A funny, small-town Southern family story. I loved it! It was my first Molly Harper and I can't wait to read more. I laughed and raced through the novel in one sitting. An oddball heroine who has been through trauma and survived. She's somewhat stuck, set in her ways and not in a rush to change, when the new sheriff comes to town. A man with his own trauma and secrets, who shared a one night stand with the heroine. Watching the charming courtship and falling in love of these two characters was such a fun time. And all the kooky, quirky side characters make for such a fun read.

Ain't She a Peach is the fourth book in the Southern Eclectic series, which focuses on the McCready family in small town Lake Sackett, Georgia. I was at Nola Storycon last year when I heard Molly Harper talking about her new southern series involving a family who runs a combination bait shop and funeral home, and I knew that this was the romantic comedy for me! I love Molly's wit and humor, and the Southern Eclectic books are good light fun. While it's not absolutely necessary to read this series in order, I would caution you not to read this book without reading its prequel, Peachy Flippin' Keen.

Frankie McCready is quite the unique southern heroine. She is the town's coroner, and undertaker for the McCready Family Funeral Home. You don't quite expect to have a sassy purple-haired uniquely-dressed twenty-eight year old woman for a coroner and undertaker, and that made her all the more fun. I loved how she didn't let it bother her when some of the townfolk thought her odd, or moved out of her way in public, or called her Dr. Frankenstein. She owned her look, personality and chosen profession and didn't let anyone make her feel bad about it. Frankie was also stuck in kid limbo, living at home with her parents who were a bit overbearing with their love after Frankie was sick as a child. I couldn't imagine still living at home these days, my skin gets itchy just thinking about it. So it was interesting to see how Frankie dealt with being smothered by her parents.

Eric Linden is the new sheriff with the biteable bottom lip, and he has moved to the zany town of Lake Sackett following an "incident" that occurred when he was a city copy in Atlanta. He doesn't quite know what to make of small town folk, or the large and boisterous McCready brood. Nor did he expect to find Frankie as the town coroner, as they had history (that you will need to read about in Peachy Flippin' Keen). Eric was a good guy. He seemed lonely and somewhat downtrodden, and I had a hard time picturing him with our blue-haired pixie heroine. I loved the relationship that he developed with Hercules, and I didn't even mind the struggle he had between his feelings and his sense of duty (even when they did lead him to say hurtful things a time or two).

The relationship between Frankie and Eric is fairly rocky. It starts out antagonistic, and had a bit of that playground love feeling happening. Frankie was snarky to Eric and he thought she was a pain in his patoot. But they eventually come around and talk things out like adults, and I liked the pair of them after that. I don't consider this story to be heavy on the romance - it's there, but in my mind, it takes backseat to the ambiance and happenings in Lake Sackett.

There is a secondary storyline about Jared Lewis, an entitled brat who continues to harass Frankie and vandalize the funeral home. Frankie and the family have been trying to catch him in the act since Peachy Flippin' Keen, and they are closing in now. I truly hated the kid and his enabling family... and he reminds me a lot of some of the kids we see in the media and online these days. (((Shudder)))

This series is full of delightful secondary characters. Aunt Tootie and her dog pack are endearingly funny, and Aunt Donna's grumpy nature makes me laugh every time. I am looking forward to seeing where Molly takes this series next, as these are happy, zany, feel-good romances.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book that I received from the publisher, Gallery Books.

Southern charm has a bit of a different meaning in Molly Harper’s Southern Eclectic series. I loved Sweet Tea and Sympathy for the big hug that city-girl-Margot’s extended family gave her when she arrived at their doorstep looking for a shoulder… and a job. In Ain’t She a Peach, Harper fleshes out the character of Margot’s goth cousin Frankie, a born and bred southern woman of many talents (including excellent makeup skills).

