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She inhales life with every breath. He’s suffered a world of pain. Can they rise above tragedy to find their happily ever after?

Maree Davenport refuses to let a tearful past rule her future. After losing her parents at the age of five, the big-hearted fabric designer is determined to embrace her feelings and find happiness no matter what. So when she literally runs over a handsome new firefighter in the produce section, the hopeless romantic is certain she’s just collided with destiny.

Everyone Rhys Larsen ever loved has died. And though he may have hit it off with the pretty girl at the store, the haunted EMT knows better than to let her into his heart. But when an accident leaves her wounded and in need of care, he vows to nurse her back to health.

As Maree struggles to break through the grieving man’s walls, she fears his deep-seated superhero complex will make him unreachable. And as Rhys grapples with trying to protect the beautiful woman from his curse, he worries he’ll have to choose between doing the right thing and true love.

Can this conflicted couple reconcile their opposite takes on adversity and find purpose in each other’s arms?

Grocery Girl is the touching first book in the Green Hills wholesome small-town romance series. If you like strong but vulnerable characters, emotional growth, and quaint backdrops, then you’ll adore Virginia'dele Smith’s celebration of joy.

Escape to Green Hills today!

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  1. Listening Length
    6 hours and 41 minutes
  2. Author
    Virginia'dele Smith
  3. Narrator
    Xe Sands
  4. Audible release date
    February 1, 2023
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Books are Ubiquitous, LLC
  7. ASIN
    B0BTK98BZQ
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 6 hours and 41 minutes
Author Virginia'dele Smith
Narrator Xe Sands
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date February 01, 2023
Publisher Books are Ubiquitous, LLC
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B0BTK98BZQ
Best Sellers Rank #347,019 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#45,711 in New Adult & College Romance (Books)
#65,476 in Romance (Audible Books & Originals)

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Tami Willard
5.0 out of 5 stars Clean Standalone Romance Interconnected Series HEA
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2024
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Maree and Rhys have both survived tragedy. She's keeping a tradition alive that her mom started when they meet the first time, in the grocery store. They fall fast but he fights it. He thinks he's cursed. When tragedy strikes again will it cement his belief or start the process of healing? Why does he fight so hard?.

I received a copy from the author. Review voluntarily given.
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BeeHouse7
4.0 out of 5 stars Very good read!
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2023
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This is a great book that keeps interest in two lives struggling with overcoming traumatic events in their lives and the pain of loss, as sell as acceptance of each other's love and need for self forgiveness.

I recommend this book to teens and any age adult.
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RuthMary
5.0 out of 5 stars Love That Is for Real.
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2023
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This is my kind of story. Two people to be one couple. To make declarations of love to each other. To confide their pasts and their hopes for the future. The author gave us their world, their friends and neighbors, the world with food and homes, their furnishings and clothing. Everything a good story needs.
PS I would like to see the story continue and find out what the became of the arsonist or fire bug.
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deborah knisley
5.0 out of 5 stars Don’t assign yourself credit for something you can’t control!
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2022
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This is an inspiring story of a young man devastated by the loss of his twin brothers in a fire. And subsequently his parents died of “broken hearts”, he’s assigned himself as responsible for not saving them and therefore a curse to those he loves. Quite a lot of credit for something completely out of his control. Along comes Maree, she’s also suffered the loss of her parents, but she’s upbeat, happy friendly to everyone. She finds ways to honor her parents, with her life. They fall in love, but his demons keep him committing to her. He backs away every time they start to get close. The struggle for both of them is heartbreaking and inspiring, as they work on him releasing his demons and accepting that he doesn’t want to live without her.
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Cassandra Christian
5.0 out of 5 stars So, so lovely
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2022
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I fell in love with this book within a few minutes of opening it up. This is an unusual romance novel for me to enjoy because it goes into a lot of backstory and has almost a sepia feel to it, if that makes any sense :) this book is longer than a lot of romance novels that I read but I honestly didn’t notice because it all felt very natural and necessary to the story. Maree was sweet but strong, and Rhys had a lot to overcome to be ready for this love, but they both made you root for them and want them to find their way. There was a lot of electricity between the two characters without needing any sex scenes or inappropriate language. I felt myself swooning so many times :) I loved this book and will be waiting impatiently for the sequel!!!
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JESSICA
5.0 out of 5 stars So sweet
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2023
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A very sweet story, but full of turns and twists. I honestly wasn't sure how it would end. I definitely recommend.
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Katie Kindle Customer
4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2023
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This is a bittersweet love story. It is a story of losses that cut so deeply into the heart that the scars became walls, guarding and protecting. It is the story of the discovery of mending and growing, of being open to love again.
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T. Ross
5.0 out of 5 stars This is so good I could NOT put it down!
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2022
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Maree has settled down in Green Hills because it makes her feel necessary. She has opened a shop of fabric design and quilting downtown that has an apartment over the store. Two years later on a Monday morning, she is in the produce department when she looks up and the grayest eyes she has ever seen are staring back at her. This story includes the bereavement of multiple family deaths, arson, romance aplenty, and ends with a cliffhanger. Very highly recommended.
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N. N. Light
5.0 out of 5 stars Grocery Girl is truly unputdownable
Reviewed in Canada on January 19, 2024
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Can two people lost in a sea of anguish find the strength to love each other without fear? Grocery Girl is a heart wrenching tale of loss and love in a cozy small town. The characters will touch you deeply as will their pain. The emotional narration is gut-wrenching and will wreck you, in the best possible way. Once I started reading, I got sucked into the story. Grocery Girl is truly unputdownable.

