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Babycakes
Babycakes
Babycakes
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Babycakes

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A dessert baker finds sweet romance in a small Southern town in this “touching and satisfying" novel by the USA Today bestselling author (Kirkus Reviews).

Kit Bellamy was raised on pie. Mamie Sue's Peanut Pies, to be exact—the family company her scheming brother-in-law sold out from under her. Now Kit needs a new recipe for her life, and Georgia’s Sugarberry Island seems to have all the ingredients. In that sleepy Southern town, Kit finds a new job running the mail-order cupcake business Babycakes…and meets the tall, dark, and adorable lawyer Morgan Westlake. 
 
Having just moved to the island to raise his goddaughter, Morgan is as mouthwatering as any of Kit's creations. There’s just one fly in the batter: Morgan hails from the very law firm that helped crush her dreams. Fortunately, Kit's new friends can assure her that Morgan is no typical Westlake--and that even lawyers, not to mention single dads, need romance. If Kit can just be persuaded to follow her appetite—her sweetest dreams just might come true.

Includes irresistible recipes!
LanguageEnglish
Release dateOct 1, 2013
ISBN9780758291608
Babycakes
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Donna Kauffman

Donna was first published with Bantam's Loveswept line in 1993. After 14 books, she moved on to write contemporary single titles for Bantam. In 2001, she returned to her category roots and had her first release from Harlequin's Temptation line. Walk on the Wild Side was the number one selling Temptation on Amazon the week of its release. Donna is also writing for Harlequin's Blaze line. She enjoys creating characters that like to push the edge a little. Donna lives in Virginia with her husband and rapidly growing sons. She also has a rapidly growing menagerie of pets. Her two Australian terrors, er, terriers, were recently joined by a baby cockatoo named Cha Cha. Donna's husband is fairly sure it won't end there. Donna's fairly sure he's right.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Babycakes byDonna KauffmanMy "in a nutshell" summary...A family business is sold...there is a need for starting over!My thoughts after reading this book...Bakeries, pies, cupcakes, sugar, an island named Sugarberry...what's not to love about this book?It's quite yummy!Kit has a family business that has been taken from her. Morgan's family was involved in this. Morgan has a niece who is damaged. They are sort of thrown together on this lovely island. They meet over sea turtles. There are ups and downs...resistance...and lots of quirky characters living on the island who take an interest in Morgan and Kit. They have a fiercely strong attraction to each other but oh me oh my...there are just so many complications. Plus...Morgan is sort of staying away from his overbearing Mother and wants to raise Lilly totally opposite from the way he was raised. Kit...can not get past what his family did to her family's business. They are honest with each other about their feelings but are trying to avoid an involvement with each other. What I loved about tis book...It's a lovely charming story that I truly enjoyed reading! What I didn't love...Perhaps the overbearing unfeeling mother of Morgan...but...every truly great story needs a bad guy!Final thoughts...If you are in the mood for a sweet juicy romance with issues...this is the book to choose!Sent from my iPad2 by Patty!!!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Good book. After her brother-in-law sold Kit's family company out from under her, with the help of the cut-throat Westlake law firm, Kit needs a new start in her life. A friend has offered her a job with her cupcake business on Sugarberry Island, so off she goes. Morgan Westlake is raising his niece after the deaths of his brother and sister-in-law. He is a lawyer from a well known family, but he has separated himself from them for many reasons. He has come to Sugarberry Island to raise Lilly close to her other grandmother and away from the influence of his own family.There are sparks between Kit and Morgan from the moment they met, but Kit is especially reluctant to get involved. First, he is a member of that family and that's hard to get past. Second, she has a hard time trusting her own judgment. She feels that she let down family tradition as well as all the people who worked for the company. She worries about getting involved with him and then letting him and Lilly down as well. Morgan is determined to give Lilly the childhood she deserves, and worries that he's going to mess things up.I loved the development of their romance. Morgan is hooked from the beginning, but understands Kit's wariness. He is patient and willing to let them become friends first. They spend a lot of time together with little Lilly, doing things at the turtle research center. Kit begins to see that Morgan is nothing like the rest of his family, and lets down her walls. The feelings and attraction between them really start to heat up. Things are moving along at a steady pace for them when Morgan's mother shows up. I loved how Morgan stood up to her, and how his feelings for Kit were a big part of his motivation to do so. Kit finally realized that what they had was real and that leaning on Morgan A big part of the story is Morgan's guardianship of Lilly. I loved how he was part of her life from the beginning, but becoming her parent has him all tied up in knots. It was sweet to see how determined he was to break her out of the cage she was in, thanks to his mother. I really liked seeing her go from timid and shy to a much more typical five year old. Her fascination with the sea turtles was sweet. I loved how a big part of Morgan's decision to come to Sugarberry was so that Lilly could get to know her other grandmother. Once again, the members of the Cupcake Club play their parts in Morgan and Kit's romance. None of them have any trouble "nudging" them along the path they think should be taken. There are some really funny scenes, especially involving Alva, as they do their own kind of matchmaking. I loved how they pulled Kit right into their group and made her one of their own. The group plan for Thanksgiving was terrific, and even better was when they jumped in to help when there was a crisis with the turtles.One of the things I like best about this series is that the characters aren't perfect. Morgan and Kit obviously have their problems. Introducing Lilly to her Grandmother Birdie doesn't go as smoothly as they had all hoped, which is more realistic than them bonding right away. Secondary couple Olivia and Carlo are having their own problems thanks to cultural differences. But no matter what is happening, they support each other in times of trouble.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    More of the same, only this time I really struggled and even skipped some bits. This book reminded me a lot of the first: very slow, not a lot of storyline but lots and lots and lots of talk and woolgathering and going in circles with all of that.
    A disappointing series, all in all.
    Rating: 5/10
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    I'm trying desperately to read this book. I really cannot get through this oh! So sweet small teon culture where in reality every one and anyone is just crashing through your private space. As of 100 pages nothing of consequence has happened..except for all th sugar dripping characters and dialogues .I now need a bitter pill to down all.this sweetness.

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