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Book Description
He's the grump with a shattered past. She's the sunshine determined to put him back together—if his demons don't break them both first.
I don’t do smiles. I don’t do team bonding, calendar shoots, or charity events. I play hockey. I stay out of the spotlight. After what happened, I learned one thing: never get close enough to get burned.
Then Lily Thompson storms into my life—PR sunshine wrapped in floral dresses and relentless optimism. Her job? Drag me, the resident grump, into her world of photo ops and feel-good content. Her goal? Make the fans see the “real” me—the one I buried when my world fell apart.
But I’ve got secrets to keep. My hidden talent? Off-limits. My past? Locked down. And my heart? Not up for negotiation.
Except Lily’s not taking no for an answer. The more I push her away, the brighter she shines—and the harder it becomes to resist her pull.
Just as I start to trust again, my past catches up with me. My rival is determined to turn old wounds into fresh ammunition, and watching Lily stand between me and the darkness makes me realize that letting her in might be the bravest thing I've ever done—or my biggest mistake.
One thing's certain: losing her would be the one hit I can't come back from.
About Honey Mavryck
Romance author. PhD in HEAs. Minor in Smirks. Writing hot love tales that'll make your e-reader blush. Current obsessions: Ex-SEAL hunks, hockey hotties, & perfecting eating spaghetti seductively (spoiler: impossible, still I persist). I also write low spice, sweet with heat, small town lovin' under my alter-ego Luna Rose.
My Thoughts
Honey Mavryck's "Grumpfest" delivers a delightful and deeply emotional journey, expertly blending the classic grumpy-sunshine trope with layers of compelling personal struggle. At its heart is a hockey player haunted by a shattered past, determined to keep everyone at arm's length, and the relentlessly optimistic publicist whose mission is to break down his walls.
Our hero, a self-proclaimed grump, lives by a simple code: no smiles, no team bonding, and absolutely no emotional attachments. After a past trauma, he's learned to stay out of the spotlight and keep his heart under lock and key. Enter Lily Thompson, a force of nature in floral dresses, radiating PR sunshine. Her task? To drag him, the team's resident curmudgeon, into the world of fan engagement and positive press. She's set on revealing the "real" him, the one he buried when his world crumbled.
What ensues is a charming and often intense push-and-pull as Lily chips away at his carefully constructed defenses. He's got secrets—a hidden talent, a locked-down past, and a heart he believes is off-limits. Yet, Lily's unwavering optimism and refusal to back down prove to be his undoing. The more he pushes, the brighter she shines, and the harder it becomes to resist her magnetic pull.
Just as he begins to trust, his past inevitably resurfaces, threatening to shatter their fragile connection. An opportunistic rival is poised to weaponize old wounds, forcing him to confront whether letting Lily in was the bravest thing he's ever done or his gravest mistake. Mavryck crafts a story where the emotional stakes are incredibly high, making it clear that losing Lily would be a hit he couldn't recover from. "Grumpfest" is a winning blend of humor, heartache, and the ultimate triumph of love over darkness.
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