Synopses & Reviews
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...
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
Once a brilliant local TV reporter, Julie Mueller has been fired for being forty. Broke, divorced, unemployed, and struggling to raise a teenaged daughter alone, she's given up on happiness -- that is until she receives culinary classes for Mother's Day. The dessert classes spark a new burst of creativity for Julie -- and a burning desire for one of her fellow students, Michael Slayton. And Michael's not just any exciting guy -- he just happens to be the love she had let slip away a very long time ago.
About the Author
Sarah Strohmeyer is the bestselling author of Sweet Love, The Cinderella Pact, The Sleeping Beauty Proposal, The Secret Lives of Fortunate Wives, and the popular "Bubbles" series. She lives with her family outside Montpelier, Vermont.