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Headlights, Dipsticks, & My Ex’s Brother

Book 1: Edie's Automotive Guide

About the Book

A full-length, multi-award winning, sex-positive romantic comedy!

Running an auto shop is hard; running an auto shop as a woman is harder; running an auto shop with your ex–who is about to become your STEP-FATHER–and his hot brother is just wild. (And then there’s the rooster.)

Edie Becker is living her childhood dream of running her grandfather’s auto shop. She just didn’t count on having to share ownership of the company with two other people. Specifically, her ex-fiancé and his gorgeous older brother, Luke.

When Luke rolls into town for the first time in years, he has news that changes everything—he’s now the majority shareholder and he needs to sell the auto shop, and Edie’s house next door, as soon as he can.

To make matters worse, Edie’s ex-fiancé has just proposed…to her mother.

Edie’s determined to find a way to save her auto shop, to finally stand up to her heinous mother, and to not kiss Luke ever again…especially since he didn’t kiss her back.

If Edie’s plans don’t work, she’ll be unemployed, homeless, and worse: heartbroken.

After facing the same health scare that took her mother, adult film star Vera Eastman sets out on a road trip to finish her mom’s bucket list. First stop, the hometown she escaped the moment she graduated. Her defiant arrival puts her face-to-face with her first love—her first everything—Jack Reeves.

Jack’s still the guy who can steal her heart with a smile, but he hasn’t forgiven her for leaving, and avoiding him proves difficult. Not only is he her grandma’s neighbor, but Grandma pays Jack to mow the lawn shirtless, and his firefighter job has him frequently rescuing Vera, as her ability to find trouble — was it her fault the ladder on the water tower broke? — becomes as formidable a matchmaker as her grandma.

Small-town-itis must be contagious. That’s the only explanation for Grandma’s stupid cat being in love with Jack’s damn dog, for Vera’s sudden urge to move home, and for her falling for Jack all over again. Eating chocolate body paint out of the jar can’t even help her with this mess.

[Film rights available through Megibow Literary Agency]

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Audiobook cover: Headlights, Dipsticks, & My Ex's Brother by Heather Novak

Audiobook

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Narrator: Tia Rider
Format: Unabridged
Runtime: 6h 25m

Reviews

“It made me laugh, cry, and want to throat punch a few characters and gave me an absolutely swoon worthy happy ending! Edie is awesomely strong and spunky and she and Luke are so perfect for each other. Loved the book, it’s definitely one I’d reread!”

– Kira Archer, USA Today best selling author

“Seriously, this is truly one of my fave books … all of it together is just perfection. OBSESSED.”

– Ellie from My Brother’s Editor

Awards

  • 2019 Chanticleer International Book Awards: Chatelaine Book Award, First Place (Romantic Fiction)
  • Winner of the 2019 Write Touch Readers’ Award Contest, sponsored by Wisconsin Romance Writers of America.
  • Winner of the Short Contemporary Romance category by the reader/judges in the New England Readers’ Choice Award.
  • Finalist in the 2019 I Heart Indie Contest
  • Finalist in The Carolyn Readers’ Choice Award 2019.

The Details

Published: November 19, 2018
Publisher: Kissing Books, LLC
Formats: EbookPaperbackAudiobook
ISBN-13: 978-0999734711ASIN: B07JBX4PRG
Genres & Tropes
Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy, RomCom, Rom-Com, Sex Positive, Romantic Fiction