Definitely
a sweet-tooth worthy surprise!
“All’s
Fair in Love and Cupcakes” had one of those sweet heroes that literally made my
hopeless romantic heart go pitter-patter. Lucas loves Kat with a beautiful, sacrificial
love that is stuck in limbo between “best friends” and “something more”. I
couldn’t help but ache for him just a little and wish he would walk off the
pages of the book and be the “boy next door”.
Between
the combination of sugary cupcake sweetness and kisses that would make any girl
swoon, this novel did nothing short of entertain and delight me from beginning
to end. Sassy humor with a spunky story line, I cheered for Kat and wanted her
to see her dream come true—and yet realize that love was directly in front of
her…if she would only open up her eyes and her mouth to communicate it! Much
can be said for the romantic tension, but I’ll leave it at that for now.
Kat
is loveable and sweet, though she has her faults and I anxiously counted the
pages until she realized it’s not just about the cupcakes, it has never been
just about the cupcakes. I loved the themes threading through the book and the
sacrificial surrender of each of the characters in the end, in the face of
their ultimate desire.
All
together, thumbs up and I will eagerly wait for more!
This
review is my honest opinion. Thanks to the publishers and Litfuse for my copy
to review.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*More about the novel...
She's written a recipe for her future, but does it include love?
Katherine 'Kat' Varland is a small town girl, born and raised---and every day, her dreams of owning her own bakery get further away. She has no money, and the cupcake shop she bakes for, Sweetie Pies, seems to get smaller and smaller. Kat might be the sweetheart of Bayou Bend, Louisiana, but she longs to make a name for herself where she can flourish as Kat---not as the girl baking someone else's recipes.
As head coach for the Bayou Bend championship high school football team, Lucas Brannen is used to winning---everything except his best friend's heart. He finally gathers the courage to make a gesture and show Kat his feelings by signing her up for the popular reality TV show Cupcake Combat. But his plan backfires after he realizes the cash prize for the winner also includes a one-year baking contract at one of New York City's most famous pastry houses.
The situation grows sticky when Kat enlists Lucas's help as her baking assistant for the show. Lucas is torn between helping Kat live her dream and selfishly wanting to keep her in town. His plan has always been a dozen acres of land and a farmhouse in Bayou Bend---but Kat is blinded by the stars in her eyes.
Will Lucas and Kat risk their chance at love in order to achieve their individual dreams? Or will they find that sometimes the most delicious happily-ever-afters begin and end in the same place?
*~*Contest Info!*~*
Don't miss Betsy St. Amant's latest fiction release, All's Fair in Love and Cupcakes. A "sweet" tale of two best friends and the choices they make between dreams and a possible "sure thing," St. Amant's novel is sure to satisfy your romantic-fiction craving.
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I've been following the reviews and blog tour all week because it sounds like such a fun book. But somehow it only registered *just now* that the main character's name is Katherine/Kat - just like me! ;)
ReplyDeleteAnd she is such a fun character! Definitely one for your bookshelves!
DeleteI keep seeing this book and it seems so cute :) I've totally RSVP'd too, I hope I can make it!!
ReplyDeleteVery cute! I hope I can make the party too. The Litfuse events are always a blast!
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