Bittersweet by Carrie Aarons is now live!
The last place Cassandra Mauer ever thought she'd step foot again was Hope Crest, Pennsylvania. But once the world famous actress gets the call that her estranged father has passed, and his only living relative will need to settle his estate, she finds herself back in the small town that sent her running once upon a time.
Little do her dilapidated childhood home and her father's affairs know, Cassandra was in need of a project exactly like this to distract from the glamorous life she no longer wants or recognizes. That is, until she bumps into the man whose family is considered Main Street royalty.
Patrick Ashton is the boy next door, a Hope Crest celebrity, and one of the heirs to the most famous restaurants on the East Coast. He has no problem reminding her just how much the town hated her old man ... and in turn her for sharing his last name. But when he realizes she's going to sell the land their two families have fought over for decades, Patrick might have to change his tune.
As he begins scheming to charm the woman the entire country wants to be or be with, she can't deny the spark of chemistry between them still exists after all these years. The one that simmered in the shared woods behind their homes where no one else could see.
And when the danger that sent her fleeing as a teenager returns to seek revenge, she finds Patrick genuinely in her corner, despite his family's objections. In the place she swore never to return, she might have just found the love and life she was searching for.
Except old wounds and unsettled scores might not let her keep it.
Little do her dilapidated childhood home and her father's affairs know, Cassandra was in need of a project exactly like this to distract from the glamorous life she no longer wants or recognizes. That is, until she bumps into the man whose family is considered Main Street royalty.
Patrick Ashton is the boy next door, a Hope Crest celebrity, and one of the heirs to the most famous restaurants on the East Coast. He has no problem reminding her just how much the town hated her old man ... and in turn her for sharing his last name. But when he realizes she's going to sell the land their two families have fought over for decades, Patrick might have to change his tune.
As he begins scheming to charm the woman the entire country wants to be or be with, she can't deny the spark of chemistry between them still exists after all these years. The one that simmered in the shared woods behind their homes where no one else could see.
And when the danger that sent her fleeing as a teenager returns to seek revenge, she finds Patrick genuinely in her corner, despite his family's objections. In the place she swore never to return, she might have just found the love and life she was searching for.
Except old wounds and unsettled scores might not let her keep it.
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MY REVIEW
Cassandra knew coming back to this small town to fix up her father's house for sale wouldn't be easy. This whole town hated her father and his reputation has always meant she was tainted by association. But there seems to be someone or someones who REALLY don't want her here, and now she's stuck staying with one of the local golden boys, Patrick, for protection. Is it possible their connection is real? Or does he have an agenda that she's unaware of?
Patrick's long held feelings for Cassandra and watched all her movies once she left town and became an A-list actress. She's back in town now, but he knows that not only is she not here permanently, he also knows he can't give into feelings for the woman his family and their whole town, hate. Or can't he? He has to listen to his heart when it tells him she's the one. And he has to protect her from the forces intent on taking her down.
This is a sweet, celebrity/local boy romance. I love Cassandra and the way she always managed to stay positive in the face of the hate from the town and Patrick's family. I didn't really connect with Patrick very much, as his agenda really bothered me, and so did his father's awful treatment of her. But the rest of the story I love. I can't wait for the rest of the Ashton siblings' stories now.
Meet Carrie Aarons
Author of romance novels such as Fool Me Twice and Love at First Fight, Carrie Aarons writes books that are just as swoon-worthy as they are sarcastic. A former journalist, she prefers the love stories of her imagination, and the athleisure dress code, much better.
When she isn't writing, Carrie is busy binging reality TV, having a love/hate relationship with cardio, and trying not to burn dinner. She lives in the suburbs of New Jersey with her husband, two children and ninety-pound rescue pup.
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When she isn't writing, Carrie is busy binging reality TV, having a love/hate relationship with cardio, and trying not to burn dinner. She lives in the suburbs of New Jersey with her husband, two children and ninety-pound rescue pup.
Connect with Carrie
Website | www.authorcarrieaarons.com
Goodreads | https://goodreads.com/carrieaarons
Amazon | https://amzn.to/3do0EDf
Facebook | https://facebook.com/carrieaarons
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