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Crushed Kindle Edition

by Deborah Coonts (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 86 ratings
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In Napa Valley, he who has the best grapes wins.
And in the pursuit of perfection, dreams and hearts can be crushed.

Sophia Stone is a widow on the brink of an empty nest, stuck in an unsatisfying job managing the vineyard for a mediocre Napa vintner. Faced with an uncertain future she wonders how do you choose between making a living and making a life? Between protecting your heart and sharing it? Five years ago, after her husband was killed in an accident, Sophia put her heart and dreams on ice to care for those around her. Now her home, her dreams, and her family’s legacy grapes are threatened by the greed of the new money moving into the Valley. Sophia has a choice—give up and let them take what is hers, or risk everything fighting a battle everyone says she can’t win.

Nico Treviani has one goal in life: make brilliant wine. A woman would be an unwanted distraction. So, while recognized as one of Napa’s premier vintners, Nico finds himself alone… until his brother’s death drops not one, but two women into his life—his thirteen-year-old twin nieces. In an instant, Nico gains a family and loses his best friend and partner in the winemaking business. Struggling to care for his nieces, Nico accepts a job as head winemaker for Avery Specter, one of the new-money crowd. And he learns the hard way that new money doesn’t stick to the old rules.

When Sophia Stone gets caught in the middle of Nico’s struggle to remain true to himself or sacrifice his convictions to make stellar wine, both Sophia and Nico are faced with a choice they never imagined. A choice that might extinguish the hope of a future neither expected.
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Five Stars! I hate to fly. I do it it is a necessary evil for both personal and professional activities I just don t like it. I started reading Crushed on my most recent trip. Never have I been less grateful for the plane to land. I wanted it to be a much longer flight just so I could keep reading. The story of Napa and wine drew me in like no other in recent memory. I was totally in love. The story was layered and nuanced. The detail drew me in without being overbearing. I love Deborah Coonts s Lucky books, but man, this one totally stole my heart. --Amazon

Five Stars! I LOVE this author, so I would read anything she writes. Her "Lucky" series set in Las Vegas is one of my favorites (Teddy!) so I was excited to read this start to a new series. I really LOVED it! I SO appreciate that Ms. Coonts takes the time to set the stage and develops her characters. This one is set in Napa, California...wine country. I could feel and smell the grapes and the rich soil in the vineyards. I look forward to more of this story. She allows room for much more character development with the extended families and friends of the main characters. I LOVE that the book is long enough to get a real feel for whats going on and I can imagine future stories. Too often it seems authors rush to tell the story and it feels more like I'm reading an article in a magazine. Not so with Deborah Coonts. I appreciate her stories and look forward to a LOT more! --Amazon

Five Stars! I've been a fan for several years of Deborah Coonts' Lucky series. I was a bit worried, I have to admit, when I started Crushed, that it somehow wouldn't hold up. That happens sometimes when an author starts a new series. I need not have worried. Crushed is as good as, or even better, than the best of the Lucky's. The multiple characters are well-described and well-developed, and you get a good insight into their inner lives. The novel moves along at a page-turning pace, plus it's often tense. I also got a good sense from the book of how great (or not-so-great) wine is made, which was a added bonus for me because I always enjoy learning something new from a novel. Although I've been to Napa a number of times and enjoyed the wine, I've never really paid close attention to the process of wine making. So it was fun to be able to see what goes on behind the scenes. I also see that the series is going to be a bit unusual in a pleasing way, since Ms. Coonts apparently plans for the follow-on novels to focus on additional characters, including a baker. So I guess I'll learn, too, how great bread is made. --Amazon

About the Author

My mother tells me I was born a very long time ago, but I'm not so sure-my mother can't be trusted. These things I do know: I was raised in Texas on barbeque, Mexican food and beer. I am the author of Wanna Get Lucky? (A NY Times Notable Crime Novel and double RITA™ Finalist), its five sequels, Lucky Break being the latest, and four between-the-books novellas. Currently I'm stretching my writer muscles working on a women's fiction/contemporary romance series set in Napa, a dark thriller, a romantic suspense series featuring a female helicopter pilot, as well as the next Lucky adventure-all very different projects. So, if you see me with a glass of Champagne in hand, you'll understand. I can usually be found at the bar, but also at deborahcoonts.com.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01AIMM17E
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chestnut Street Press (March 8, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 8, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2505 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 86 ratings

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Deborah Coonts

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Deborah Coonts swears she was switched at birth. Coming from a family of homebodies, Deborah is the odd woman out, happiest with a passport, a high-limit credit card, her computer, and changing scenery outside her window. Goaded by an insatiable curiosity, she flies airplanes, rides motorcycles, travels the world, and pretends to be more of a badass than she probably is. Deborah is the author of the Lucky O’Toole Vegas Adventure series, a romantic mystery romp through Sin City. Wanna Get Lucky?, the first in the series, was a New York Times Notable Crime Novel and a double RITA™ Award Finalist. She has also penned the Kate Sawyer Medical Thriller series, the Brinda Rose Humorous Mystery series, as well as a couple of standalones. Although often on an adventure, you can always track her down at www.deborahcoonts.com.

