He is the man with whom she had the affair but when they meet again, Gabriel doesn’t recognize her. She ends up meeting again Gabriel Mathias, the hot restaurateur (in more ways than one). Now Penny owns an animal rescue business and is looking desperately for a restaurant to host her business event. They were to meet in New York but he never showed. THE STORY: Ten years ago, Penelope “Penny” Jones met a man in Barcelona and they had a torrid affair for a few days. I just didn’t buy it and thus this story fell a little flat for me. Each book can be read on its own, but there are connecting characters.įINAL DECISION: Great setup for the story, but the explanation was so stupid and all the anger and disappointment was immediately gone. Not only are they actual recipes, but Blakely uses them in a creative way to further the storyline of the book.ĬONNECTED BOOKS: FULL PACKAGE is the sixth book in the series of books (unnamed by Blakely) that I’ve called the Holiday/Hammer series. WORTH MENTIONING: The book has a number of Josie’s recipes included. Fear of losing one another makes them both afraid to confess their feelings. Their genuineness and honest deep feelings for one another made me accept even when these characters needed to talk to one another. Their deep feelings for one another send them astray as they fear trying for something more because they risk the friendship that they have. I felt their real desire to keep their friendship. I appreciated that Chase and Josie were not stupid in their problems with one another.

She is quirky and very physical and just adorable (especially to Chase). As the book begins, she is online dating - even though she has been burned before. Josie is a baker who concentrates on desserts. I liked his humor, his good nature and his real desire to keep a relationship with Josie. But not too good a guy! A doctor, he likes to entertain Josie with funny cases that come to him. Chase is a doctor and a genuine good guy. For me, it is central that the characters maintain my interest. OPINION: I found this story very enjoyable. The close quarters bring the two together, but how do friends become lovers and still remain friends at the end? When Chase is looking for an apartment and Josie is looking for a roommate, the two decide to share an apartment. Chase has also had a thing for Josie for years but refuses to act upon it because he doesn’t want to destroy their friendship. STORY: Chase and Josie have been friends for years. I really liked these characters as people and their concerns and fears about losing their friendship felt real and I liked that they had problems but were not stupid. Published by Lauren Blakely Books on January 9th 2017įINAL DECISION: Enjoyable, sweet and funny friends to lovers romance.

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