Hottie Lumberjack: A small town grumpy sunshine romantic comedy

Tawna Fenske

Mar 2019 · Tawna Fenske

About this ebook

I have my reasons for walking into Chelsea Singer’s cupcake shop with an axe. Too bad I’ve forgotten what they are.

Hell, I forgot my own name the second she flashed those blue eyes and offered up a double-fudge cupcake with Irish cream frosting. I may look like a grumpy lumberjack, but I’m a softie for sweets, single moms, and my massive, messy family.

The family stuff gets messier now that we’re running a resort together on our late-father’s ranch, which brings my siblings that much closer to discovering I’m not who they think I am.

As things heat up with Chelsea, I’m falling faster than an old-growth redwood filled with buttercream and lit on fire and then maybe chopped into kindling. It’s a figure of speech, okay?

And it’s damned inconvenient, since it turns out someone wants to hurt Chelsea and her daughter. But they’ll have to get through me first.

And no way in hell will that happen.

Ratings and reviews

HOTTIE LUMBERJACK is the fourth instalment in Tawna Fenske’s contemporary, adult PONDEROSA RESORT ROMANCE COMEDIES Series. This is thirty-year old, resort co-owner and handyman Mark Bracelyn, and single mother / pastry chef Chelsea Singer’s story line. HOTTIE LUMBERJACK can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Told from dual first person perspectives (Mark and Chelsea) HOTTIE LUMBERJACK follows the building relationship between thirty-year old, resort co-owner and handyman Mark Bracelyn, and single mother / pastry chef Chelsea Singer. Chelsea Singer, owner of Dew Drop Cupcakes, has no idea her life is about to change. Meeting Mark Bracelyn gave Chelsea thoughts for a future but threats from an unknown source finds Mark guardian and protector when the threats become personal and more alarming. What ensues is the building romance between Mark and Chelsea, and the potential fall-out as Mark refuses to open up about his past. Mark Bracelyn is the awkward, odd man out; bearded and large like a lumberjack, Mark doesn’t look like the rest of his siblings, and struggles to find a place to belong. Chelsea Singer has always known her past may come back to haunt her but she never expected to face a threat from the other direction. The relationship between Mark and Chelsea is one of immediate attraction but Mark bides his time as the threats against the woman with whom he will fall in love increase in intensity and danger. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text. There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters including all of Mark’s siblings and their significant others. We are introduced to Chelsea’s seven-year old daughter Libby, and Mark’s mother Betty. Libby is a breath of fresh air. HOTTIE LUMBERJACK has a little it of everything: family, fun, love, acceptance, danger and revenge. The premise is entertaining and inviting; the romance is spicy and flirty; the characters are spirited and playful.

We return to the Ponderosa Resort and get to find out why Mark Bracelyn is such a grumpy bear of a man. Meet Mark Bracelyn, brother to all the multitudes of Bracelyn children that are running the Ponderosa Resort. Mark is a large man, very large man and tends to carry around his axe and have a permanent scowl on his bearded face, that is until he walks into Chelsea's cupcake shop to get some sweet treats for his sister Bree. Mark has a sweet tooth as large as his oversized body and one taste and he is hooked. Chelsea is a single mom doing the best she can raising her daughter, Libby. When Mark Bracelyn walks into her shop with a very large axe she is startled to say the least and attracted for sure. When she realizes this is her friend Bree's brother she is even more intrigued. Both Mark and Chelsea are keeping deep dark secrets. Can they learn to trust each other and move forward or will their secrets destroy them? This book is laugh out loud funny, the kind you will just bust out laughing and make your spouse give you that look like you have lost your mind, happened several times LOL. It also has such heart that it will pull you in to their story and both melt you as well as make you shed a slight tear. Lots of love and emotion. Oh and lets not forget the trip to the pet store and the pet that finds a home, no spoilers here but you will love it. Throw in a mystery and danger that is lurking and it is just a fantastic book. I received an early copy to read and review and give my honest opinion. I LOVED IT!!!!! I love all the characters in this series and cannot wait for the next book. I highly recommend this book and the entire series.

Fell in love with all the Bracelyns. Love Mark, Chelsea & Libby!!! Want more on the rest of their story. Could not put down. Must read!!

About the author

When Tawna Fenske finished her English lit degree at 22, she celebrated by filling a giant trash bag full of romance novels and dragging it everywhere until she’d read them all. Now she’s a RITA Award finalist, USA Today bestselling author who writes humorous fiction, risqué romance, and heartwarming love stories with a quirky twist. Publishers Weekly has praised Tawna’s offbeat romances with multiple starred reviews and noted, “There’s something wonderfully relaxing about being immersed in a story filled with over-the-top characters in undeniably relatable situations. Heartache and humor go hand in hand.”