I really enjoyed getting to know Frankie. She is more than just silly clothes and rainbow hair and slitty eyes at the teenage troublemakers. Frankie is a pop-tart-lovin, jail-sleepin, cancer-survivin, Aunt-Tootie-toleratin lovable 30-something with a stubborn streak and a coroner’s license. With a nudge from Margot and company, Frankie learns how to speak up for herself, catch a crook, and finally let her guard down when it comes to love.

This book is funny, heartwarming, and filled with puppies. And okay yes, I also really liked that Sheriff Eric was part of the happily ever after.
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Frankie McCready, the town coroner, and local embalmer is not pleased her one-night stand has relocated to Lake Sackett and has been hired on as the local interim sheriff. With her teen nemesis causing mayhem and destruction with his pranks, his parents threatening her job, and her parents’ overly smothering love, Frankie has enough to deal with without being shadowed by an overzealous cop trying to prove a point.

Eric Lindon left the Atlanta PD for Lake Sackett due to an “incident” involving a Segway and zombies (don’t ask). He was not impressed by Frankie’s houdini act after they spent the night together and is even less impressed by her now. The town’s laid-back attitude leaves a lot to be desired but Eric finds it growing on him…if he could just get Frankie off his mind.

I love Molly Harper’s writing. Zany humor, eclectic characters, outrageous storylines, and pure southern charm light up the pages as Harper revisits her fictional town of Lake Sackett, GA, picking up the storyline from Peachy Keen. As always, the family is the base on which love and laughter rest. This quick read doesn’t disappoint with its hilarious narrative and smooth flowing storyline. Harper hits the nail on the head as she talks on the idiosyncrasies of small-towns, multi-generational families living and working together, and the power of love. The slow-burning romance works best with this couple as Frankie and Eric must work through their own issues before they can truly accept and act on their attraction. Of course, no Molly Harper book is complete without the usual cast of supporting characters whose own crazy antics will leave you in tears as they offer advice, shoulders to cry on, escape plans, and dogs to adopt. I adored Frankie’s parents, especially her father. Understandable in their overly protective ways, I liked how Frankie gently cut the apron strings. The ending was a tad far-fetched, but it all worked out perfectly in the end.

I thoroughly enjoyed Frankie and Eric’s story and can’t wait to read book three. I am crossing my fingers it will be Duffy’s story.

Grade: B

3.5 Stars

Frankie McCready loves her life in small town Lake Sackett, Georgia. With her entire family close by and a career she thrives in, she has everything she needs... well, except for the occasional male companionship. Until a former fling moves to her quiet town, and the one night stand she thought she would never see again is suddenly showing up in her life everywhere. 

Sheriff Eric Linden moved to Lake Sackett after leaving a job in Atlanta. To say that he needed a change of pace is an understatement, and the small town of Lake Sackett is definitely different than anywhere he has ever lived. And then there's Frankie, after waking up alone when they shared a unbelievable night together, Eric wants to steer clear of any involvement with someone who didn't want to stick around once already. 

But, small town life and overlapping careers ensure that these two spend a lot of time together, and eventually their sexual tension will only have one inevitable outcome...

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This was such a good book. I love all the antics of the McCready family and life in Lake Sackett. With each quirky character better than the last, the books in the Southern Eclectic series make for an always entertaining read.

Frankie works for her family business as the town mortician and county coroner. Delightfully quirky and loyal, she loves her family and job, and would do anything to protect them. In her late 20's she is overly babied by her parents and is looking for a gentle way to move out and take charge of her own life. 

Eric is the interim sheriff who left his job in Atlanta in a circumstance that has been kept very hush hush, which is unheard of in a town like Lake Sackett. Serious about his job and working to find his place in town, his last concern should be Frankie, but he just can't turn off his attraction to her. 

With small town politics and a teenager dead set on wreaking havoc at the funeral home, life is never quiet for Frankie and Eric... and they wouldn't have it any other way...

This was such a good read. First of all I LOVED Eric, he was definitely a little damaged, and although we don't get his POV in this book, you can see his dedication and how much he wants Frankie in his life. I liked Frankie a lot, with her out-there personality and her love for her family, if she hadn't been so immature at times, I think I could have loved her as much as I did Eric. 

