Recent Release Audio Review: American Love Story by Adriana Herrera, performed by Sean Crisden

19 October of 2019 by ButtonsMom2003

Story: 5

Performance: 5

5.0Overall score

Angsty goodness, wonderful story, wonderful audio performance.

American Love Story By Adriana Herrera, Performed By Sean Crisden

Genre: Contemporary Romance, GLBTQ, MM

Released: October 7, 2019 audio and ebook

Publisher: Carina Press

Series: Dreamers, Book 3

Length: 352 pages / 8 hrs and 4 minutes

Synopsis

No one should have to choose between love and justice.

Haitian-born professor and activist Patrice Denis is not here for anything that will veer him off the path he’s worked so hard for. One particularly dangerous distraction: Easton Archer, the assistant district attorney who last summer gave Patrice some of the most intense nights of his life, and still makes him all but forget they’re from two completely different worlds.

All-around golden boy Easton forged his own path to success, choosing public service over the comforts of his family’s wealth. With local law enforcement unfairly targeting young men of color, and his career—and conscience—on the line, now is hardly the time to be thirsting after Patrice again. Even if their nights together have turned into so much more.

For the first time, Patrice is tempted to open up and embrace the happiness he’s always denied himself. But as tensions between the community and the sheriff’s office grow by the day, Easton’s personal and professional lives collide. And when the issue at hand hits closer to home than either could imagine, they’ll have to work to forge a path forward…together.

One-click with confidence. This title is part of the Carina Press Romance Promise: all the romance you’re looking for with an HEA/HFN. It’s a promise!

Review

Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003

Angsty goodness, wonderful story, wonderful audio performance.

American Love Story is the third book in Adriana Herrera’s Dreamers series but you don’t need to read the others to enjoy it. I’m a bit late posting this review and here’s why: While I got an advance copy of the book from NetGalley for review purposes, I decided that I really wanted to listen to this one instead of read it. Because I like to listen to audiobooks with as little interruption as possible it took me a while to make time for this one.

As I said in my review of American Fairytale, when I read American Dreamer, book one in this series, I was a little frustrated because I didn’t know how to pronounce all of the various ethnic names in the book. This is MY problem, not the author’s; I just always want to know the proper way to pronounce things even if I can’t say them correctly myself. So, once again I wanted to listen to the book so that I could better embrace the story.

Sean Crisden totally outdid himself with his performance of American Love Story. The many voices he did were fantastic. I loved his performance of American Fairytale, and really didn’t think it could get any better but it did.

Please read the book blurb as it describes the story much better than I can. Easton Archer and Patrice Denis (pronounced Denee) seem like complete opposites. Easton is white, wealthy and grew up with lots of privilege. Patrice was born in Haiti and he’s a university professor who had to work hard to get where he is. He’s an activist fighting for justice for people of color. His activism could negatively impact Easton’s career and derail their tenuous romantic relationship.

When a crisis happens, it threatens to destroy Easton and Patrice’s love story. For a while it seems like the relationship won’t survive but this is a romance and covered by the Carina Press Romance Promise of an HEA/HFN. While American Love Story was a bit angsty (I actually like a bit of angst in the books I read), it wasn’t overwhelmingly so and the good feels and sexy time more than made up for it.

I am so happy to know that there will be a fourth book in this series; I can’t wait to read it.

Story: ♥♥♥♥♥

Narration: ♥♥♥♥♥

O Factor: Scorcher

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About Author

Adriana Herrera

Adriana was born and raised in the Caribbean, but for the last 15 years has let her job (and her spouse) take her all over the world. She loves writing stories about people who look and sound like her people, getting unapologetic happy endings.

When she’s not dreaming up love stories, planning logistically complex vacations with her family or hunting for discount Broadway tickets, she’s a social worker in New York City, working with survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

Her debut novel, American Dreamer, has been featured on Entertainment Weekly, NPR and was one of the TODAY Show on NBC’s Hot Beach Reads picks. She’s one of the co-creators of the Queer Romance PoC Collective and serves as the VP of Programs for the Romance Writers of America New York City Chapter.

Represented by Linda Camacho, Gallt & Zacker.

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