From New York Times bestselling author K.M. Scott comes an all-new, sexy standalone novel loosely based on Beauty and The Beast!Zane Gilford has lived a blessed life. The only son of the owner of The Gilford House Inn, he’s benefitted from his mother’s extraordinary success. But Vermont was never where he wanted to be, and the day after graduation, he put the quaint country inn and everything … everything about it behind him and never looked back.
Until now.
The death of his mother left Zane a very wealthy man, but in her will she also left him a surprise. For an entire year, he must run that Vermont inn he’s hated all his life if he wants to get one red cent of his inheritance.
Becca Fox has worked her way to the top of the advertising business and has the personal and professional scars to prove it. In her rare time off, she loves visiting her favorite bed and breakfast in the mountains of Vermont. When she finds a new owner running The Gilford House Inn, she wonders if her favorite getaway place has been ruined for her. He’s sexy as all hell and incredibly good looking, but he’s so cocky and arrogant.
From the first moment he sees her, Zane knows he wants Becca, but to get a woman like her, he’s going to have to learn to be a better man than he’s ever been. He’s got an inn to run and a woman to win. Neither is going to be easy. And time isn’t in his favor.
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Hard Work,
By K.m.scott
I have read many books by this author her Books they just keep getting Better and Better…
Zane Gilford, The only Son
His Mom has…. make that only Child. So when his Mom passed away. He’s Getting the Family Inn. Of course there’s conditions. Zane of course isn’t too Happy with those conditions….
Soon to be new owner of his moms business….
He’s Has some Big Shoes to fill.
Becca.
Living in Manhattan, but on a weekend getaway going back to Vermont. The Old Inn such a familiar place..
But Then Running into no other than Zane… old memories start up. What Zane and Becca once had. Has time Changed Becca and Zane.
Will This be to much Hard Work.
Definitely a page Tuner.
I would Recommend this Book to all of my Friend’s.
Great Book.
Hard Work is a perfect title for this contemporary romance novel by K.M. Scott. Told from dual perspectives, these two very well developed characters make you feel they are the people sitting next to you on the train! This sassy story did not start out very fast for me but the next thing I knew I was on the last chapter, looking and hoping for more to come! Scott takes a rich, cocky, angry, good looking guy and puts him in the last place he wants to be….. managing his recently deceased wealthy Mother’s Inn located in Vermont in order to receive his rightful inheritance! Then add a sweet, beautiful, delightful owner of a well established advertising agency in New York and you will have modern version of Beauty and the Beast! This story is filled with anger, tears, heartbreak, laughter , love and some very steamy sex scenes that may make you blush. There is a lot of heated chemistry between these two! I highly recommend you read this book and find out if Zane and Becca have a happily ever after!
Thank you K.M. Scott for allowing me to read and review your wonderfully entertaining story in exchange for an honest review.
I’m always happy when KM Scott announces a new book. I’ve loved the ones I’ve read and I loved Hard Work. The writing is amazing. I adored the epilogue and it was a beautiful ending to this book.
Becca needs to be away from everything for a while. She decides to go to the inn where she loves to go to relax. The owner of that inn recently passed away and the inn is now owned by her son, Zane. Zane never liked the inn when he was younger and he still doesn’t, but he needs to own it for one year to inherit all his mother’s money. He isn’t nice to his employees and he hates all the work that he needs to do at the inn. Zane really isn’t happy there.
Zane and Becca were a couple once. They loved each other very much, until one day Zane left without saying something to Becca. Becca was devastated. She eventually moved on, but she hasn’t been successful in relationships. She is shocked to see Zane again. He isn’t the same man as she remembered, but she’s still attracted to him. Zane has never forgotten Becca and he hopes for another chance.
Becca is an amazing woman. She’s sweet, friendly, caring, sassy, passionate and talented. She owns her own business and it’s a successful one. She loves her job and she’s creative. Becca truly loves the inn and the people who work there. It’s a great escape to be there. She can’t believe that Zane doesn’t want to be there. Becca is hesitant to give Zane another chance, but sparks always fly when she’s with him. There was a lot of push and pull, and I wished that there were more scenes of them as a couple instead of the time jump.
Zane wasn’t always easy to love. He was rude, closed off and not happy at the beginning of the book. I understood him after knowing his reasons, but I guess I wanted him to make an effort to make it work. He’s so different than his mother and his employees don’t like him. Zane does change when Becca comes back into his life. He wants to be better for her. He will fight for her and he would do anything for her.
I loved the setting, the inn. It’s so peaceful there. It’s far away from the city and there is a beautiful environment. I understand why Becca goes there to be away from everything. The people who work there are great characters. They work hard. Some were fun, others were very friendly and caring.
I have to say this is my first book I have read from K.M. Scott and I couldn’t stop reading. I devoured this book and wanted more. K.M. Scott knows how keep her readers enthralled from the first to the last word. Zane is perfect as a spoiled rich kid but after meeting the terms of his mother’s will and meeting his old girlfriend Becca, Zane starts changing for the better but is a little too little too late? I really loved this book and I know that this will just be the first of many books I read from K.M. Scott. Definitely a MUST READ!!!