My dream house has one problem—my hot neighbor.
Buying my first house was supposed to be exciting.
And it is… until I meet my next-door neighbor.
Meyer West.
He’s grumpy, rude, and always stomping around like he has a personal vendetta against the world.
I’m determined to ignore him, just like he’s ignored me.
Until I’m set up on a blind date—with none other than Mr. Grumpy himself.
Jade has been driving me crazy since the moment she moved in next door.
She’s too sweet, too bubbly, too… everything I’m not.
She’s my complete opposite, and I should avoid her.
Except I can’t stop thinking about her.
When fate throws us together on a blind date, I know it’s my chance.
Now I have to figure out how to convince the curvy neighbor I’ve been avoiding that we might be perfect for each other.
| Title: | A Very Grumpy Neighbor |
| Author: | Shaw Hart |
| Series: | Wolf Valley: Grumps Book 8 |
| Pages: | 81 |
| Category / Genre(s): | Contemporary |
| Trope(s): | Insta-Love Small Town Neighbours to Lovers |
| Point of View: | First Person, Present Tense, Dual Viewpoint (H & h) |
| Location: | Wolf Valley, USA |
| HEA: | ✔️ |
| Release Date: | 30 May, 2025 |
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Such a fun, grumpy romance
I am always up for another visit to Wolf Valley – and the grumps that reside there – and this has definitely been one of my favourite visits. The story is about new neighbours, Jade and Meyer. Others from earlier in the series do appear in cameo rolls but this story stands completely alone with its own HEA and epilogue! Yay!
Meyer is happy in his fairly isolated home outside Wolf Valley but does feel there’s something lacking in his life. But it’s not the annoyingly adorable neighbour that’s just moved in beside him, disrupting his quiet life. But even if he did want to get to know her, he’s painfully awkward and she thinks he hates her. Nothing some drunken antics and a random blind date can’t sort, though!
Meyer is a recently retired marine and surely the poster boy for grumps everywhere. He’s also a bit awkward, doesn’t show his emotions well and will never use ten words when 1 – or even a grunt – will do instead. I adored him. He’s so strong and manly – but equally clueless and adorable. Grumpy hero catnip.
“Grumpy hero catnip.”
Jade is a sweet girl who tries so hard to get her new neighbour to like her – but she gets it – he’s not the friendly type. So colour her surprised when he starts trying to be nice to her. I loved her sass, the way she spoke her mind and how confused she was over Meyer and his grumpiness. She was a treat and the perfect match for Meyer.
Together this pair were brilliant. They had the banter, the squabbles, the chemistry and the laughs. I thought they were perfect together and loved the way they danced around each other and their feelings – misunderstanding each other the whole way. It was just a delight.
Yes, this was definitely one of my favourite Wolf Valley Grump romances. It was bright, fun, made me laugh and had all the love and sex you’d expect from a Shaw Hart romance – as well as from an insta-love story. Very much a recommended story. 5 stars.
USA Today Bestselling Author Shaw Hart writes contemporary and new adult romance. She loves writing instalove romances that always end in happily ever afters.
She lives in a constant state of motion, chasing after her two children and three dogs. Shaw enjoys the simple things in life, like spending time with her family and friends.
When she’s not doing that, she’s reading romance books, watching stand up comedies or crime TV shows.
She’s also a Pinterest addict, dog lover, tea snob, and a wannabe yogi.
Oh, and she’s one half of the paranormal romance duo, Skye Alder and also writes as Luna Wilder.
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