Annabelle Pleasanton is a journalist in California ready to make her mark on the world and has been so fortunate as to land a job in a food magazine. Stuck in the position of a copy editor, however, Annabelle will do almost anything to get her boss to allow her to write ... even if it means driving 100 miles to buy a cake for him. When she just happens to meet a devastatingly handsome young man on the way, it's really a shame she will never see him again.
But you and I both know that devastatingly handsome young men aren't in a novel for no good reason.
The story is relatively predictable, I'll give you that. But there were many genuinely funny moments in the story that made me laugh. The characters (who were mostly of the LDS religion, by the way) were somewhat stereotypical but also very quirky, which I think is true to life. And the dialogue was sometimes unbelievable. There is just no way a guy would be so smitten with a woman on their first date as to call her gorgeous in so many words, especially when he has to work with her on a professional level.
But there was a lot of truth in this book that Annabelle discovers along with the reader. Her journey of self-discovery was realistic. The majority of characters are also flawed, which makes for a more interesting story. So, though this book wasn't exceptionally well written, I thought it was worth it. Give yourselves a generous slice of Elodia Strain's writing, my friends. I think you'll enjoy it.
Appropriate for ages 18+
