Reviewed by Jeanne
Charity Simmons is a baker with a love for cats, so she and
her veterinarian friend Kara pool their resources to open a cat café and low
cost cat clinic. Meow and Furrever is
doing well, but needs an infusion of cash in order to update the kitchen so
they can take their business venture to the next level. It’s been a frantic time, so the two plan a
vacation to Mexico to unwind a bit—at least that was the original plan. At the last minute Kara and her fiancé Ben
decide to skip Mexcio and spend the vacation with his family, leaving Charity
alone. Well, not exactly alone: Ben’s
best friend Will was also invited. The problem is that Will is just the type of
guy Charity detests. He’s a flirt who
spends all his time charming women, which is pretty easy because he’s also
gorgeous and has a nice guy persona. But
Charity is not fooled, and she’s not going to waste her time on a relationship
without a future. For his part, Will isn’t
looking for commitment but he IS attracted to Charity, so when he’s asked to be
her pretend boyfriend, it really isn’t a hardship. . . until it’s time to stop
pretending.
Romance books aren’t really my thing, but the enticement of a
cat café made me decide to give it a try. Also there was a promise of a baking
show, so how could I resist? This was an enjoyable enough book, mainly because
the dual perspective between Will and Charity was entertaining and there were
cats, although I was a tad disappointed we didn’t see more cats. The scene at the end pretty much made up for
it though, as it was delightful. Both
Charity and Will have family hang ups to work through, which made them more
realistic characters to me even though this is indeed a frothy romance. The baking show competition was mentioned in
several reviews but didn’t show up until the last 50 pages or so.
While I’m not ready to give up my classic and cozy mysteries,
this was a pleasant diversion.
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