From the Start

<p><strong>She dodges emotions and can scare away most people with a single glare. Too bad he showed up with a sledgehammer - and snacks.</strong></p><p></p><p>Everyone on Smuggler's Hideaway knows Kai Raider is the island's resident goofball - <strong>sunshine in human form</strong> with a killer smile and an annoying habit of showing up when I least want him to. Which is always.</p><p></p><p>Because I don't have time for flirty men with muscular chests ocean-blue eyes I want to drown in and unshakeable optimism. I'm too busy running a bar caring for my grumpy father and trying not to unravel.</p><p></p><p>I do <em>not</em> have time to fall into bed with a cheeky <strong>younger man</strong> who makes me laugh when I'd rather growl. And yet... somehow I do. And now I can't stop thinking about the way he touches me like I'm his kisses me like I'm a promise and makes me want more than just a no-strings fling.</p><p></p><p>Kai says age doesn't matter. He says I'm his dream girl grumpy mood swings and all. That I deserve to be taken care of. That laughter isn't a luxury - it's a necessity.</p><p></p><p>He says <strong>he's loved me From the Start</strong>. But can I trust him?</p><p></p><p><em>This reverse grumpy/sunshine small-town romantic comedy features a woman with no time for man-boys a man-boy determined to prove he's more man than boy and a band of prank-happy brothers who treat emotional growth like it's a full-contact sport. Buckle up for inappropriate jokes heartfelt swoons and one grand gesture that proves the grumpy girl can fall hard - and love harder.</em></p><p></p><p><em>From the Start </em>is a <strong>standalone </strong>novel in the <em>Raider Brothers </em>series. </p>