Dr. Strange Beard by Penny Reid

Dr. Strange Beard (Winston Brothers, #5)

by Penny Reid

Hunches, horse races, and heartbreak



Ten years after Simone Payton broke his heart, all Roscoe Winston wants is a doughnut. He’d also like to forget her entirely, but that’s never going to happen. Roscoe Winston remembers everything—every look, every word, every single unrequited second—and the last thing he needs is another memory of Simone.



Unfortunately, after one chance encounter, Simone keeps popping up everywhere he happens to be . . .



Ten years after Roscoe Winston dropped out of her life, all Simone Payton wants is to exploit him. She’d also like some answers from her former best friend about why he ghosted her, but if she never gets those answers, that’s a-okay. Simone let go of the past a long time ago. Seriously, she has. She totally, totally has. She is definitely not still thinking about Roscoe. Nope. She’s more than happy to forget he exists.



But first, she needs just one teeny-tiny favor . . .


Dr. Strange Beard is a full-length romantic comedy novel, can be read as a stand-alone, and is the fifth book in the USA TODAY bestselling Winston Brothers series.

Reviewed by leelu92 on

3 of 5 stars

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3 to 3.5 stars

I really struggled with this one. As individual characters, I loved Roscoe and Simone. But the relationship was so muddied by the underlying plot that has been running through and building up throughout this series.

I always enjoy reading Penny Reid and always have to elevate my reading brain and that's a good thing. But for this book, all of the pieces of the puzzle didn't come together for me.

I still love this series and the Winstons and I can't wait to more!

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