The Grump, the Bride & the Baby

A Calico Cove Standalone

By: Hailey Shore

Narrated by: Wayne Mitchell, Samantha Brentmoor

I was the Runaway Bride of Calico Cove—which, sure, wasn’t my finest moment, but now I desperately need someone to rescue me from my conniving family.

My unlikely hero? Roy Barnes, the grumpiest fisherman in town who recently became the guardian of his orphaned baby niece.

We are a match made in marriage-of-convenience heaven: he protects me from my furious father, and I help him with baby Nora. Perfect, right? Wrong.

Because our fake marriage isn’t about love—it can’t be about love. Those are the ground rules.

Except everyone knows rules are meant to be broken.

In addition to the runaway bride and grumpy single dad, The Grump, The Bride & The Baby contains a kleptomaniac baby who refuses to eat her vegetables, a storm at sea, and a damsel in distress who learns how to save herself.

©2022 Hailey Shore (P)2023 Podium Audio

Such a great Grumpy x Sunshine book!

This was so freaking cute!! I loved this grumpy x sunshine, they were so cute. He might’ve been a slight jerk but I think the grumpiness overpowered that. I loved seeing Vanessa become her own person outside of what society and her parents expectations for her were. BABY NORA WAS SO CUTE!

Love the character and story building

Such an underrated author! Second one in the calico cove series I read and will be getting more by Hailey! Love that it’s not just “bam here is smut” it’s actual storytelling and character world building.

Loved it!

Loved the store and the narration! Made me smile and laugh as well as sad in some parts. Definitely loved it though.

Love the growth

This was a great story. I loved how both main characters changed and grew into their own. The sticky fingers baby was an excellent addition