Bittersweet

by Sarina Bowen

Overview

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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 twenty-seven, 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 cider-making 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: Contains sexual situations, gourmet yumminess, a steamy outdoor shower and proof that farmers don't mind getting dirty.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781950155712
Publisher:	Tuxbury Publishing LLC
Publication date:	01/27/2024
Pages:	332
Sales rank:	447,147
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.83(d)

About the Author

Sarina Bowen writes steamy, angsty contemporary romance, including the Ivy Years, Gravity, and Brooklyn Bruisers series, as well as two series of new-adult fiction.

Saskia Maarleveld is an experienced voice-over actress and Earphones Award-winning narrator. Raised in New Zealand and France, she is highly skilled with accents and dialects, and many of her books have been narrated entirely in accents other than her own. In addition to audiobooks, her voice can be heard in animation, video games, and commercials.

Tad Branson is an Earphones Award-winning audiobook narrator whose readings include romance titles by Nicole Edwards and Jay Crownover, among others.

Editorial Reviews

Smart, funny, and super sexy.”

author of the Brothers Ink series Sarah Mayberry

Fantastic.”

USA Today

Tad Branson captures Griffin’s seriousness with drawn-out phrasing; he deals with his love and responsibility for his family with wit and sarcasm. In alternating chapters, Saskia Maarleveld portrays Audrey, a feisty young woman who is ready to conquer challenges. Maarleveld subtly reveals Audrey’s uncertainty as she’s torn between her love for Griffin and her dream of being a successful chef. Branson’s husky timbre makes their sexual connections sizzle. Maarleveld delivers Audrey’s pleasure in these moments and makes the heat of the kitchen pale in comparison.”

AudioFile

Having separately left the world of elite Boston restaurants, Griffin Shipley and Audrey Kidder reconnect when her car gets stuck on his farm in the Vermont countryside. Tad Branson captures Griffin’s seriousness with drawn-out phrasing; he deals with his love and responsibility for his family with wit and sarcasm. In alternating chapters, Saskia Maarleveld portrays Audrey, a feisty young woman who is ready conquer challenges. Maarleveld subtly reveals Audrey’s uncertainty as she’s torn between her love for Griffin and her dream of being a successful chef. Branson’s husky timbre makes their sexual connections sizzle. Maarleveld delivers Audrey’s pleasure in these moments and makes the heat of the kitchen pale in comparison. S.H. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine

JANUARY 2017 - AudioFile