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  • Valley Fever

  • The Langthornes of Napa Valley, Book 1
  • By: Tessa Bowen
  • Narrated by: Logan McAllister
  • Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (28 ratings)

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Valley Fever

By: Tessa Bowen
Narrated by: Logan McAllister
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Summary

A shocking twist of fate reunites a quiet school teacher with her childhood nemesis and greatest love.

Shy and modest Lina Montez has been infatuated with Tobias Langthorne, heir to a Napa Valley land fortune, for as long as she can remember. Growing up alongside the intoxicatingly handsome bully on his family’s fabled vineyard and estate was an experience she will never forget. The young “lord of the manor” spent countless hours tormenting the housekeeper’s daughter as well as inspiring her budding sexual desire. 

Ten years later, Lina finds Tobias as provocative and dangerous as ever, but embittered by divorce and haunted by his own demons of the past. Now Lina must battle her old playmate to save the land she loves, but this time she won’t be intimidated by her sexually magnetic business partner. The biggest struggle of all, however, is the one within herself. Can she fight off an attraction that is as ripe and full bodied as the lush cabernet grapes they farm? And will she breathe new life into the forsaken ranch as well as polish the rust from her tarnished hero?

©2015 Tessa Bowen (P)2018 Tessa Bowen

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Tobias Langthorne

This is the story of Tobias and Lina from their young lives through adulthood. Lina loved Toby but he was always mean to her but through it all she still loved him. He finally comes around and sees Lina for who she is as well as the beautiful Langthornes.

Logan McAllister did a good job narrating this story.

I received a code to listen and review and give my honest opinion. It's a 3 star for me. The story is a little long and Lina's love of repeating Tobias Langthorne throughout is a little childish but they get their HEA in the end.

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Hot fun in the sun.

Valley Fever brings us a hot, second chance romance which is well narrated by Logan McAllister. It was hard at times to warm to Tobias whose brash attitudes were usually just there beneath the surface, but Lena's conviction that there was more to him than a smart mouthed bully, helped bring out his more redeeming qualities. I am sure you would not be bored with him around! Lena is sweet and loyal, though her insecurities don't always do her justice. I enjoyed this audio and will look out for more from both the author and narrator.

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Amazing!

Ms. Bowen's steamy and detailed writing tugs at the heartstrings and is very hard to put down. The details place you right in the vineyard and you can almost smell the soil. The character development made me cry, scream, smile and laugh. Ms. Bowen never disappoints.

The combination of Ms. Bowen's writing with the sultry voice of Mr. McAllister makes this a very pleasant listen that I could not put down. I'm happy to know that there are at least two more books in this series, and I cannot wait to start the next one!

I was provided with a free copy of this audio book for my honest review. The views expressed here are entirely my own.

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Sweet & Romantic

I enjoyed listening to Valley Fever, the first book in the Langthornes of Napa Valleys series. It takes a special kind of author to pen a true-to-life romance. Immediately, I connected with Lina and Tobias; they were real, complicated, and had their issues. Their connection was substantial and tension steadily grew. I was wholly impressed with Tessa Bowen's writing; the story was well-plotted with interesting characters.

Logan McAllister isn't my favourite narrator. However, I think he did a great job with Valley Fever, particularly with the different tones used for the various characters.

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Fabulous narrator, really enjoyed the story.

First I have to say the narrator is fantastic. He brought the characters to life so beautifully. I enjoyed the story, it's an area of life I know nothing about and as such it really intrigued me. There were, however, several points I wanted to slap Lina up the side of her head and point out what was in front of her....I had to listen to the end just to find out what happened...

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Good listen

This was a good listen! It was also a slow burn but the repition of Tobias name very irritating and his Tobias doing this Tobias doing that urgh .....I also found it odd that Toby referred to himself in third person. The story develops nicely ....

The narration was really good , never listened to this guy before but will look out further titles that he narrates .

I received this title in exchange for honest review.Thanks

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Irritating mutterings

I read this on audible. The story was ok. However, Lena's seemingly continual mutterings about 'Tobias Langthorne' was irritating to say the least!

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Loved it

Loved this book. It was sweet and romantic and steamy in parts--really good book. Thank you Tessa, for writing it. I hope to see more in the future.

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enjoyable

I loved this book. Toby and Lina were a great couple with heaps of chemistry. The banter was fun and made me laugh out loud. I was irritated however with Toby calling Lina LEE-NA and Lina not marrying Toby when he asked was so frustrating. Logan's voice was sexy and deep and bought the characters to life.

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Heartwarming Second Chance

This was such a great listen! The story and characters were well developed and they were so easy to love. This was also a little bit of a slow burn just because Lina was somewhat awkward and conflicted in what she wanted. I did find it a little odd that Lina was still as obsessed with Toby as an adult as she was as a younger teenage. After a while the whole internal dialogue of "Tobias doing this, Tobias doing that, Tobias doing....." got little irritating, especially towards the end but I guess it was consistent with Lina as a character. I also found it odd that Toby referred to himself in third person. I also find it interesting that Lina genuinely liked Toby as well as she did considering how he bullied her so much growing up. However, the author is really able to show their love for each other as well as the devastation they felt during a suprising twist. The steamy scenes between Lina and Toby were super hot and very well written. Overall, this was a super heartwarming book with a lot of emotion. Excellent writing.

The narration was absolutely fantastic. This narrator was definitely a good fit and he was able to bring out all of the emotion throughout the story. First time listening to him but I hope it definitely won't be my last.

I received a review copy at my request and have voluntarily left this unbiased review.

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