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great book! Had a hard time putting it down till I was finished reading it!
Lori S. (sugarandgrits) -
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As this is Cerella's debut novel, this was my first time reading her work; however, it will not be my last. She has quickly been added to my "must read" author list. YAY! Her book is easily my favorite Contemporary Romance so far for 2010. It would be nice to see a sequel, because I would love to find out what happens to some of her secondary characters. Though I'm not a huge fan of cooking or baking myself, for some reason, I love reading about characters who enjoy it.
We meet Sadie after she has returned to her childhood home of Hershey, Pennsylvania, and opened her very own restaurant, Suncatchers. She has hired a great bunch of employees, and is doing an excellent job bringing in customers. She does have a couple of problems though. One, she can't make a decent dessert to save her life, and second, rumor has it that someone has purchased the building across the street and is planning to open a restaurant. Sadie finds out that this someone is Dmitri Velichko, and he has been dining at Suncatchers at least 2-3 times a week. She thinks he's scoping out what she (the competition) has to offer, and finds it really hard to put up a nice facade whenever Dmitri drops by for a meal.
Sadie's daughter, Kylie, is my favorite character. She had me laughing so hard at times that my hubby would ask me what in the world was so funny! I would try to read an excerpt to him, but couldn't see for the tears rolling down my face. I would love to see Love Finds You in Hershey, Pennsylvania released as a movie, just so I could see Kylie and her antics "in person". I'm telling you, she's a real hoot! =D
Jasper has been Sadie's friend since forever. He bends over backwards to help her out anytime, anywhere. He's a teacher at Kylie's school and babysits her a couple of hours every afternoon until Sadie gets home. They have lots of fun together: playing Barbies, drawing pictures, and the stories Kylie tells about Mount Thousand Flushes will have you in stitches. I love how she refers to herself in the third-person! LOL
Sadie's dad, Mac, comes back into her life after deserting her and her Mom years ago. Sadie has a really hard time working towards forgiving him, and treats him pretty badly at first. I felt sorry for Mac, but could kinda understand why Sadie feels the way she does. Kylie falls in love with her Grandpa right away, and loves to spend time with him.
If you've read and enjoyed any of the other Love Finds You in... books, then you definitely need to get your hands on a copy of Cerella's story that takes place in Hershey, Pennsylvania. It's an absolute treat!
We meet Sadie after she has returned to her childhood home of Hershey, Pennsylvania, and opened her very own restaurant, Suncatchers. She has hired a great bunch of employees, and is doing an excellent job bringing in customers. She does have a couple of problems though. One, she can't make a decent dessert to save her life, and second, rumor has it that someone has purchased the building across the street and is planning to open a restaurant. Sadie finds out that this someone is Dmitri Velichko, and he has been dining at Suncatchers at least 2-3 times a week. She thinks he's scoping out what she (the competition) has to offer, and finds it really hard to put up a nice facade whenever Dmitri drops by for a meal.
Sadie's daughter, Kylie, is my favorite character. She had me laughing so hard at times that my hubby would ask me what in the world was so funny! I would try to read an excerpt to him, but couldn't see for the tears rolling down my face. I would love to see Love Finds You in Hershey, Pennsylvania released as a movie, just so I could see Kylie and her antics "in person". I'm telling you, she's a real hoot! =D
Jasper has been Sadie's friend since forever. He bends over backwards to help her out anytime, anywhere. He's a teacher at Kylie's school and babysits her a couple of hours every afternoon until Sadie gets home. They have lots of fun together: playing Barbies, drawing pictures, and the stories Kylie tells about Mount Thousand Flushes will have you in stitches. I love how she refers to herself in the third-person! LOL
Sadie's dad, Mac, comes back into her life after deserting her and her Mom years ago. Sadie has a really hard time working towards forgiving him, and treats him pretty badly at first. I felt sorry for Mac, but could kinda understand why Sadie feels the way she does. Kylie falls in love with her Grandpa right away, and loves to spend time with him.
If you've read and enjoyed any of the other Love Finds You in... books, then you definitely need to get your hands on a copy of Cerella's story that takes place in Hershey, Pennsylvania. It's an absolute treat!
This was fun book to read. The heroine was a nut! All the characters were interesting and the plot was good. Highly recommended!
Chef Sadie Spencer has been through alot in her 30 years of life - widowhood, abandonment as a child, disolvement of her cooking show and therefore, the end of her career as a TV chef. She has the gift of cooking. After settling down in her hometown of Hershey, Pennsylvania, Sadie opens up Suncatchers - an up and thriving restaurant in the city. Everything is going well . . . a good job, a dear friend, and then one day it all ends. Two mysterious gentlemen show up in town . . . one's dream could possibly destroy Sadie's and the other is determined to get back into Sadie's life much to her dismay.
She falls in love with a man only to have a huge argument with him. He leaves town and moves to Colorado. Will they ever be reunited in the bonds of matrimony?
This is a good book. It had a couple of twists and turns I didn't expect. The only thing I didn't care for was the last 100 pages where she started blubbering and crying alot - it just got old to me. However, I did enjoy seeing how she placed her faith in God and made the best of her situation. She saw her many imperfections and the need to humble herself.
She falls in love with a man only to have a huge argument with him. He leaves town and moves to Colorado. Will they ever be reunited in the bonds of matrimony?
This is a good book. It had a couple of twists and turns I didn't expect. The only thing I didn't care for was the last 100 pages where she started blubbering and crying alot - it just got old to me. However, I did enjoy seeing how she placed her faith in God and made the best of her situation. She saw her many imperfections and the need to humble herself.
Where do I start? The child character in this book was a 5 year old girl, who acted like a 2 year old, talked like a 3 year old and had the wisdom of a 40 year old, NOT! The main female character was the most selfish, crazy women I have ever read about. I wanted to slap her for 3/4 of the book. The main male character was wonderful, and he is the only reason I finished the book. She did get it right in the end, but it was a little to late by then.
