Here with Me: An Ex-Boyfriend's Dad, Small Town Romance (Sugarland Creek, Book 1) Audiobook

For audiobook listeners after a small-town romance with a relationship at its centre, Here with Me offers an unabridged listen from the first book in Brooke Montgomery’s Sugarland Creek series. It features Noah and Fisher, with family banter, humour and steamy scenes noted by readers.

The recorded edition runs for 10 hours and 56 minutes, making it a substantial listen rather than a short audio break.

Why it’s worth it

The appeal here is the combination of small-town romance and a relationship that develops over the course of the story. Listener feedback particularly highlights Noah and Fisher, along with twists and turns that help keep the narrative moving. The family banter and humour add a lighter counterpoint to the romantic and steamy elements, so the book is not framed around the relationship alone.

This is an unabridged audiobook, which suits listeners who want the complete story in audio form. At nearly eleven hours, it can work for longer listening sessions or be picked up in shorter instalments over time. The main trade-off is the commitment: someone wanting a brief listen may prefer a shorter title.

Key takeaways

Here with Me is Book 1 of 5 in the Sugarland Creek series, so it gives listeners a starting point within a larger series. It is written by Brooke Montgomery and the listed narrator is Tor Thom. The listed listening length is 10 hours and 56 minutes, and the recording is unabridged.

The romance, small-town setting and family humour are recurring reasons readers say the story works for them. Feedback on the pacing and readability is not entirely uniform: some listeners describe it as absorbing and easy to keep going with, while others say it takes time to get into. That difference matters if you prefer a story to hook you immediately.

It makes sense if you want a full-length romance audiobook with a central couple and room for their relationship to unfold. Not the best choice if you’re specifically after a quick listen or a reliably fast opening, given the mixed comments about how readily the story draws readers in.

Everyday use

The length makes this a better fit for listeners happy to spread a story across a number of sessions than for someone choosing a compact listen for a single short break. You could dip in during a commute or while doing routine tasks, then return to the same narrative later, the unabridged format keeps the complete story together in audio. These are practical ways to use the format, rather than claims about how the recording performs in any particular setting.

Compared with choosing a shorter standalone listen, this asks for more time but offers a longer romance and the opening entry in a five-book series. The series placement is useful if you enjoy following a setting beyond one book, though the listing alone does not establish whether later instalments must be read in order.

Before you decide

Is Here with Me an audiobook? Yes. The listing describes an unabridged audio edition, with a listening length of 10 hours and 56 minutes.

Where does it sit in the Sugarland Creek series? It is Book 1 of 5, so it is the first listed entry in the series.

What do listeners highlight about the story? Feedback often points to Noah and Fisher’s relationship, the small-town romance, family banter, humour and steamy scenes. Opinions on readability are mixed, with some finding it engaging and others taking longer to settle into it.

Is it worth it?

Choose this if the draw is a full-length, unabridged small-town romance with humour, family dynamics and a developing central relationship. Its series-opener status may also suit listeners keen to start a longer set of stories. The 10-hour-and-56-minute runtime is the clearest consideration: it gives the story room to develop, but will not suit every listener looking for something brief. If a fast start is essential, the mixed feedback on readability is worth weighing before choosing it.