"The continuation of Deidre's story from Good Things"
Reviewed by Rachael Dimond
Posted September 21, 2009
Women's Fiction | Romance
Deidre McIntosh has found true happiness in her life and is
content with how everything turned out for her. She has a
line of gourmet cookies in the works called Sweet Deidre
and she's dating Kevin Johnson, a millionaire who is a
great catch. She owns her condo, has a nice car and has
high hopes for the future. But when Kevin's ex fiancé Sabine Durant starts paying him
several unexpected visits, Deidre starts to worry if she is
enough for him. After all Sabine runs a highly successful
magazine, she's filthy rich, and she has the kind of looks
that make men drool. If Sabine constantly chasing after Kevin wasn't enough,
Deidre also has his uppity sister Marla Banks to deal
with. Marla has her own TV show and is used to the
constant dinner parties and charity events that her family
attends on a regular basis. When she sees Deidre and Kevin getting serious, she decides
that she isn't good enough for her brother and constantly
tries to sabotage things between them. How will Deidre
deal with Sabine and Marla and still launch Sweet Deidre? While everything else is going on, Deidre has a friend's
wedding to help plan and a friend to rescue from a deep
depression. When the cookie line takes a turn for the worse
and there are rumors that it might never happen, Deidre
puts on her chef's hat and gets to work. Will Deidre and
Kevin's relationship last or will Sabine get in between
them? Will Sweet Deidre be a success or will it be another
failure for Deidre to deal with? TABLE MANNERS is the continuation of Deidre's story that
was started in Good Things. Although I did not read the
previous book,I was able to follow along without a problem.
I enjoyed all the scrumptious food descriptions and
strongly advise having some sweets on hand when reading
this book because you're going to crave them! Although I
did enjoy the writing and the storyline, one thing kept
bothering me about this book. The characters were extremely
unlikable. The stuck up attitudes of Sabine and Marla really started
to rub off on Deidre and Kevin's characters to the point
where I didn't like any of them. So although I did enjoy
this book, upon finishing it I couldn't stop thinking about
how much I didn't like the characters and it just left me
feeling conflicted.
SUMMARY
Her simple life is more complicated than ever.
Deidre McIntosh finally has all the ingredients for a
perfect life. She has her own line of cakes and cookies,
and the perfect boyfriend, Kevin Johnson, one of Seattle's
top bachelors. Creative, energetic, and loving, Deidre is
the person friends go to when they need a helping hand. But when Kevin's ex-fiancée, the sultry and successful
magazine publisher Sabine Durant, suddenly appears in
Seattle, it's Deidre who needs help. Already intimidated
by Kevin's glamorous, moneyed world--and his sister, who
wants Deidre out of Kevin's life--she knows she's no match
for Sabine. Deidre turns to her friends for advice, but
finds they're having crises of their own. When her
business begins to slip from her fingers, Deidre knows she
must to do something to keep her career and her love life
from imploding. Can everyone's favorite go-to person save
herself?
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