The Cocoa Crook
(2025)(The sixth book in the Essentially Sweet Romance series)
A novel by Elysian Hunt
Life in Hershey, PA should be as sweet as it smells around here, but lately, it’s turning into the stickiest, craziest mess of my life.
This was supposed to be my season—my shot at landing a professional volleyball contract, proving to my family that I can be more than just the ‘quirky little sister’ with big dreams. But instead? I’m on diaper duty for my spirited two-year-old niece while my sister’s on strict bed rest with twins on the way.And if that wasn’t enough chaos, who shows up out of nowhere?
My sister’s irritatingly handsome brother-in-law—aka the cocky hockey player who smashed my teenage heart at my sister’s wedding.
I should be able to block him out like a perfect volleyball spike, but his overconfident grin, broad shoulders, and infuriating charm make him impossible to ignore.
Here’s the kicker: he's sticking around, and without him, there's no way I could juggle it all.
And the trust fund I’ve been counting on? It has more strings attached than a championship volleyball net. Apparently, my mother and sister didn’t qualify for it, and rumor is, only my eccentric Aunt Tilly ever did.
But Aunt Tilly is missing, and the body found right in the middle of our chocolate-scented small town might just be hers.
Now I’ve got a tiny whirlwind of a niece to raise, a professional volleyball career to save, a trust fund mystery to solve, and an irresistible man I should never trust again. I’ll need my secret weapon—essential oils, cozy laughter, and maybe a miracle or two—to get through this rollercoaster.
If you love laugh-out-loud rom coms, sports romance novels, and quirky heroines finding love in small-town mysteries with a hockey player x volleyball player twist, you’ll devour this sweet and clean romantic comedy with a happily ever after you can cheer for.
Genre: Inspirational
This was supposed to be my season—my shot at landing a professional volleyball contract, proving to my family that I can be more than just the ‘quirky little sister’ with big dreams. But instead? I’m on diaper duty for my spirited two-year-old niece while my sister’s on strict bed rest with twins on the way.And if that wasn’t enough chaos, who shows up out of nowhere?
My sister’s irritatingly handsome brother-in-law—aka the cocky hockey player who smashed my teenage heart at my sister’s wedding.
I should be able to block him out like a perfect volleyball spike, but his overconfident grin, broad shoulders, and infuriating charm make him impossible to ignore.
Here’s the kicker: he's sticking around, and without him, there's no way I could juggle it all.
And the trust fund I’ve been counting on? It has more strings attached than a championship volleyball net. Apparently, my mother and sister didn’t qualify for it, and rumor is, only my eccentric Aunt Tilly ever did.
But Aunt Tilly is missing, and the body found right in the middle of our chocolate-scented small town might just be hers.
Now I’ve got a tiny whirlwind of a niece to raise, a professional volleyball career to save, a trust fund mystery to solve, and an irresistible man I should never trust again. I’ll need my secret weapon—essential oils, cozy laughter, and maybe a miracle or two—to get through this rollercoaster.
If you love laugh-out-loud rom coms, sports romance novels, and quirky heroines finding love in small-town mysteries with a hockey player x volleyball player twist, you’ll devour this sweet and clean romantic comedy with a happily ever after you can cheer for.
Genre: Inspirational
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