His Boss's Little Sister: Read an Excerpt + Enter to Win

 

Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour for His Boss's Little Sister by Danielle Grandinetti, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!

About the Book

Title: His Boss's Little Sister 
Series: Apron Strings Tea Tales 
Author: Danielle Grandinetti 
Publisher: Hearth Spot Press 
Release Date: November 18, 2025 
Genre: Historical Romantic Suspense

Broken hearts, underground smuggling, and a meddling family ... one Wisconsin Teehaus offers a love of more than sweet treats. 

November 1931---Needing a new start, Samantha Martins escapes the happily-ever-afters of her hometown to take a waitressing position at a German Tea House. But all is not as it appears beneath the pretty trappings. When she discovers illegal oleomargarine on the premises, which could shut down the cafe, and thus cost her job, she goes searching for the source. 

Samantha's old beau, Kyle Docherty, returns to Crow's Nest a changed man, both inside and out. An apology burning in his heart, he finds she's left home. However, with trouble on her trail, Samantha's brother hires Kyle to be her bodyguard. But will she even speak to him? And if not, will she at least allow him to protect her, even without the arm he lost in a logging accident? 

When the breadcrumbs lead them into a trap, putting Kyle's life in danger, Samantha faces an impossible choice: listen to Kyle and run for help, or stay a captive and outwit a criminal. If only the ticking bomb were on their side.  

A touch of fairy tale, a spoonful of history, and a teacup of hope. 

His Boss's Little Sister is a stand-alone novella in the Apron Strings Tea Tale multi-author series, and a 1930s historical romance retelling of Hansel and Gretel. 

Fans of the Harbored in Crow’s Nest series will enjoy revisiting familiar characters and discovering the HEA of the hero's little sister from Confessions to a Stranger.

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Book Excerpt

The man tapped the butter dish with the flat of his knife. “I didn’t say it was bad butter, miss. I said it was not butter. I have a finely tuned palate, miss. This is oleomargarine.”

Sam’s stomach twisted. This man had to be mistaken. Margarine was outlawed from being served in restaurants, but margarine that had been turned yellow to look like butter? That was a serious offence here in Wisconsin. One that could result in jail time for Frau Becker, or maybe even Sam, since she was the one who’d served it. She didn’t know how these things worked, nor did she know what to do.

The man smiled, easing her tension. “I doubt you knew, miss. I do not blame you. Might you, though, bring me the real thing?”

Tears pricked Sam’s eyes as she nodded and accepted the dish from him. “Th-thank you, sir.”

She set a controlled pace back to the kitchen. Should she tell Frau Becker? No. Not without proof. Proof whether this indeed was a forgery—she swiped a finger in it and tasted it, her stomach falling. Okay, so it was yellow oleomargarine. But without proof of who switched real butter with this fake stuff, she wouldn’t say a word.

She would, however, keep her eyes open. If the police caught wind that Das Teehaus Café served contraband, Sam might lose her job, and she didn’t want to go back to Crow’s Nest. She wanted to be an independent woman, like Frau Becker, and going to jail over margarine wasn’t in her plan.

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About the Author

Danielle Grandinetti is an award-winning inspirational romance author fueled by tea, books, and the creative beauty of nature. Her stories combine romance, mystery, and suspense against the backdrop of the 1930s to tell the tale of finding home and hope in hard times. With a master’s in communication and culture and a passion for intercultural communication, storytelling has been her heartbeat for as long as she can remember. Married to her hero, Danielle is a second-generation Italian-American, a dairy farmer’s granddaughter, and a boy mom from Chicagoland who now lives along Lake Michigan’s Wisconsin shoreline.

Connect with Danielle by visiting daniellegrandinetti.com to follow her on social media and subscribe to email updates.

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Tour Giveaway

(2) winners will each receive a paperback copy of Confessions to a Stranger & Escape with the Prodigal!

Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight November 10, 2025 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on November 17, 2025. Winner will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.

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