
No Gentle Giant
Nicole Snow
Publication date: June 5th 2021
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Wall Street Journal bestselling author Nicole Snow returns with a steamy and electrifying standalone romance thriller where one ginormous protector goes all-in to win Miss Unlucky.
You know the drill. Big hands, big feet, humongousā
Yikes. Weāre not going there for the thousandth time.
Iāve got small-town problems aplenty and zero time for Paxton āAlaskaā Charter.
Crushing on smokeshow men with caveman vibes canāt end well.Sure, he saved my little coffee shop from total ruin once.
Yes, my ovaries melt watching single dad of the century with his little boy.
Of course, Iād sleep like a baby if I let him work his former SEAL hero magic on my mess.
Thatās not why Iām freaking out.Nobody told me how devastatingly kind Alaska can be.
Or the fact that his stubborn heartās even more guarded than mine.
If he comes barreling into my life, itās certain doom.
And itās all thrown to the wind the day his kiss claims me.We have to say goodbye. Right now. Before itās too late.
He canāt keep sheltering my body, stealing my heart, and igniting my soul.
I wonāt drag this gentle giant down my abyss of ugly secrets.
But Alaska has other plansāand they scare me.
Because they all involve impossible happily ever afters, no matter the cost.Full-length small-town standalone romance heaven. The butterflies come in force when one large and in-charge single dad steps in to rescue the girl who abandoned all hope and forgot how to love.
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EXCERPT:
Look, Iāve had a stressful few months. Years. Life.
Iām a little on edge, and a little emotionally raw.
But he saves me from having to fumble for words by turning a roguish smile on me, mock-squinting. āYou, though. Iāve got my eye on you. I think you could be trouble.ā
My laugh this time comes out weaker. āI wish that wasnāt true. Iām kind of a bad luck trap, Alaska.ā
āLike an avalanche of coffee mugs?ā
āYep. Just like a mug storm.ā
Another silence.
Another smile that makes my heart wobble.
Another long look from him, one that makes me wonder how he went from ācoffee girl I vaguely recognizeā to a sort of confidante in a matter of minutes. All over some smashed mugs and a cut on his knee.
But, hey, at least Iām not going to break down crying in front of a total stranger because he has mercy on me and changes the subject.
āSo whatās the damage, lady? Give me all of it. Donāt forget the table, too.ā
āWeāll forget the table. And the floor. Call it pain and injury compensation.ā I smile wryly. āWeāre at a cool eight hundred for the mugs, though. Manufacturer cost. Iām not charging you full retail.ā
āYou got it. Iād pay up now, but Iām not carrying eight hundred in cash around with me.ā He cocks his head. āIāll bring it by in the morning unless you want a check? Ladiesā choice.ā
āNo rush, but cash is fine.ā
Too easy. Even if Iām already doubting the wisdom of keeping that much cash around here for more than a day or two, but thatās another problem I donāt want to think about right now.
So I stand, bracing my hands to my knees and levering up.
Of course, I forget not just how small my office is, but how much space Alaska occupies.
As I straighten and lift my head, I find myself practically eye to eye with him, and only because sitting on my desk knocked off like a foot from his titanic height.
I lock up, my heart crawling up my throat as I stare, barely an inch away from our noses touching.
This jittery little fantasy.
Itās not quite insta-love, but itās bad.
If he didnāt still look so calm and unfazed, Iād probably dissolve into a stammering mess. But itās like his inner chill stabilizes me, and Iām able to skitter back without tripping, clearing my throat and finding another smile in me.
Somewhere.
āShould we check on Eli?ā I tilt my head toward the door. āEither heās cleaned the whole shop by now or bailed.ā
Alaska snorts. āHe knows better, but yeah. Heās probably getting a little anxious out there.ā
I sweep a mock-bow, pulling the door open for him. āPolar bears first.ā
He throws back an evil eye over his shoulder.
āIām gonna regret telling you that,ā he grumbles.
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Author Bio:
Nicole Snow is a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author. She found her love of writing by hashing out love scenes on lunch breaks and plotting her great escape from boardrooms. Her work roared onto the indie romance scene in 2014 with her Grizzlies MC series.
Since then Snow aims for the very best in growly, heart-of-gold alpha heroes, unbelievable suspense, and swoon storms aplenty. With over a million books sold, she lives for the joy of making two people fight with every bit of their soul for a Happily Ever After.
Current fan favorites include her Enguard Protectors series, accidental love novels, plus long beloved MC romance thrillers like the Grizzlies and Deadly Pistols.
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