Heathen and Honeysuckle

Pacific Shores, Book 1

By: Sarah A. Bailey

Narrated by: Yvonne Roberts, Curtis Michael Holland

Then:

Leo Graham knows nothing new ever happens in the small town of Pacific Shores. That is, until he runs into his new neighbor. Golden haired, honey-eyed, and sharp-tongued, Darby Andrews. As Leo and Darby's budding friendship turns into a burning love that neither of them could've expected, Leo is determined to protect it at all costs. Until he finds the girl of his teenage dreams ran away in the middle of the night without so much as a goodbye.

Now:

Darby Andrews is Crestwell, Kansas's golden child. She's always been a rule follower, save for one secret summer spent living with her grandmother in California. Darby's always done what she was told, including agreeing to marry the man hand-picked by her demanding father. While perfect on paper, Darby knows what love is, and her engagement to Jackson Montague isn't it. When the boy whose heart she broke all those years ago shows up on the cusp of her nuptials claiming to have received a letter she never meant to send him, and an offer to run away, Darby's left with a choice: remain the good girl she's always been, or become the wild spirit she's always wished to be.

Contains mature themes.

©2024 Sarah A. Bailey (P)2024 Tantor Media

So cute!

This was such a cute second chance romance! Heathen is basically my ideal book boyfriend!! I love their relationship from beginning to end. There is a lot of back and forth from before time to current time but it was pretty easy to keep up. I’m excited to continue to series.

The narrator sounds like a grandma

The narrator sounds like a grandma. The story was okay but I found my self skipping chapters

.Fantastic story and narration.

Wow. This story was so much more than I expected.
It starts out as an old acquaintance resurfacing at the most in{opportune} or maybe not time.
Then it turns into a journey. Some nostalgia about a time when things were much more simple. When you are young and realize that your feelings turn from friends to something more. When you imagine that you've found your forever person. That's Leo & Darby.
Then real life steals it away. Darby faces an impossible decision that will change the course of their lives until one letter is written.
I enjoy a good road trip. By the time they arrive at their destination, you get the full picture. Leo turns from helpful blast from the past to alpha protector and it was so hot. Darby is a loyal, selfless woman that gets to break free from obligations that are decided for her.
Suspense and skillful story telling from the past to the present really kept me turning the pages.
The audiobook for this story is definitely worth the listen too.

Heartfelt, but very flowery prose

I did think that Curtis & Yvonne evoked exactly what was needed for these roles. The vulnerability and honesty was there. And I may or may not have shed a tear in multiple spots of the book…you’ll never prove it. The language used in the story was very descriptive and flowery, and its lovely but can kind of feel a bit over the top at times.

childhood love are the best

wish it was completely a dual narrative when it was supposed tobe hime speaking he did and vise versa