The Gossip and the Grump
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- Author：Pippa Grant
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Summary
He's the last man I should've picked for a one night stand。。。
See that guy over there？ The insanely tall， broad-shouldered， dark-haired， scowling， “I don’t drink coffee” suit？
Surprise！ He’s the new owner of my family’s mountain café。
The café that has been my life purpose since I was born in the kitchen there almost thirty years ago。
The café that he’s planning to completely gut and renovate for revenge against my family。
He’s also the funny， charming， irresistible guy I spilled all of my secrets to last week。
During the hottest one-night stand of my life。
As my dog would say， woof me。
Secrets and gossip keep getting me in trouble， and I swore I was done with both， but now my family’s café is on the line。
It’s time to use every last trick I know to uncover every secret this man is hiding。
I don’t care how much I liked him our first night together， or how much I keep seeing glimpses of that man beneath his gruff exterior。
One of us has to go。
It won’t be me。
The Gossip & The Grump is a one night stand to enemies to lovers romcom featuring a woman desperately trying to unlearn everything she knows about everyone， a grumpy misfit hiding a secret heart of gold， an unfortunate incident with powdered cheese， and the world’s biggest lap puppy。 It stands alone， but you wouldn’t go wrong to read The Worst Wedding Date first。
See that guy over there？ The insanely tall， broad-shouldered， dark-haired， scowling， “I don’t drink coffee” suit？
Surprise！ He’s the new owner of my family’s mountain café。
The café that has been my life purpose since I was born in the kitchen there almost thirty years ago。
The café that he’s planning to completely gut and renovate for revenge against my family。
He’s also the funny， charming， irresistible guy I spilled all of my secrets to last week。
During the hottest one-night stand of my life。
As my dog would say， woof me。
Secrets and gossip keep getting me in trouble， and I swore I was done with both， but now my family’s café is on the line。
It’s time to use every last trick I know to uncover every secret this man is hiding。
I don’t care how much I liked him our first night together， or how much I keep seeing glimpses of that man beneath his gruff exterior。
One of us has to go。
It won’t be me。
The Gossip & The Grump is a one night stand to enemies to lovers romcom featuring a woman desperately trying to unlearn everything she knows about everyone， a grumpy misfit hiding a secret heart of gold， an unfortunate incident with powdered cheese， and the world’s biggest lap puppy。 It stands alone， but you wouldn’t go wrong to read The Worst Wedding Date first。
Reviews
Taylor
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DNF halfway through
Nikki Leach
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DisasterApparently Pippa has jumped on the transgender propaganda wagon， her choice， but subjecting her readers to this nonsence is a deal breaker for me。Attempting to figure out who she's talking about with the use of her pronouns is painfuland plain ridiculous。I've read/bought and enjoyed every book book she's written except her last series。This one is it。 Too bad as I used to love her writing。 DisasterApparently Pippa has jumped on the transgender propaganda wagon， her choice， but subjecting her readers to this nonsence is a deal breaker for me。Attempting to figure out who she's talking about with the use of her pronouns is painfuland plain ridiculous。I've read/bought and enjoyed every book book she's written except her last series。This one is it。 Too bad as I used to love her writing。 。。。more
Ivy Deluca
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Quickish ReviewGrumpy sunshine is my smutnip of choice， so I just rolled around in this little tale all weekend， happy as a clam。 I only took off points because while I understood that Grey’s plans for the cafe were simply a reason for him to come to this small town， it didn’t really make a lick of sense， but whatever。 Looking forward to the next entry。
MT Cat
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I enjoyed this， and really liked the ending。 A fun read。
Katrina Cates
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ExcellentI enjoyed reading the two books in this series so far very much。 I look forward to reading the next book。
JenniferMarie
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The Gossip and the Grump was a fun， sweet small town romcom。 Sabrina and Greyson spent one night together in Hawaii and turns out he is her new boss。 Sabrina and Grey’s romance was a slow burn full of sweet swoony moments and great banter。 I loved Sabrina and how determined she was to save her family business。 Even though Greyson was grumpy and determined on getting his revenge he still cared about the people of the town and Sabrina。 You will love this laugh out loud romcom with the sweetest ove The Gossip and the Grump was a fun， sweet small town romcom。 Sabrina and Greyson spent one night together in Hawaii and turns out he is her new boss。 Sabrina and Grey’s romance was a slow burn full of sweet swoony moments and great banter。 I loved Sabrina and how determined she was to save her family business。 Even though Greyson was grumpy and determined on getting his revenge he still cared about the people of the town and Sabrina。 You will love this laugh out loud romcom with the sweetest oversized lap dog a town of characters you can’t help but fall in love with。I had a lot of fun listening to Jason Clarke and Callie Dalton bring Greyson and Sabrina the story and the characters of this quirky small town。 Jason brought out Grey’s grumpiness and caring side for the town and Callie brought out Sabrina’s bright fun personality。 Stay tuned for the bonus epilogue delivered expertly by Jason。 。。。more
