All’s Fair in Love and Cupcakes || (Zondervan, September 2014)
Kat inspected rows of the same old cupcakes. They seemed to blink back at her, as if they knew she was capable of so much more.
Kat Varland has had enough of chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry.
At twenty-six years old, Kat is still living in the shadows of her family in Bayou Bend, Louisiana. Still working shifts at her Aunt Maggie’s bakery. Still wondering what to do with her passion for baking and her business degree. And still single.
But when Lucas Brannen, Kat’s best friend, signs her up for a reality TV bake-off on Cupcake Combat, everything Kat ever wanted is suddenly dangled in front of her: creative license as a baker, recognition as a visionary . . . and a job at a famous bakery in New York.
As the competition heats up, Lucas realizes he might have made a huge mistake. As much as he wants the best for Kat, the only thing he wants for himself—her—is suddenly in danger of slipping away.
The bright lights of reality cooking wars and the chance at a successful career dazzle Kat’s senses and Lucas is faced with a difficult choice: help his friend achieve her dreams . . . or sabotage her chances to keep her in Louisiana.
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Betsy St. Amant lives in Louisiana with her young daughter and has a heart for sharing the amazing news of God’s grace through her novels. A freelance journalist, Betsy is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers. When she’s not reading, writing, or singing along to a Disney soundtrack with her daughter, Betsy enjoys inspirational speaking and teaching on the craft of writing.
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My Review:
I really enjoyed All’s Fair in Love and Cupcakes. Kat works in her Aunt Maggie’s bakery and she is helping her because she is sick. Aunt Maggie only likes Vanilla, Chocolate and Strawberry cupcakes. Kat is a great baker and comes up with all different flavors of cupcakes at night at home with her long time friend Lucas. One day he says a cupcake contest on TV and enters Kat into. She is invited to be one of the competitors and she makes Lucas come along as an assistant. No one believes she will win. If she does win she gets a year of baking at Bloom a famous bakery in New York. Now they are on the set of this reality cooking war and Lucas isn’t sure he wants Kat to win and be gone for a year or maybe she will never return to Louisiana if she wins. What is Lucas to do? Help her win or sabotage her? You will want to read All’s Fair in Love and Cupcakes.
I received a Copy of this book from the author for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for the review, and the review is honest and my responsibility.