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*Goodreads Choice Award Semi-Finalist for Best Romance*

From the NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, & USA TODAY bestselling series

All is fair in love and auto maintenance.

Beau Winston is the nicest, most accommodating guy in the world. Usually. Handsome as the devil and twice as charismatic, Beau lives a charmed life as everyone’s favorite Winston Brother. But since his twin decided to leave town, and his other brother hired a stunning human-porcupine hybrid as a replacement mechanic for their auto shop, Beau Winston’s charmed life has gone to hell in a handbasket. Shelly Sullivan is not nice and is never accommodating. Ever. She mumbles to herself, but won’t respond when asked a question. She glares at everyone, especially babies. She won’t shake hands with or touch another person, but has no problems cuddling with a dog. And her damn parrot speaks only in curse words. Beau wants her gone. He wants her out of his auto shop, out of Tennessee, and out of his life. The only problem is, learning why this porcupine wears her coat of spikes opens a Pandora’s box of complexity—exquisite, tempting, heartbreaking complexity—and Beau Winston soon discovers being nice and accommodating might mean losing what matters most.

Beard in Mind is book #4 in the Winston Brothers series. 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.

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Sign up for Penny's Newsletter! www.pennyreid.ninja/newsletter About Penny: Penny Reid is the USA Today Best Selling Author of the Winston Brothers and Knitting in the City series. When she's not immersed in penning smart romances, Penny works in the biotech industry as a researcher. She's also a full time mom to three diminutive adults, wife, daughter, knitter, crocheter, sewer, general crafter, and thought ninja. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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"Beard in Mind is a breathtakingly romantic, brilliantly unique and deeply affecting love story that soothes the mind, warms the heart and nourishes the soul. One of the most memorable and captivating books I've read this year." –USA Today "Characters who swim against the current, a story-line that mirrors only itself. This is why we love Penny Reid. The beauty is always there and her characters have their own unique mold." –Totally Booked Blog "Reid has a marvelous way with words. She also knows her cars and vehicles and her pastries and her salty-mouthed birds. The end result is an adventure and a feast for the mind and a lovely romance that provokes and intrigues (on Desert Island Keeper)." –All About Romance --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B074FYPLZD
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cipher-Naught (31 July 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 470 pages

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Penny Reid is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of the Winston Brothers and Knitting in the City series. She used to spend her days writing federal grant proposals as a biomedical researcher, but now she writes kissing books. Penny is an obsessive knitter and manages the #OwnVoices-focused mentorship incubator / publishing imprint, Smartypants Romance. She lives in Seattle Washington with her husband, three kids, and dog named Hazel.

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Amy the Zany Bibliophile

Enlightening and Heartwarming

Reviewed in Australia on 12 February 2020

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This is definitely an interesting read and certainly leaves me thinking. While Shelly won't be an accurate representation of OCD for everyone, I like that her story showed that not everyone has the same mental health and we should take the time to listen and understand each person individually.
Of course, this was all wrapped up in another wonderful Winston Brothers book. I like the crossovers to the previous books and I am sure there were a few hidden treasures I will come to appreciate more as I read the rest of the series.

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Blanca

An enjoyable read

Reviewed in Australia on 5 March 2018

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This is the fourth book in this series. Since there are 6 brothers, there are two more instalments to come.

This time we get to hear Beau's story. Beau's got a twin, Duane. Together with him and an older brother, Cletus, they own a car repair shop.

Unbeknown to Beau, Cletus hires a new mechanic. And wouldn't you know it? It's a woman. And she's stunning, as in drop-dead gorgeous. But she's very prickly, brusque and difficult to know. She's also a very good mechanic.

So why is Shelly the way she is? She suffers from OCD, for which she's getting treatment.

Even though she's not showing it, Shelly likes Beau. Beau reciprocates. There are hiccups, as there always are.

I liked Beard in Mind more than the first volume whose protagonist was Beau's twin brother. I did have to suspend my disbelief about a couple of things, nothing major though.

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and I think I have found a new favourite in Beau Winston

Reviewed in Australia on 25 March 2018

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I can never get enough of the Winston brothers, and I think I have found a new favourite in Beau Winston! Swoooon! This man is all kinds of goodness! I loved the connection between Beau and Shelly! It was a relationship that took a lot of patience and honesty. I loved that this story was more about just the romance. It was about perseverance, trust, honesty and patience. I felt that Penny Reid really opened my eyes to what people with OCD actually have to deal with on a daily, lifelong basis. I can’t wait for Billy’s book !!

