The only thing Bri Duval loves more than baking petit fours is romance. So much so that she's created her own version of the famous Pansian love-lock wall at the bakery where she works in Story, Kansas. She never expects a video involving the wall to go viral--or for Trek Magazine to send travel writer Gerard Fortier to feature the bakery. He's definitely handsome, but Bri has been holding out for an epic love story like the one her parents had. That most certainly will not include the love-scorning Gerard.
Just when it seems the Pastry Puff is poised for unprecedented success, a series of events threaten not just the bakery but the pedestal she's kept her parents on all these years. Maybe Gerard is right about romance. Or maybe Bri's recipe just needs to be tweaked.
Betsy St. Amant Haddox is a new-to-me author. I really, really wanted to like this book. The cover is so pretty and eye catching and the title itself grabbed my attention, but what I found within the pages had me struggling to enjoy.
Connecting with the characters of a novel is so important and when I don't feel that connection it seems the whole story falls through for me. I personally didn't like the main characters. Bri was annoying to say the least. Gerard seemed controlling and rude towards women. I also could not feel any chemistry between the two of them.
I also didn't really feel like this was a good Christian fiction book. God was not brought into the story line and at one point there was mention of pre-marital sex being okay. This is not biblical and a book that promotes it, even if it's minor, should not be categorized as a Christian book.
Everyone has different preferences when it comes to what they like to read so just because this was not a good fit for me does not mean others won't love it.
Thanks to Revell for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