Shannon
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📚The Gossip and The Grump Status: Available Now， Not KUReading Method: Audio via Audible （ARC provided by @pippa。grant & Rick but I was in an audio mood）🥰Enjoyment: This was honestly such a surprise hit for me！ I assumed I would enjoy it “well enough”， but this was just the book I needed， right when I needed。 From Sabrina’s sunshine personality to Gray’s attempts to be super vengeance man。 I loved it。📖 🎧 Writing &/or Audio Style: As far as Grant’s writing， I think she does a wonderful job weavin 📚The Gossip and The Grump Status: Available Now， Not KUReading Method: Audio via Audible （ARC provided by @pippa。grant & Rick but I was in an audio mood）🥰Enjoyment: This was honestly such a surprise hit for me！ I assumed I would enjoy it “well enough”， but this was just the book I needed， right when I needed。 From Sabrina’s sunshine personality to Gray’s attempts to be super vengeance man。 I loved it。📖 🎧 Writing &/or Audio Style: As far as Grant’s writing， I think she does a wonderful job weaving a hilarious endearing story while still addressing real flaws and hurts。 I also really enjoyed the performance given by both narrators and felt they fit the characters they were acting。👥 Characters & Relationships: This town has huge background cast of characters in this loving tight knit community。 I will say I was occasionally overwhelmed by some of the names and background stories but I honestly would not have had it any other way。⁉️Plot， Intrigue & Logic: I thought the plot was so interesting。 This sweet sweet man that’s been burned one too many times sets out to exact his revenge but his big ole heart keeps coming out to play。🏞️Atmosphere & Setting: I love ‘the Tooth’ and I CANNOT wait to return to this tight knit mountain town。 🚨 For Reader Awareness: References to off page bullying。 📣Recommended for fans of: Romance and Comedy and Found FamilyQOTD: Hypothetically， have you ever exacted revenge for a past slight？#bookfluencer #moodreader #booktok #bookstagram #goodreads #bookstack #reading #books #bookaddict #instabooks #bookobsessed #bookrecommendation #booklover #booksta #booksof2023 #bookish #readersofinstagram #bookreviewsofinstagram #bookblogger #bookrec #bookstagrammer #romancereads #booktok #readersofinstagram #booksta #bookreview #bookrecommendations #spicybooks #spice #smut #smuttyromance #bookreviews 。。。more
Relyn
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I love rom-coms， romance novels， and love stories。 So I read a lot of them。 This is great fun for me， but it means that my personal "market" is oversaturated。 It will take a truly great romance to get more than three stars。 In case you are interested:Relyn's personal rom-com & romance novel rating system5 stars - This book is excellent。 It stands out from the hundreds of other love stories I've read， and I loved it。4 stars - Oh， I really， really liked this one。3 stars - This was a good， entertai I love rom-coms， romance novels， and love stories。 So I read a lot of them。 This is great fun for me， but it means that my personal "market" is oversaturated。 It will take a truly great romance to get more than three stars。 In case you are interested:Relyn's personal rom-com & romance novel rating system5 stars - This book is excellent。 It stands out from the hundreds of other love stories I've read， and I loved it。4 stars - Oh， I really， really liked this one。3 stars - This was a good， entertaining book and I'm glad I read it。2 stars - Meh - boring， or overdone， or in some other way just not a good fit for me1 star - This one stunk。 。。。more
KatReadsRomance
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Sweet and Swoony Characters in the ‘Tooth！ I’m really enjoying this Three BFFs and a Wedding series by Pippa Grant！Book Two， The Gossip and the Grump， was a lot of fun to read。 In this series， the Snaggletooth MMCs in these books feel pretty bad about who they are， but they are the sweetest， really。 But if you’ve been told something your whole life， it sticks。I never really understood how Sabrina thought she was such a terrible gossip。 She’s lovely and just the woman to make Greyson trust again。 Sweet and Swoony Characters in the ‘Tooth！ I’m really enjoying this Three BFFs and a Wedding series by Pippa Grant！Book Two， The Gossip and the Grump， was a lot of fun to read。 In this series， the Snaggletooth MMCs in these books feel pretty bad about who they are， but they are the sweetest， really。 But if you’ve been told something your whole life， it sticks。I never really understood how Sabrina thought she was such a terrible gossip。 She’s lovely and just the woman to make Greyson trust again。Greyson is a man looking for vengeance， but he’s really a very sweet man and the time he spends with Sabrina before he knows who she is， is swoonworthy。 I mean， this is a man to fall for！ I thought the book was really wonderful， but I was ready for them to love each other， way before they did。 It’s the only thing about the only thing I didn’t care for in the book… but it’s a lovely kind story and I’m loving how much Pippa Grant’s stories have gotten sweeter。 I loved zany Pippa， but this Pippa is gentler。 Well done！ 。。。more
