Digging Up Love, Chandra Blumberg
Digging Up Love, Chandra Blumberg
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Digging Up Love

Author: Chandra Blumberg

Narrator: Keylor Leigh, Amir Abdullah

Unabridged: 10 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2022

Synopsis

From debut author Chandra Blumberg comes a playful, heartfelt romance about chasing your dreams and finding love in the process.Alisha Blake works her magic in the kitchen, creating delectable desserts for her grandfather’s restaurant in rural Illinois. Though Alisha relishes the close relationship she has with her family, she can’t help but dream about opening a cookie shop in Chicago. She may be a small-town baker, but Alisha has big ambitions.Then a dinosaur bone turns up in her grandparents’ backyard. When paleontologist Quentin Harris arrives to see the discovery for himself, he’s hoping that the fossil will distract him from a recent painful breakup. Instead, he finds Alisha—and sparks fly. The big-city academic and the hometown baker seem destined for a happily ever after.But Alisha is scared to fall in love. And Quentin’s trying to make a name for himself in a competitive field, which gets even more complicated when the press shows up at the dig site. For love to prevail, the two may have to put old bones aside—and focus on the future.

About Chandra Blumberg

Chandra Blumberg is a Michigan native who loves writing funny, heartwarming love stories about characters that feel real and relatable. When it comes to her writing process, getting to that happily ever after is half the fun.After majoring in English at Michigan State University, Blumberg moved to the Chicago area, where she enjoys exploring museums and the beauty of Lake Michigan in all seasons. When she’s not writing, she’s usually making a mess in the kitchen with her kids, lifting heavy barbells at the gym, or traveling with her family. Digging Up Love is her first novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bethany (Beautifully Bookish Bethany)

Mixed feelings on this one! I love the premise (heroine into baking and weightlifting, hero who's a paleontologist) and there were parts of it that were very cute. I liked their banter, enjoyed the dinosaur nerdiness and thought there were some great moments. However, the unnecessarily excessive ang......more

Goodreads review by Ms. Woc Reader

Digging Up Love follows Alisha Blake a baker who works in her grandfather's rural Illinois BBQ restaurant. Quentin Harris is a paleontologist and a professor in Chicago. Their paths cross when dinosaur bones are discovered in Alisha's grandparent's backyard during renovations. While Quentin and Alis......more

Goodreads review by nick (the infinite limits of love)

Super cute! I loved the banter between the two leads. Their text exchanges were especially fun. There's a ton of dinosaur talk and yummy cookie descriptions, so have a snack nearby when you read this one. I read to the book in audio form and I thought the narrators were perfect for Quinton and Alisha......more

Goodreads review by ♥Milica♥

I was expecting so much from this and it didn't deliver. It was just alright, cute in some places, dragging in others. The food descriptions were top notch however. They made me want to visit the restaurant and eat all their food. I really wish this worked for me more, because I was so so excited to......more

Quotes

“In alternating chapters, Keylor Leigh and Amir Abdullah offer engaging narration, his sonorous tone contrasting nicely with her animated one. Alisha and Quentin's dynamic is captured particularly well when they banter via text, and Leigh and Abdullah trade off narration in real-time to capture the pair's flirty interplay. A unique premise and game narrators make this a charming, dino-mite listen.” —Booklist“Alisha's voice is midrange with bell-like undertones, and [Keylor] Leigh captures the guilt that keeps her working at her family's local barbecue restaurant. Leigh also creates unique voices for Alisha's family and friends.... [Amir] Abdullah gives Quentin a boisterous voice. Leigh and Abdullah capture the fun banter Alisha and Quentin throw down as they fall in love. Abdullah also delineates Quentin's family with different voices.” —AudioFile Magazine“Blumberg’s charming debut combines true love, delicious cookies, and dinosaurs…fans will adore the well-drawn love story between these funny and lovable dinosaur lovers.” —Publishers Weekly

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