Her Charming Heartbreaker (A Town Named Eden #1)

When Theo Kendrick flies from L.A. to the small country town of Eden, Australia with a time sensitive task of finding his father’s old flame, his attention is diverted by Eddie (Edwina) Faydon – the fiery redheaded, dart throwing, wild boar hunting co-owner of Eden’s only pub, The Gloriana. Theo wears his halo on a crooked angle, but exploring possibilities with Eddie is one complication too many in his already hectic life. Besides, he’s already been shuffled off to the second place podium when his fiancée fell in love again with her ex. He won’t risk exposing his feelings again. But there are powers beyond his control at work in Eden. Eddie believes she’s either being hounded by Murphy’s Law or plagued by the disasters come in threes adage and has her sights set on a third disastrous relationship so she can finally have the happy-ever-after she craves. Trying to talk Eddie out of getting her heart broken results in a bruised jaw, many tulips, a Beagle named Murphy and the threat of a visit from Eddie’s double barrel shotgun wielding grandmother, only to find that home is where the heart leads.

Quote from the book:
When Theo left for real, she had several common behavioral reactions to fall back on. For starters, her personal woes could be treated with the healing power of ice cream. And if that didn’t work, she could… she could adopt a pet. A dog she could walk. A cute puppy to demand all her time and attention.

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Spending more time than she absolutely had to with Theo Kendrick had been a bad idea. Now she knew she liked him. She liked looking at him, she liked engaging with him…
“You feel like you’ve missed your chance.”
Eddie laughed. “When in fact, I didn’t stand a chance. You can’t change a person’s predisposition, or is it predilection? Clearly, he has a thing for mature women and I… well, I throw darts and hunt boars and work in a pub.”

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Her grandmother’s eyes crinkled at the edges. “What’s this visit really about, Eddie?”
“I always visit you.”
“You have a backpack in your car. It looks like you’ve bailed out or…” her grandmother clicked her fingers, “Pressed the self-destruct button like on the Starship Enterprise and then launched the escape pod.”
“You still have a thing for Captain Kirk.” Eddie drew in a shaky breath. How far would she have to go to forget Theo’s kiss?

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“Does it involve me becoming part of the entertainment?” The flush of crimson on her cheeks deepened.
She pocketed the phone and smiled. “Give and take, my friend. If I tell you, you’ll have to give me something in return.”
“You’re bartering for conversation?”
“Well, since I’m the one standing behind the bar, I’m traditionally supposed to be the one doing the listening. So spill. What’s troubling you?”

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“You’ve been initiated and you fell for it hook, line and one ton sinker. They own you now and they’ll make you do things…”
Theo eyed the display of whiskey bottles. He rarely indulged, but the promise of temporary oblivion called to him. Remembering he’d be picking Ben up from school in a few of hours, he drained his glass of water and asked for another one. “They needed help. I could hardly turn my back on them.”
Bradford laughed into his beer. “They blinked their big puppy eyes at you?”