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4.6 out of 5 stars
4.6 out of 5
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skookamoid
5.0 out of 5 stars I have visited Italy, but....
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2016
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I will render the highest honor I can to any book: I will read "Crushed" again. How much praise can you heap on an author? Yes, you know the kind of book you are reading - a romance. But Deborah is crushing your head, and you fall under the spell of the plot, even though you know darn well how the book ends. This is called the suspension of disbelief, essential to any appreciation of art. Deborah convinced me I was living with these two crazy Italians, and that I care deeply about their relationship, destiny, and will they remain together? It's a good thin there is a (Volume 1) attached to the title! After investing all this energy in making sure the two repressed, neurotic, erotic characters move into the future AS A COUPLE!!! (I want to add that I have had experience with authentic crazy Italians. One was a secretary who was always "Bull", and the other was a mafia princess who dropped by Grandmas to pick up money for a criminal defense lawyer.) So I can assure you the future for Nico and Sophia is unlimited crazy. Don't bother reciting the plot. What you have here is genuine, authentic, as real as it gets, Italian crazy. Enjoy it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An all-around great book and a great start for a new series
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2016
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I've been a fan for several years of Deborah Coonts' Lucky series. I was a bit worried, I have to admit, when I started Crushed, that it somehow wouldn't hold up. That happens sometimes when an author starts a new series. I need not have worried. Crushed is as good as, or even better, than the best of the Lucky's. The multiple characters are well-described and well-developed, and you get a good insight into their inner lives. The novel moves along at a page-turning pace, plus it's often tense. I also got a good sense from the book of how great (or not-so-great) wine is made, which was a added bonus for me because I always enjoy learning something new from a novel. Although I've been to Napa a number of times and enjoyed the wine, I've never really paid close attention to the process of wine making. So it was fun to be able to see what goes on behind the scenes. I also see that the series is going to be a bit unusual in a pleasing way, since Ms. Coonts apparently plans for the follow-on novels to focus on additional characters, including a baker. So I guess I'll learn, too, how great bread is made.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Crushed
Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2016
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In Crushed, the first book in The Heart of Napa Series, author Deborah Coonts weaves a wonderful romance tale that transports the reader to Napa Valley, the home of California's lush wine country.

Sophia Stone is a widow who manages a local Napa vineyard, but she dreams of making her own wine. Life poses serious challenges for Sophia when her family is given a thirty day eviction notice from their home, threatening to take away her family legacy and her dreams.

Nico Treviani is a head winemaker at a local vineyard, and just like Sophia, he too dreams of making fabulous wines, but he has his own struggles in life that threatens to dash his dreams.

When Sophia and Nico get caught in the middle of the rivalry and greedy new money muscling their way ruthlessly into the Napa Valley vineyard community, will their dreams of making stellar wines and finding love be crushed?

Crushed is an intriguing romance story about two complex people with complicated life issues that threaten their dreams and chances at finding unexpected love. Author Deborah Coonts provides the reader with a smooth flowing and richly descriptive story that centers around the beautiful Napa Valley vineyards. I couldn't help but get drawn into Sophia and Nico's story, and cheer them on as their relationship blossomed amidst the challenges, tension, misunderstandings, and strife caused by the rival new-money vineyard owners. I look forward to reading the next installments of this series.

Crushed is a wonderful story that cleverly intertwines romance and wine, what could be better?!

Disclaimer: I received a copy of the book from the author in exchange for my honest review.
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Robyn Gleason
5.0 out of 5 stars Great time in Napa valley wine country!
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2016
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I LOVE this author, so I would read anything she writes. Her "Lucky" series set in Las Vegas is one of my favorites (Teddy!) so I was excited to read this start to a new series. I really LOVED it! I SO appreciate that Ms. Coonts takes the time to set the stage and develops her characters. This one is set in Napa, California...wine country. I could feel and smell the grapes and the rich soil in the vineyards. I look forward to more of this story. She allows room for much more character development with the extended families and friends of the main characters. I LOVE that the book is long enough to get a real feel for whats going on and I can imagine future stories. Too often it seems authors rush to tell the story and it feels more like I'm reading an article in a magazine. Not so with Deborah Coonts. I appreciate her stories and look forward to a LOT more!
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Ann Macela
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful writing and wine!
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2016
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I loved this story, so much that I neglected a whole bunch of stuff I should have been doing to get to the ending. Crushed is a love story with lots of tension, characters that come off the pages, a setting in a locale I have myself visited, a chance to learn more about wine, wine-making and the business, and especially Deborah's wonderful, beautiful writing full of emotion. I love the Lucky books, but this new one really touched my heart. I can't wait for the next one. P.S. I bought this book, and I'm so glad I did.
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CReneeBookWorld
3.0 out of 5 stars being in 3rd person which isn’t one of my favourite styles of writing
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2016
At first I found it hard to get into this story, being in 3rd person which isn’t one of my favourite styles of writing, but once I stuck it out. I started to enjoy how the story progressed, how each character had a back story and how the relationship between Sophia and Nico blossomed even with all the commotion happening around them, they found strength in the other. This book is mainly based on wine, knowing little about wine made this story a learning curve for me.
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Ana Cozad
5.0 out of 5 stars I enjoyed the book and look forward to the next in ...
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2016
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I learned so much about the wind industry. I had no idea it could be so cut throat! I enjoyed the book and look forward to the next in the series. This is one of my favorite authors so I pretty much enjoy anything she writes! It gives me the escape from the awfulness going on in the world to be able to escape in a lighthearted book.
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