A Pumpkin and a Patch

By: Jennifer Peel

Narrated by: Stefanie Kay

Every person has that one thing they’re known for, and it doesn’t matter what you do, that one thing—whether good or bad—follows you around like a bloodhound for the rest of your life. For me it’s a story I wrote when I was 15. Forever more I will be known as the Reece the Rogue Pirate girl, instead of Josie Peterson. Why couldn’t I be known for all the cute children’s stories I’ve written about my family’s pumpkin patch?

Tragically, the torrid story I wrote as a teen was based on a real person, Reece Cavanaugh. And guess what? He grew up to be a pirate—okay, lawyer. Same thing. To make matters worse, the man is representing my ex-fiancé, who wants to steal my treasure, a.k.a. my engagement ring. If that wasn’t the icing on the cake, Reece has an adorable daughter who happens to be my new student. That’s right, I must now have actual conversations with him after avoiding him for half my life, even by hiding behind banana displays when needed.

But the more I get to know Reece—the real version, not the imaginary one who ravishes me on sandy beaches—I can’t help but wish we could roll around in the sand together. There’s a problem, though: The school I work for frowns upon relationships between parents and teachers. And it’s pumpkin season, which means all my free time is spent on the family farm. But when he kisses me, I can’t help wanting to break all the rules and get tangled up in the barn. The burning question is, am I brave enough to make my story a reality, or will it be another bad ending?

From USA Today best-selling author Jennifer Peel comes a curl-your-toes-and-cuddle-up-with-your-favorite-blanket-and-cocoa romantic comedy.

©2022, 2122 Jennifer Peel (P)2024 Jennifer Peel

Cute story

Very cute story, not what I usually listen to(thank you book club)
Funny, charming, small town romance.

A pleasant book for gardening and/or a long drive

This author was new for me and I'm glad to have given this book a try! It's always a pleasure to find books without profanity and sex scenes, which are mostly fillers and not talent that lengthen a novel. However, there were a few too many "shizzle" entries. ;) The story was one with redeeming qualities, displaying the perseverance of a woman overcoming past challenges and growing up to engage in adulthood, with contentment, in love. The same is true for the male character. The narrator, Kay, could have made him much less of a heavy-breather while talking and would be spot on. :D Enjoy!

One of my favorites this year!

I adored this book! Josie is such an amazing heroine and Reece was such a fantastic book boyfriend! Love!!!

Josie is one of my favorite characters

I love this story and the audiobook version was a great listen. I loved the narration Reece was all dreamy and persistent without being annoying. Josie was a sweetheart with things in her life she was trying to work through. Her family was a hoot but also a bit crazy on their own they made laugh out loud and then want to yell at them the next minute. Definitely Recommended.

Fun and a good message

Josie is a fun character with a big wall of hurts to knock down. Reese is a man whose knocked his down. Good stuff. The narrator did a great job.