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Carcoura

It gets better and better!

Reviewed in Australia on 18 September 2017

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What's not to love about this series?! The humour is laugh-out-loud and intelligent, and the characters are as adorable and flawed as favourite members of a family should be. I'm not from Tennessee nor do I have brothers, but if I was and if I did I think I'd like them to be Winstons!
This author can do no wrong as far as I'm concerned. I loved how Beau and Shelly's love story further built on and enriched all the stories presented through the Knitting in the City and Winston Brothers series. Just brilliant.

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AmazonCustomer2017

I will hold your tools while you fix your refrigerator! (What I took from the book)

Reviewed in Australia on 13 August 2017

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I love everything about this book! Beau, Shelly, the teacups, the refrigerators, the tools, the Winstons, Janie, Quinn, Des! I love that Beau loves Shelley for the person she is- flaws and all! I love the honesty. The teacups made me teary. So beautiful. So special. So unique. I also liked Beau's perspective on Cletus... it made me laugh and want to hear more of Cletus and Jen! Thank you Penny Reid! Pure BRILLIANCE!!

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Rachel Henderson

Brilliant & Moving

Reviewed in Australia on 16 January 2018

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Another wonderful read from Penny Reid. Really great to learn about Beau and who he falls in love with, Shelley, and that it's Quinn's sister, so ties back to the other series. I'm loving how each character is unique & individual yet part of the same family and while reading each individual story we learn more about all the other characters

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Night Owl

Holy Moly Moses

Reviewed in Australia on 4 August 2017

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While reading this book I either had a stupid grin on my face or a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes. Penny Reid is one of my all-time favourite authors and with every new book I read I find myself falling more in love with her words, her worlds and her characters. I don't want this series to come to an end, but I'm anxious to read the last 2 stories.

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Nikki

Beau and Shelly are imperfectly perfect!

Reviewed in Australia on 15 August 2017

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I absolutely loved this book... while the Shelly has some serious things going on she is so endearing you can't help but cheer for her to have her happy ending with Beau.

Always fun to catch up with the rest of the family and have a few teasers thrown in... definitely enjoyed the laugh out loud lines! Can't wait for the next instalment...

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L beaver

This is a totally fun book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 April 2021

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Another brilliant read! Beau is a car mechanic and works with his brothers. His twin is about to go travelling with his girlfriend and so Cletus has hired Shelly. She is a beauty with some odd traits that irritate Beau to the extent that they argue all the time and worst of all he cant seem to stop thinking about her. He eventually finds out she has severe obsessions and is in therapy. When they finally get together he sees his future with her and is terrified that she may go back to Chicago. Its an unusual story which is how Penny Reid writes. The whole series is a mixture of laugh out loud, sexy times and oddness!

RelentlessEliza

4 "Touching" Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 August 2017

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At first glance it’s easy to peg Beard in Mind as an Enemies to Lovers romance. Shelly Sullivan is the newly employed mechanic to the Winston family run auto shop and immediately clashes with Beau. He’s affronted by her hostility to not only himself but to the shops customers. He’s a genuinely easy going individual but there’s something about Shelly that raises his hackles.

Speaking of Shelly, it would take me a while to think of the last time I came across a character as complex as herself. Credit to Penny, she took care and attention with her in the way she was written. In some ways I think she used Beaus character as a device to ask the questions I as a reader and person wanted know.

The revelations in this story are not Shelly’s alone; Beau too experiences some life changing moments and in these moments of Beau’s vulnerability, it’s wonderful to see Shelly blossom and showcase personal develop.

I’m in awe of Penny’s ability to write a swoon worthy romance whilst concurrently tackling serious current issues. Beard in Mind is conscientious and thought provoking romance which was nicely balanced by its comedic value and heart fluttering feels.

I can’t get enough of this band of bearded brothers and am looking forward to what’s in store next.

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Elizabeth M Lane

I thought Cleatus was amazing but Beau 😍

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 August 2017

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As a mental health nurse I started this book with reservations after I read the synopsis. I'm not sure why I would ever of doubted Penny Reid as she has done it again.
I devoured this story. Beau is the likeable, easy going brother, but with so much warmth and empathy. How he loves Shelly is just hear warming. The only minor criticism being, I would of loved slightly more of Shelly's back story. I would of liked to of known how all of her OCD began.
However, without doubt a Penny has done it again. The only down side now being she has ruined me for all other books, I tried starting a book straight after but it just failed in comparison.

