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The Root of It All

A Small-Town Love Triangle Romcom (Romancing the Workplace)

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The Root of It All

By: Alia Smith
Narrated by: Harriet Talbot
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Grief. Guilt. Gardening. And one very inconvenient crush.

She came back to fix her life. She didn’t expect to inherit half a garden centre—and a love triangle.

Jess Bennett thought she'd left small-town Ashcombe behind for good. But when her London life goes up in flames, she returns home to sort out her mum’s affairs… and discovers she’s now co-owner of Fletcher’s Garden Centre.

Unfortunately, the other owner is Callum Fletcher—grumpy, buttoned-up, and inconveniently handsome. Even worse? His younger brother Jamie just joined the team, bringing charm, chaos, and smoothie-related flirtation.

Now Jess is knee-deep in compost, gossip, and complicated feelings. She doesn’t want to fall for anyone—especially not two someones—but the more time she spends in the greenhouse, the harder it is to stick to the plan.

With the business at risk and old emotions resurfacing, Jess must decide: does she follow her head, her heart… or her own roots?

A small-town love triangle romcom full of family drama, flirty banter, and just the right amount of emotional mess.

©2026 Alia Smith (P)2026 Alia Smith Contemporary Romantic Comedy Heartfelt Emotions
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This is the first Alia Smith book I have come across.

I loved the narration, the characters the gentle way the complex emotions of everyone was portrayed. Harriet Talbot, the narrator has a beautiful voice that brings Alia Smith characters to life in a way that paints wonderful scenes in your mind to the point you could almost be watching them on screen.

I felt for poor Callum with so many mixed feelings and stubborn pride that wouldn't allow him to ask for the help he so desperately needed.

I thoroughly enjoyed the gentle but firm character of Jess and how Jamie decided that being a grown up could work.

I thought the way the story concluded was excellent and absolutely the right way to end.

I am looking forward to listening to more books by Alia Smith and more books narrated by Harriet Talbot.

A lovely gentle story that encapsulates so much

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A easy listen storyline, beautifully narrated. A story of genteel country life, great characters that you feel empathy and warmth for.

Great storyline

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A lovely well narrated easy listen. The garden centre was the perfect setting! I look forward to future books!

Cozy romance

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Received a copy of the audiobook from the narrator in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. This is my first review, so here goes...
I thought this was a cute, easy listen. I love a bit of banter and humour, and I really liked the garden centre setting and the sense of community. I did find a couple of terms a bit repetitive, which bugged me a little. I enjoyed the story and revisiting the main characters' history.

The narration was great, the narrator does all characters. I just had to re-listen to the beginning of 2 or 3 chapters to check whether it was Callum or Jamie speaking, but that was probably down to my concentration rather than the narration. I’d listen to more books by the narrator.

If you enjoy light-hearted romances with a workplace setting, humour, and banter, you'll likely enjoy this one too.

Fun and easy listening

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I enjoyed the flow of this book, Not read any Alia Smith before. The character's had humility. I liked the plants, comic cultural references and found it to be a sweet story made quite brilliant by Harriet Talbot narration which was on point and charmingly delivered.

A lovely romance

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