Date Published: June 17, 2015
Format: E-book
Source: NOOK
Date Read: January 27, 2019
Winter COYER/24 in 48 Read-a-thon
Blurb
All Sadie had ever known, or ever wanted to know, was being a baker. She'd been raised to bake in her parents' bakery, and after their deaths, she had planned to carry on the family tradition. Devastated to find out she was losing her family's business, she needed something to do to support herself. When she received a letter from her twin sister's husband in Arizona Territory, suggesting she come out to be the bride of his best friend who was opening a restaurant, it seemed like the perfect solution to her problems.
Tripp had gone to the best culinary school in the country, and he knew exactly how to create the perfect meal. He spent hours and hours coming up with just the right menu for his restaurant, only to be told he couldn't get a loan for it unless he married. When his best friend came up with the solution of sending for his baker sister-in-law, it only made sense. Her ideas of the perfect menu were different than his, though. Would the two be able to stay together long enough to convince the bank he was a good risk? Would Sadie be able to convince Tripp that the two of them belonged together after all?
Review
A few twists on the mail-order bride western romance that made the story very different from the fare found in this sub-subgenre. I really liked Sadie from the beginning, but Tripp took a lot longer to warm up to - the author really had the personality of chef nailed in the character of Tripp. I do want to read the next story in the series, which involved a dear friend of Tripp's and Sadie's BFF from Chicago, but I don't know if I want to read the whole series just yet. The writing was good, if a bit repetitive (the motives behind the marriage).
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