While I enjoyed this storyline and the plot, for me there was simply not enough focus on the romance between Eric and Frankie. Their relationship always took a back burner to the McCready antics, and I feel like I was missing so much by not getting more from the development of the romance between them. 

I received a complimentary copy of this book for my honest and unbiased review.

"Ain't She a Peach" is the fourth installment in Molly Harper's series set in Lake Sackett, Georgia. I enjoyed the stream of consciousness narration style and the quirky family dynamics of Frankie and her legion of cousins, aunts, uncles, etc. The romance fell a bit flat; it did not feel like the main focus of the book so I would categorize this as 'women's fiction' as opposed to romance.

Picking up where the prelude novella, Peachy Flippin’ Keen, left off, we meet back up with Lake Sackett’s embalmer and county coroner, Frankie McCready. As Halloween approaches, the juvenile pranks on her family’s funeral home and bait shop intensify. Frankie is certain it’s the doings of her teenaged nemesis, and the new sheriff, Eric, is the first law enforcement officer to take her concerns seriously, it’s just too bad she and Eric don’t see eye-to-eye on much else. However, as the pair spend more time working together and getting to know one another, the carefully constructed walls start to falter, and Frankie realizes she may actually have feelings for Eric.

After finishing Peachy Flippin’ Keen, I was equal parts excited at the prospect of Frankie and Eric and frustrated with the fact that the novella should have been incorporated into Ain’t She a Peach since it wasn’t really a complete story. While this book can be read without it, Peachy Flippin’ Keen adds value to the overall story and the budding relationship between Frankie and Eric; therefore, I strongly encourage one to pick it up prior to reading Ain’t She a Peach.

Much like the first full-length book in the series, Ain’t She a Peach is more about the protagonist’s journey as she grows into the person she was meant to be and finds herself while connecting with her family and friends. Frankie discovers that she has the strength to say no to her parents after letting them run so much of her life. As a child, Frankie had a rare form of leukemia, and her parents never lost their fear of losing their only child. Frankie has indulged her parents’ every whim to keep her safe and the conflict low while sacrificing her own happiness. Their over-protectiveness comes from love, not control, but it is way past time for Frankie to grow up and stand on her own. Her budding relationship with Eric and seeing her cousin Margot go through her own transformation gets the ball rolling for Frankie. Sometimes it’s small steps and at others, huge leaps. I enjoyed seeing her come into her own, while accepting both her positive attributes and her flaws.

Ms. Harper’s trademark humor is peppered throughout the story. I found myself laughing at or right along side the characters. With Frankie’s occupation, there were plenty of dark and gruesome jokes. Here is only one such gem:

“There is a distinct eye-sex vibe,” Margot agreed.

“There is no eye sex!” Frankie insisted.

“Who’s havin’ sex with people’s eyes?” Bob [Frankie’s father] asked from the opposite end of the table. “Honey, have you been readin’ those crazy forensics journals again? I told you they’ll give you nightmares.”

While not the central focus of the story, the slow-burn romance between Frankie and Eric is both lovely and sexy. I adore Eric’s moral compass and his desire to be the best he can be. But it’s his genuine affection for Frankie and her quirks that makes him the perfect match for our heroine. And the HFN finish of the book is a perfect fit for the nature and feel of the story.

As with the previous stories, Ain’t She a Peach just flows. It’s not fast-paced, but neither is it dragging. With each page, we learn a bit more about Frankie: her likes and dislikes, hopes and fears… This drew me in and kept me hooked. The subtle and even outright humor made me belly laugh, and I just wanted to get to know the citizens of Lake Sackett a bit more. Even with the mystery of who is destroying the McCready property and playing pranks didn’t wasn’t high on my list to solve because I wanted the story just to continue to play out. I loved the lazy river feel of the story.

Overall, I strongly enjoyed the story and the ride. Ain’t She a Peach is another wonderful addition to Ms. Harper’s Southern Eclectic series.

