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Just a Touch Away

By: Jae
Narrated by: Abby Craden
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An enemies-to-lovers lesbian romance with an ice queen whose frosty facade is melted by the power of touch.

Hannah Martin has an unusual job: she's a professional cuddler. While she has a big heart for her clients, she hasn't found someone special to snuggle up to in her personal life.

Winter Sullivan isn't looking for love. She's an aloof workaholic who's built walls of ice around herself. She would rather drive toothpicks under her fingernails than cuddle, and she certainly doesn't want to share her space with anyone.

When Winter's estranged father dies, he leaves her one last surprise: she and Hannah, a perfect stranger, will inherit a building together. But there's a catch: first, they have to live together for ninety-two days.

Winter is determined to dislike her rival, but soon finds Hannah isn't what she expected at all. Thanks to a hilarious doormat war, a cuddle dare from Winter's half sister, and a kiss in the most unusual of places, the frosty fortress around her heart begins to melt.

Will she be able to accept that love might be just a touch away?

Contains mature themes.

©2022 Jae (P)2023 Tantor Literature & Fiction Romance Heartfelt Witty

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I like Jae’s stories as they are easy to listen to and not a lot of boring descriptions on what everything looks, smells, etc. I guess now I know why…

One thing is starting to get on my nerves is how completely sex positive and confident evey character is. After a while it gets a bit boring to read/listen to the same type of characters who want it and take it. Almost every single sex scene is about one teasing and the other aggressively demanding to ‘do it now, and stop teasing’ this is fun occasionally, but after a while it feels forced.

It was an easy listen

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I read the print version of “Just a Touch Away” when it was first published and my first impressions were mixed. I really struggled reading the word “cuddle” so often and just didn’t quite get the two main characters. I wanted to love it, but I couldn’t get beyond like! Having listened to Abby Craden’s rendering on audiobook I totally fell in love with both Hannah and Winter, separately and as a couple. Craden vividly brings Jae’s words to life. It’s funny, touching and informative - I really enjoyed it.

This book is a warm hug!

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Aphantasia and the ethics of the cuddle profession were new to me and I really enjoyed learning about them within the context of this novel.

I do like the way Jae includes cameo roles for characters from other of her novels though a bit more from Heather and Dawn would have been good.

Learning something new + romance

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Not heard of aphantasia before or professional cuddlers. Amazing author and have enjoyed other audio books by Jae. Will read/listen to more.

New to me but lovely romance

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Very well written, interesting and balanced story. My first book for 2024 and I couldn't be happier. Abby Craden did her magic again. I can't wait for another story from Jae narrated by Abby

Great book

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A lovely story from the first to last word. I will certainly listen to this again.
Beautifully written and beautifully read.

So beautiful

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Afantasia character trait for Hannah
was a breath of fresh air. Loved learning about their experiences and how their brain works when it comes to relationships and life. Loved Winters character as well, and seeing her growth, not the usual plots twists either. Would very much recommend!

Great 5 stars

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This is a nice enemies to lovers romance which Abby Craden narrated expertly and effortlessly.

Enjoyed it.

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I absolutely loved this audiobook, it was brilliant. It made my ice queen, age gap, forced proximity, slow burn loving heart soar. This is the 2nd book from Jae I’ve encountered and just like the first time, she knocked my socks off with her fantastic characterisation, comedic timing, interesting storyline, and descriptive imagery.

The story centres around Winter and Hannah, two people who are as opposite as chalk and cheese. Despite that, they almost seem made for each other. All characters felt well rounded and 3 dimensional, but the leading ladies were in a different stratosphere. To me, the best romantic stories occur when both leading ladies not only complement each other, but also have distinctive personalities. Hannah and Winter are an exceptional example of that. They both felt like a “whole person” separately, but in falling in love with each other, they experienced new and wonderous things life could offer them. Plus, their chemistry was next level. Both were engaging, interesting, realistic, and overall, well rounded.

I love ice queens and workaholic Winter is no exception. Although, I would actually argue that she isn’t a “proper” ice queen. Yes, she’s rude and cold and like most ice queens slowly starts to show her tender side, but she’s also hilarious and secretly awkward. Her humour made me laugh out loud multiple times and her awkward cluelessness legit gave me life. Granted, most ice queens are a bit clueless on how to show love and affection, but Winter genuinely had no idea what to do because she’d never experienced that kind of affection. Which made watching her fall in love and, for want of a better word, melt, with the help of Hannah so exciting to behold. Speaking of Hannah, she was one of the most fascinating characters I’ve encountered. She is so unlike your average “melter” and quite frankly it’s a good job she’s fictional, as she would be too precious for this world. As a professional cuddler, which was an of itself is fascinating to learn about, she’s naturally kind, caring and tactile, but more importantly she isn’t a pushover. She knows herself and stands up for herself, those she loves, and her beliefs. If one were to look at Winter and Hannah’s personalities as bullet point facts, it would be easy to believe that Winter would crush Hannah within minutes, but Hannah was more than a match for Winter’s “frosty fire”. I loved how open she was and unashamed of who she was, but the cherry on top of those ‘emergency sprinkles’ is I loved how Jae described her aesthetically. Plus size or realistic looking protagonists are still few and far between in sapphic novels, at least the ones I’ve read so far, so to have Hannah described as someone who looked “normal” was amazing! There was a part of Hannah that immediately gripped me and that was that she had aphantasia, which I had never heard of before this book.

The simplest way to describe aphantasia is someone who doesn’t have a “mind’s eye”. Like everything, it’s on a spectrum and learning the basic facts in this book was extremely interesting. As a very visual person, I found learning about this condition after finishing the book utterly fascinating. Something that completely blew my mind, was learning that Jae, like Hannah, has aphantasia. Everyone who knows me, knows I adore descriptive imagery. So, learning that Jae doesn’t see the images she describes legit melted my brain. Her descriptive imagery is sublime, I could see and feel everything she described so clearly, I actually felt like I was there.

I don’t know what to say about the narration other than Abby Craden once again knocked her portrayal of this wonderful story out of the park. I highly recommend this brilliant story, it’s amazing. So, if you’re looking for a fascinating tale full of ice queen sass, humour and heart-warming moments and so much more, then this book is for you.

A fascinating tale full of heart warming moments!

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Just a Touch Away is another epic slow-burn Sapphic romance by Jae. Winter and Hannah go from enemies to lovers when they are stuck living together under unusual circumstances. Hannah’s job as a professional cuddler adds a quirky element to the storyline. Winter’s icy facade slowly melts as the two get to know each other. I certainly can’t get my head around cuddling strangers, not even for a living! Though it’s a real job, and through reading this book, I can see how it can help some people. It made me feel vulnerable just reading it.

I can relate to Hannah’s character having aphantasia, as I, too, have this. It was great to read a book where it depicts what it's like so well. I’m grateful not to have a visual memory in some ways, though it baffles me to remember how most people see the world.
I think the reason why Jae writes with such emotion is due to her also having aphantasia. It must be the reason I relate so well to her work.

4.75 stars, 🌟🌟🌟🌟✨ only because, like Winter, I struggle with the idea of cuddling strangers!

Another epic slob-burn romance by Jae

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