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Author: Tarah DeWitt

Narrators: Karissa Vacker and Zachary Webber

Fisher Lange arrives at Spunes, Oregon, his temporary residence for the summer, with his teenage niece and his introduction to the the town is a 911 call in the middle of the night involving “an intruder”. With the police also comes his neighbor, Sage Byrd (who’s related the all the cops). She’s wearing a funky cow print robe and is quirky, but very intriguing, The hot shot chef from NYC is in a rut. He was fired from this job at the prestigious Marrow restaurant and subsequently lost a Michelin star. His niece also seems to want to have nothing to do with him or this move. But it’s a Hail Mary given to him by his boss that he gets to set up her new restaurant in Spunes – if the town’s “chamber of commerce” stops putting an obstacle to literally everything.

Sage is also in a rut of her own. Her engagement to the “town prince” ended a year ago and people still look at her with pity. She needs a win and the best thing would be to win the annual competition he always wins. She needs a partner. Fisher needs the town to see him in a different light. A deal – she’ll help with his image and he’ll be her partner. Dating rumors can only help them both…

I loved this one! Do you know that book that has just the right amount of everything? The hero is broody but relatable, the heroine is quirky but not weird, the teenager is rebellious but not obnoxious. Everything clicks!

It was fun to watch these two fall in love and I confess I got a little teary-eyes when they parted ways at the end of the summer (Shocker! A third act breakup that I am on board with!) and I rooted for them like they were real!

Narration: As if the story itself weren’t enough, narration for this one is perfection. Karissa Vacker and Zachary Weber are always amazing together, but in this one they complement each other marvelously. Karissa has that melodious, sweet voice that fits Sage like a glove. Zachary is wonderful as Fisher, giving a performance that makes you laugh out loud at his big city boy in small town situations and making you tear up with all the hurt he’s carrying. A million stars for both!

Content notes: grief, death of a loved one (historical), injuries in a fire (off page)