My Rating: B+ Liked It A Lot

Ain’t She A Peach

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4⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Loved being back in Lake Sackett! The dynamic between Frankie and Eric is off the charts and they will push one another in ways that will change everything.

Welcome back to Lake Sackett, Georgia and the McCready family is back! Molly Harper takes you on a wild read in the town of Lake Sackett where this time Frankie is going to finally figure out who is breaking into the different businesses. But at the same time she is going to figure out the mystery of the new sheriff, even though they have already met.

Frankie and Eric dance around one another as they try to work together and maybe more. But will the lines blur too much for them to be able to have a relationship?

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A couple of years ago I moved east and south, which is all new territory for me. It's given me a better appreciation of the southern flavor of the <em><strong><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/201946-southern-eclectic" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Southern Eclectic series. </a> </strong></em>  In<strong> Ain't She a Peach</strong>, there is also the plus of seeing the couple and other characters from the first book, <strong>Sweet Tea & Sympathy</strong>.

I liked the story and learning more about Frankie. This is truly about her character. She learns about herself and experiences growth which is a good thing  We spend nearly all our time with her, seeing her challenges and ideas. There is not much about Eric, and his character is not really developed well. I feel I know much more about Duffy, or Carl or even Jared Lewis.

The plot focuses on the family life and business, Frankie getting used to working with the new sheriff, and some vandalism at the funeral home.  The pace feels a bit lazy, like it can be in the South. I did enjoy Tootie's continued rescue of dogs and her new one, Hercules.

The novella before this, <strong>Peachy Flippin' Keen,</strong>  started this story. I really liked the novella until it ended without going anywhere. I love Molly Harper. Honesty though, I think <strong>Peachy Flippin' Keen</strong> and <strong>Ain't She a Peach</strong> should be one book.

Thank you for the opportunity to read this book. Unfortunately, I was not able to get into it. I know that there are plenty of readers out there who will enjoy this title, so I will not be reviewing this on Goodreads in order to keep from skewing the ratings. Thanks again for the opportunity.

I don’t know how anyone could read Peachy Flippin’ Keen without already having a copy of Ain’t She a Peach since it leaves you hanging and thankfully I had review copies of both. 🙂

Molly Harper takes us back to that crazy town by the lake, Lake Sackett, Georgia and the McCready Clan to spend time with Frankie McCready. Frankie was my favorite character of this series, even over Tootie, and I was excited to see that her book was next.

In Peachy Flippin Keen, which is a novella Molly put out back in April, We are introduced to the new Sheriff in Town, Eric Linden, as well as Frankie’s nemises, Jared Lewis, a local teen who has been trying to get into Frankie’s morgue for a peek at the dead people. Frankie and the new Sheriff aren’t seeing eye to eye and that might be because he doesn’t like the way Frankie dresses or the odd colors of her hair, or the fact that he is embarrassed because Frankie know that he can’t stand the sight of dead bodies. But when someone keeps trying to break in, Frankie just knows it has to be Jared, she just has to get Eric to trust her.

Reading this novella without a copy of the next books, will just make you crazy since it leaves you wanting answers: Is Frankie right? Why does the Sheriff treat her so badly? What is going on in this crazy town? So make sure you have both books before getting started.

In Ain’t She Sweet, we get more information about Eric and why he has come to the small town of Lake Sackett. We also get to really know Frankie and while she appears to be full of self-confidence, we see how she allows her parents to baby her almost to make up for all the years they thought she would die young from the Leukemia. She wants to move out and grow up, but her parents make her feel guilty so she is stuck in a little girl’s room, living a little girl’s life. And we see that her choice of clothes and hair allow her to take control of the stares she always received around town as the little girl who was dying. As the story goes on, we see that Frankie’s self-confidence is a fascade. That part disappointed me since I liked Frankie’s self-confidence and I-don’t-care attitude and to learn it was all fake was a let down.

This is a crazy family and you just don’t know what is coming next but since Molly Harper is involved, it will surly give you a laugh.

