Thursday, May 21, 2020

Bountiful by Sarina Bowen [Review]

Bountiful by Sarina Bowen
Bountiful (True North #4, Brooklyn Hockey #2.5) by Sarina Bowen
Format: ebook
Source: purchased
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Date read: May 21, 2019

True North
1. Bittersweet
2. Steadfast
3. Keepsake
4. Bountiful - Paperback | Kindle
5. Speakeasy
6. Fireworks
7. Heartland
8. Waylaid

Brooklyn Hockey
1. Brooklynaire
2. Overnight Sensation
2.5. Bountiful
3. Superfan
4. Sure Shot
4.5. Lucky Shot
5. Bombshells
5.5. Must Love Hockey
6. Shenanigans
7. Love Lessons

Related Series:
(find all the books in the series on the 1st book review)
The Busy Bean
1. Sweetheart

Sarina Bowen
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Synopsis (Goodreads):
No last names. No life stories. Those were the rules.

Once upon a time a cocky, copper-haired tourist sauntered into Zara’s bar. And even though she knew better, Zara indulged in a cure for the small-town blues. It was supposed to be an uncomplicated fling—a few sizzling weeks before he went back to his life, and she moved on.

Until an accidental pregnancy changed her life.

Two years later, she’s made peace with the notion that Dave From Brooklyn will never be found. Until one summer day when he walks into her coffee shop, leveling her with the same hot smile that always renders her defenseless.

Hockey star Dave Beringer has never forgotten the intense month he spent with prickly Zara. Their nights together were the first true intimacy he’d ever experienced. But the discovery of his child is the shock of a lifetime, and his ugly past puts relationships and family out of reach.

Or does it? Vermont’s countryside has a way of nurturing even tortured souls. The fields and the orchards—and hard won love—are Bountiful.
Thoughts on Bountiful: HOLY BANANAS, I LOVE CROSSOVERS. Especially when I'm knee deep in BOTH series when I hit the crossover book. *swoony mad love*

Dave and Zara. How do I love thee? SO MUCH. Zara is in a bit of an odd place when Dave crosses her path that one summer. She's a little bitter and a lot defensive and she indulges in a no-strings affair with a man she never expects to see again. Except letting go is harder than she thought it would be and that was BEFORE she found out she was pregnant.

Motherhood forced Zara to take a long, hard look at herself and her life and she realized that...life wasn't all that terrible. Sure, it was tough being a single mom, but her family was great about helping out and she's come a long way from the bitter bartender she had been.

For his part, Dave is blindsided when he runs across Zara two years after that fateful summer and finds himself an unexpected daddy. He's completely out of his element and a hot mess on a lot of levels when he first finds out, but he adjusts (eventually) and comes to terms with, well, everything.

I loooooove seeing the extended Shipley family and the various Bruisers who make cameos. Crossovers, man. I'm a hardcore sucker for them and I'm never planning on changing. *THUMBS UP*

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