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Engagement and Espionage by Penny Reid Tour


Engagement and Espionage, an all-new quirky and swoon-worthy romantic comedy featuring fan favorites Jenn and Cletus Winston from New York Times bestselling author Penny Reid is available now! 




Jennifer Sylvester made her deal with the devil . . . and now theyā€™re engaged!

But all is not well in Green Valley. A chicken choker is on the loose, 61 dead birds most "fowl" need plucking, and no time remains for Jennifer and her devilish fiancĆ©. Desperate to find a spare moment together, Jenn and Cletusā€™s attempts to reconnect are thwarted by one seemingly coincidental disaster after another. Itā€™s not long before Cletus and Jenn see a pattern emerge and the truth becomes clear.
Sabotage!

Will an undercover mission unmask the culprit? Or are these love-birds totally plucked?

'Engagement and Espionage' is the first book in the Solving for Pie: Cletus and Jenn Mysteries series, is a full-length cozy mystery, and is a spin-off of Penny Reid's Winston Brothers series. This novel is best read after 'Beard Science,' Winston Brothers #3.




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Excerpt:
ā€œDonā€™t stop.ā€ She reached for my belt again, this time completely undoing it, the button of my pants, and my zipper at world-record speed.
Her phone buzzed. Then it chimed. Then it buzzed and chimed two more times. Then it rang again. Reba.
Cursing, Jenn pulled the phone from her pocket, once again her face illuminated, murderous rage in her eyes. Her finger moved to the power off button. She blinked, hesitating. Her eyes widened, her body stiffened, and she gasped.
ā€œCletus!ā€
Something about her tone, like she was horrified, and maybe a little afraid, cut through the heavy haze of lust inertia, and my hands stilled. Shaking myself, it took me a few moments to realize she was showing me the phone screen, and another few to bring the content of the text messages into focus.

Momma: Jennifer Anne Sylvester, pick up your phone. If youā€™re with Cletus, I need his help. Please.
Momma: ALL THE CHICKENS AND ROOSTERS ARE DEAD! PICK UP YOUR DAMN PHONE!
Momma: Iā€™m calling you in a second, pick up the phone. Mr. Badcockā€™s chickens are dead. All of them. I got here and heā€™s running around, deranged, yelling about his dead chickens! I called the police and theyā€™re on their way. Please, please, please pick up the phone!

At some point, I mustā€™ve taken the phone from Jenn and stepped away, because I glanced up upon reading the messages for the third time, finding the phone in my hand and Jenn fixing her skirt.
ā€œThis is nuts.ā€ Her big eyes searched mine imploringly. ā€œWho could have done this?ā€
I shook my head, having not yet managed to fully shift head gearsā€”you know, from that head to the one on my neckā€”and my gaze dropped to the wet patch on the front of her dress just visible in the swath of light. My erection throbbed.
So weā€™re . . . not having sex?
ā€œWhy? Why would they do it? And WHO?ā€ She snatched her phone back, her tone bewildered, distracted, and distraught. She was distraught because of the dead chickens, like any normal person would be.
I was distraught also, but my distress had nothing to do with farm animals.
ā€œWe have to go.ā€ Jenn grabbed my hand and began walking toward the direction of the hall. Meanwhile, it took me until her hand found the door handle to realize my zipper and belt were still undone.
ā€œThis is crazy.ā€ She paused as I zipped up, her tone halting and distracted. ā€œPoor Mr. Badcock. And those poor chickens.ā€ A sound of distress escaped her throat. ā€œThis is terrible.ā€
It was terrible.
And I was going to hell.
Because all I could think was, Talk about a cock block


UNITED INDIE BOOK BLOG REVIEW

REVIEWER: RAYCHEL
RATING: 5 STARS

I am SO SO happy to be back in Green Valley with the Winston Brothers! I think I did an embarrassing squeal when it showed up on my kindle and I promptly devoured it.
I love Jenn and how she is so unsure of herself but is also kickass and finding her way. She really grows and Iā€™m super excited to see more!
Cletus, Iā€™m not even sure where to start with him. I loved him through this whole book and how he was right there every step of the way for Jenn, no matter what. I literally laughed out loud through 98% of this book. Cletus is hilarious and I think I forgot how much he is so Iā€™m going to go back and reread their story.
Mysteryāœ”ļø Romance āœ”ļø Comedy āœ”ļø One of my favorite reads of 2020āœ”ļø
If you havenā€™t read Beard Science, you need to before reading Engagement and Espionage. Honestly, if you havenā€™t read any of The Winston Brother books you 100% should.




Meet Penny Reid
Penny Reid is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best Selling Author of the Winston Brothers, Knitting in the City, Rugby, and Hypothesis series. She used to spend her days writing federal grant proposals as a biomedical researcher, but now she just writes books. Sheā€™s also a full time mom to three diminutive adults, wife, daughter, knitter, crocheter, sewer, general crafter, and thought ninja.

Connect with Penny: 
Twitter: @ReidRomance



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