Chasing the Sun

Star Harbor, Book 1

By: Lena Hendrix

Narrated by: Stephen Dexter, Megan Wicks

He wants me to stay out of his way. I want to get under his skin.

One look at single dad Callum Blackwood, and I know I messed up. I never meant to save a farm—or steal it from under the grumpy innkeeper who had already claimed it as his future.

Now I’m the woman who swooped in on a whim and left him seething.

Trouble is, I have no idea what I’m doing.

Every smirk, every biting comment, is a reminder that he’s waiting for me to fail. But I don’t back down from a fight—even when the fight comes with a jawline that should be illegal and a scowl that sets my pulse racing.

Tempers flare, but when the lines between rivals and lovers begin to blur, I start to see him in a different light. The longer we go toe-to-toe, the more I understand the man behind the scowl. The one who loves his kid fiercely, who carries the weight of the world on his shoulders, who looks at me like I’m the reason the sun rises.

Cal’s wrong if he thinks I’ll give up on this farm. He’s even more wrong if he thinks I’ll give up on him.

But holding a man like him is like chasing the sun—brilliant, blinding, and bound to set your entire life on fire.

©2025 Lena Hendrix (P)2025 Lena Hendrix

The banter in this audiobook is priceless. The narrator’s.are perfection!

I loved this enemies to lovers, slow burn, small town romance with a tease of a ghostly mystery. The Darling women are delightful and I can’t wait for more in the next books in this series.

And Cal? Well he’ll steal your whole heart as the grumpy ex military chef.

Highly recommend this audiobook. The narrators are outstanding.

Superb narration!

A great story! So enjoyable to have earlier characters show up in a cameo. I look forward to the next one in the series!

Sweet slow burn

A small town with a ghostly resident and a second chance? Count me in. This was a super fun and sweet start to a new series with a spunky heroine and a grumpy innkeeper who are perfect for one another. I loved how Elodie and Callum went from friends to rivals to lovers again in this spicy small town read. We meet a whole new cast of characters and I loved how the mystery of Lady of the Dunes left me wanting to know more. When Elodie discovers that her boyfriend is cheating on her with her friend and business partner, she returns home to Star Harbor to figure out her next steps. There she ends up in a dilapidated cottage with a plan to save the town’s biggest farm which puts her in the path of Callum, the owner of the inn next to the property who wants to buy the farm. He is a grumpy, single dad and despite being at odds over the future of the farm, their chemistry is instantaneous. What follows is a delicious slow burn romance while the battle over the farm and fall in love without even realizing it.

This small town, enemies to lovers, next door neighbors, single dad, grumpy sunshine romance is a super cute read that is perfect to cozy up with. I enjoyed this story immensely in audio. Stephen Dexter and Megan Wicks are fantastic as Callum and Ellodie performing in duet narration, and they did an admirable job voicing all the supporting character’s voices too. They were consistent and it was super easy to tell each of the characters apart. Overall, I really enjoyed how sweet Elodie and Callum’s love story was, but how intense the battle over the farm became. They do end up coming to a pretty simple solution which seemed obvious, but I loved how the path to the solution let Callum do his groveling. The way things ended made me love them that much more. I really enjoyed this amazing romance and can’t wait to see who is next to find love in the series.

Great start to new series

Lena has blessed us with a tattooed, grumpy man…and he cooks. Raw, next question.

I absolutely loved Cal and Eloise’s story. This book is about two people who are trying to find their purpose, and to which they find each other along the way.

The story was weaved so nicely together and I just adored watching them fall in love from their dislike at first meeting. And Levi, Cal’s son, was just the cherry on top for these two. He was just written so dang well.

We get some mystery that I cannot wait to see unfold as the series continues!! Lena always writes the best mystery plot throughout her series and it makes me giddy for the future books!

My 1st Lena Hendrix book!

This being my first Lena Hendrix book i loved it!
This was such a heartwarming cute story! A single dad finding unexpected love from a rivals situation over a farm they both want. Cant wait for more of Lena's books!