Let’s start with the characters. Maree is a sweet heroine who dealt with crushing emotional pain. After her parents die, she’s all alone. But she’s determined to not let her sorrow dictate her future. Then, in the grocery store, she meets handsome Rhys. She thinks it’s destiny but she’s not sure she can break down the walls around his heart. They are opposites when it comes to pain and losing loved ones. Can they overcome to be together? This paradox drives the characters. I found it to be inspiring while reading. As someone who’s dealt with extreme pain and loss, I empathize.

The descriptive narration is flawless and allows the reader to experience everything. Every detail is poignantly described with emotional nuances and subtext.

The romance is very slow-burn with small-town charm. The meet cute is adorable. The pacing of the romance is slow but realistic. Rhys has a lot of issues to work through. When the ending came, I was an emotional mess. I had a book hangover for days.

If you’re looking for a slow-burn, emotional, small-town romance, pick up this gem.
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Koodie's Mum
5.0 out of 5 stars A "clean" Romance
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 15, 2022
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One thing I have to admit I really enjoyed was the first paragraph of each chapter.
Obviously researched in depth by the author as each quote had a direct link to the following chapter's story.
The story itself is beautifully written and enables you to lose yourself and become involved with the main characters.
The ups and downs that their relationship takes you through is clearly explained, leaving no doubts as to the authenticity of their feelings for each other. Which makes you want to back them even more and not wanting to give Rhys a hard clip to the back of his head .
It's another book I couldn't put down and read in one sitting.
So good, I immediately went to Kindle to buy book 2, only to discover that it's not there!
SO DISAPPOINTED!
Will have to just wait and see now 😒.
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Mitul
5.0 out of 5 stars A sweet, touching book with full of wonderful, likable characters
Reviewed in India on December 4, 2021
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When you're reading, you travel in time and space, but most importantly, you travel inside your mind, inside characters' emotion, inside author's head and heart. It is a voyage of discovery, whether you're reading some crime mystery or romance or anything. As a reader, you are going somewhere in a more intimate contact than you have with any other being on the planet. Movies, TV or anything cannot take you as deep into the essence of feeling and emotion as reading does. And no matter whatever the genre you're reading, if it's well written, the book speaks to the reader. Grocery Girl by Virginia'dele Smith does the same.

Maree Davenport lost her parents when she was only five. Despite all the hardship she faced at very young age, she will not let her future be dictated by a tearful past. Determination to find happiness despite her circumstances drives her every day. When she first saw the handsome new firefighter Rhys Larsen at store, she believed that They were just fated to be together.

Rhys Larsen's entire past is dotted with tragic deaths. Despite feeling a connection with the pretty girl at the store, the haunted EMT knows better than to be taken in by her. However, when an accident leaves her injured and needing treatment, he vows to take care of her.
Rhys falls hopelessly in love with young, beautiful, charming, highly intelligent yet distant Maree. Her beauty, her charm draw him in like a siren's call.

While Maree struggles to break through the walls of his heart, Rhys struggles with his desire to protect the beautiful woman from his curse of losing everyone he loves. They are both damaged, lost, and guarded until they find one another on this emotional journey of love. Buckle up for a ride that will not only break your heart, but put it back together by the end.

This book, Grocery Girl, is sweet, touching, oozing charm, full of wonderful, likable characters, and has a surprising amount of emotional depth and insight about love, loss and the tendency of people to put their hopes in things that may or may not always be as real as they think. It’s not just about finding the person who makes your heart race or swoon but it’s also about learning about who you are, what is actually important and what makes you tick. It’s peppered with a little humour and there’s a dash of sadness. The setting of Green Hills is gorgeous and used very effectively in the storytelling!!

The writing is beautiful imbued with the rich language that arrest the reader's heart. Virginia'dele Smith tells her story not in so many words but through the description of thoughts and conduct of her characters. The theme of love is expounded on the thoughts and conduct of Maree and Rhys. With a slowly and deliciously unravelling story, author gradually introduces lives and issues of characters.

Virginia'dele Smith, knows how to write emotion - gritty, sad, heart achingly moving emotion. This was an unforgettable reading experience. The author weaves a mixture of light and dark, love and hate, pain and joy, past and future, Suffering and healing. All put together in a gorgeously written, relatively short book. In Grocery Girl, Virginia'dele Smith captured both the thrill and fumbling perfection of first love – the awkwardness, curiosity, desire, hope. Highly recommended.
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Krupa C.
5.0 out of 5 stars A beutiful story
Reviewed in India on May 12, 2023
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Rhys is a firefighter with a troubled past that keeps him from loving wholeheartedly, because he believes that whoever he loves dies, and maybe he's carrying a curse in that case.

Maree thinks all that is BS and that Rhys and her have a great future ahead if he can overcome his demons.

Maree and several others provide the delicate support and words of wisdom to help Rhys deal with the trauma of the past.

The story is beautifully written, with several passages worth highlighting.

The story includes a possible arsonist but that thread finds no closure in this book. I wish it had.

I will keep the book in my Kindle library and revisit it in the future. And will read the next one that involves Maree's brother and Maree's quiet and secretive friend Janie Lynn.
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A Wai
5.0 out of 5 stars Heartwarming romance
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 31, 2021
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Such a captivating story, I was immediately drawn in by Maree's heartfelt journey. Loved the small-town setting and relatable characters that came to life on the page. I can't wait to read the next book in the Green Hills series!
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