopsis: From Goodreads
Leigh D’Alessandro is a fighter. She fought to escape her dysfunctional family, to end a soul-killing marriage, and to build a new life in a small Tennessee town. When the fate of the community hospital she works for is threatened, she’s primed and ready for battle. What she can’t fight any longer is her unshakable attraction to her best friend’s brother, who has a notorious reputation and triggers all her worst fears about trust and betrayal.
Walker Leffersbee is a lover. At least that’s the reputation he’s built in his hometown. Scion of a prosperous Tennessee banking family, he’s a known ladies’ man and a confirmed bachelor. His hands are full as he juggles competing demands from his family’s bank and his growing property renovation business. The last thing he needs is to give in to his long-standing craving for his sister’s headstrong and hot-tempered best friend. Especially because she’s the only one who knows the secret that threatens to upend his life.
When a home renovation project brings them too close for comfort, they both struggle to withstand the growing heat. As they grow closer helping each other navigate family minefields, Walker learns that love is not a four-letter word, and Leigh realizes that some battles are meant to be lost.
But Walker’s secret is the one thing that could keep them apart, unless they both decide to fight for the love they never looked for but now can’t live without.
Release Date: October 19, 2021
Trope: Small Town; Frienemies to Lovers; close proximity; roommates
Series Name: Book #2 in the Leffersbee series, Green Valley Chronicles, Penny Reid Book Universe
Type of Series: Series of Standalones
POV: Dual 1st Person
Put out percentage: 53%
