Audiobook Review: Never After Us (Heartbreak Mixtapes #4) by Claudia Burgoa, narrators Erin Mallon, Austin Stone, Grace Grant, Aaron Shedlock

 

Blurb: 

I came to Seattle to settle my late aunt’s estate.

Not to uncover a family secret that rewrites my entire life.

Definitely not to fall for the grumpy neighbor across the hall.

Alec Horvath is broody, intense, and completely incapable of minding his own business.

He acts like my daughter, and I are temporary inconveniences in his carefully controlled life.

Unfortunately for him, my daughter, Mila, decides he belongs to us almost immediately.

The problem?

I’m still grieving.

Still untangling decades of lies buried inside my family.

Still trying to understand why the woman I thought was my aunt was actually my mother.

Falling in love was never part of the plan. And maybe the scariest part is this:

I’m starting to want forever with him too.

But love requires trust.

And trust feels impossible when your entire life has been built around people leaving.

Alec keeps promising he’ll stay.

But can my heart believe that’s possible?

From USA Today bestselling author Claudia Burgoa comes a thrilling romance about family, legacy, and what it takes to start over.

Never After Us features:

🎸 Grumpy neighbor hero

🎸 Single mom heroine

🎸 Slow burn romance

🎸 Found family

🎸 Protective hero energy

🎸 Emotional family secrets

🎸 Healing after grief

🎸 Letters from the past

🎸 Garden proposal HEA

Amazon: Amazon.com: Never After Us: A Grumpy Neighbor, Single Mom, Found Family Slow Burn (Heartbreak Mixtapes) eBook : Burgoa, Claudia: Kindle Store

B&N: Never After Us | Barnes & Noble®

Kobo: Never After Us eBook by Claudia Burgoa - EPUB | Rakuten Kobo United States

Bookbub: Never After Us: A Grumpy Neighbor, Single Mom, Found Family Slow Burn (Heartbreak Mixtapes) by Claudia Burgoa - BookBub

Goodreads: Never After Us: A Grumpy Neighbor, Single Mom, Found Family Slow Burn by Claudia Y. Burgoa | Goodreads

My Review - 5 of 5 stars - 

I really enjoyed this story. Both Mara and Alec had such bad histories that they needed to overcome. Surprises, secrets, and proximity to each other made for interesting reading. I loved Mara's devotion to her daughter, Mila, and determination to straighten out everything. She loved generously, tried to protect her heart and her daughter's, and accepted things as they came. Alex was such a grump at the beginning, but his heart knew that they were more than a nuisance. Mila made me laugh with her rapid-fired questions and her grown-up mentality. A wonderful story with moments of heat and tears. Loved it!
The narration by Erin Mallon and Austin Stone (as the main characters) with Grace Grant and Aaron Shedlock providing voices to the secondary characters added to the story. I loved how they brought the emotions to the surface. Well done!

This is my unsolicited review.