This was a skill I’d perfected, acting interested, surprised, laughing believably at the good parts or looking sad and troubled at the bad ones. I let people tell me their eleven or twelve stories over and over, pretending each time like it was the first time I’d heard it. Like it was my fault for having a good memory and not theirs for having a poor one. Folks hate that, even more so if you remembered their story better than they did.Įvery time I reminded someone that they’d already told me a particular story, on such and such date and time, or I tried to correct their recollection, they’d get irritable and frustrated. I also realized nobody wants to be told that they’re repeating themselves, that they’re sharing the same tales and anecdotes for the seventh, eighth, or twentieth time. A ten-year-old me considered folks over thirty-five “older people.” But as I grew older myself, I realized people of all ages were forgetful. When I was a kid, I used to think older people were just forgetful.
Most people have approximately eleven or twelve stories, and that’s it. “The past beats inside me like a second heart.”
No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, photographed, instagrammed, tweeted, twittered, twatted, tumbled, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without explicit written permission from the author. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead or undead, events, locales is entirely coincidental if not somewhat disturbing/concerning.Ĭopyright © 2018 by Penny Reid All rights reserved. Names, characters, places, rants, facts, contrivances, and incidents are either the product of the author’s questionable imagination or are used factitiously. Each book is a standalone, full length (110k words), contemporary romantic comedy novel, and follows the romantic exploits and adventures of one of the six Winston Brothers.This book is a work of fiction. Strange Beard is book #5 in the Winston Brothers series. ★★★★★ Goodreads Choice Award Semi-Finalist for Best Romance ★★★★★ĭr. She's more than happy to forget he exists.īut first, she needs just one teeny-tiny favor. She is definitely not still thinking about Roscoe. Simone let go of the past a long time ago. She'd also like some answers from her former best friend about why he ghosted her, but if she never gets those answers, that's a-okay. Ten years after Roscoe Winston dropped out of her life, all Simone Payton wants is to exploit him. Unfortunately, after one chance encounter, Simone keeps popping up everywhere he happens to be. Roscoe Winston remembers everything-every look, every word, every single unrequited second-and the last thing he needs is another memory of Simone. He'd also like to forget her entirely, but that's never going to happen.
Ten years after Simone Payton broke his heart, all Roscoe Winston wants is a doughnut.
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