Synopses & Reviews
An irresistibly delicious novel about the power of love
and dessert. Like other well-meaning mothers, Julie Muellers believed she did the right thing when she secretly ended her teenage daughters crush on Michael Slayton, a wild older neighborhood heartthrob with a penchant for Shakespeare and the pedigree of trailer trash.
Twenty years later, Betty Mueller has come to realize that was a big mistake. Her daughter Julie divorced and raising a teenage daughter alone is a workaholic obsessed with her career. And Michael, the one man who could make her happy, is the one man to whom she wont speak.
Now dying and determined to make amends, Betty stages her last great feat of motherhood by reuniting the couple in a dessert class where she hopes the sweetness of a chocolate almond Torta Caprese will erase the bitterness of a wretched misunderstanding.
Sweet love, renew thy force; be it not said thy edge should blunter be than appetite, Shakespeare once pleadedthough it will require more than poetry and passion fruit for Julie and Michael to renew their love.
It will, in fact, require the sweetest sacrifice of all.
Review
Praise for Sarah Strohmeyers previous books: Opening a book by Sarah Strohmeyer is like opening a box of chocolates.
Meg Cabot
Laugh-out-loud funny.
-The Washington Post Book World
Strohmeyer nails it at every unpredictable turn.
-Publishers Weekly
The romantic insights . . . ring true.
-Entertainment Weekly
Perfect, light, summer fare. . . . Challenges the limitations unmarried women regularly face while maintaining a tight tone and humorous voice.
-The Flint Journal
Top-notch storytelling . . . a warm-hearted tale that will bring tremendous amounts of laughter, but also a catch in your throat.
-Romance Reviews Today
Review
"A memorable menu of believable relationship courses, seasoned with angst and humor."
-Publishers Weekly
"[A] tender look at lost loves and whether they were ever really lost."
-Columbus Dispatch
"Signals that the romance and food are inextricably connected."
-New York Times
"What's not to like?"
-People
Synopsis
From the author of "The Sleeping Beauty Proposal" comes an irresistibly delicious novel about the power of love, dessert, and the unbreakable bond between mothers and daughters.
Synopsis
A delicious novel about the power of love-and dessert-by the national bestselling author.Betty Mueller believed she did right by secretly ending her daughter Julie's relationship with Michael Slayton, a wild, older neighborhood heartthrob. Twenty years later, Betty has come to realize her mistake. Workaholic Julie is now the single mom of a teenager-and Michael, the one man who could make her happy, has been out of her life for the past two decades.
Determined to make amends, Betty schemes to reunite the couple in a dessert class. And with the love of her mother and daughter, her own determination, and lots of chocolate, Julie's chance for romance is all the higher...
About the Author
Sarah Strohmeyer is the author of The Sleeping Beauty Proposal, which was chosen as a Book Sense Notable book and as a finalist for the Romance Writers of America® RITA ® award. She is also the author of The Cinderella Pact, The Secret Lives of Fortunate Wives and the popular Bubbles mystery series.