Speakeasy Taproom Book 5: Wildflower by Mae Wood

Speakeasy Taproom

When the prize is love, sometimes you get stung. But if you’re lucky, you just might hit the sweet spot…

Juliana Burton needs a medal at Speakeasy's beer festival to push her brand-new brewery into the spotlight. She thinks she knows how to do it, too--with a beer made exclusively from Vermont hops, barley and the best honey in the state. Too bad the only thing standing in her way is a six feet tall, smokin’ sexy, and her secret high school crush.

After a very public disaster in Boston, Riggs Lyon is home with his teenage son in tow. Riggs is taking over the family beekeeping business with an eye to offload it and start life over somewhere where "Lyin' Lyon" isn't a joke. Selling honey to Juliana doesn't make business sense. She can't afford the high prices Lyon honey fetches in specialty shops and farmer's markets. But somehow, he’s having trouble saying no to anything she asks for, whether it’s in the hive or in the bedroom. 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56324595-wildflower

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My Review: 5/5 Stars 

When Juliana and her friends move back to Vermont their plan to open a brewery and earn a medal at Speakeasy's beer festival is a goal no one can distract them from. These women know, live, and breathe the industry. They are ready to make their mark and create some awesome beer. Enter Juliana's very big and very handsome distraction. Her secret high school crush, Riggs. It may be almost 30 years later since high school, but being around Riggs again, Juliana can't help the feelings that are bubbling. For Riggs, moving back to Vermont with his teenage son was the escape he needed after a public disaster that his now ex wife caused. She may be in jail, but the rumors are not. He had left Vermont and didn't think he would be back, yet here he is and things have changed. Especially, when Juliana shows up. To him, she was his once best friend's little sister, and now he doesn't see her that way. Things may start off rocky with them and when Juliana needs to buy his family's honey and Riggs needs a little help with beekeeping they strike a deal to help one another out. A deal that leads to quite a bit more... But they are on a timeline and neither think they can handle anything serious. Not with so much going on in both of their lives and for the idea that Riggs doesn't want to remain in Vermont much longer. But love doesn't always work that way! Juliana and Riggs and story was really great! Their banter was a lot of fun and their second chance romance even better. Another great story in this series!

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.