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Blog Tour for Dewey Belong Together (Green Valley Library #7) by Ann Whynot w/ Excerpt & Review

Dewey Belong Together, an all-new enemies to lovers small-town romance from Ann Whynot, is available now in Kindle Unlimited!

Librarian Maxine Peters lives her life behind the scenes. By day, she’s a buttoned-up cataloguing whiz in the basement of the Green Valley Public Library. By night, she’s secretly dominating in an online role playing game as the legendary Maximus_Damage. Her in-game persona has the skills to back up the hype. But every hero has an enemy; every saga, a villain. And by her own invitation, Maximus’ arch nemesis, Wrath, has just landed in Green Valley.

Jonathan Owen is not at all who Maxine expects when she meets Wrath face to face. Eager to leave the past in the game, Jonathan takes this golden opportunity to win Maxine’s heart. There’s just one wrench in that plan: he may have, on a few occasions, acted like a bit of a jerk online. And to his puzzlement, she has taken their fun rivalry to the level of epic dislike.

When Jonathan and Maxine are unexpectedly alone for a weekend, secrets are revealed that make love hard and hatred even harder. Jonathan quickly learns fighting his own demons will take more than one elite gamer. And Maxine, who is busy rebooting her life in Green Valley, might not be up to the task.

When real life starts to override the game, can Maxine and Jonathan find a way to make it work? Or will it be game over for this player versus player adventure?

Dewey Belong Together’ is a full-length contemporary romance and can be read as a standalone. Book #7 in the Green Valley Library series, Green Valley Chronicles, Penny Reid Book Universe.

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***4 Stars***

New book in the Green Valley/Pennyverse? Yes, Please.

New to me author? Sure, I’m always down.

Enemies to lovers? Sure.

Characters that are a librarian and apart of the gaming world? Yup, my interest is definitely peaked.

And I gotta say, I really enjoyed this book. There were a few things that I definitely wasn’t expecting and really made me think, but I found this book to be a fascinating read with characters that definitely packed a punch.

I loved Maxine and Jonathan. Both of them have their own quirks, some that totally endeared me to them and some that had me going “Okay”, but they were both so relatable and fascinating. Both of them are so much more than anyone knows that I loved watching them evolve and become more.

Their journey to their HEA was definitely an interesting one. The whole enemies/frenemies to lovers is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Max and Jonathan’s journey ~ and that little twist tossed in at the beginning was definitely a good one ~ but once they figured out how to communicate with each other, things got a lot more fun and more deep. I honestly loved watching them become friends and then lovers and though they had quite a few obstacles to work through, I loved them together and was very happy with how it all worked out for them.

This was a great read for me in a lot of ways. I thought it was engaging, decently paced and I really liked the dual first person POV’s because Max and Jonathan are very complex characters. There are a few heavy subjects that play a huge part in their story. The obvious one is online relationships and the ups and downs that come with it. The other one is one that I’m not going to spoil for anyone, it’s nothing dark, but it is intense and I will admit that it was overwhelming for me since I have no personal experience with it, but I found it informative and had me honestly taking stock of how viewed it and it was definitely an eye opener.

And as far as the supporting cast of characters. I gotta say the author had some great people who helped to bring this story to life. I loved Norman, Lois and Elaine. We do get to spend a little time with the library crew, which was a whole lot of fun and there was a Cletus sighting ~ so, I’m a happy girl.

So, overall, I’m really happy I was given the opportunity to read this book and I’m going to keep an eye out to see what the author will come out with in the future.

~ Copy provided by SmartyPants Romance & voluntarily reviewed ~

After the group sang and twanged through a ton of damn fine bluegrass, the crowd began to thin a bit, and the banjo player declared the quartet was retiring for the evening. Max grabbed my arm and gracelessly hauled me through the audience toward the banjo player.

Our arms still linked, and with a megawatt smile on her face, she shouted, "Cletus! That was incredible tonight."

“It was, man. You’ve got a great sound,” I offered.

Cletus looked from Max, to our joined arms, again at me, and then back at Max. I didn’t want to engage in stereotypical jealous guy behavior, but I did want to sniff out who this Cletus was to her. What had he done to earn her smiles and respect?

“Thank you,” he replied, then looked pointedly behind us. “Maxine, you seem to have misplaced the rest of your guests from your game. I suspect you noticed this, which is why you’re hanging onto this one so tightly.”

“Oh!” Max said in surprise and dropped my arm like it was a hot potato. I instantly disliked Cletus. “All the others couldn’t make it. Just him. Cletus, meet Wrath—er, Jonathan Owen from Florida. Jonathan, this is my friend Cletus Winston.”

Not one to let my manners fail me when needed, I stuck out my hand and Cletus gave it a firm shake. “Jonathan Owen, would you happen to be the same gentleman who enjoys harrying Maxine at every available turn?”

I spun to face Maxine. “You told people that about me? What else did you say, that I like to hunt people for sport?” I felt my face redden in embarrassment as I recalled the time I had also besmirched her good name to the other guild officers. I wasn’t sure what to do with the information that she was talking unfavorably about me to her friends. I felt like every time we made some progress and I got to show her more of who I really was, something popped up to remind me of her animosity.

“Wrath, calm down. Of course not. I was telling Cletus about the game, that’s all.”

“Oh, I see. That’s all,” I said sarcastically.

“It would seem to me,” Cletus said, inserting himself into our fight, "that you two need to have a tête-à-tête, but allow me to suggest not tonight. We're fixing to take things back to my brother's place up on Bandit Lake. Scarlet and Billy will be there singing, and I'll have my banjo and a dulcimer. If you can sit in your own stew for the rest of the evening, you can imbibe and listen to more fine music."

And with that, he packed up his banjo and gave Max a little salute as he left the room.

"So, feel like hitting up a party?" Max asked, almost cautiously.

I thought about it. I was mad as hell that not only did Max hate me, she had told her offline friends I was some kind of dastardly character. That being said, I didn't want to piss her off by saying no when she probably wanted to go. Plan Seduction would suggest that I be pliable to her wishes, even if I thought she was a jerk at the moment. I hoped that this wasn't some big rager we were headed to because being the only sober person at a party is about as much fun as watching paint dry, only the wall sometimes vomits and tries to get into your pants.

"Fine," I answered. "Party it is, princess." I couldn't help poking the bear, just a little. Her eyes flashed fire, and I smiled, gesturing with my arm that she should lead the way.

About Ann Whynot

Ann Whynot has been writing stories since she was five, and always dreamed of one day being a published author. She is a voracious reader and book collector, and used book stores are her kryptonite. She also is passionate about video games, crafting, baking, laughing, and travel.

She lives with her family, dog, and two cats on the Canadian east coast, and is inspired by both the forest and sea.