Bittersweet, an all-new hilarious romantic standalone from USA Today bestselling authors Carmen Jenner & Lauren McKellar is available NOW!
From two USA Today bestselling authors comes a tale of miscommunication and muffins.
Romy Love knows weddings. As the author of a hugely successful wedding blog, you’d think she’d have love covered. It is her last name, after all.
When it comes to her big day, Romy has the flowers picked out, a dress collecting dust in the back of her closet, and a preacher on standby. There’s just one problem: the groom doesn’t know it yet.
Romy has eyes for the Italian coffee god and single dad who owns the bakery in her building—she also has plans for his delicious buns—but in order to get her happily-ever-after, she has a few things to check off her list first:
Lose twenty pounds
Take over the blogging world one wedding at a time
Make Coffee Hottie fall in love with me
Yeah, this shouldn’t be difficult at all.
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Excerpt:
Confident I no longer look like a cave troll, I grab my keys and wallet and rush downstairs. Elio is just turning the sign in the window when I virtually slam my body against it because I was running full-tilt down the stairs, and I can’t slow my velocity. He gives a startled laugh, and I flame bright red.
Elio abandons his ‘closed sign and opens the door.“Hey.”
“Hi. Sorry about that.”
“Couldn’t wait to see me, huh?” His eyes burn with mischief. I blush and desire arcs through me, because really, it should be illegal for anyone to look that delicious in jeans and a T-shirt with a dishtowel slung over his shoulder.
“Ha! Yeah.” I shake my head.“I mean no. I mean, Coffee. I’m lagging. Please, I’m really sorry. I know you’re closed and you wanna get home, and why wouldn’t you? It’s not like you want to stay at the shop all day when there’s wine to drink and cheese to nibble and classic books to read.”
He frowns.“That’s your impression of me? That I nibble cheese while reading classic literature.”
“And the wine,” my mouth supplies unhelpfully.
He chuckles.“You may need a crash course in what men do after work. Here’s a hint: it’s not nibbling anything. Unless, of course, it comes to ear lobes.”
Oh, wow. Okay. I would definitely prefer that to an expensive gouda.
He grins.“Come on. I’ll do you better than just a coffee.”
“Excuse me?” I squeak.
Now he laughs outright.“Relax,Romy. My nonna is here, my sister too, and a bossy four-year-old. I promise, I won’t bite.”
Not even if I want you to?
About the Authors
Carmen Jenner and Lauren K. McKellar are USA Today bestselling authors of a combined twenty-seven books.
They share a love of rom-com, hot baristas and muffins.
You can find more of their books on their websites:
www.carmenjenner.com & www.laurenkmckellar.com
My Review
3.5 Stars
Romy a quirky, curvy, wedding blogger. Her awkwardness was enduring. She always seemed to find herself in situations that would make you chuckle. And Elio, sweet, charming, baker. You can't help but want to try those muffins, Romy so loved. Their encounters in the little coffee shop were sweet, fun, and special.
But one big misunderstanding gets in the way of them taking a chance on each other and discovering more of the connection that is apparent to everyone, that they can feel between them. There is to many things seeming to get in their way.
I really like the writing style of each author separately, but together this book was hard for me at times to dive into. I was frustrated with Romy most of the book. I felt she let her insecurities get in the way to much. She deserved so much better. But she kind of just settled, because she though that was what she deserved. I felt Elio could have pushed harder, but he kind of just let what happened between them settle, even though he would keep expressing how he felt towards Romy.
There was sweet moments, the chemistry between Romy & Elio was nice and the moments they shared were funny, but I wish they had more. I felt they didn't get enough time together in the book, to be able to enjoy them together.
Over all not my favorite story line, but the characters were intriguing enough and wanting to find out how everything would play out kept my interest. And I probably would give this author combo another read, if they wrote together again.
·I was provided a ARC by Social Butterfly PR·
My Review
3.5 Stars
Romy a quirky, curvy, wedding blogger. Her awkwardness was enduring. She always seemed to find herself in situations that would make you chuckle. And Elio, sweet, charming, baker. You can't help but want to try those muffins, Romy so loved. Their encounters in the little coffee shop were sweet, fun, and special.
But one big misunderstanding gets in the way of them taking a chance on each other and discovering more of the connection that is apparent to everyone, that they can feel between them. There is to many things seeming to get in their way.
I really like the writing style of each author separately, but together this book was hard for me at times to dive into. I was frustrated with Romy most of the book. I felt she let her insecurities get in the way to much. She deserved so much better. But she kind of just settled, because she though that was what she deserved. I felt Elio could have pushed harder, but he kind of just let what happened between them settle, even though he would keep expressing how he felt towards Romy.
There was sweet moments, the chemistry between Romy & Elio was nice and the moments they shared were funny, but I wish they had more. I felt they didn't get enough time together in the book, to be able to enjoy them together.
Over all not my favorite story line, but the characters were intriguing enough and wanting to find out how everything would play out kept my interest. And I probably would give this author combo another read, if they wrote together again.
·I was provided a ARC by Social Butterfly PR·
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