{"product_id":"eloise-and-the-grump-next-door-a-sweet-romantic-comedy-9798992079623","title":"Eloise and the Grump Next Door: A Sweet Romantic Comedy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eI'm not sure which is worse--the lawyer handling my grandmother's estate or the attack pelican living on the screened-in porch. Just kidding--I'll take the pelican any day.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter graduation, I thought I'd be off to grad school, doing research on my favorite poet. Instead, I'm renovating my late grandmother's home and posting about the process on Instagram. Talk about a detour ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut here I am. Turning Gran's beach house into a bed and breakfast--a process that would be a lot easier if I didn't have to deal with the grumpy lawyer living next door. It doesn't help that the night Jake and I met, I got a little tipsy, and he had to carry me back to my hotel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the longer I stay on Oakley Island, the more I feel a connection to my childhood and to my grandmother. This isn't the life I dreamed of, but dreams can change. Especially when new dreams include a future with Jake. On the outside, he might be pricklier than a puffer fish, but I catch glimpses of a delicious, cinnamon roll center.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDid I mention the tattoos he hides underneath those crisp button-down shirts? Yowza.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen I'm suddenly presented with the academic opportunity of my dreams (former dreams?), my picturesque life on Oakley starts to unravel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA part of me wants to stay. If only a certain tattooed grump didn't seem so determined to send me away ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEloise and The Grump Next Door is a grumpy sunshine, closed-door romantic comedy. The Oakley Island Romcom series follows three very different sisters as they renovate the house they inherited and find love on the island along the way. Each book will have sizzling chemistry but no spice.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-9876563\"\u003eJenny Proctor\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11847856\"\u003eEmma St Clair\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jenny Proctor Creative\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.83d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798992079623\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC027020\"\u003eRomance | Contemporary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC027250\"\u003eRomance | Romantic Comedy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jenny Proctor Creative","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48457634054381,"sku":"9798992079623","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_cfd7bc78-aebf-4ee0-886a-66ae24afe953.jpg?v=1753585109","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/eloise-and-the-grump-next-door-a-sweet-romantic-comedy-9798992079623","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}