With This Cake

WITH THIS CAKE is the second instalment in Samantha Chase’s contemporary, adult MEET ME AT THE ALTAR romance series focusing on the woman who work for, and own Meet Me at the Altar Wedding and Catering services-Skylar, Lea and Josie. This is baker and co-owner Josie Baker , and hotelier businessman Brody King’s story line. WITH THIS CAKE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Told from dual third person perspectives (Josie and Brody) WITH THIS CAKE follows the building romance and relationship between baker and co-owner of Meet Me At The Altar bakery Josie Baker, and hotel businessman Brody King. Brody’s brother engagement party is an extravagant and over the top, four day affair, and our hero let it be known he was none too happy about the excess weekend but meeting the bride’s cousin, and pasty chef Josie Baker gave Brody second thoughts about the overpriced and flashy party, a party wherein he was determined to have fun with out story line heroine but a one-night stand ended poorly, and Josie struggled in the wake of embarrassment and humiliation. In an effort to reconnect with Josie Baker, Brody devises a plan, a plan that will see our couple together for the foreseeable future. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Brody and Josie, and the fall-out as the King family dynamics proves that a little competition threatens the relationship between our leading couple. Brody King is a workaholic but in order to get the promotion he things he deserves, Brody has to prove he is the right man for the job but Brody never expected to meet Josie Baker, a woman who makes him reconsider what it is he truly wants from life and the future. Josie Baker is tired of the bridezillas including her cousin and her upcoming wedding but Josie enjoys baking, and her relationship with Brody sees our heroine baking for the man with whom she is falling in love. The relationship between Josie and Brody begins accidentally as Brody literally knocks our heroine and her cupcakes to the ground. When his family sees Brody as nothing more than a screw up, Brody sets into motion a plan to prove he is worthy, including a relationship with our story line heroine. The $ex scenes are all implied and fade to black. There is large ensemble cast of colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters including Josie’s business partners Lea and Skylar, and her cousin Charlene: Brody’s brother Travis, and their parents Marshall and Sylvia King. WITH THIS CAKE is a story of family and relationships, power and struggle; romance, forgiveness and love. The premise is captivating; the romance is sweet and tender; the characters are strong, independent and energetic. WITH THIS CAKE is a welcome and wonderful addition to Samantha Chase’s MEET ME AT THE ALTAR series.

Not a bad book for non drama free reading. I seem to be reading books with the sins of the fathers causing way too much baggage to exist in the lives of their children. Fortunately, the ladies are all insightful enough to realise that the men are all worth spending time with and getting to know. In the process they fall in love. Interesting but perhaps a bit of a long winded beat about the bush to get to where the couple need to be. Hopefully that will strengthen their relationship for richer and poorer, in sickness and health, until they are no longer on this earth.

Opposites attract with a weekend fake relationship. Lea is the baker for Meet Me at the Alter and has a weekend catering job for Brody's brother's engagement party. Brody is an uptight, work alcoholic for his family's company, who does not get along with his family and does not know how to love anyone. After this weekend they soon can't deny the chemistry that they share, but can Lea finally open Brody's heart for their HEA. Loved this emotional heart warming romance. Loved the chemistry that Lea and Brody shared. Both strong willed people that finally figure it out. Loved all of cupcakes!! This is the second book in Meet Me at the Alter but can be read as a stand alone. I highly recommend this book!!