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Meats & Memories

Heartcraft Market, Book 2

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Meats & Memories

By: Duckie Mack
Narrated by: Kevin Earlywine, Curtis Michael Holland
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Dash made bad decisions in the past, ones that he paid for behind bars.

He left his old life behind, but the memories linger. He finds a passion for food and sells his smoked meats and sausages at the Heartcraft Market.

Evan loves his job as a sonographer, but sometimes, the weight of his work wears on him. He surrounds himself with flowers and pretty things that remind him of the beauty in life.

Done with dating apps, Evan hopes to find someone in real life. When the intriguing tattooed man at the market catches his eye, could this be the "meat" cute the vegetarian was hoping for?

Dash is drawn to the crop top-wearing cutie that frequents his booth, but can Evan accept his past?

Meats & Memories is an opposites-attract story that features tattoos, twirly skirts, and seeing beneath the surface. The Heartcraft Market series features standalone novels that can be enjoyed on their own or listened to with the series to revisit your favorite characters.

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Dash Horvat runs a cured meats food stall at the Heartcraft Markets. He’s turned his life around since the day he got out of prison but he still feels ashamed about his wild youth. Evan Aguerra is a sonographer at South Coast Regional Hospital who shares an apartment with his best friend, Starla. He’s a vegetarian but he can’t help being drawn to the cured meats stall when he first spots the burly Dash. Evan keeps purchasing products from Dash but he knows he’ll have to admit to not eating meat eventually and he hopes Dash will forgive the subterfuge.

This was another good-natured, sweet-as-apple-pie romance from Duckie Mack. Dash struggles with some PTSD and self-acceptance over his time in prison and Evan is the perfect, supportive partner through this process. I would have liked a little more angst but, like the first book, the story avoids being sickly sweet. There’s some nice chemistry between Dash and Evan but the slow burn was just a little too slow for my taste. 🎧 Kevin Earlywine (as Evan) and Curtis Michael Holland (as Dash) were both great on the audio.

Reformed man meats his perfect match!

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