Grumpy Darling

🌶️ Spice Level: 2/10

Description:
Paige has one thing left on her senior-year bucket list: her first kiss. Unfortunately, her overprotective best friend Grayson Darling seems determined to scare away every boy who gets too close. When Paige asks Grayson to stop playing bodyguard and instead become her dating coach, he agrees—but he has a secret of his own. Grayson has been in love with Paige for years, and helping her find someone else might be his last chance to show her that the person she's been looking for has been right beside her all along. With grumpy-meets-sunshine, best friends-to-lovers, hockey, secret feelings and plenty of sweet romantic tension, Grumpy Darling is a fun and wholesome slow-burn romance.

Reviews:
Readers have particularly enjoyed the adorable chemistry between Paige and Grayson, with many loving the friends-to-lovers storyline, playful banter and Grayson's secretly protective nature. The dating-coach setup creates plenty of cute and awkward moments as Paige explores dating while Grayson struggles to hide his feelings. Fans also enjoy the hockey setting, humour and wholesome atmosphere. Some readers feel the story is quite slow and predictable at times, but overall it has been well received by readers looking for a sweet, light-hearted romance rather than something dark or spicy.