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The Bittersweet Bond
Paperback
Series: Under Barbara's Sky, Book 1
ISBN13: 9783982745602
Publisher: Hazel Ember Stories
Published: Jun 13 2025
Pages: 590
Weight: 1.33
Height: 1.31 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
The Bittersweet Bond is the raw and atmospheric first book in the Under Barbara's Sky series-a story about blurred lines, broken trust, and the impossible pull of first love.
Evin is the kind of girl you don't get to keep. Fierce, untamed, and hiding more than anyone realizes.
Bas is the boy who's never had to say sorry-and doesn't plan to start now.
Together, they are magnetic and messy, a storm waiting to break.
But when secrets resurface and the past refuses to stay buried, everything unravels.
Set in sun-drenched Santa Barbara, this coming-of-age romance explores what happens when love isn't enough-and what it takes to choose yourself, even if it means breaking your own heart.
Told through dual points of view, The Bittersweet Bond captures the intensity of being young and lost, in love and at war-with the world, with the past, and with yourself. With its emotionally layered characters, morally gray dynamics, and slow-burning tension, this novel will resonate with readers who crave stories that are both gut-wrenching and healing.
This story walks the tightrope between unraveling and redemption.
Content Note: This novel contains themes of trauma, emotional abuse, and sexual violence. Reader discretion advised.
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