Name: Grin and Beard It
Rating: 4.068493150684931 (73 reviews)
ISBN: 9781635764871

Penny Reid

Everyone in Green Valley, Tennessee knows that the six bearded Winston brothers have been imbued with an unfair share of charm and charisma... and are prone to mischief.

Grin and Beard It

From the NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, & USA TODAY bestselling series Sienna Diaz is everyone’s favorite “fat” funny lady. The movie studio executives can’t explain it, but her films are out-grossing all the fit and trim headliners and Hollywood’s most beautiful elite. The simple truth is, everyone loves plus-sized Sienna. But she has a problem, she can’t read maps and her sense of direction is almost as bad as her comedic timing is stellar. Therefore, when Sienna’s latest starring role takes her to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park she finds herself continually lost while trying to navigate the back roads of Green Valley, Tennessee. Much to her consternation, Sienna’s most frequent savior is a ridiculously handsome, charming, and cheeky Park Ranger by the name of Jethro Winston. Sienna is accustomed to high levels of man-handsome, so it’s not Jethro’s chiseled features or his perfect physique that make Sienna stutter. It’s his southern charm. And gentlemanly manners. And habit of looking at her too long and too often. Sienna has successfully navigated the labyrinth of Hollywood heart-throbs. But can she traverse the tenuous trails of Tennessee without losing her head? Or worse, her heart? ***** Read the entire Winston Brothers series! Beauty and the Mustache Book #0.5 USA Today Bestseller Truth or Beard Book #1 USA Today Bestseller Grin and Beard It #2 USA Today Bestseller Beard Science #3 USA Today Bestseller Beard in Mind #4 USA Today Bestseller Dr. Strange Beard #5 New York Times Bestseller Beard with Me #5.5 (Coming September 2019) Beard Necessities #6 (Coming October 2019) ***** Topics: movie star, movie star romance, celebrity romance, plus size romance, Latina romance, multi cultural Romance, interracial romance, southern romance, small town, series, geek romance, nerdy girl romance, nerdy girl, geek girl, romantic comedy series, comedy, comedy series, funny romance, laugh romance, modern romance, urban romance, Tennessee, Tennessee romance, USA today, new york times bestselling author, USA today bestseller, free USA Today bestseller, small town romance, friends to lovers romance, smart romance, something funny to read, lighthearted romance, light romance, hot romance, Penny Reid, penny reid romance, beard romance, bearded, wanderlust romance, romantic comedy books, romance books, romance for adults, romance books, contemporary romance, funny romance, funny romance, funny books, comedy books free, rom com, hilarious, romance series, romance books, beach reads, new adult, college, funny, female, stories, sensual, sensual romance, alpha male, hot guy, racy, sexy, heartwarming, heart-warming, family, love, love books, kissing books, emotional journey, contemporary, contemporary romance, romance series, long series, long romance series, bearded hero, sassy, captivating romance, hot, hot romance, mistaken identity romance, sparks, loyalty, swoon, bearded brothers, saga, strong heroine, plus size heroine, plus sized heroine, funny heroine

A Small Town Romantic Comedy

Habiba Herisha

That was amazing! 
But...I needed more,I mean in my own realistic way of thinking,Jet and Sienna won’t last. 
Sienna is just amazing,she’s carefree,smart,witty,and strong. 
WHERE CAN I GET MY OWN JETHRO WHITMAN WINSTON!???????? 
He’s too good to be true,that’s why he’s a fictional character!! :'(
And what about Claire ????? 
I ship Claire and Billy , and I want to know more about their past !!

"Sienna Diaz is everyone's favorite 'fat' funny lady. The movie studio executives can't explain it, but her films are out-grossing all the fit and trim headliners and Hollywood's most beautiful elite. The simple truth is, everyone loves plus-sized Sienna. But she has a problem, she can't read maps and her sense of direction is almost as bad as her comedic timing is stellar. Therefore, when Sienna's latest starring role takes her to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park she finds herself continually lost while trying to navigate the backroads of Green Valley, Tennessee. Much to her consternation, Sienna's most frequent savior is a ridiculously handsome, charming, and cheeky Park Ranger by the name of Jethro Winston. Sienna is accustomed to high levels of man-handsome, so it's not Jethro's chiseled features or his perfect physique that make Sienna stutter. It's his southern charm. And gentlemanly manners. And habit of looking at her too long and too often. Sienna has successfully navigated the labyrinth of Hollywood heart-throbs. But can she traverse the tenuous trails of Tennessee without losing her head? Or worse, her heart?" -- p. [4] of cover

Nicole Cousin 

This woman for real!! Keeps making amazing books❤😍 

I LOVED this book. Sienna was so incredibly funny, and real. Definitely loved that she was Latina, and not a walking stereotype. Jethro was ufff soo much depth with him. I appreciated his character and his overcoming. 

Penny definitely does not follow the regular romantic comedy formula. And I absolutely ADORE that about her novels. This one is not an exception. 

As always, you laugh, you really get to root for these characters. You might not completely understand their backgrounds and are so different to you but somehow they are SO relatable. I cannot recommend enough!!!

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Well, I am SO LATE in writing this review I'm actually embarrassed. I've also now read the book twice, so I figured it was high time to put some of my thoughts about this book out into the world. Starting with this one: I loved it.

