
Beau’s attraction isn’t as one-sided as it seems, but Shelly has no plans to stay in Tennessee once her treatment is complete and a secret past to return to once she feels comfortable.

Her fear of touching others has placed a wall between her, her family back in Chicago and anyone who’s tried to befriend her since. It turns out there’s a very serious reason for Shelly’s attitude – she has a severe case of OCD that, among other severe symptoms, causes her to cut herself.

His brother Cletus refuses to fire her and Beau makes do – and soon comes to appreciate and resent Shelly’s moxie in equal doses. He soon wants the insolent Shelly out of the garage unfortunately, with his twin brother, Duane, preparing to set off on a voyage around the world with his new girlfriend, the garage needs another mechanic, and Shelly’s the best at what she does.

Beau and Shelly proceed to get on like oil and water, and even though Beau finds her devastatingly attractive, Shelly is cold and off-putting to everyone from crude bikers to kind firemen to tiny, cute children. He’s also the kind of man who mistakes Shelly Sullivan for the stripper that said best friend has sent to him as a thank-you for doing him a big favor. In Beard in Mind, a heart-gladdening, serio-comic fourth volume chronicling the lives and loves of these seven southern-born siblings, kindly Beau gets a shot at romance with a prickly new girl who’s come to the garage to replace his twin brother Duane.īeau Winston is the kind of guy who hangs out with little old ladies and helps out with repairs at his best friend’s strip club for free.

And who can blame them? They’re funny, sexy, charming, charismatic and good at soothing the most severe of tempers. Proceed with caution.Įveryone loves those Winston boys. If you find this subject matter triggering – even though the author handles it with tact – then this might not be a comfortable read for you. WARNING: This book contains a main character with severe OCD who self-harms.
