One Step Closer

Tie the Knot Farm #1

by Evelyn Adams

A grumpy sunshine starting over story from NYT and USA Today bestselling author Evelyn Adams about about a woman who's working to put her life back together and the man who helps her get started.

I thought I’d be married forever, just like my parents and grandparents.

But then my happily-ever-after imploded.

I’ve spent the past year struggling to hold my small family together. Putting the kids first because they didn’t deserve what happened. I didn’t deserve it either.

Now I’ve got eight days to myself, while the kids are safe and having fun with my parents. Eight days to hide the cat in my no pets allowed vacation rental. Eight days to ignore the rental’s grumpy owner who looks like someone off a sexy handymen of the northeast calendar. Eight days to sleep and dream and breathe.

Eight days to find the broken pieces of myself. I knew exactly how lost I was. I didn’t know his touch would help me put myself back together.

Warning: Grace’s story is grumpy/ sunshine because despite everything, sunshine is her nature, with a hot growly contractor who is very good with his hands. It includes an escape artist cat whose purr conquers his growl, a private plane ride, and enough heat to knock the chill off the New England spring. It does not include a happily-ever-after. I scout’s honor pinky swear promise Grace will get hers, but when your first HEA crashes and burns, you take a little extra time with the next one.

172 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 31, 2023

About the author

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Evelyn Adams loves coffee, her kids, Netflix, and books. Not necessarily in that order. If she's not writing steamy romances, she's chasing kids, reading, or binging Mrs Maisel

Reviews

[Becky Claxon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Grace was so brave to drive to Plum Island in Massachusetts from North Carolina by herself. I was hoping she could find some peace and solitude after the year she had gone through and the divorce. I loved how caring her boys were, and that Grace had parents who took the boys away for vacation so Grace could de-stress. I thought it was funny how she met her landlord and called him Mr. October to herself. The two sure didn’t hit it off at first. I loved that neither one was looking for a relationship, but we’re both attracted to each other. Mr. October’s name was Harrison and I started liking him and how he treated Grace. Their time together was short and precious. I will have to impatiently wait for the next book to see what happens next! I strongly encourage you to read the book. I was given a copy and voluntarily wrote a review.