I really loved WHEN IN DOUBT, Β 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. Β She Β is 37 years old and a private chef in Washington DC. Β She cooks for different people most nights of the week. Β Not only the rich, but some quirky people as well. Β 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. Β One of her customers isn't as nice. Angela Β thinks she is having an affair with her husband and she sets out to ruin Gemma. Β Gemma has no idea who is creating trouble for her. Β One by one she starts to lose her clients and is determined to get to the bottom of it. Β 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. Β 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. Β She really needs to talk to him. I can't tell you why, but trust me, she needs to talk to him! Β 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. Β The notes between Gemma and Mr. Tuesday were cute and hysterical at the same time. Β 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. Β if you loveΒ 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? Β WHEN IN DOUBT ADD BUTTER was easy to read and I really liked the flow of the story.Β
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, itβs her job to cater other peoplesβ dates, and
thatβs just fine by her. At thirty-seven, she has her own
business, working as a private chef, and her life feels full
and secure. Sheβs got six steady clients that keep her hands
full.
Thereβs Lex, the fussy but fabulous department store owner
who loves Oysters Rockefeller and 1950s comfort food; Willa,
who needs to lose weight under doctorβs orders but still
believes butter makes everything better; a colorful family
who may or may not be part of the Russian mob; an
ΓΌberwealthy Georgetown family; the picture-perfect Van
Houghtens, whose matriarch is βallergic to everythingβ; and
finally, a man she calls βMr. Tuesday,β 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 Gemmaβs 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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