I really loved WHEN IN DOUBT, ADD BUTTER by Beth Harbison.
It was a
quick read and very enjoyable. Gemma Craig hasn't always had
an easy
life. She has quit her corporate job and is now doing what
she loves most,
cooking. She is 37 years old and a private chef in
Washington DC. She
cooks for different people most nights of the week. Not
only the rich, but
some quirky people as well. One of them is a single guy who
she calls Mr.
Tuesday. Even though they have never actually met, she has
been cooking
for him for awhile now and he is one of her easiest
customers. One of her
customers isn't as nice. Angela thinks she is having an
affair with her
husband and she sets out to ruin Gemma. Gemma has no idea
who is
creating trouble for her. One by one she starts to lose her
clients and is
determined to get to the bottom of it. She can't afford to
lose too many
more jobs or all of her hard work will be for nothing.
On one of her free Friday nights she goes to a bar with her
friend and
meets Mack. She is instantly drawn to him as he is to her.
They leave the
bar and spend the night together. After a couple of mishaps,
she seems to
think that she will never see him again. She really needs
to talk to him. I
can't tell you why, but trust me, she needs to talk to him!
She sees him
once in a grocery store and he is on the phone. He tells her
he really needs
to talk to her and hands her what he thinks is his business
card, but it isn't
his, it's a woman's. She is crushed with the prospect of
never seeing him
again.
WHEN IN DOUBT ADD BUTTER was very funny at times and had me
laughing out loud and
giggling as I turned the pages. The notes between Gemma and
Mr.
Tuesday were cute and hysterical at the same time. I
thought the premise
of the book was very original and it was a nice change from
all the
paranormal books that seem to be flooding the market
nowadays. if you
love women's fiction as much I do then you will surely enjoy
WHEN IN DOUBT ADD BUTTER.
How can you not love a book with brightly colored cupcakes
on it?
WHEN IN DOUBT ADD BUTTER was easy to read and I really liked
the flow of the story.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Shoe Addicts
Anonymous and Always Something There to Remind Me comes a
delicious new novel about the search for true love and all
the ingredients that go into it.
As far as Gemma is concerned, her days of dating are over.
In fact, it’s her job to cater other peoples’ dates, and
that’s just fine by her. At thirty-seven, she has her own
business, working as a private chef, and her life feels full
and secure. She’s got six steady clients that keep her hands
full.
There’s Lex, the fussy but fabulous department store owner
who loves Oysters Rockefeller and 1950s comfort food; Willa,
who needs to lose weight under doctor’s orders but still
believes butter makes everything better; a colorful family
who may or may not be part of the Russian mob; an
überwealthy Georgetown family; the picture-perfect Van
Houghtens, whose matriarch is “allergic to everything”; and
finally, a man she calls “Mr. Tuesday,” whom she has never
met but who she is strangely drawn to.
For Gemma, cooking is predictable. Recipes are certain. Use
good ingredients, follow the directions, and you are assured
success. Life, on the other hand, is full of variables. So
when Gemma’s takes an unexpected turn on a road she always
thought was straight and narrow, she must face her past and
move on in ways she never would have imagined. Because
sometimes in life, all you need is a little hope, a lot of
courage, and---oh yes---butter.
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