Reading about the adventures and mishaps of the McCready family feels a bit like reading about any variety of families you are likely to know here in the south. The author's southern voice rings true, without being over the top. I will be on the lookout for more in this series!

I’ve read the other Southern Eclectic novels, and found them ridiculously hilarious. They’re funny, sweet, and light, a bit like biting into one of those eponymous Georgia peaches, but there’s also a good dose of snark to add to that southern charm. While I think you could pick this up as a standalone, the amount of secondary characters (including Frankie’s enormous family) may be overwhelming if this is your first visit to Lake Sackett and the McCready Family Funeral Home and Bait Shop. Frankie, the mortician at her family’s funeral home, was one of my favorite side characters from the other books, so I was excited she was getting her own book.

Eric’s the new sheriff, though not a stranger to Frankie – they had a one-night-stand on her last visit to Atlanta. Why, exactly, he’s gone from being a big city cop to rural Lake Sackett’s sheriff and chief pain in her butt (she’s also the county coroner, and he seems to see foul play everywhere) is a mystery, but Frankie eventually realizes she needs his help to deal with a series of escalating pranks. She’s certain she knows who the perpetrator is, and that his end goal is to break into the funeral home on Halloween – something unthinkable to Frankie, who greets each of the earthly remains trusted to her care by name every morning and has conversations with them. Frankie is a childhood cancer survivor, and her parents, well, still haven’t quite adjusted to the fact that she’s an adult now. Part of it may be that she had a funky sense of style (dyed hair and nerdy T-shirts), part of it may be that she does still act younger than her age, like engaging in arguments with a snotty teenager. She’s in her late twenties, and looking around at her happily paired-off cousins, she’s starting to yearn to move out of her parents’ house and get a bit more autonomy, though she’s afraid of hurting them. Some of her behavior was seriously juvenile, but as the book went on and she gets a little more honest with herself and others as to why she still sometimes acts like a spoiled brat, I found her a lot less annoying.

“You like this boy. And that means something. You don’t let yourself get involved. You are, as Duffy would say, a ‘hit it and quit it’ girl.”
“Never let those words leave your mouth again,” Frankie told her.


While I liked the romance, it did feel like it wasn’t as prominent in this book – it seems to lean heavier on the women’s fiction scale than the previous book. So while I liked the development of Frankie and Eric’s relationship, I was more ambivalent about the plot revolving around the pranks. It just felt weird that she’s a woman in her late twenties and her big nemesis is a jerky teen boy. I did find the resolution of that plot line pretty hilarious, though, so I guess I can’t complain too much. I especially love the small town feel of these books, and how something as simple as a Trunk-or-Treat turns into a giant to-do complete with months of planning meetings where people with competing opinions nearly come to blows. I also liked that we got to see a bit more of the couple from the first book’s story as it played out alongside Frankie’s.

Overall, I’d give this 3.5 stars, rounded up to 4. It’s an enjoyable light read, perfect for relaxing lakeside with a glass of sweet tea!

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This is a Southern Eclectic Novel. In this series we’ve done an audio review of Sweet Tea and Sympathy, the first one, and I’ve reviewed Peachy Flippin’ Keen. I wasn’t super thrilled with that one, but it was the start of Frankie’s story and this is the completion. I definitely recommend reading it before this one. You miss a lot of the angst between Frankie and the Sheriff if you don’t. I will say this was a winner for me. I knew I was going to love Frankie’s story once it was given the time it deserved. She is by far the most confused of the McCready clan. I mean that in a kind way, but she is almost 30 still living at home serving in a public office. A little strange, don’t you think.

Molly gave her character just as much humor as the others in the family, but for some reason I laughed a lot more in this one than the others. There were so many great quotes I highlighted I really couldn’t choose my favorite. I mean here is a shorter one in which Frankie is trying to describe the Sheriff and his lack of public profile or info about why he wanted to stay in Sackett Lake, “It’s like he’s in the witness protection program for cranky law enforcement officials.” I mean really, if you aren’t laughing at that you might want to skip this series. Anyway, she keeps the dialogue going like that through the whole thing. Also, where can you go and have a brawl at a kids Trunk or Treat event break out.

