Grumpily Ever After

Stick Taps

By: Teagan Hunter

Narrated by: Chloe Ryan, Nelson Hobbs

An obstinate ex-NHL player meets his match in a cheerfully resilient wedding planner prone to chaos in this sweet and spicy romantic comedy about game-changing second chances.

Wedding planner Odette Chambers has a knack for ruining every ceremony she touches. But her latest gig could be a curse breaker. The bride is her best friend, Izzy, and the venue is a local cidery with the Pacific Northwest mountains as a beautiful backdrop. The cidery’s only rotten apple is its owner, former NHL player Noah Stevens—Izzy’s older brother and a recently divorced, fully committed grump who doesn’t believe in happy endings.

But Noah can’t say no to his hopeful little sister. His decision sends Odette barreling into his life, and she insists on making picture-perfect renovations to his cidery. She’s demanding, irritatingly optimistic, and quite possibly the prettiest woman he’s ever seen. Noah is turning Odette’s head, too, but if she wants a wedding to finally go off without a hitch, he’s a handsome distraction she can’t afford. Right?

As Noah risks a second chance at love, Odette’s luck might change as well. For better or for worse.

©2026 by Teagan Hunter. (P)2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

This was cute and spicy

This was cute and spicy. Spicy scenes were kinda all that are still in memory of this one. The spicy scenes around his ciderhouse/bar and cats. The curse aspect was playful and I appreciated that the sister didn't go all bridezilla at the end.

Fate Had Other Plans

✨Grumpily Ever After Review✨
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Grumpily Ever After was a romance book that I sank into and finished in one sitting! It’s light, cozy, and low angst with just enough spice to keep things interesting. I prefer more spicy but it was still good! If you like light spicy, this has that.

This was an easy, feel good rom-com with charming characters, funny moments, and a comfortable small-town vibe.

Noah and Odette worked so well together, and their secret romance was adorable and sexy without tipping into heavy drama. A solid, enjoyable read that’s perfect when you want something familiar, comforting, and easy to love, and I’m definitely looking forward to seeing more of them in the next book.

🐓Grumpy vs sunshine
🐓Age gap
🐓 Sisters Best friend
🐓Ex hockey player / wedding planner
🐓Secret hook ups

grumpy in love

4.25⭐️ 3🌶 4.5🎧

I had such a good time with this story. Grumpy men just do it for me. Then you fold in an unlucky in love "cursed" woman and I am all in. This was full of light hearted moments and emotional growth. This was my first time reading a book written by Teagan. I fell in love with her character depth and development and the fluidity of the story.

The tension and chemistry between Odette and Noah is front a center from the beginning. I loved waching it grow. The reason for the forced proximity was a fun take. It helped then become closer and give them the ability to overcome their hangn ups. They both fear relationships but over time they become to intertwined and fall madly in love.

I cant wait for book 2 the teasers have me ready.

I switched over to the audiobook when in became available because ive been so sick. I was 65% in but I started the story over and it was even better with the audiobook.

Chloe Rvan and Nelson Hobbs are the narrators for this story and i absolutely loved thier acting. Nelson was perfect at playing Noah and his grumpyness while also portraying his soft and caring side. Chloe is a great Odette her ability to make Odettes personality shine and come through the speekes conveys such talent.
I love them both they kept me engaged throughout the whole story. I cant wait listen to more by them.

The annoying FMC

I love the grumpy x sunshine trope but have almost DNF’d too many books because the FMC sounds like a shrew. You can write a successful woman without cutting down the MMC

great book

This was a really good book! I liked this author, I'll definitely have to read more!