Rea
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It was boring and just meh， it had potential but on the same time it was just mhhm。 I didnt enjoy reading it， not one bit。 One cool thing was that a Charakter had they/them pronomes
Winona Fowler
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The Truth Will OutIs it really gossip if it is all true and good natured？ Sabrina is trying to not gather and spread gossip， but she knows everyone in town and all their foibles。 Grey is in town to buy and change the cafe her grandfather built。 She may use her skills as a gossip to stop him。
Nik
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DNF at 30%Wow， I just couldn't continue to read this。 I loved some of the books from the author but this is more idiotic than funny。 I cannot stand reading they/them pronouns and this is the second book I've seen that。 I don't know why all these romance writers feel the need to include a character like that。 It was too confusing and distracting。 DNF at 30%Wow， I just couldn't continue to read this。 I loved some of the books from the author but this is more idiotic than funny。 I cannot stand reading they/them pronouns and this is the second book I've seen that。 I don't know why all these romance writers feel the need to include a character like that。 It was too confusing and distracting。 。。。more
Holly Ortega
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The book was good a little far fetched。 That i guy she me in Hawaii， turns up。 In her small town
Katie Komo
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good story I have very much love the shenanigans that the author creates in her worlds。 It almost guarantees a pre-order purchase with every single one。 However， the they/them element in this installment of the late trilogy was very hard to read。 Don’t get me wrong， I don’t have an issue with that element of our society。 I think it’s awesome that every single person in this world can be represented in such a great fictional world。 It’s just actually very difficult to read。 I know Pippa has done good story I have very much love the shenanigans that the author creates in her worlds。 It almost guarantees a pre-order purchase with every single one。 However， the they/them element in this installment of the late trilogy was very hard to read。 Don’t get me wrong， I don’t have an issue with that element of our society。 I think it’s awesome that every single person in this world can be represented in such a great fictional world。 It’s just actually very difficult to read。 I know Pippa has done her due diligence in researching how to write this sort of character and I have the upmost respect for that。 However， it’s SO distracting to try to figure out who they’re talking about when it’s a they/them person versus a group of people。 It’s just confusing as a reader， and it made the story much more stilted than the typical Pippaverse adventure。 That said， I can’t wait to read Emma’s story。 Also: for Meghan Quinn fans: this winter， quaint locale of this story is SO reminiscent of Port Snow， it made me weirdly nostalgic for a fictional world。 。。。more
Paula Kellogg
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goodWell written， with a good plot and very clean。 Not too spicy， maybe a 1 spicy star。 Love the hints about the next book。
stephanie huntington
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Fun and entertaining
Monica Yeavello
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This bookis the 2nd in a series and it did not disappoint。 An interesting story and great characters。 I would recommend this book。
Heather
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I love a grumpy sunshine。 I love a grumpy anybody because I am a grumpy anybody。 But really this is a great happy romance with an hea and it’s predictable and awesome。
Sharon Noble
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Loved it！What a story。 Love how all the BFFs were there for each other， even when they had their own problems。 Can't wait to see what happens with Emma！ Loved it！What a story。 Love how all the BFFs were there for each other， even when they had their own problems。 Can't wait to see what happens with Emma！ 。。。more
Brenda Walker
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grumpy revenge Pippa you did it again and it was so so good。 I can’t wait for Emma’s story。 And to find out about the mystery man。 I can’t wait for the babies to come too。
Cassy Slattery
