It is because of her OCD that Shelly acts like a human-porcupine hybrid. This is a story of two people who feel broken (and feel is the important part here) and helping each other shoulder that burden.īecause, here's the thing, Shelly is clinically diagnosed with OCD. She's blunt, rude, and a, “stunning human-porcupine hybrid.” At first glance, these two don't seem to make sense, but as the old adage goes, “opposites attract.”īut this is more than a story of two opposites finding each other.

Beau is described as, “the nicest, most accommodating guy in the world…Handsome as the devil and twice as charismatic.” And Shelly? Well, Shelly is not nice. At first glance, these two people seem as opposite as night and day. But once that was set up, I couldn't wait to get my hands on their story. I never would have thought of these two as a match until Penny sneakily brought them together in Beard Science. Both characters have been introduced before throughout the books, they're familiar and characters I've been wanting to get to know better. I am now also fully convinced that all of her books should be sold with a package of tissues.īeard In Mind is the story of Beau Winston (twin brother to Duane Winston, grumpy hero of Truth or Beard) and Shelly Sullivan (sister to Quinn Sullivan, hero of Neanderthal Seeks Human and Neanderthal Marries Human). As she says, these are smart romances.īeard In Mind lives up to the full Penny Reid potential. I love that Penny Reid presents these scenarios that make the reader think and ponder about what they just read. While, yes, you have your “typical” boy meets girl and they eventually fall in love, the “how” they fall in love is always so unique.

You never quite know what you're going to get from them. One of my favorite things about Reid is that her books are always a surprise. Color me happy when I found Penny Reid and her menagerie of bearded men.

You see, my husband has a magnificent beard and I am a sucker for full bearded heroes.

And I'm not going to lie I 100% bought the book because of the beard (oh, and well, the synopsis sounded pretty damn good as well). My first introduction to her was with the book Truth or Beard. She is also the author that brought me back to the Romance world (thank you a million). First and foremost, I need to start off with saying: I love Penny Reid.

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