Synopses & Reviews
Welcome to Black Dog Bay, a tiny seaside town in Delaware known as the best place in America to bounce back from your breakup.” Home to the Better Off Bed-and-Breakfast, the Eat Your Heart Out bakery, and the Whinery bar, Black Dog Bay offers a haven for the suddenly single.
Flight attendant Summer Benson lives by two rules: Dont stay with the same man for too long and never stay in one place. Shes about to break rule number one by considering accepting her boyfriends proposalthen disaster strikes and her world is shattered in an instant.
Summer heads to Black Dog Bay, where the locals welcome her. Even Hattie Huntington, the towns oldest, richest, and meanest resident, likes her enough to give her a job. Then theres Dutch Jansen, the rugged, stoic mayor, whos the opposite of her type. She probably shouldnt be kissing him. She definitely shouldnt be falling in love.
After a lifetime of globe-trotting, Summer has finally found a home. But Hattie has old scores to settle and a hidden agenda for her newest employee. Summer finds herself faced with an impossible choice: Leave Black Dog Bay behind forever, or stay with the ones she loves and cost them everything....
Review
Acclaim for Beth Kendrick
“Kendrick writes with a wicked sense of humor and great wisdom about the power of friendship [and] the importance of true love.”—The Chicago Tribune
“Kendrick proves she is the leader of the pack when it comes to fashioning cheekily clever love stories, and her latest will delight readers with its delectably acerbic wit and charmingly complex characters.”—Booklist (starred review)
“In an engaging story about matters of the heart, Kendrick perfectly captures the struggle between who we really are and who we want to be. With its endearing characters and page-turning plot, this novel balances humor and emotion in a way that begs it to be read in one sitting.”—RT Book Reviews
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“Beth Kendrick has reminded me once again exactly why I love her books so much.
Cure for the Common Breakup is packed with humor, wit and a lot of heart. A charming and exceptionally entertaining story! I cant recommend this book highly enough.”--Jane Porter, national bestselling author of
The Good Wife
“Beth Kendrick has written a sharp, sassy, surprisingly emotional story that will make readers laugh out loud from page one and sigh from the heart at the end. Light and lovely perfection!"--Roxanne St. Claire, New York Times bestselling author of The Barefoot Bay Series
“Utterly delightful! Summer Benson will charm and disarm her way into the hearts of readers as easily as she does the residents of Black Dog Bay.”--Meg Donohue, USA Today bestselling author of All the Summer Girls
Acclaim for Beth Kendrick
“Kendrick writes with a wicked sense of humor and great wisdom about the power of friendship [and] the importance of true love.”—The Chicago Tribune
“Kendrick proves she is the leader of the pack when it comes to fashioning cheekily clever love stories, and her latest will delight readers with its delectably acerbic wit and charmingly complex characters.”—Booklist (starred review)
“In an engaging story about matters of the heart, Kendrick perfectly captures the struggle between who we really are and who we want to be. With its endearing characters and page-turning plot, this novel balances humor and emotion in a way that begs it to be read in one sitting.”—RT Book Reviews
Review
"Beth Kendrick has written a sharp, sassy, surprisingly emotional story that will make readers laugh out loud from page one and sigh from the heart at the end. Light and lovely perfection!"
—Roxanne St. Claire, New York Times bestselling author on CURE FOR THE COMMON BREAKUP
“A smart, funny spin on happily-ever-after!"
—Beth Harbison, New York Times bestselling author
"Kendrick writes with a wicked sense of humor and great wisdom about the power of friendship [and] the importance of true love."
—The Chicago Tribune
Synopsis
"Exceptionally entertaining and wonderfully original" (Chicago Tribune), Beth Kendrick delivers a funny story about family, self- discovery, and the pursuit of the perfect pie crust. Suburban soccer mom Amy has always wanted to stand out from the crowd. Former child prodigy Linnie just wants to fit in. The two sisters have been estranged for years, but thanks to a series of personal crises and their wily grandmother, they've teamed up to enter a national bake-off in the hopes of winning some serious cash. Armed with the top-secret recipe for Grammy's apple pie, they should be unstoppable. Sure, neither one of them has ever baked anything more complicated than brownie mix, but it's just pie-how hard could it be?
Read an Essay on The Bake-Off by Beth Kendrick.
Synopsis
After growing up in privilege and marrying into money, Lila Alders has gotten used to the good life. But when her happily-ever-after implodes, Lila must return to Black Dog Bay, the tiny seaside town where she grew up. Shes desperate for a safe haven, but everything has changed over the past ten years. Her familys fortune is goneand her mother is in total denial. Its up to Lila to take care of everything...but she can barely take care of herself.
The former golden girl of Black Dog Bay struggles to reinvent herself by opening a vintage clothing boutique. But even as Lila finds new purpose for outdated dresses and tries to reunite with her ex, she realizes that sometimes its too late for old dreams. Shes lost everything she thought she needed but found somethingsomeoneshe desperately wants. A boy she hardly noticed has grown up into a man she cant forget...and a second chance has never felt so much like first love.
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About the Author
Beth Kendrick grew up in New England, but now lives in sunny Arizona, where she dreams of white Christmases and colorful fall foliage. She hasn't watched a horror movie in years, as doing so requires her to sleep with the closet light on. (Yes, really.) She is the author of The Week Before the Wedding, The Lucky Dog Matchmaking Service and The Bake-Off, along with six other novels.