Enough about the comedy. The issues Frankie deals with trying to cut the apron strings with her parents is something I think a lot of young people these days are dealing with. I know lots of post college kids still living with their parents. She ends up taking baby steps throughout and ends up feeling stronger and more independent by the end. Her relationship with the Sheriff is a slow burn and starts out a lot of fun for her, but slowly develops into something she’s willing to make changes to be able to keep. I like that style of a story.

This one deserves a 5 of 5 propellers. The story seemed unique to me and was so entertaining I could hardly put it down. Be sure you read Peachy Flippin’ Keen so you are caught up on the main story lines for this one. I can’t wait to see who’s story she works on next. I’m sure Molly’s got a few more in her head for the lake community.

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To be honest, I wasn't a huge fan of the first book and even the novella I was on the edge with, but I had already received this book and I did want to see how Frankie's story would go. So, I started hesitantly, but surprisingly got more into it and ended up liking it! Here I was ready to not try any more Harper books and now I'm considering picking up the next book in this series.

The thing is, this town is so charming and the McCready family is a hoot, who are so warm and kind, it is hard not to fall for them. Frankie added the spunky and fun I was looking for. I absolutely love her character and like that she was able to grow.

I felt Frankie made the rest of the family even more enjoyable and interesting from her POV. Eric, is a good fit for Frankie and I like how we could see their relationship slowly come up from being hostile. Well, not that slowly, it does happen all at once, but I'll take it. But, his character works well with Frankie's and I enjoyed reading their scenes together.

The setting and quirky characters keep calling me back to this series, so I might just pick up the next book and hope they keep improving. A good book for readers looking for more of a slice of life drama with romance thrown in, rather than a fullblown romance.

his was a fun quirky tangle of a book that tackled some very serious issues without distracting from the fun or the seriousness. I love the McCready family with all their quirks, issues and long running jokes. This time the focus is on Frankie who with her purple and blue streaked hair and somewhat morbid job is probably one of the quirkier members of the family. Except her respect for the dead and her efforts to help and protect both the deceased and their families doesn’t make her job seem all that morbid. It actually comes off rather sweet.

New interim sheriff Eric is not quirky or morbid and is actually probably on the straight laced side. He and Frankie have a little bit of a history which leads to some tension which is pretty entertaining. Watching Eric try to navigate the McCready family’s rapid fire speech made me laugh more than once and I think I enjoyed watching Him and Frankie pretend nothing was between them almost as much as the McCreadys’ themselves. Both characters have pretty serious back stories and watching them get to know each other was very sweet and genuine.

The plot involving local delinquent Jared added a bit of interesting conflict and got quite a bit of the town involved. I found it entertaining and not too distracting with a satisfying conclusion. There is some real conflict between Eric and Frankie and I loved that not only did both screw up but they both apologized which doesn’t happen nearly enough.

This is a fun quirky romance that was a delight from start to finish and since it is peach season here had me wanting peach pie!

AIN’T SHE A PEACH is the second full-length instalment in Molly Harper’s contemporary, adult SOUTHERN ECLECTIC romance (woman’s fiction) series focusing on the McCready family of Lake Sackett, Georgia. This is Lake Sackett Sheriff Eric Linden, and mortician/coroner Frankie McCready’s story line. AIN’T SHE A PEACH can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalments is revealed where necessary.

Told from several third person perspectives including Eric and Frankie AINT SHE A PEACH follows the building relationship between Lake Sackett Sheriff Eric Linden, and mortician/coroner Frankie McCready. Frankie and Eric have an acrimonious relationship in that Eric eyes every death as a potential murder forcing Frankie to go above and beyond the necessary requirements. When a local teen known to Frankie, begins terrorizing the McCready Family Funeral Home & Bait Shop, Frankie must prove to our hero that it isn’t her imagination. What ensues is the slow building romance between Frankie and Eric, and the potential fall-out as Frankie disobeys Eric’s demands, placing herself in the line of fire.

