This marriage of convenience is about to get sticky.
Making Whoopie, an all-new fun and flirty marriage of convenience standalone from New York Times bestselling author Erin Nicholas, is available now!
Getting hitched for the health insurance is not Jocelyn Asher’s idea of romance.
But the hospital quote has really frosted her cookies, and suddenly, “I’m rich.
We should just get married,” sounds a whole lot more swoony.
Especially when the man proposing is this gorgeous.
And takes her to parties featuring champagne and petit fours.
She’s a sucker for anything with bubbles or icing.
And just like that she finds herself married to a near stranger.
Grant Lorre is usually allergic to spontaneity.
So why did he ask the beautiful small-town baker he had a one-night stand with to marry him? Somehow watching her lick batter off a whisk--not a euphemism--
made a wedding and a little fraud seem like a sweet idea.
They’ll just play house and make some whoopie--pies, of course--
for a few months and then move on with their separate lives.
Until then, bring on the cream filling. And that is a euphemism.
But as things heat up even outside of the kitchen,
they quickly realize there’s no recipe to follow when it comes to love.
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~ BOOK REVIEW for Making Whoopie ~
****(4) out of 5 stars!
Another completely endearing addition to this charming contemporary romance series set in Appleby, Iowa. I've been waiting and rooting for Josie to find her happily-ever-after since we first met her in the opening scene of Sugarcoated. And I was delighted to find that her love interest was Grant.
He just seemed like a guy who needed some extra sweetness in his life! Although he kind of fights, kicking and screaming, to keep from getting involved with her, Grant is already so far gone from the moment he first sees - and catches - her! And even though he is professing all along that their arrangement is only temporary, I found it especially endearing that he still went to great lengths to make everything special for Josie.
Late in the book she is ruminating about how content, comfortable, and happy her sister is. But mostly I noticed that about Josie, too. Even when she was experiencing doubts and insecurities over the nature of her weird relationship with Grant, she was still very sure of her own worth and propensity for happiness at some point.
Josie shrugged. "Well, I mean, once we got divorced, I kind of figured I couldn't really drag him anywhere."
Cam paused and then nodded. "How long have you been divorced?"
Josie glanced at the clock. "About an hour."
"You okay?"
"With that? No. In general, yes."
Despite this being the love story between Josie and Grant, to which no one is privy for the majority of the book, and them even being away from Appleby for a good amount of time, we also got to catch up a lot with the other members of their group, as well as meet some new characters. Hopefully, we'll get to see more of all of them in future installments.
I received a free eBook copy of this title from Social Butterfly PR,
and have willingly provided an honest review.
Excerpt:
Just then Josie came through the swinging doors from the kitchen. Her gaze landed on Grant who stopped at the door, looking over at her. They both froze for a moment, and Jane felt her eyes widen watching them.
Then the kitchen door swung back and hit Josie in the butt, startling her and making her take an awkward step forward. When she’d caught her balance, she looked up at Grant again.
“’Bye, Josie,” he said, a slight smile curving his lips.
“Um, bye, Grant.”
“Maybe I’ll see you again. Soon.”
Josie nodded slowly. “Do you like sweets?”
Grant’s smile grew and he nodded. “I do. Though I’m very particular.”
“We can do whatever you want. Special order,” Josie said.
Jane put a hand over her mouth to stifle her giggle. She wasn’t sure her friend even realized how flirtatious she sounded.
But Grant did. His grin grew almost wolfish. “I’ll keep that in mind. For sure.”
Then he stepped through the door, pulling it shut behind him, the little bell above tinkling merrily.
Josie continued to stare at the door for almost ten seconds.
“You’ll do whatever he wants, special order?” Jane finally demanded, allowing herself to laugh out loud.
“What?” Josie asked.
Zoe was laughing too. “Do you like sweets?” she asked, mimicking Josie’s voice but batting her eyelashes. “You little hussy!” She swatted Josie playfully with the towel she held. “Willing to give Grant your sweets just because he caught you heroically in his arms not once, but twice.”
Josie’s cheeks were pink but she laughed. “That is not what I meant.”
“Uh-huh.”
“We run a bakery,” Josie insisted. “He said he’d see me again. I’m sure he was talking about my cupcakes.”
“I’m sure he was talking about your cupcakes too,” Phil piped up from his table. George nodded.
Jane, Josie, and Zoe all burst out laughing.
~ from Forking Around (Hot Cakes, #2)
About Erin Nicholas
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Erin Nicholas has been writing romances almost as long as she’s been reading them. To date, she’s written over thirty sexy, contemporary novels that have been described as “toe-curling,” “enchanting,” “steamy,” and “fun.” She adores reluctant heroes, imperfect heroines, and happily ever afters.
Erin lives in the Midwest, where she enjoys spending time with her husband (who only wants to read the sex scenes in her books), her kids (who will never read the sex scenes in her books), and her family and friends (who claim to be “shocked” by the sex scenes in her books).
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