Blog Tour: Love in Due Time by L.B. Dunbar: A Smartypants Romance

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Love in Due Time, an all-new second chance romantic comedy from L.B. Dunbar is available now!


RATING/REVIEW: ☕☕☕☕ ( 4 cups for this second chance romance for two mature individuals who've moved on and whose paths cross once again!)

Love in Due Time is the first book in the Green Valley Library series, set in the Green Valley world of the Penny Reid Univers aka Pennyverse. Part of the Smartypants Romance line up, these books are all set in the world first started by one of my favorite authors, Penny Reid. And for some reason have now taken a life of their own!

Love in Due Time is about second chances, hard choices and well living in a place where being different carries a lot of baggage. When Naomi and Nathan first met they were both in their early twenties, exploring life and taking chances. They had a connection but that same time that ended. Now 18 years later, Naomi is living in Green Valley, Tennessee, working at the local public library and is now branded as a local witch. Far cry from the girl who lived life in the moment. Now she wears clothes that hides her and tries not to get affected by stories about her Wiccan practice. Enter Nathan again in her life. At first he doesn't connect this woman with the girl who captivated him but once again their connection was undeniable. But will history repeat itself and leave Naomi heartbroken again?

I love the Green Valley world because it appeals to my quirkiness and it also feels familiar with characters that strike a chord in me. I was curious how other authors were going to add their own spin about this town and its inhabitants without breaking any tenets. L. B Dunbar is new to me, so but I think she works really well within this world. Love in Due Time is angsty, slow burn but extremely hot. It also works thru a lot of issues for both Naomi and Nathan which not all second chance romances often do. It also has two main leads that are nearing or in their early forties so there is a level of maturity not common to this trope as well. It has all aspects that make Green Valley what it is so it remains true I think to the darker aspect of the Iron Wraiths and so add depth to an already rich world. It took me awhile to get into the story but despite that it helped me appreciate Naomi and Nathan's romantic journey to a happily ever after.


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Naomi Winters will be forty—soon-ish—and she’s only been with one man. One night. One time. Long ago. She believes everything happens for a reason, and the universe spoke about Nathan Ryder.
Nathan Ryder isn’t the same man who hightailed his bike out of Green Valley eighteen years ago. As a rule breaker, women are one area he acts a fool. Case in point…the local librarian. He can’t get a read on her, but she’s one risk he’s willing to take. Again.
What do an eccentric librarian and a sexy silver biker have in common? More than you think.
The due date on their love might not be expired after all.

'Love in Due Time' is a full-length, contemporary romantic comedy, can be read as a standalone, and is book#1 in the Green Valley Library series.

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Excerpt
“Naomi?” My hands cover her shoulders, holding her steady. “This is all my fault.” Her eyes widen, the widest I’ve ever seen. Panic fills them.
“What do you mean?”
“I … I can’t believe this happened again.” Her hands come to my chest, and she gently pushes at me. “You have to get out of here.”
“What?” My brows pinch at the harsh tone. “You need to go. I can’t be near you.” Her voice struggles to stay level. Ouch. That stings a little. “Why?” I take one step back under the force of her hands.
“I can’t be around you. This can’t happen.”
“Lady, what are you talking about?” My voice roughens
“Bad things always happen after I’m with you.”
I stiffen, straightening to my full height. My arms cross and I glare down at her. Saying such a thing is just downright mean. Her head shakes as her fingers curl along the open edges of my work jacket. Suddenly, I feel like she’s tugging me to her instead of pressing me away. What the … “When I’m with you, something happens. Something bad.” Her breath catches. “Because we kissed, the library is closing.” I stare at her. She can’t be serious, but I see the hysteria in her eyes, like a rabid, trapped animal. She actually believes what she says. “Well, we didn’t kiss,” I remind her, my tone stern and condescending. “I kissed you, remember? And you didn’t kiss me back, so I don’t think it counts.”
She glares up at me, her fingers still gripping my open jacket. Her shoulders fall, her head lowers, and it’s as if I can visibly see her relax, like water cascading down a building, washing over her. Exhale. Settle. Exhale. Calm. “I didn’t kiss you back?” she questions and then her head pops up again. She nearly shrieks with the hesitant realization. Commence inhaling, like she’s winding up again. Full steam ahead. “I didn’t kiss you back,” she repeats, her excitement growing. Another exaggerated inhale. “I didn’t kiss you back!” Now, she’s just downright gloating, and the engine’s ready to blow. “You don’t have to sound so pleased,” I murmur. I glance up and notice Mrs. MacIntyre watching us through the window of the librarian’s office behind the check-out counter. Her eyes narrow and I’m certain we’re making too much noise for her liking. “I … I’m so relieved,” Naomi admits, her head falling forward, her fingers loosening on my jacket. Then her face turns up again. Her lids lift, slow and lazy. Her mouth curls in sweet relief, and she pulls herself up on her toes by the open edge of my jacket and does the damnedest thing. She kisses me.
About L.B. Dunbar
L.B. Dunbar loves the sweeter things in life: cookies, Coca-Cola, and romance. Her reading journey began with a deep love of fairy tales, medieval knights, Regency debauchery, and alpha males. She loves a deep belly laugh and a strong hug. Occasionally, she has the energy of a Jack Russell terrier. Accused—yes, that’s the correct word—of having an overactive imagination, to her benefit, such an imagination works well. Author of over two dozen novels, she’s created sweet, small town worlds; rock star mayhem; MMA chaos; sexy rom-coms for the over 40; and intrigue on an island of redemption. In addition, she is earning a title as the “myth and legend lady” for her modernizations of mythology as elda lore. Her other duties in life include mother to four children and wife to the one and only.

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