Meats & Memories

Heartcraft Market, Book 2

By: Duckie Mack

Narrated by: Kevin Earlywine, Curtis Michael Holland

Dash made bad decisions in the past, ones that he paid for behind bars.

He left his old life behind, but the memories linger. He finds a passion for food and sells his smoked meats and sausages at the Heartcraft Market.

Evan loves his job as a sonographer, but sometimes, the weight of his work wears on him. He surrounds himself with flowers and pretty things that remind him of the beauty in life.

Done with dating apps, Evan hopes to find someone in real life. When the intriguing tattooed man at the market catches his eye, could this be the "meat" cute the vegetarian was hoping for?

Dash is drawn to the crop top-wearing cutie that frequents his booth, but can Evan accept his past?

Meats & Memories is an opposites-attract story that features tattoos, twirly skirts, and seeing beneath the surface. The Heartcraft Market series features standalone novels that can be enjoyed on their own or listened to with the series to revisit your favorite characters.

©2023 Duckie Mack (P)2023 Podium Audio

Great story, awesome narration!

Performance: I love Kevin Earlywine! I have listened to so many of his books now that his voice makes me sink into the story so easily. This is my first Curtis Michael Holland narration and he is a pleasure to listen to. I think his voice and Kevin’s work well together.

Story: I didn’t know if any book could make me love a couple more than Jason and Nico. But Dash. That’s it, Dash. He squeezed my heart to bits. He is so much all wrapped in one package that you have to listen to Meats & Memories just to get to know him. Evan is pure sunshine and the perfect match for Dash.

The story is so very poignant and I just want to read it again. I want to see all that goodness and light and the relationships reform again. Duckie Mack gives us a feel good, heart warming, found family in Meats & Memories.

Dash and Evan! 💜💜💜

I loved this book when I read it, and I loved it even more in audio! Curtis and Kevin did an amazing job bringing Dash and Evan to life. This is a really sweet story about a meat maker with a troubled past, and the vegetarian he falls for. Sweet and spicy, just like Dash’s meat 😂

moving on

Audio update
Kevin Earlywine & Curtis Michael Holland pair up as Dash & Evan and just do so beautiful. They give Evan his fun loving nature and Dash his more subdued tone. So , I'm not gonna lie. I have already listened to this 5 times before I remember to update my review. Yes, I like it that much it's just so comforting to listen to these two like a nice snuggle. Their story was beautiful to read. However, to listen is just a calm my brain. Added to my comfort listen rotation on first time through 😊

One big silly mistake of Dashs youth forever changes the course of the rest of his life. When he's on the outside, he must learn how to really live and let go of his past. Enter Evan, a bright ray of sunshine, a beautiful man who changes it all for him. These two have a beautiful slow ish burn of a romance from their first interaction to opening up to falling in love. Love the way they support the other when they are having a good or bad day, just that perfect balanced partner. We get to meet more vendors from the Heartcraft Market who hopefully will be getting their own future stories. And we get to see the boys from Love Bites again, so yay!