Being a Southern Belle requires more than just
beauty and charm. It is a way of life for the rich and
privileged women living south of the Mason-Dixon Line. Just
ask Ansley Waller. As queen of her sorority at Baylor
University, her main goals in life include marriage,
children, and charity balls. Isn't that what every young
woman dreams of?
So imagine the shame when her devoted fiancée
decides to call it quits, leaving Ansley unattached and
socially disgraced! With nowhere else to turn, she chooses
to escape to New York City. With her tail between her
legs, she moves in with her grandmother Vivian, whom she
has never met and whom her mother Hattie utterly despises,
in hopes of starting anew.
Arriving in the Big Apple turns out to be a drastic
change of scenery for this Dallas socialite. Hoping to
nurse her wounds, she seeks comfort in the arms of her
grandmother. Unfortunately, Vivian has other plans in mind
for her darling granddaughter, requiring her to find
employment in eight weeks or simply move out.
As Ansley hits the pavement in search of a master
plan, she enlists the help of a new friend named Dot to
help orchestrate her next move. With her options dwindling
and time running out, Ansley comes up with the bright idea
to combine her love of baking with her new passion for
life. Will her ambitious scheme be a recipe for disaster?
Or, will Ansley finally get to savor the sweet flavor of
success?
THE ICING ON THE CUPCAKE is a delicious debut novel
by the talented writer and pastry aficionado Jennifer Ross.
With each chapter, she shares scrumptious recipes for
flavorful cupcakes with such hilarious names as Black
Bottom Heartache and The Devil Made Me Do It and I Liked
It. With a rich storyline and sweet romantic undertones,
THE ICING ON THE CUPCAKE is a delectable treat.
In this delectable novel—complete with recipes—Jennifer
Ross frosts a sweet story of a young woman fulfilling her
dreams, one delicious cupcake at a time.
In Ansley Waller’s world of Southern belles and gentlemen,
getting a diamond ring isn’t just important—it’s the
ultimate goal. So when her fiancé, Parish, unceremoniously
kicks her to the curb and cancels their upcoming wedding,
Ansley is so ashamed that she decides to leave Dallas and
make a fresh start. In a surprise move, she heads to New
York City to live with her recently widowed grandmother,
Vivian, whom she’s never met. In turn, Vivian gives Ansley a
no-nonsense ultimatum: Rather than wallow in misery, either
get a job or go home.
The Waller women have a tradition of baking their way out of
sorrow. So Ansley mixes batch after batch of creative
cupcakes—Black Bottom Heartache, Moving Blues Banana
Caramel, Tres Leches Made Small. Before long, she’s opening
up her own cupcake shop and even trying her hand at dating.
But the ways of Manhattan’s eligible bachelors are
altogether different from their Southern counterparts, and
Ansley’s nearly fail-safe tactics fall flat. And worse,
someone’s got a half-baked scheme to sabotage Ansley’s new
life. It’ll take a cup of courage and a dash of Southern
charm, plus a few secret ingredients, if Ansley hopes to
pull off her recipe for success.
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