BBNYA Spotlight – Even If We’re Broken by A.M. Weald

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The Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award (BBNYA) is celebrating the books that made it to the semi-finals with a mini spotlight blitz tour for each title.

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Book Details


Page Count: 373 Pages
Genre: Romance, Contemporary Fiction, Women’s Fiction
Age Category: Adult
Date Published: April 4, 2024
Amazon Link: https://a.co/d/gg5lmRT (Canada) https://a.co/d/5DoulPA (USA) https://amzn.eu/d/7L6VJfX (UK)
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/186790239-even-if-we-re-broken
The Story Graph Link: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/5dc03901-772e-4a2e-bf3e-45231c175aff

Blurb

Love, like archaeology, is a lot of trowel and error.

Still reeling from being dumped by her girlfriend, bioarchaeologist Kate Roth agrees to join an estranged colleague to teach at his field school at a Viking-age archaeology site in the wilds of Newfoundland. While welcoming the escape from Colorado where she’s been medicating resurfaced anxieties with wine and angry rock music, she’s wary of three important facts: 1) she’s had a crush on Viking Cowboy Ben for half her life, 2) Ben is a family man who lives in Norway, and 3) all her romantic relationships, and most friendships, seem to have an expiration date.

For archaeologist Esben “Ben” Veholt, inviting the woman he’s been in love with since digging alongside her 23 years ago was, of course, the worst possible thing he could have done for himself. This summer was supposed to be his escape from reality: a love life in ruins, worsening body image issues, and a teenage daughter who suddenly wants nothing to do with him. When Kate accepts his offer, he intends to retain a professional relationship with her. A woman like Kate could never love him anyway—not with how much he’s changed inside and out.

All seems fine on the surface as Kate and Esben’s friendship rebuilds, but as they dig deeper, they realize just how broken they both are. To heal from their painful pasts and reclaim their crumbling presents, they each need a friend who accepts them, mess and all. But summer won’t last forever, and a third chance at romance threatens to drift across the ocean yet again.

“Even If We’re Broken” is an own-voice debut novel—an emotional, slow-burn friends-to-lovers open-door romance about self-acceptance, mental health, and the scars we carry.

Author Bio

A.M. Weald writes emotional, character-driven fiction in a mix of genres from the romantic to the speculative. She is a freelance editor, a semi-retired archaeologist, and a neurodivergent xennial who thinks about cats way too often. Find her on BlueSky, Instagram, and Threads, and at http://www.amweald.com.