French Pressed Love
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Narrated by:
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Dara Brown
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By:
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M.C. Hutson
About this listen
A slow drip with a latte drama.
Jordan Alexander is in a rut. Her life is not what she envisioned for herself, and she’s barely able to scrape by on the salary she makes as a coffee shop manager. Suddenly facing the daunting prospect of either finding a new roommate or a more affordable place to live, Jordan's stress levels reach a boiling point.
Noémie St. Pierre is a customer from hell. Every weekday morning, Noémie struts into the coffee shop like she owns the place and often makes a fuss. Jordan can’t stand the woman.
But Noémie's life isn't as perfect as it seems, and when her father—founder of the globally expanding Poutine Heaven franchise—cuts off her financial support, Noémie's world is turned upside down. Desperate, Noémie gets a job at the coffee shop, and upon learning of Jordan’s housing woes, proposes they move in together. Reluctantly, Jordan agrees.
As they navigate their new living arrangement, Jordan uncovers surprising depth to Noémie that challenges her previous assumptions, and she develops feelings she never expected. But Noémie dates men, and Jordan doesn’t do relationships. So, all Jordan can hope is that her feelings won’t brew complications.
Warning! This romance ain't cookie cutter. Get ready for a rollercoaster ride of jealousy, angst, and messiness that rivals Tryst Six Venom.
French Pressed Love is a slow burn romance that will have you sipping up all the drama well past your bedtime.
©2024 M.C. Hutson (P)2025 M.C. HutsonListener received this title free
I confess, I was wrong originally. I think I was too harsh in December 2024 when I first read French Pressed Love. After listening to the audiobook, I'm upgrading the rating from 3.5 to 4.25. As an audiobook, French Pressed Love is a 5-star experience.
The book is not for everyone. There are lies and manipulation that hit me the wrong way originally. I couldn't forgive Noémie. After re-visiting the book as audiobook (July 2025), I still don't *love* Noémie but I do understand her better.
Jordan and Noémie fit great together. They could have an epic romance although the story takes a wrong turn for me. After experiencing this hot mess of a sapphic romance for the 2nd time, I can see the grey tones between the black and white lines.
The audiobook experience, that is *excellent* despite a few editorial technical issues, enhanced the slow burn and yearning of French Pressed Love. There are so many scenes and bits that made my heart ache and tremble and the narrator gave an extra oomph . I felt their pining and yearning in my bones and I almost got teary eyed at one point.
The writing and plotting in the novel is great and the slow burn is Delicious. The new to me narrator, Dara Brown, is excellent in this romance set in Toronto. I don't speak French but bought those Canadian French bits 100%.
Jordan is an interesting main character. I really liked her although I'm not a fan of her one night stands and alcohol and drug abuse. She feels real in every way. There's toxic family relationships, dead parent, asshole ex, past trauma, professional setbacks...
I also liked Noémie, until she pulled the rug under my feet. She's one of those characters that you first have to dislike and slowly start to understand and eventually love. She would have been a 5-star love interest in a less messy romance. She has toxic family, asshole ex, and asshole brother, but those are not good excuses for her bad behavior.
I think Jordan and Noémie fit well together. They are both broken people who try to cope with the cards they're given.
I cannot wait for the 2nd (companion) book to be published. I really want to read Noémie's side of the story.
Hot mess with really delicious slow burn
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messy but fun
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