Eric Linden is a former Atlanta police officer who’s hoping for a slower paced lifestyle in Lake Sackett, Georgia. From town drunks to mischief, bar fights and kittens caught in trees, the crime wave in Lake Sackett is the ideal situation for our story line hero. Frankie MCready is an only child, a little bit spoiled, but a woman determined to prove that sixteen-year old Jared Lewis is intent on doing damage to the family owned business.

The relationship between Eric and Frankie is one of immediate attraction but our heroine doesn’t believe there is a happily ever after in her future. A one-night stand, with Eric, months before, found Frankie walking away without looking back. The $ex scenes are all implied.

The secondary and supporting characters are colorful and fun as the town begins preparations for the annual Halloween Trunk R Treat. We are reintroduced to Frankie’s cousin Margot, and elementary school principal Kyle Archer (Sweet Tea and Sympathy #1), as well as Carl and Marianne (Save a Truck, Ride a Redneck .5). There is plenty of back and forth, snark, humor, quirky idioms, and southern charm.

AIN’T SHE A PEACH is an entertaining, sweet, spirited and delightful read. Clean romance, energetic characters, and an optimistic look at life in a small town.

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The second book in the Southern Eclectic series is perfectly sassy, charming, and still sweet. Frankie McCready has spent plenty of time around and contemplating death, and her respect for the dead and irreverence about the topic make for a character that is funny, but with depth. Like the first book in this series, it's less heavy on the steamy side and more about relationship building, and the slow Southern setting shines through. I'm in for more in this series!

I love Molly Harper. I’ve read every book she’s written, and I’ve enjoyed every last word. This one is no exception.

This book (this series, actually) features everything I’ve come to expect and love from a Molly Harper book: quirky, eccentric characters, laugh-out-loud situations, fun, snappy dialogue, and tons of snark and sarcasm. Ain’t She A Peach is a light, low-angst, silly, fun, easy read. (All my favorite things in a romance!) It can also be read as a standalone, if you don’t want to pick up the rest of the series. (Although I don’t know why you wouldn’t. They’re all good!)

I loved Frankie with her quirky clothes, hair, and phobias. She definitely wasn’t a heroine who was sitting around waiting for a man to come save her and make her life complete. She was complete all on her own, thank you very much. (I am woman! Hear me roar!) And honestly, you just don’t read too many books about female coroners and embalmers, and I appreciated the uniqueness of it all.

Eric was a decent fish-out-of-water hero, too. He was funny and interesting in his own quiet kind of way. (His personality was a little overshadowed by Frankie’s, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Frankie’s role in the story is WAY bigger than Eric’s, so I didn’t really require anything more out of him.)

So, why not a 5-star rating? Well, while I loved the story and the characters and the humor, the only part of the book that I feel fell down a bit was the romance. Eric and Frankie just didn’t spend that much time together. Sexual tension was at a minimum, and sexy times were of the closed-door variety. I guess I was expecting a little...more.

But, all-in-all, this is a fun, quirky read with plenty of laughs. Perfect for beach reading!

Full disclosure: I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This whole series is quickly becoming one of my favorite series. I can't get enough of these characters and their world. I am hoping for more soon.

I have been dying for Frankie's story since Save a Truck, Ride a Roughneck. Once I finally dove into this book, especially after reading Peachy Flippin' Keen, I couldn't stop reading it.

I was dying for Frankie and Eric to come to their senses with their attraction. I kept turning the page hoping for at least a kiss just to add to their chemistry. I wanted them to clash with fireworks.

The laughs in this book had me literally laughing at loud at times. I may have snorted a few times, too. Molly Harper definitely has a knack of adding just enough comedy in her stories to keep me entertained.

If you haven't read this series yet, I highly recommend it. This cast of characters definitely fits the series name of Southern Eclectic.