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    It Had to Be Love
    It Had to Be Love
    It Had to Be Love
    Audiobook8 hours

    It Had to Be Love

    Written by Tamra Baumann

    Narrated by Kate Rudd

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Tara Carter isn’t looking for romance. She’s content seeing patients at her new practice by day, then going home and cuddling with her puppy at night. Her new life in the tiny town of Anderson Butte, Colorado—known by celebrities as the place to lie low—is the perfect respite for a woman with a whopper of a secret. There’s just one problem: the town’s sexy sheriff knows she’s hiding something.

    Sheriff Ryan Anderson, weary of small-town drama, has sworn off dating locals and thinks a fresh start in a bigger city is in order. However, the more he gets to know Tara, the more his heart tells him that she could be the woman of his dreams. But he wants to get to the bottom of whatever she’s trying so hard to keep under wraps. Can he uncover her secret before it drives them apart forever?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateSep 8, 2015
    ISBN9781501267000
    It Had to Be Love
    Author

    Tamra Baumann

    Tamra Baumann became hooked on writing the day she picked up her first Nora Roberts novel from her favorite bookstore. Since then, she’s dazzled readers with her own lighthearted love stories: Dealing Double is the second installment in her Heartbreaker series, which started with the novel Seeing Double. She’s a Golden Heart winner for Contemporary Series Romance and has also received the Golden Pen Award for Single Title Romance. Born in Monterey, California, Tamra led the nomadic life of a navy brat before putting down permanent roots during college. When she’s not attending annual Romance Writers of America meetings, this voracious reader can be found playing tennis, traveling, or scouting reality shows for potential character material. Tamra resides with her real-life characters—her husband, two kids, and their allergy-ridden dog—in the sunny Southwest. Visit her online at www.tamrabaumann.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/author.tamra.baumann.

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    • 4/5
      A sweet romance.Tara is in hiding from her crazy, dangerous ex. She doesn't feel like she can risk getting involved with a man again. Ryan falls in love with her, he knows he has to take it easy because of her past. I kept waiting for her crazy ex to show up, he finally did near the end.
    • 5/5
      Loved this one! It's the second in the series but is completely stand alone! It has great writing, some really lovable characters, and just a touch of suspense that keeps you turning page after page.

      To get away from the horrors her ex husband rained down on her, Tara Carter has relocated to the small town of Anderson Butte and is perfectly content seeing her patients during the day and snuggling with her new puppy at night! Town sheriff Ryan Anderson doesn't date anyone from town. Makes the break ups go a whole lot easier. Now that he's done pining over the one that got away, maybe it's time to move to a bigger city. If only the new town dentist didn't spark an interest deep within. Could she be the one for him??

      This is one I highly recommend!