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

03 April of 2020 by ButtonsMom2003

Story: 5

Performance: 5

5.0Overall score

I've loved every book in this series!

American Sweethearts By Adriana Herrera, Performed By Sean Crisden

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Released: March 30, 2020 audio and ebook

Publisher: Carina Press

Series: Dreamers, Book 4

Length: 288 pages / 5 hrs and 27 minutes

Synopsis

Juan Pablo Campos doesn’t do regrets. He’s living the dream as a physical therapist with his beloved New York Yankees. He has the best friends and family in the world and simply no time to dwell on what could’ve been.

Except when it comes to Priscilla, the childhood friend he’s loved for what seems like forever.

New York City police detective Priscilla Gutierrez has never been afraid to go after what she wants. Second guessing herself isn’t a thing she does. But lately, the once-clear vision she had for herself—her career, her relationships, her life—is no longer what she wants.

What she especially doesn’t want is to be stuck on a private jet to the Dominican Republic with JuanPa, the one person who knows her better than anyone else.

By the end of a single week in paradise, the love/hate thing JuanPa and Pris have been doing for sixteen years has risen to epic proportions. No one can argue their connection is still there. And they can both finally admit—if only to themselves—they’ve always been a perfect match. The future they dreamed of together is still within reach…if they can just accept each other as they are.

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Review

Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003

I’ve loved every book in this series!

American Sweethearts is the fourth 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. I am fortunate that the audiobook became available through my local library, but it is totally worth a credit if you are an Audible subscriber.

Once again, Sean Crisden outdid himself with his performance of this book. The many voices he did were fantastic. American Sweethearts was different from the first three in that it was an M/F story while the others have all been M/M. Even though I read mostly M/M books these days I knew that I had to read the final book in this series and I am so glad I did.

Please read the book blurb as it describes the story much better than I can. Second chance stories and friends-to-lovers are my two favorite romance tropes. Priscilla and Juan Pablo were friends when they were young and then they became lovers. They ended up wanting different things and parted (that’s over-simplifying it).

The story is rich in the details of their relationship and what really caused them to part. How they’ve changed, and how they will work things out this time around, was really good to read. I should also mention that the book is also hot as fire. When Juan and Pris got it on I needed a fan. 😊

I’m a little sorry to see this series end but Adriana Herrera has gained a new fan and I’m looking forward to reading more books by her.

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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