The Sweet Spot
PRAISE FOR ADRIANA LOCKE
“Adriana Locke creates magic with unforgettable romances and captivating characters. She’s a go-to author if I want to escape into a great read.”
—New York Times bestselling author S. L. Scott
“Adriana Locke writes the most delicious heroes and sassy heroines who bring them to their knees. Her books are funny, raw, and heartfelt. She also has a great smile, but that’s beside the point.”
—USA Today bestselling author L. J. Shen
“Adriana Locke is the master of small-town contemporary romance. A one-click author for the masses, her perfect blend of wit, sexy banter, and well-developed characters is guaranteed to leave readers satisfied. A book by Adriana is sure to be the romantic escape you’re looking for.”
—USA Today bestselling author Bethany Lopez
“No one does blue-collar, small-town, ‘everyman’ (and woman!) romance like Adriana Locke. She masterfully creates truly epic love stories for characters who could be your neighbor, your best friend—you! Each one is more addictive and heart-stoppingly romantic than the last.”
—USA Today bestselling author Kennedy Ryan
“Adriana’s sharp prose, witty dialogue, and flawless blend of humor and steam meld together to create unputdownable, up-all-night reads!”
—Wall Street Journal bestselling author Winter Renshaw
OTHER TITLES BY ADRIANA LOCKE
The Exception Series
The Exception
The Connection: An Exception Novella
The Perception
The Exception Series box set
Landry Family Series
Sway
Swing
Switch
Swear
Swink
Sweet
The Landry Family Series: Part One
The Landry Family Series: Part Two
The Gibson Boys Series
Crank
Craft
Cross (a novella)
Crave
Crazy
Dogwood Lane Series
Tumble
Tangle
Trouble
Carmichael Family Series
Flirt
Fling
Stand-Alone Novels
Sacrifice
Wherever It Leads
Written in the Scars
Battle of the Sexes
Lucky Number Eleven
Like You Love Me
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, organizations, places, events, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Otherwise, any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
Text copyright © 2022 by Adriana Locke
All rights reserved.
No part of this book may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without express written permission of the publisher.
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ISBN-13: 9781662504006 (paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781662503993 (digital)
Cover design by Letitia Hasser
Cover photography by Regina Wamba of ReginaWamba.com
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To my children, Alexander, Aristotle,
Achilles, and Ajax.
You will never know how much I love you.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE PALMER
CHAPTER TWO PALMER
CHAPTER THREE COLE
CHAPTER FOUR PALMER
CHAPTER FIVE PALMER
CHAPTER SIX PALMER
CHAPTER SEVEN COLE
CHAPTER EIGHT PALMER
CHAPTER NINE PALMER
CHAPTER TEN PALMER
CHAPTER ELEVEN COLE
CHAPTER TWELVE PALMER
CHAPTER THIRTEEN PALMER
CHAPTER FOURTEEN COLE
CHAPTER FIFTEEN COLE
CHAPTER SIXTEEN PALMER