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What It Takes: A Dirt Road Love Story

By: Sonya Loveday
Narrated by: Angie Morency
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Gracen Lowell is on the hunt for a man - but not just any man. He has to be "the one". Her only problem is that no one she’s dated has ever measured up to the charming qualities of her best friend.

Slade Owens knows no matter how much he loves Gracen, he’ll never be what she’s looking for. And he dang sure isn’t going to stick around to watch her fall in love with someone else. Slade leaving the Owens’ family farm for an out-of-state job should put enough distance between the two to allow him to move on with his life and Gracen to search for her happily-ever-after.

Gracen knows asking him to stay isn’t fair. Slade thinks leaving her behind is the only thing to do. Inexplicably drawn together, the best friends must decide if they have what it takes to own up to their feelings...before it’s too late.

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this was an okay story. two friends who were to chicken to act on their feelings.
the narratoration was hard to listen. there really wasn't much influx between male and female voices.
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friends to lovers

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This was a first for me with both author and narrator.
I really liked the storyline as well as the small town and characters. Gray & Slade had such great chemistry and I am a sucker for childhood friends to lovers stories. I didn’t like that Gray was playing games with Slade, he tried to tell her how he felt and instead of recognizing that he was putting himself on the line and being vulnerable she decided to “test” him and have an inner monologue rant about how he didn’t understand how scared she was to say anything. A lot of drama could have been avoided had she actually talked with him, but then there wouldn’t be a story I guess.

The narration by Angie Morency wasn’t what I expected. I’m used to country twang type accents with books like this set out on farms/ranches, instead she had a mix between a creeper and an old smoker going on that didn’t really help set the story for me.

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What it takes

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Absolutely loved this story. So many feelings involved in the story. It’s heart warming, heart breaking and HEA all in one. Loved how the narration gave so much emotion to the story

Amazing

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I must start out by saying that I expected this to be a romance through the whole story, I never expected it to have domestic violence in it. I usually steer clear of those types of book. With that being said, I appreciate that the author did not get in to more details about it than she did. I actually found myself on the edge of my seat waiting on this jerk to get his karma. Gracen and Slade seem to have been fated from the beginning and everyone around them can see it but them. At times you get so frustrated with the two, but you also have to remember they are young and don't have the experience yet in relationships. And the Australian Sheppard was one of my favorite characters in the book. I love Aussies! Angie Morency did a very nice job bringing this story to life she was a great fit for this book. I personally enjoyed the book!

What it Takes

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This friends to lovers story is emotionally charged and left me wanting more! Gracen and Slade have been best friends forever. In love, but too shy to tell each other, Slade takes a job in Montana to give Gracen the time she needs to find someone and time for him to get over her. What no one bargains for is the relationship Gracen becomes involved in. Sonya Loveday writes a story that includes domestic violence with realism and compassion. It's a heavy subject and she hits it head on. I loved Gracen, she was young, yet knew what she wanted. She just didn't know how to get it. Slade, while I understand his thinking made me a little frustrated. There were a few times, I wanted to knock sense into both of them, but this for me is a sign of how invested I am with the story. It's a great listen, and I highly recommend it.

Angie Morency is a good voice for this age. Her narration is full of the first love feelings, the sadness of breakups and fear of violence. She drew me in and let me experience their journey.

Emotionally Charged

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