The Grumpy Side of Paradise (Love in Paradise Valley, #1)

by Brittany Larsen

I think we might be sparring, just like in my romance books. And I think I like it.

I’m just a guy, standing in front of a girl, trying not to make a fool of myself.

I realize, during the few times I’ve talked to Evie. Looking in her eyes quieted all my thoughts about Dakota.

I dip my pinkie into the hot chocolate to test the heat, then put it in my mouth. I glance at Evie. She’s staring at me, mouth slightly open, eyes wide. Pupils wider. So, apparently, hot cocoa testing is sexy. Noted and forever embedded in my brain for future reference.

“Some things are so beautiful they can’t help but take your breath away every time you look at them.”

the thing I want to do most is hold you for as long as you’re in Paradise. I don’t want to waste a minute being mad about things that don’t matter. You’re what matters.

His fingers are hooked in my belt loops,