True North: The First Three Volumes

True North #1-3

by Sarina Bowen

Welcome to Vermont! The first three full-length novels in Sarina Bowen's bestselling True North series are yours to enjoy. The set Bittersweet, Steadfast and Keepsake. You'll meet a grumpy orchardist who makes award winning hard cider, an ex-con ready for redemption and a tempting still-waters-run-deep sort of guy who was raised in a cult. And farmers like to get dirty. Come for the hot lumbersexuals. Stay for the food, family and friends! The rest of the series is sold separately.

1026 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 10, 2020

About the author

Sarina Bowen is the 24-time USA Today bestselling and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary fiction, including: The Five Year Lie, the True North series, and the Brooklyn Hockey series. She's the co-author of Him/Us and the WAGs series with Elle Kennedy. And more!

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Reviews

[Holly H · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great start to the True North series!

I'm looking forward to the rest of the True North series & spinoffs after these 3 books. I've already read the Brooklyn Hockey series, so was looking forward to book 4 Bountiful before I started Bittersweet.

I love that Sarina Bowen weaves the characters throughout the various books so you get a more complete story for all of the characters as each book explores a different love story.

Bittersweet was a great introduction to the True North universe! I loved meeting all of the Shipley family members & their closest friends. I look forward to the ongoing timeline as their stories pan out.

I've never been to Vermont, but I could picture the farm/orchard landscape based on my own experience of living in northern Minnesota & having family & friends who farm here & in Wisconsin - just no actual mountains around here. I could completely understand the banter at the farm & the sense of obligation Griff has regarding his family & the farm. My mom is from a small farming community in Wisconsin & I pictured my aunt's farm down there & her hometown while reading. It made the book setting more vivid in my mind. I loved the humorous parts & the Star Wars references.

Steadfast was interesting, Jude has a very different back story than Griffin or any of the Brooklyn hockey characters! The book has some big revelations & a twist! I couldn't help but feel for Jude & Sophie as I read about their history together. Many people long for a second chance with their first love from high school, but most don't have the baggage Jude & Sophie have to deal with. I'm glad that Jude's story is on an upward trajectory!

Keepsake is another unusual story. Zach was expelled from a cult as a teenager & found the Shipley family. His back story is unusual enough, but Lark has a much more turbulent recent event that makes their love story truly unique. I ejoyed the character of Zach in the first 2 books & his book didn't disappoint.

[Wendy · Rating 5 out of 5]

BITTERSWEET: Loved it. Big functional families living in old farmhouses and working together and communicating like adults and contributing to their community. 5 stars.

STEADFAST: Loved it, but had to pause reading partway through because the tension was killing me. Very glad I came back to it a few weeks later. All that tension really paid off.

KEEPSAKE: Loved seeing Zach and Lark find their way from dark experiences to bright presence in each other and promising future.

[Natasha Kotze · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sexy drama and hot farmers...

I truly loved the books, they are up there on my holiday best reads list. Sarina Bowen knows how to capture your attention and keep you emotionally invested! Loved it!

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series is fantastic. Being able to get multiple books in one purchase is excellent!