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FABULOUSPippa Grant has once again delivered a wonderful story。 It was sweet， funny， and so entertaining。 I truly didn’t think the Bro Code or the Fireballs series would ever be topped for me， but honestly the Three BFFs and a Wedding Series might！ I cannot wait for Emma’s book！
Lee
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had potential but it did not engage me after the beginning I can’t believe I actually finished this。 It was such a struggle。 I kept waiting for it to get better and then I was 75% into it， realizing it wasn’t going to get better but might as well finish it。If you like a spicy story， this is NOT it。 There is some spice at the beginning but then nothing until maybe 90% in。I’ve read a number of Pippa’s books and this was my least favorite。 It was just boring to me。 Also， Grey walked around calling had potential but it did not engage me after the beginning I can’t believe I actually finished this。 It was such a struggle。 I kept waiting for it to get better and then I was 75% into it， realizing it wasn’t going to get better but might as well finish it。If you like a spicy story， this is NOT it。 There is some spice at the beginning but then nothing until maybe 90% in。I’ve read a number of Pippa’s books and this was my least favorite。 It was just boring to me。 Also， Grey walked around calling himself Vengence Man throughout the book and it didn’t work for me。Hard pass。 。。。more
Sheena Frady
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Phew。 This was an INVESTMENT， holy cow。 It was so so so long and just so confusing and long and annoying and looooong。 Seriously though， most of this book left me confused。 I didn’t like it at first， but the story kind of grew on me， and then I went back to disliking it。 Sabrina more than grey。 I just。 Like communication is great， just talk things out but it was never that easy for them。 This book was 100 pages too long and for what purpose？ The author is new to me， so idk if this is how she ord Phew。 This was an INVESTMENT， holy cow。 It was so so so long and just so confusing and long and annoying and looooong。 Seriously though， most of this book left me confused。 I didn’t like it at first， but the story kind of grew on me， and then I went back to disliking it。 Sabrina more than grey。 I just。 Like communication is great， just talk things out but it was never that easy for them。 This book was 100 pages too long and for what purpose？ The author is new to me， so idk if this is how she ordinarily writs but I just wasn’t feeling it。 Not to mention the spice level is basically zero。 So all of this long ass book for virtually no spice was a waste of time for me。 。。。more
Jenny
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3。75 I hate to say this but this was sort of - boring。 It was a lot of back and forth。 A lot of what ifs but the story felt this it took forever to move along。 They didn’t even get back together until 79%！ If Zen wasn’t in this I would have given up。
Pillow
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Although the book wasn’t too lengthy it felt as if it went on forever
KK
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Great premise， great beginning and then。。。 I just could not get into this one。 It felt repetitive and I had a hard time finishing it。 It's sad because I love the author and the narrators。 Great premise， great beginning and then。。。 I just could not get into this one。 It felt repetitive and I had a hard time finishing it。 It's sad because I love the author and the narrators。 。。。more
Susan Prager
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loved it！I don’t know how she does it but every book just makes me happy。 I love reading the stories and this one is great。 Nice story， great characters and a good ending。 Love it！
Riya K
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I don’t know what kind of crack Poppy Grant is putting in these books because like always the plot is confusing as hell and makes me go wild not knowing what’s happening but the characters are so funny quirky and endearing I just can’t leave it。 It the end the books always come together nicely but it’s always a wild ride w Pippa Grant。
Lisa Sssshhhh I’m reading
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Pippa Grant delivers the goods again！This had me hooked from beginning to end。 Only my stupid job got in the way of finishing in one sitting。 I read on Kindle and listened in Audible simultaneously （depending on what I was doing at the time） and it was amazing！ I think I need to read all future books this way。If you like spicy rom-com stories， you’ll love this one！
Tami Schafer
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loved the whole freaking bookOk thank you thank you thank you for a wonderful book and a beautiful lesson on they/them。 The love Zen had for uncle Grey and visa versa was a beautiful thing 。 I hope some how Zen gets a book ！ These friends their family and all the tea 😉 Duke and Dutchess their good deeds。 Jitter what a good dog。 I can’t say enough great things thank you again Pippa for this book
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