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Passing Through (Three Rivers Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Katia Rose (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Nestled in a towering fir forest on British Columbia’s famous Vancouver Island, Three Rivers Campground is calling you to come relax, explore, and maybe even fall in love...

Emily Rivers does not have time for love.

Or dating.

Or even a one night stand.

As the eldest of the Rivers sisters, she’s too focused on keeping her family’s campground running in the wake of a devastating tragedy to even think about romance.

When Kim Jefferies shows up at the local small town bar looking like a lesbian snack on a stick, Emily writes her off as yet another tourist just passing through—no matter how much the butterflies in her stomach try to tell her otherwise.

Only Kim’s plans of ‘passing through’ fade the second she sees Emily Rivers, despite the fact that the whole point of her soul-searching journey was to stop falling for random women in bars who only lead her to heartbreak.

The last thing they’re looking for is a love story, but with the help of some conniving sisters, an interfering bartender, and the magic of the great outdoors, that might be exactly what Kim and Emily are going to get.

Passing Through is part of the Three Rivers series, a trilogy of interconnected sapphic standalones. Grab your tent and get ready for an adventure in this steamy romance from bestselling author Katia Rose.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C9F27ZKK
Publisher ‏ : ‎ (June 25, 2023)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 25, 2023
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1487 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 318 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #59,050 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #218 in Lesbian Fiction
- #285 in Lesbian Romance
- #451 in Small Town & Rural Fiction (Kindle Store)

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Katia Rose is not much of a Pina Colada person, but she does like getting caught in the rain. She loves to write romances that make her readers laugh, cry, and swoon (preferably in that order). She’s rarely found without a cup of tea nearby, and she’s more than a little obsessed with tiny plants. Katia is proudly bisexual and has a passion for writing about love in all its forms.

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You can also find more information on her website www.katiarose.com, or connect with her on social media as @katiaroseauthor.

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Rebecca

Pure delight!

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2024

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Characters were like able and so much fun. Thank you for creating a world with so many delicious, emotional, memorable moments. I’m ready to pack up the car and relocate!

Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2023

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Passing Through is my first Katia Rose book and it was a very enjoyable read with characters who are realistic, vibrant and endearing. I really enjoyed the descriptions of Vancouver Island, the little town and the area surrounding the campground. I could easily picture it as a place that I would like to visit. I love the banter, the chemistry en the bond between the sisters. I will definitely put her other books on my to-read list now.

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Loved it!

Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2024

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Great story, great characters. The book had me from the start. Now on to read the next in the series.

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mishaone

My favorite Katia Rose romance so far!

Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2023

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I had this as an ARC (and did not have time to read it before it came out) but I enjoyed it so much that I went out and purchased the ebook because this was excellent, probably my favourite Katia Rose so far!

My biggest complaint about romances is usually that the characters are too one-dimensional or simplistic and everything but the romance is underdeveloped. In this case, we have a wonderful family (A dad, a mom who passed away recently, and three daughters) and everyone is well-fleshed out and has their own way of dealing with the grief that comes with losing a family member and needing to keep going.

Enter Kim, who is taking a break from city life and a recent heartbreak to connect with nature, find herself a bit and generally just grow as a person. She has her own trauma and struggles of inadequacy but finds being able to help an attractive but overwhelmed Rivers sister may be good for her own healing journey.

The two together grow, have insecurities, and slowly open up to each other. I loved that they actually get to know each other and their journeys organically help each one of them grow to become better for each other and as individuals rather than relying on miscommunication or some other trope to manufacture conflict.

TL:DR; This is my favorite Katia Rose book so far and one of the best romances I have read this year. I would recommend this to anyone looking for good characters, a solid romance and mild spice.

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Michele

Well Written Story about Real People

Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2024

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This was such a well written story about real people dealing with life’s struggles and grieving. The story also delves into meaning something to someone who returns the sentiment. I enjoyed all the characters including the dog. The setting on Vancouver Island was also something special and had me following along on a map. 5 stars and I can’t wait to read Book 2

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Colin KK

A Hardy Clan in a Beautiful Setting

Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2023

This is an odd story that has some charm. As the author indicates in her prolog, it is as much about Victoria Island as the main characters. It’s lovely that the local bartender, Scooter, when he meets a gal’ passing through,’ a fine example of the Lesbian persuasion, he calls his good friend, Emily, and tells her to get over here.
The River clan is a feisty set of can-do women, and a dad still suffering from the loss of his wife two years ago. Kim, hails from Toronto after a failed relationship and failed job. She has some soul searching to do and does it as a handyman for the Three Rivers Campsite which Emily runs. The two of them have very similar issues to work through and they tackle them in a very halting, scattered way. The intensity is low burn and these characters spend more time apart than really together. But the Way they resolve their issues is credible and satisfying.

