Isaac has never been what he seems.
Rumor has it that gruff, brooding, and solitary man-of-mystery Isaac Sylvester is back in town, and the only thing folks in Green Valley know for certain is that this prodigal son’s motives are as elusive as he is. He’s been spotted loitering near the old Townsen farm, hanging around the Hill’s homestead, and glaring menacingly from the edges of The Donner Lodge’s parking lot. What this hometown-hero-turned-criminal wants, no one knows. Nor can they stop talking about it.
Hannah’s last night as an exotic dancer might just be her most memorable.
Hannah Townsen has often been a subject of local gossip. Folks shook their heads when Hannah’s daddy ran out on her momma; folks blessed her heart after Hannah’s momma had that tragic accident; and folks really talked up a tizzy when Hannah became an exotic dancer in order to pay off her parents’ debt and put food on the table. But now, ten years after being dubbed as a hometown-stripper-with-a-heart-of-gold, Hannah has seemingly—and finally—fallen off the gossip mill’s radar.
That is, until the enigmatic Isaac Sylvester shows up at Hannah’s retirement party wanting so much more than a private dance. . .
‘All Folked Up’ is the third book in the Good Folk series and is a full-length, small-town, contemporary romantic comedy novel.
My Rating:
Favorite Quotes:
“Talking about you that day made her melancholy,” he went on, his eyes seeming to lose focus. “She cried. Made me want to release a roll of armadillos into your underwear drawer at the time.”
I tried to meet his gaze, but every time I did it felt like a firecracker was going off in my chest.
It’s his murder eyes. That’s what won me over. A girl can’t resist a guy with murder in his eyes.
My Review:
I adore Penny Reid and her latest offering was a tasty treat of mammoth proportions. Pairing an earnest, hard-working, and intelligent stripper with a prudish undercover officer of the law, who’d have thunk it? The inner musings and descriptive narratives were highly amusing and beyond smirk-worthy. And I’m always thrilled with more encounters with the oddly clever Cletus.
Penny Reid is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of the Winston Brothers and Knitting in the City series. She used to spend her days writing federal grant proposals as a biomedical researcher, but now she writes kissing books. Penny is an obsessive knitter and manages the #OwnVoices-focused mentorship incubator/publishing imprint, Smartypants Romance. She lives in Seattle Washington with her husband, three kids, and dog named Hazel.