Review: A Recipe for Romance

Book Review: A Recipe for Romance, by Lara Van Hulzen, 4 stars

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Wes planned a drive by trip to Marietta, Montana to help his dad close a business deal and then to head back to his life in New York. But when his dad volunteers him for the Bachelor Bake-Off to commemorate a local fallen first responder, Wes can’t say no, even though Marietta holds painful memories and baking eludes his skill set. After an accident sidelines Noelle Olsen’s career as a dancer, she moves to Montana to pursue a new dream: opening a dance studio in Marietta’s historic and charming downtown. When one of her students suckers her into helping the handsome Wes St. Clare whip up some winning recipes, Noelle finds herself dreaming about more than teaching dance. Falling in love wasn’t part of Wes’ plans, and definitely not in Marietta, and as Noelle learns more about Wes and his business dealings, she fears she’ll lose her business along with her heart. Will cozy kitchens and a nudge from the St. Claire family help Wes and Noelle find the love they didn’t know they were looking for?

Genre: contemporary romance

Publication date: March 2017

Mature content: no

Review: A Recipe for Romance is a sweet, clean romance story, but it didn't fully click for me. The writing is a sometimes a bit repetitive (the fact that Wes is always perfectly groomed, for example, seems to be written in every other page) and I failed to grasp the moment Wes and Noelle really fall in love, especially since they'd met only about a handful of times before.


But it's still a fun and sweet romance story, with a fairy original plot, and I found it better than Sprinkled with Love, the other book I've read in the same series. If you're looking for a quick, no-strings attached romantic read, A Recipe for Romance is worth checking out.

Happy Monday, 

the book worm, book blog


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