Like he'd give you his coat in hypothermia-inducing weather if you needed one. Like, Zach is that guy who gives no thought to his own comfort, even his own needs if someone else is in need. Initially, the attention is on Lark's attempts to recover from a harrowing ordeal and Zach, big helpful marshmallow that he is, trying to lend comfort where he can. The romance between Lark and Zach is lovely and sweet, but it's definitely not the focus of the story at first.

It's like her whole personality has a dimmer switch that has been turned down as an effect of the trauma she sustained during a kidnapping a few months earlier. Griffin calls Lark 'Wild Child' and several stories are shared about Lark's past adventures (there is a zebra involved), but the Lark shown on page is emotionally delicate.

Keepsake is really interesting to me because it's one of those books that shows a very different character to the reader than the one the other characters know. My favorite book of the series (so far)! Keepsake is one of those cool rarities in romance: a story about a virgin hero! Readers will fall in love with Zach in Bittersweet so if you start off with book 1, you're going to automatically root for this sweet soft boy to win the girl. Griff and Audrey definitely have to figure out how to overcome their opposing professional ambitions and long distance if they're going to figure out how to be a couple. I think this story sets the entire True North series off on its best foot: we get an introduction to many of the major players-the large and lovely Shipley family (mom Ruth and Griff's younger siblings May, Daphne, and Dylan), shy farmhand Zach, quiet recovering addict Jude, feisty bartender Zara-we get hints of future stories and conflicts that will get some attention in later books, AND this one is lower in angst/serious conflict. Oh, and their ridiculously explosive chemistry! They're complete opposites personality-wise, but Griff and Audrey bond over their mutual interest in food. Bittersweet is one of my favorites in this series! Grumpy Griff is an apple farmer with a love of Star Wars and Lord of the Rings who is trying to keep his family's orchard business alive, and Audrey is the bubbly girl from Griff's past with major ambitions to become a chef in Boston's cutthroat restaurant industry.

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