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Just a Heartbeat Away: Forever Yours, Book 1 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Cara Bastone (Author), Patrick Zeller (Narrator), Harlequin Audio (Publisher)
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 322 ratings
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Some people change your life.

Others change your heart.

Newly widowed dad Sebastian Dorner was unraveling at the edges - until his son’s teacher, Via DeRosa, threw him a lifeline. Now, two years later, they reconnect at Matty’s new school, and an inconvenient but unmistakable jolt of attraction crackles between them. But why does the first person to spark with Sebastian in years have to be a millennial? Is 20-something Via really too young for him, or does 40-something Sebastian just feel too damn old?

A former foster kid, Via’s finally forged the stable life she’s always dreamed of - new job, steady income, no drama. The last thing she needs are rumors about her and a single dad at school. But why does she keep being drawn into his capable, worn-flannel orbit? And why does being around Sebastian, Matty, and even their dog, Crabby, seem to spark so much want?

They’re trying to ignore the tension threatening their friendship. But sometimes what’ll heal you is just a touch - and a heartbeat - away....

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  1. Listening Length
    10 hours and 9 minutes
  2. Author
    Cara Bastone
  3. Narrator
    Patrick Zeller
  4. Audible release date
    June 30, 2020
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Harlequin Audio
  7. ASIN
    B07XVNWQC8
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Product details

Listening Length 10 hours and 9 minutes
Author Cara Bastone
Narrator Patrick Zeller
Audible.com Release Date June 30, 2020
Publisher Harlequin Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B07XVNWQC8
Best Sellers Rank #20,260 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#460 in Romantic Comedy (Audible Books & Originals)
#472 in Workplace Romance
#1,722 in Contemporary Romance (Audible Books & Originals)

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4.5 out of 5 stars
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Omg was a great cute read! 🥰
I received this free book from the publisher for honest review.4.5 stars ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐💫This is the first time reading from this author.I really could say that this was great one. I love everything about this book. The words was just like yes give me more. I love the cover even more. My emotions was everywhere in a good way! Like OMG!What a great read! This had me hooked from the beginning. The sitting, theme, and the Characters had me pulled so in. Everything was well put together and it was just perfect. This novel did just that to me.Highly recommend everybody get this book and read it. Its so good!Can't wait for the next book.
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Somewhere Lost In Books
5.0 out of 5 stars This book is honestly like a hug for my soul
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2020
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Once I finished Just a Heartbeat Away, with tears still in my eyes, I moved this book to my “Comfort Reads” Folder. Because that’s exactly what it is. A comfort read. A hug for my heart. Seb and Via are just… everything. This was a beautiful story of Seb, a widower dad, and how he starts to fall for someone from the worst time in his life, his son’s former teacher. Via helped him dig out of the grief from his wife’s death and put Seb on the path to being a better dad for his son, Matty. When they met again, Via is the new school counselor at Matty’s school and Seb is the lunch dad. This puts them into close contact as they circle around each other, both falling but having their own reasons for waiting to take the final leap. This book is a slow burn but in the best way possible. When they do finally get together, you as the reader are just so invested and in love with the characters that you absolutely believe in their relationship.

I mean, this quote from Seb just warms my heart!

"I don’t expect you to be issue-free. And I definitely don’t expect our love for each other to just magically dissolve our respective hang-ups. All I want is to keep growing. To keep growing alongside someone I can lean on and who leans on me. And to argue and hold each other accountable and celebrate the good stuff with and make love to and come home to."
Just a Heartbeat Away by Cara Bastone, Chapter 23