I'm totally in love with the Winston family. I suspected as much after I was first introduced to them when I read 
  Beauty and the Mustache
 alllllll those months ago, but it's definitely been confirmed now. They're each so unique. They have their quirks. Some, you might say, are even a little strange. They also obviously have a fierce love for each other — even if they express it in sometimes odd ways — and one they find their person, they love them the same way, too. Life hasn't been all that easy for the Winstons, but they have each other and that's gotta count for something. 

In Grin & Beard It, it's Jethro's turn for love. I adored Jethro. His is one of the more complicated pasts amongst the Winston brothers, and while he certainly made some mistakes in the past, I wanted to see him happy. Movie star Sienna might've seemed an unlikely pairing for a guy like Jethro, who holds everything close to the vest, but they were so perfect for each other that I can't imagine him with anyone else. 

As much as I adored Jethro, I felt the same about Sienna. Yes, I took exception to her NOT disclosing her true identity to him sooner, but I also understood why she chose to keep it secret. After being wanted so long for her star quality, it was wonderful to finally have someone who just liked her for her. For who she was inside. Not for some quotable line in a movie or for what she could do for them or their career. Sienna was someone who loved her job, but hated the celebrity aspect that came with it. Finding a "regular guy" like Jethro was just what she needed. A real man. *eyebrow wiggle*

I loved getting lost in Grin & Beard It so darn much. (Both times.) The chemistry between Jethro and Sienna was off the charts. The sexual tension sizzled. I love love loved their flirting and banter. Theirs was a slow-paced romance and it worked so well. They were as funny as they were charming and they gave me all the feels as they worked towards things together. 

Penny Reid can do no wrong. Her books are the ones I find myself reaching towards when I need to escape from real life and enjoy some sweet, sexy and funny fiction. I even picked this one up on audio so I can reread (relisten?) to it again in the future. It's something I plan to do with all of her books — or the ones I haven't already — because they're such a joy. Grin & Beard It was a wonderful addition to the Winston Brothers series. I really hope you're reading this series, and if not, at least thinking about doing so. These books are the best! 

I received a copy of this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

FAVORITE QUOTES

  Driving while crying is like eating while crying, or having sex while crying: weird, wet (not in a good way) and dangerous. 

"And you've got such a beautiful voice. Seems a shame to waste it on Ranger when you could be saying Jethro."

"You think I look like a doughnut?"
"No, but I do find myself wondering what you'd taste like."

This was weird and I was weird. I wasn't used to being weird. I was used to making other people feel comfortable and important. For the life of me I couldn't figure out how to unweird myself. 

"Dance with me."
"Why?"
"Because you want me to hold you, but you don't know how to ask."

I needed to feel him, taste him, consume him. In much the same way I'd hoped Jethro would be insatiable for me, I was—in that moment—insatiable for him.

"More like she's the sun, and she makes every minute better than the last."

He made love like he walked. Like he spoke. Like he lived. With complete confidence and artless self-assurance. It was straightforward, passionate, and beautiful.

Lacey

Originally posted at Booklovers For Life

Oh, my heart!!! Jethro and Sienna have stolen my heart and I never want it back. Seriously. I don’t think I’ve ever read a more charming book. Jethro and Sienna’s mad flirting skills have charmed my pants off. Grin and Beard It is for sure my favorite adult romance of Penny Reid’s so far. This sweet, slow-burn romance swept me away and had me giggling, swooning, and smiling like a lunatic. I truly never wanted this book to end.

“BY MOTHRA’S NIPPLES! I FUCKING HATE THIS MAP!”

Celebrity actress Sienna Diaz may be talented at comedy, but she sucks at reading a map. On her way to a site to film her new movie, she gets lost in the national park in Green Valley, Tennessee. Lucky for her, Park Ranger Jethro Winston is there to save the day. Even luckier for her, he doesn’t seem to know who she is. His gorgeous looks, bearded face, and charming manners stun her, but she gives as good as she gets in terms of flirting – and boy, are they good at flirting. They form an instant connection with each other, but what starts off as something light-hearted and fun turns into more heated glances and prolonged touches as they want each other more and more. Jethro’s the first man who’s ever made Sienna tingle inside, but no matter how much she wants him, once he finds out the truth about her… nothing will be the same.

Jethro is the oldest Winston sibling, and a reformed man. In his younger, wilder years, he was a huge player, and even got himself involved in some dangerous schemes with a biker gang. But he’s managed to change his ways – he regrets his past, but every day of his present is spent making up for the mistakes he made and the hurt he inflicted on his family. There couldn’t be a better man than the one Jethro is now – he’s utterly sweet, charming, and ready to banter with Sienna ever time he sees her. And he wants to see her a lot. She’s the only woman to tempt him in his five years of celibacy, and he knows that she’s a one-of-a-kind woman, one he sees so many possibilities with in his future. But what happens when the truth of who she is revealed?

Pleasing her—my woman—cherishing her, loving her had no comparison. Satisfaction, desire, fulfillment were woefully inadequate words. So responsive. So incredible. So . . . mine.

I adored this book so hard. The romance is slow and sweet, but the pages flew by for me. I fell so hard for Sienna and Jethro and the rest of the Winston family. I’ve got a HUGE crush on Sienna and Jethro, to be honest. Sienna is that kickass, hilarious, amazing, independent woman we all want to be friends with, and Jethro is a kind-hearted, reformed, family-loving man. These two are a match made in heaven, and every time they were together on the pages, it was magical. The banter, the chemistry, the love… everything about this romance was so well-written. Penny Reid simply blew me away with this gem of a read. I love love loved it!!!

Thanks to the author for generously providing me an ARC to review.

Quotes are taken from the ARC and are subject to change in the final version.

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