Sharon’s review ~ Brewing Sunshine by Taryn Quinn

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Brewing Sunshine by Taryn Quinn
on March 31, 2023
Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance, Small Town & Rural, Workplace
Pages: 353
Format: ARC, eBook, Kindle Unlimited, Paperback
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Kira Webb was one of the strongest women I knew—she just didn’t realize it yet.
She calls me Viking, and she’s not wrong. I’m rough around the edges and work as hard as I play. What she’s going to find out is that I love even harder.

I knew from the moment I met her she was made for me.

The problem?

My Kira is stubborn and she takes her job very seriously. We both want to prove ourselves and make the new Brothers Three Taproom a success. I’m the brew master, hired for my out of the box thinking and creative hard cider formulas. Kira is order and spreadsheets and safety. She has a contingency plan for every problem.

Except me.

An amazing story filled with fantastic and interesting characters, a wonderful setting, and best of all a sweet but oh so sexy romance between two people who weren’t looking for love but found it together.  Once again Taryn Quinn has outdone themselves with Brewing Sunshine! ~ Sharon – Simply Love Books

 

I can’t even begin to think about my favorite part of Brewing Sunshine the first book in the Brothers Three Orchard series by Taryn Quinn.  I loved the way they met, the way Ronan (aka Viking) simply wouldn’t let Kira (aka Sunshine) push him away, the way the brothers rallied around them both for different reasons, the surprise additional characters who were fascinating, and the relationship that developed out of trust even if lust was the first thought for them both.  This was a feel good romance from the start, and yes there were times that shook them up and even apart, but they were never far from one another and always on each other’s mind.  I loved everything about this book and I cannot wait for the next book in this series to come out.

Kira has worked at Happy Acres with the Manning brothers and Ronsons for years and has been chosen to be the manager of the soon to open taproom. It’s a huge responsibility but one she is up for and one she hopes once and for all will clear her name and make people in the small community see she was not to blame when the business she had with her sister went sideways. She’s not completely thrilled that her best friend Beckett hired a cider master without her approval; little does she know Ronan will change her life in more ways than one.

Ronan has worked as a brew master for hire for some time so he was completely intrigued when Beckett Manning made him an offer to go the family orchard in upstate New York and become their cider master giving him pretty much creative control and eventually an offer for stock in the company. Ronan won’t deny the bump in salary and stock options were a huge selling point but having control for small batch and distribution without a huge company breathing down his neck was what tripped him over. He had no idea the stunningly gorgeous woman he defended and sent her bully packing was his soon to be new co-worker but he also knew hands off wasn’t going to be an option.

As the first book in a new branch of this series there was a lot going on in this book yet the building of the relationship between Kira and Ronan was front and center always. Kira has some issues with trust and at times low self esteem but Ronan never wavered. It was easy to see that Ronan is just that kind of guy and while their families couldn’t be more different, Ronan began to see that Kira was self sufficient because she had to be and while he was very jealous of her and Beckett’s friendship he did over time realize that Beck and his brothers were Kira’s family and was happy she had them when she needed them. Watching Kira begin to realize that Ronan was the real deal, that he meant what he said, that she could lean on him was a thing of beauty and one of my favorite things about this book.

I loved the little lessons on cider brewing from Ronan and watching the taproom go from a mostly empty building to a beautiful and glorious place for people to hang out, talk, drink, and have fun.

An amazing story filled with fantastic and interesting characters, a wonderful setting, and best of all a sweet but oh so sexy romance between two people who weren’t looking for love but found it together.  Once again Taryn Quinn has outdone themselves with Brewing Sunshine!