And the flirting! I didn’t realize how little flirting I see in romances lately until this book. It was so well crafted and lovely as they just circled closer and closer to each other. Neither Via and Seb have had a pain free past. They are both scarred by their past and they both learn to work through those scars. I honestly loved everything in this book, from Via and Seb to adorable Matty and a funny dog and lovely friends and even Seb’s supportive yet stern in-laws. This book is honestly like a hug for my soul.
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Kay
4.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Read
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2024
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This is a very likable sweet book. I enjoyed it very much but the explicit stuff went on too long and was too detailed for my taste. I guess I’m just getting old!
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midwestgirl
5.0 out of 5 stars All the feels
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2024
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I have been a bit down on romance as a genre recently, so many seem so blah-blah. I happened upon this after reading an adorable novella by Bastone, and I decided to try another. Wow. This was such an amazing novel. It wasn't your typical single-dad-falls-for-wholesome-female-who-solves-all-his childcare-problems. Yes, it involved a 40-ish widower with a young kiddo. But it was so much more than that. The two main characters, Via and Seb, were both dealing with the legacies of loss and loneliness.
Their experience of having lost close ones, and their regrets, created a strong connection even if at first they tried to deny it. The emotional connection between Via and Seb--and their slow burn romance--made the eventual love scenes intensely sexy. This is everything you want in a romance: a kind hottie hero, a sympathetic heroine-- and an emotional journey to their happy ending. I am totally going to check out Bastone's backlist!
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Colorado Reader
5.0 out of 5 stars Emerging from grief and making a found family
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2024
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Just a Heartbeat Away is a moving love story about two people who have both been broken by grief and learn to move forward and live patched up. Sebastian is a widower with a young son. Via is a school counselor who survived the foster care system following the death of her parents. There's an age gap and each erect barriers because of insecurities. Ultimately, this is about making a found family and learning to communicate honestly with each other.

There's no insta-love; this is a slow burn. Sebastian and Via fall in love as they share experiences at school, cooking, playing softball, and engaging with friends. You really believe in their connection. (This is a chaste relationship until the last couple of chapters.)
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BoomWorm Lala
3.0 out of 5 stars 3 "Slow Burn" Stars
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2021
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this was a 3.5 star book, rounded down to 3 stars for reasons I will explain later. But first, what I like about this book is that I would consider this book a pretty slow burn. I liked Seb's growth from the beginning of the story to the end. I empathized with Via's backstory and loneliness. I loved all the supporting characters, including Seb's son and dog...Even his mother in law. I loved the development of the relationship between the two. And I'm looking forward to Fin and Taylor 's book.

What I didn't like is the fact that Via had a boyfriend for 50% of the book. Seb was dating other women and even broke his 2 year celibacy with another woman. I also hated how much he harped on their age difference, which I guess kinda made sense when he gave a different explanation of why at the end. But for most of the book he made it seem like a 27 yr old was wet behind the ears, loved to party, and wouldn't even know how to do taxes...despite the fact that Via had been working for several years. His assumptions were annoying and way off base.

However , I still believe this was a solid book without those annoyances. Will definitely read more by this author.
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Kristin
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this one!
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2021
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Wow, this one caught me by surprise! It's an age gap, single father/widower, sloooow burn, with so much mutual pining. I passed on reading this several times because the cover kind of led me to believe it would be too hallmark-y for my taste, but I was so happy to be wrong about that. It definitely was quite a slow burn, but the feelings and situations here weren't cheesey but very real. There's a lot of dealing with the grief of loss and navigating being in a relationship when there's a kid involved. The friends of the MCs were fantastic secondary characters, and the friend relationships really added to the story rather than being fill-in. I really don't usually like single parent romances, but Sebastian's journey in parenthood was so touching. Everyone in this story is so good and decent and can use their grown up words with each other. There's no artificial angst or drama. And the relationship between Via and Seb grew so naturally, that I didn't mind the painfully slow burn. I'm excited to dive into the next one, which is again not my normal trope jam but after reading this one, I totally trust Cara Bastone to make me a believer.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful slow-burn story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 22, 2022
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Buy this book! Via and Seb's story is so beautiful, full of tenderness and longing, without shying away from reality. I read it in under 24 hours and immediately bought the other two books in the series.
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Amazon Kunde
5.0 out of 5 stars I liked it!
Reviewed in Germany on August 10, 2021
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Schöne Slow-Burn Romanze. Daumen nach oben. :-)
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