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Christina G.

Katia does it again :)

Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2023

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Another great sapphic love story from one of my favorite writers. Katia alway manages to create these amazing characters and win over my heart with their unique stories. Great work as always. This book is a good read and I’d recommend it.

Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2024

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It was cute

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CJ

City Girl meets Country Girl

Reviewed in Canada on March 8, 2024

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I may be a little prejudiced what with me being a Canadian and this story also being Canadian, but I love it. The characters are well developed as well as the side characters in this story about two women who don't believe that they are worth being loved or that they can love. Following the does she or doesn't she and the do I or don't I plot turns is a joy. If you like this type of story you should like this book's well. One caviout, it does get a little hot in places in case that bothers you.

Suzana Yamaguchi

Que livro incrível!

Reviewed in Brazil on July 26, 2023

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Definitivamente recomendo o livro para qualquer um que esteja disposto a embarcar na pequena cidadezinha junto das irmãs Rivers para ter seu fôlego roubado com aventuras incríveis, momentos de tirar o fôlego e uma quantidade grande de surpresas ao longo da viagem.

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Ciara Belle

Beautiful and deeply emotional

Reviewed in Germany on April 28, 2024

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This was full to the brim with emotion. There were some moments that were really funny, others that were really sad or just extremely deep and moving, and I think I had tears in my eyes for different reasons for at least half of the book.
Kim and Emily are a fantastic pair, and I love how they both get a lot of character development throughout the story, overcoming their own struggles and growing together as a couple. I'm still no big fan of 3rd act breakups, but in this book, it felt relatable and not artificial, didn't drag out for too long, and the resolution had that little touch of magic that makes a romance special.
I also want to say that, while I'm usually not a huge fan of present tense because it can feel very rushed, Katias writing style is great and I didn't even notice anymore once I was a few chapters in.
Going to start with book 2 right away, and am already looking forward to a third one! :)

D. W. Morgan

Kim & Emily

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 15, 2024

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Beautifully written sapphic romance set on the west coast of Canada, in a location realised so evocatively you can almost smell the pine trees as you turn the pages. Kim is recently out of a 2 year relationship so to find healing she has borrowed her brother’s camper van & set off on a journey of self discovery from the big city to the remote Vancouver Island. It’s there that she starts to discover more than herself when she runs into two of the 3 Rivers sisters at a local bar and is instantly attracted to Emily, the eldest sibling of the Rivers family that runs a local campsite. Their hike to a HEA is filled with the usual drama and heat that one would want from this genre so this book comes with a hearty recommendation from me that you won’t be disappointed by the characters, storyline and the description of place. Looking forward with eager anticipation to reading book two of the series.

Anna P.

”She’s got dream girl written all over her.”

Reviewed in India on June 28, 2023

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It’s safe to say I devoured this book the minute the ARC dropped onto my Kindle. When it comes to Katia Rose, I’m always eager to read and fall in love with her characters, locations and the incredible storytelling. And the first in a new series following three sisters was no different. It was funny and sexy and tackled some really hard topics, but Katia did all of that so beautifully. The relationship between Emily and her sisters is so relatable and entertaining, but also so strong. I love how they’re there for each other, in loud and quiet ways. I enjoyed watching their bond strengthen through the course of the book. I also absolutely loved Emily’s relationship with her father—as strained and complicated as it was—because it felt so real.

Obviously the most important part of this story was Emily and Kim’s relationship. Strangers falling in love while in close proximity is my catnip. Plus, they’re at a campground and both of them have so many unresolved issues to overcome before they can let themselves love and be. Katia did such a good job of endearing the reader to both these characters, to fully understand why they hesitate and why they take their time crossing those lines. Their banter and chemistry was wild, and I admired Kim for being unskilled at most of the things she said she could do, but finding a way to do those things anyway. Their whole ‘will they, won’t they’ thing was also absolutely captivating, because you can feel all the reasons why they’re being careful, but you’re also itching to smoosh their faces together.

The topics of grief and depression were handled so wonderfully. I shed more than a few tears when the sisters were together, or when Emily and her father were talking. And I appreciated how these topics and scenes were navigated.

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