Saturday, October 17, 2015

Always the Baker Never the Bride


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BRICKER, SANDRA. D.
ALWAYS THE BAKER NEVER THE BRIDE

Thirty-six-year-old Emma Rae Travis has been baking specialty cakes and melt-in-your-mouth pastries at The Backstreet Bakery in historic Roswell, just outside of Atlanta, for the last six years. But here s the rub about her job as a baker Emma is diabetic. When she tastes her creations, it can only be in the most minute portions. Emma is considered an artisan for the stunning creme brulee wedding cake that won her the Passionate Palette Award last year, but she s never even had one full slice of it.

When Jackson Drake hears about this local baker who has won a prestigious award for her wedding cake artistry, he tells his assistant to be sure and include her in the pastry tastings scheduled at his new wedding destination hotel the following week. And for Jackson, that particular day has started out badly with two workmen trapped in a broken elevator and a delivery of several dozen 300-thread-count bed linens in the wrong size abandoned in the lobby. But when the arrogant baker he met a week prior in Roswell stumbles into the dining room with a platter of pastries and a bucketful of orders, he knows for certain: It s going to be a really rotten day.

Can these two ill-suited players master the high-wire act and make a go of their new business venture? Or will they take each other crashing downward, without a net? And will the surprise wedding at The Tanglewood be theirs?"  

My Review:

Published in 2010, this novel is my first introduction to Sandra D. Bricker and I'm grinning from ear to ear. Romantic comedy at it's absolute best. Campy and so much fun. Pay attention so you don't miss any of the zingers. Loved all the characters from Emma's unlikely assistant to Jackson's Southern Belle sisters and a host of quirky individuals who sashayed through the story leaving mayhem and laughter in their wake. The snappy dialogue between Jackson and Emma is pure delight as is their slow slide towards romance. I may be a late bloomer where Sandra D. Bricker's books are concerned, but I'll definitely be making up for my slow start. Can't wait to read more by this author.

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

If you would like an opportunity to win a copy of Always the Baker Never the Bride please leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoreadATyahooDOTca. If you post a comment and add your email address, please use AT and DOT instead of @ and . in the address to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the draw via email please remember to put the title in the subject line so that it's easy for me to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Sunday October 18  2015. Offer open to international readers. Good luck!

12 comments:

  1. Like you I have never read any of Sandra Bricker's books. This does sound like a fun book and the cover is cute!
    pbclark(at)netins(dot)net

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    1. And it's the first in a series so I'm excited about that. Good luck, rubynreba.

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  2. I grinned and laughed just at the cover and title. Sounds like a good book. kamundsen44ATyahooDOTcom.

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  3. I haven't read anything by Sandra Bricker either. The book sounds like one I would enjoy, and the cover is super cute.

    dandtdearing {at} earthlink {dot} net

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    1. Cover totally matches the story. Good luck, Tammi.

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  4. Romantic comedy is my go to. It makes sense since humor is what attracts me to people. I'm not that funny myself, but I make a great audience. :)

    tlhcoupon (at) hotmail (dot) com

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    1. LOL -- I love humour too and this book is so well done. Good luck, Terrill.

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  5. I've seen her books on Amazon & even have two of them on my Kindle (yet-to-be-read). Sounds like a laugh-a-minute story sure to tickle my reading taste buds :-)
    And a diabetic cake maker...haha...oh the irony!!

    teamob4 (at) gmail (dot) com

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    1. Yeah -- bitter irony, but great way not to eat all your profits. Good luck, Trixi.

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  6. Sandra is new to me and it certainly sounds like I have missed something!

    mauback55 at gmail dot com

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