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Bittersweet

True North: Small Town Romance, Book 1

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Bittersweet

By: Sarina Bowen
Narrated by: Tad Branson, Saskia Maarleveld
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About this listen

Fall in love with Vermont in this USA Today best-selling series.

The last person Griffin Shipley expects to find stuck in a ditch on his Vermont country road is his ex-hookup. Five years ago, they’d shared a couple of steamy nights together. But that was a lifetime ago.

At 27, Griff is now the accidental patriarch of his family farm. Even his enormous shoulders feel the strain of supporting his mother, three siblings, and a dotty grandfather. He doesn’t have time for the sorority girl who’s shown up expecting to buy his harvest at half price.

Vermont was never in Audrey Kidder’s travel plans. Neither was Griff Shipley. But she needs a second chance with the restaurant conglomerate employing her. Okay—a fifth chance. And no self-righteous lumbersexual farmer will stand in her way.

They’re adversaries. They want entirely different things from life. Too bad their sexual chemistry is as hot as Audrey’s top secret enchilada sauce, and then some.

Warning: This stand-alone novel contains growly alpha farmers, gourmet yumminess, a steamy outdoor shower, and proof that farmers don't mind getting dirty.

©2016 Sarina Bowen (P)2017 Tuxbury Publishing, LLC Contemporary Contemporary Romance Romance Feel-Good Heartfelt

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Critic reviews

"Fantastic." (USA Today)

"Smart, funny and super sexy, Bittersweet is full of the kind of writing that makes Sarina Bowen one of my favorite author crushes." (Author Sarah Mayberry)
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Stumbled across this looking for a free read that’s actually worth my time. And I think I came across a new favourite author! Great narration and looking forward to the rest of the series!

A new favourite

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It’s a lovely story and the narration is fabulous I always enjoy Saskia Maarleveld and Tad Branson.

Very nice

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From the cover alone, this initially looked to be a werewolf shifter romance book. I downloaded this as it included with my audible membership. It was quite an easy listen and narration was good. Not the most exciting or suspenseful story line but characters were likeable enough. Was hoping for an epilogue to round off the story and was a little surprised when ‘the end’ was announced without much of a conclusion and it was this that led me to write this review.

Easy listen, good narration

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its a good book can't wait to listen to the second one characters are funny and its a good love story

enjoyable romance

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I've read and loved a couple of Sarina Bowen's books. This series is one that I could really get my teeth into. Rugged mountain men. What's not to like? Couple that with a dual POV second chance romance and I'm in my element. I've never been a cider drinker (ok, yes, when I was 15, on the rec with my buddies on a weekend), but that is where I drew the line. Reading about apples and cider making on Griffin Shipley's organic farm has me wanting to try out some speciality ciders to see what I've been missing, (the writing was that good). I loved the chemistry between Griff and Audrey, whether it was sexual, or when they were cider making. They truly were a match made in heaven. A light easy read that I thoroughly enjoyed. Looking forward to reading more in the series.

Beautifully Written. Fantastic Narration.

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