Book Reviews

Book Blurb

Allen Jameson had it all—the perfect house, the perfect partner, the perfect life—until his partner, Gary, died suddenly, leaving him alone in the real world, where life isn't so pretty and people make mistakes. Now Allen is the owner of Sweet ‘n’ Sassy Cupcake Shop, a cute boutique downtown, where he invents delicious flavors like strawberry and French meringue. Between working long hours and making special orders, Allen barely has time to think.

Then a hunky contractor walks into his shop looking for a treat. Allen and Byron Bannigan are total opposites, but they're perfect together—salty and sweet like Allen’s signature peanut butter and chocolate ganache cupcakes. But as Allen struggles to juggle his business and his boyfriend, he learns he can only handle so much. He may have to choose between the cupcakes in his store and the cupcake in his bed.

 

 

First edition published by Dreamspinner Press, January 2014.

 

Book Review

A book called ‘Cupcakes’ is one I had to read. After all, cupcakes are one of my favorite foods that really ought to have their own food group, know what I mean? Anyway, I’ve been looking forward to reading this story, and I wasn’t disappointed. A mixture between sweet and spicy, it is about two men who seem to be opposites in many ways, but deep down, they are much better together than they are apart. It takes them a while to realize it, and they have to overcome a few obstacles, like Allen’s past and their time-consuming jobs, but on the whole this is a sweet, tender love story with lots of tender moments as they get to know each other and some hot bedroom activity.

Allen is still recovering from the death of his lover who was not only a lot older than Allen, but also in charge of the financials. Allen is an excellent organizer and ran Gary’s life, but now that he is dead, Allen has to figure out a lot of the things he never had to learn before. Like how to run his bakery business, which he really got into because he likes to invent cupcake flavors. The sudden success is a bit overwhelming, but if it brings hunky men like Byron into his shop, Allen isn’t exactly going to complain!

Byron owns and runs a construction company. He is physically strong, knowledgeable about running a business, and totally enchanted by Allen. He is also extremely supportive, and lets Allen make his own (not always very clever) decisions about the bakery. He falls for the sophisticated man almost immediately, and sets out to properly court him. Very romantic! I loved how sweet and gentle he was when needed, and how passionate things got once they both open up to each other.

If you like sweet, romantic love stories about two men who are very different on the outside, but, deep down, both want a loving partner, if you enjoy reading abut business owners struggling with life, expansions, and business strategies, and if you’re looking for a hot read with lots of tender moments, the you will probably like this novel. Of course, if you love cupcakes as much as I do, reading this book is a must!

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Novella, 168 pages
Heat Level
Publication Date	26-August-2019
Price	$3.99 ebook
Buy Link	https://www.amazon.com/Cupcakes-Sean-Michael-ebook/dp/B07X3Y5496