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Touchstone

The Speakeasy Taproom Series, Book 1

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Touchstone

By: Karen Stivali
Narrated by: Patrick Zeller, Tanya Eby
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Sam doesn’t think love is in the cards. The cards disagree.

When Phoebe Stevens’ life implodes in a spectacularly public fashion, she’s desperate to escape Manhattan. So the offer of a job setting up a new Vermont gastropub couldn’t come at a better time. Driving a U-Haul on winding mountain roads is Phoebe’s personal version of hell. But when the caretaker of her guesthouse answers the door tousled, shirtless, and baking cinnamon rolls, her first impression of Vermont dramatically improves.

Sam Tremblay believes everyone gets one true love, but he’s already blown his chance. He’s spent five years avoiding relationships. Now he’s back in Colebury where sunrise tarot draws and forest hikes soothe his soul. But why do the tarot cards keep showing him this nonsense about soul mates? Could it have anything to do with the jaded city girl on his doorstep?

Playing tour guide is fun, but taste-testing her culinary creations as she shimmies her luscious hips around his kitchen is downright irresistible. Soon their chemistry burns hotter than the pub’s wood-fired oven.

Has fate brought them together for a summer of love...or a lifetime of happiness?

©2021 Karen Stivali (P)2021 Blackstone Publishing Contemporary Contemporary Romance Romance
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I did enjoy for most part- a fairly quick, engaging listen, that refers to town and characters of Sarina Bowen i grew to love. lead not quite my style of love interest (very new age, not just modern male) but not off-putting, and while quick, they certainly were well rounded/ developed characters. I do agree with another reviewer that an adult male (or frankly adult anyone) giggling sounds completely wrong - stick to chuclking and laugh as descriptors please. the biggest failing fir me that undermined listening experience were the narrators- not so much male, as I still enjoyed his voice, but he sounded about 10-20 years older than Sam. the female narrator for phoebe was just wrong - sounded 30 years older, and read like you would expect a 1980s audible version to sound. wrong intonations, some over acting.

nice, different, needs different narrators

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A great, quick, sweet, feel good read.
I loved that the male lead was not an alpha asshat for a change.
Just the thing for a rainy day.

sweet

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this was such an earthy, Zen, aura feeling, good story. I actually listened to a few books further in before I decided to go for this one. touchstone is a really perfect Title and I love the way we had a gentle Alpha without being soppy. the only thing I would like to say is if the author could please not have the hero Giggle, chuckle yes, but giggle, definately shatters the strong, down to earth alpha theme.
gets a first time lesson to Tanya and Patrick and I think they did a decent job.
compared to the other book I listen to the author definitely added a fair bit of steam in this one and It really surprised me as there wasn't nearly as much in the book i listened too further in the series.
in this book I felt a connection to Phoebe and Sam and I think the knowledge regarding crystals tarot cards and aueras was really interesting and made for great reading.
Sam's grandmothers were really cool and it was lovely to see a family bringing up a handsome young man in woo woo Vermont lol

steam in vermont

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I loved the story and concept. Also loved Patrick Zellers narrative style however, I'm not a fan of Tanya Eby's narrative style - it almost sounds automated.

Loved the story

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Pretty adorable
Meet cute
Hea
2/5 level of smut
Feel good pallet cleanser. Real quick and easy read.
Listened via audible plus good narration.

3 star listen

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