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Nicole McCurdy (Emerald Book Reviews)

like she’d searched for and found the control needed to ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 August 2017

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‘Once more, we were standing in the garage, facing each other, not touching, just looking. Her laboured breathing abated after a minute or so, like she’d searched for and found the control needed to calm down. She retreated into herself. Watching it happen was both frustrating and fascinating, like one of those time-elapsed videos of seasons-spring became summer, summer became fall and Shelly became winter.’

I know that we readers like to toss around the term ‘book hangover’ like a cool modern term that simply describes another fantastic story that seems to haunt you for days after, but right here and now- I can hand-on-my-heart admit to feeling completely and utterly wrecked by the complexity, beauty and turmoil that is Beard In Mind. I am the embodiment of a book hangover. Bloodshot eyes. A tumult of conflicting emotions. Wanting to snuggle under a blanket on the sofa all day in silent contemplation. But it’s such a tremendous heady feeling. Penny Reid’s stories are like how artists must see the world. They paint what you might have missed. They highlight the beauty of something you would have otherwise overlooked. Penny excavates beneath the surface of the beauty and lets you see that it’s made up of different components, not just a pretty shiny surface. There are flawed parts, uniques parts, happy, sad, confused, lost, smart and practical and comical parts, parts that are suffering and parts that yearn to be appreciated, respected, understood and loved. But in the end, all of these varied parts make up the whole of the person and if you can’t accept a part of them, then you probably don’t deserve the entirety of them. Beau and Shelly definitely deserve one another. Their love story goes beyond epic. It’s arduous, painful, alluring, intoxicating, hopeful and so very very romantic.

Shelly is such an intense, clever and lonely person. I just knew going into this story that her cold words and demeanour would be a defense mechanism for something larger, but what it was, I wasn’t truly prepared for. The sheer magnitude of having to go through each day as she does just made me love her so much more. Her character stole the show for me, even though the majority of this book is written in Beau’s POV. Shelly’s war with her own mind and how she strives to be better, to feel like she deserves happiness and love just flayed me emotionally. This is the first book from Penny that has brought forth full on streaming-down-my-face tears and I welcomed it. To have such an emotional connection to a character in a book is a tremendous sign of a fantastic story-teller.

Beau Winston was everything I knew him to be and so much more. The man behind the glorious red mane and beard was stunning, not just in appearance but how mature his character was, even in remorse. The compassion he exuded and his willingness to help anyone made him a hero long before he and Shelly even met. It’s just that through his interactions with Shelly we truly get to the heart of the man, to what makes him tick. What makes him angry or upset. To what and who makes him happy and content. To be honest, he’s the perfect hero without actually being perfect.

‘She wasn’t broken, but her words made me want to break something. Her fear wasn’t beautiful. But her strength, her resolve, her brilliance and goodness were. She wouldn’t be who she was now without her struggles. Life had shaped her, her fear had formed her, and I wouldn’t have her any differently.’

Beard In Mind is an incredible piece of writing. An ode to those who struggle but persevere. Penny has given us a remarkable thing. Characters that we feel we know personally. A family that we wish we were actually a part of and love regardless and a hero and heroine who deserve the mantle more than any two characters I read recently. It’s sexy and loving, difficult and dramatic and there are a lot of revelations to digest. Superb writing, dialogue and characters what more is there to say?

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Beard in Mind by Penelope Reid is #LIVE :-D

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Ams

AMAZING

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 March 2018

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This book is just... everything. I don’t know how to express what it made me feel or what to write that is going to do it justice.

After reading all of her previous books I should be anticipating this but once again Penny surprised me. I wasn’t expecting to love this book as much as I do. It is my favourite of the Winston series so far.

Before reading Beard in Mind I was indifferent to Beau and had no opinion regarding Shelly either. Now I adore them both. I also love how Penny approached OCD. Shelly’s struggle felt so real and heartbreaking. But she is also so, so strong and brave when she could have been portrayed as weak and a victim. I think Shelly is the strongest heroine that Penny has written. She’s inspiring. And Beau is so much more than the friendly twin. He is such a good guy, mature, sensitive and supportive. The best kind of hero.

This book is wonderful. Hats off to Penny once again.

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