She also does a man's voice super well, which is tricky and takes skill. I've listened to others by Saskia Maarleveld and she is always perfect. This is my first audio narrated by Tad Branson and he was great. The Shipley family is one I'm definitely dying to hear more from in the future. Sarina Bowen makes them integral characters in the book and I always adore a story that makes you fall in love with the setting. The other characters though, are what really makes this book incredible: The Shipley family and the state of Vermont. Audrey is no shrinking violet (which I always love) and struggles with a complicated relationship with her mother and lousy self-esteem while trying to make her dreams of becoming a chef reality. The chemistry is super hot and you'll want to go buy organic veggies in hopes of find your own Griff to tame: big ,hot, bearded, grumpy, and a dedicated family man with strong ideals. They're both determined to stay on their paths and avoid romantic involvement so that they keep their careers on track but you can't fight fate. Then Audrey literally drops back into his life (after a past hookup in college) and the struggle is on.

It's the story of one hot farmer, Griff, struggling to keep his organic family farm in the black. I've also listened to quite a few from the Ivy Years series and they were great as well, but I really LOVED Bittersweet. Sarina Bowen's writing is always amazing and HIM (written with Elle Kennedy) is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE audiobooks. Hot Farmer+Strong Heroine+Scenery=Perfection! Warning: contains sexual situations, gourmet yumminess, a steamy outdoor shower, and proof that farmers don't mind getting dirty. Too bad their sexual chemistry is as hot as Audrey's top secret enchilada sauce - and then some. They want entirely different things from life. And no self-righteous lumbersexual farmer will stand in her way.

But she needs a second chance with the restaurant conglomerate employing her. Vermont was never in Audrey Kidder's travel plans. He doesn't have time for the sorority girl who has shown up expecting to buy his harvest at half price. Even his enormous shoulders feel the strain of supporting his mother, his three siblings, and a dotty grandfather. Five years ago they shared a couple of steamy nights together, but that was a lifetime ago.Īt 27 Griff is now the accidental patriarch of his family farm. The last person Griffin Shipley expects to find stuck in a ditch on his Vermont country road is his ex-hookup.

Bittersweet by sarina bowen