Sometimes
there is enough sweet to make up for the bitter.
Years ago,
a broken heart sent Annie Cookie running from home, and she’s never looked
back—until now. Her grandpa’s broken wrist means the family bakery is at risk
of losing two big orders.
Reluctantly,
Annie returns to Turtle Pine to help out, only to discover it’s not just seven
hundred cupcakes she has to bake, but also a wedding cake for the half-sister
who stole her high-school sweetheart. Annie left town to get away from her
sister. No way is she getting mixed up with her again. Once the cupcakes are
done, she’s outta there.
Back in
high school, Cade Revlin hid his crush on his brother’s girl, but when his
brother dumped Annie for another Cookie sister, Annie slipped through his
fingers and out of town. Now that she’s back, he’s determined to give her a
reason to stay.
He’s got
one week to change her mind. Or she’ll be gone in a cloud of powdered sugar.
Warning:
Contains small-town meddling, family drama and all the necessary ingredients
for a second chance at love—if they have the guts to turn up the heat.
Release Date: April 14, 2015
Samhain Publishing
Turtle Pine #1
Purchased by reader
Liza's Review:
Liza's Review:
I'm a big fan of Keri Ford and was excited to read the first
book in her new Turtle Pine series. I grew up in a small town in Tennessee,
and have to say she totally nailed the small-town feel with Turtle Pine.
Cupcakes and
Crushes was such a fun story to read. Annie Cookie became an instant
favorite character of mine from the moment she appeared on the page. Annie is
such a strong character and I loved how focused she became while in high school
to move from home. I also loved that her love for her grandparents brought her
back to help out the family business. I loved the relationship between Annie
and her grandparents. Really made me think about how close I was to both of my
grandparents and cracked me up how she interacted so differently with them.
I loved Cade Revlin just as much as Annie. He had a crush on
Annie in high school and still has feelings for her to this day. I loved that I
felt the attraction between them from the moment they saw each other again when
Cade picked Annie up from the airport. The fact that Cade is the younger
brother to her ex-boyfriend only made the story more fun for me. Add in the
fact that her half-sister Tina, who has always been horrible to her likes Cade,
and you have an even funnier story. I was cheering for Cade and Annie to stay
together from the very beginning. I loved they both were so comfortable and
happy when they were around one another and the chemistry between them was
amazing.
I really understood all the reasons Annie had for not wanting to
stay in Turtle Pine based upon her history with her half-sisters. In fact
after seeing how crazy Tina acted, I'm pretty sure I would probably never come
near her again. I wasn't really sure what to think about Jane. Based upon the
history as Annie knew it, I didn't want Annie to do anything to help Jane out.
However, I got Annie being the bigger person once she learned more from Jane. I
still was angry that Jane would allow Tina to sway her and her treatment of
Annie, but could also see a possible relationship between Annie and Jane in the
future. Still not sure I'm a Jane fan yet, but will at least keep an open mind
about her now.
Cupcakes and
Crushes was an awesome start to a new series from Keri Ford. I found it
to be a fun small-town story and I can't wait to read more in this
series.
