She brought him pizza. He delivered a family.Police Officer Jack Stone hasn’t been able to leave the house in seven days. His wreck of a sister gave birth in prison, and baby Ella has been discharged into his care.He has no idea what to do with her.Louisa is ready to move on with her life and arrives at Jack’s house with her very last pizza delivery before she quits. When he opens the door, Ella … quits. When he opens the door, Ella is crying, his place is a disaster, and Applebottom’s senior police officer is completely lost.
He could solve her problem, and she could solve his.
Too bad they’ve hated each other since high school.
It will take the entire town to end the twenty-year feud between Jack and Louisa and remind them that people do grow up, and in a crisis, you often grow together.
Don’t miss the other Applebottom books by Abby Tyler:
— The Sweetest Match
— The Perfect Disaster
— The Unexpected Shelter
— The Irresistible Spark
— Mistletoe Summer
— Belated Kiss
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She used to prank him when they were in school together, now years later she delivers him a pizza and he gives her more than she ever expected. This is a sweet romance with moments of comedy and romance to make the perfect romantic story. This was my first book from this author but it won’t be my last.
This is a good story. I was drawn to this book because of the cover and it’s hard to pass up a book that says single dad romance. Jack and Louisa really drew me in. They’re opposites and Louisa is Jack’s nemesis growing up. Now Jack’s baby niece is going bring these two together. Being around each other is going to show the other a new side of them. Jack is so adorable with his niece. It’s a big learning curve for him because he’s going to have to rely on help of others. Louisa is at a crossroads because she’s been caregiver for her parents now she has her future wide open. Lending a helping hand to Jack and baby Ella is going to change her life forever. It’s a feel good story that has a delightful happy ending.
Favorite Quotes:
This was Louisa Temple after all, and she was famous for her “gossip pizza.” Louisa knew from the toppings a person chose who it was for, where it was going, and probably if it was grounds for divorce.
Jack’s face could have scared an evil clown.
There was emotion in Jack Stone somewhere. She and Ella would have to find it, even if it would be like digging into rock with a spoon.
Jack was not the sort of man who just hoped for the best. He would set goals and accomplish them. But he was learning that babies didn’t quite work that way.
My Review:
I have enjoyed all the fun and amusing books in this sweet series of small-town romances featuring quirky characters with real-life problems, gossiping townspeople, matchmaking elders, and cranky shop owners. Each standalone book has been a pleasantly light, entertaining, quick, and easy to follow read. This installment showcased Louisa the pizza baker and Officer Jack Stone who weren’t actually enemies but were far from friends.
Louisa had been a rather mean prankster in her youth, she had pulled monkeyshines on many in her small home town but the stalwart Officer Stone still considered her his least favorite person and maybe even his main nemesis as she had humiliated him in front of the entire school during his big moment to shine, even though they were both now over forty.
Louisa was not an exceptionally endearing character as she was still rather immature and prone to shenanigans, gossip, and being meddlesome, although she had a good heart and was beginning to realize the trouble she caused others with her attention-seeking behaviors and I cared for and about her, nonetheless. The need to care for a sickly infant relative of Jack’s softened them both and forced them to spend time together, which brought many perks as well as a few hiccups before yielding to a satisfying HEA.
Special Delivery was a super sweet, enemies-to-lovers/single parent romance and my first Abby Tyler novel. I read enjoyed the romance and storytelling and I’m looking forward to more.
Jack and Louisa do not get along. There’s been no love lost between the two since she embarrassed him in front of their entire high school. But now Jack unexpectedly has a baby to take care of and as one of the three officers in his small town, he’s way in over his head. Louisa is ready to get out of this small town finally after taking care of her sick parents for a decade. She’s ready to move on and do something else, but as soon as she lays eyes on the sweet baby girl she feels the need to help even if it means helping Jack as well. Soon their bickering turns to banter which turns to more. But Louisa never had any intention of staying in and Jack just can’t seem to get out of his own way. Will they make it work?
Special Delivery was an adorably sweet and swoony romance. It has a single dad who’s a cop (yum), a sassy as hell heroine, meddling town folk, and two MCs that were easy to like and root for. A fun, quick read with a great story and HEA. 4 stars.
Very sweet, as sweet as that blue berry pie. I enjoyed this small town, opposites attract romance. This is my first book by this author. Very nice epilogue
Some Spoilers…….
When i saw that Abby Tyler had a single dad book coming i was extremely excited. I alway have a thing for single dads. The minute i started this book I was not able to put it down. Special Delivery has the funny parts, the series parts, and sweet romantic parts, you will not be disappointed! Abby never fails to deliver with the Applebottom Matchmakers series. The main characters Jack and Louisa are far from perfect, where an everyday person can relate to them. They are both sawn enemies of each other, when they were in high school they never got along and Louisa always humiliated Jack no matter the day. Jack now a police officer and Louisa a pizza delivery women they have grown up maybe their hatred will be in the past….have to read to see what happens with that. Jack is now caring for his niece because his sister is in prison, so the baby was released to him to care for. Louisa delivers her last pizza pie to Jack before she decide to quiet, and she notices the baby and the disaster of a house. What do you think happens next…….Do you think that the town will help them forget their twenty-four feud from their high school times? You will have to add Special Delivery to your To-read list.
Special Delivery by Abby Tyler is the story of Jack and Louisa.
Jack and Louisa are sworn enemies after a incident in school so they don’t move past that moment.
Then Louisa stops at Jack’ s house on her last delivery to find him at a low point because of his sister giving birth to a baby girl, Ella in prison. Jack has custody of her for now and his house looks like a tornado came through. Giving into her emotions she ends up helping him which leads to them lowering their guards against each other which leads to them opening their heart.
Enjoyed their story.
This is a new author to me, but I will certainly be 1-clicking more of her work! Jack is a stick by the book police officer, when his world is turned upside down by being the responsible figurehead to raise his little niece. Louisa has decided to move on with her life when she is delivering pizza to her nemeses Jack, as these two have had a mutual hatred for each other since high school, and she sticks around to help him when she hears a crying baby. This is a well written entertaining story which is humorous and sweet, and a must read as these two navigate around dirty diapers and spit up. I highly recommend this for all readers.