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Under Barbara's Sky

By: Hazel Ember

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Paperback | 13 June 2025

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590 Pages

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20.32 x 13.34 x 3.33

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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.

Industry Reviews

This book was a whirlwind of PAIN! It will leave you feeling physically and emotionally drained... -- goodreads

This book will have you rethinking all the love stories you ever read, it was so raw and deep it will consume you to the point that you'll want more straight after finishing the book. -- goodreads

If you want a story that will shatter you, make you feel like you're living someone else's pain, and make you question everything you thought you knew about love, trauma, and healing, read this book. Just be prepared to lose your mind (and maybe your heart) in the process. -- goodreads

THIS BOOK HAD ME ON A CHOKEHOLD FROM THE START TO THE END. -- goodreads

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