Playing naughty or nice . . .
Fiona Wilder knows all about falling in lust. Love? That's another story. Determined not to repeat past mistakes, the single mom and cupcake shop owner is focused on walking the straight and narrow. But trouble has a way of finding her. And this time it comes in the form of a smoking hot firefighter who knows all the delicious ways to ignite her bad-girl fuse.
Can lead to heartbreak . . .
Firefighter Mike Halsey learned long ago that playing with fire just gets you burned. He's put his demons behind him, and if there's one line he won't cross, it's getting involved with his best friend's ex. But when fate throws him in the path of the beautiful, strong, and off-limits Fiona, will he be able to fight their attraction? Or will he willingly go down in flames?
Or a sweet surprise!
I have
really been into the Sweet Series with the Wilder boys, but this is finally the
book I have been waiting for!
So
this is a story about Fiona. So if you don’t remember Fiona, she is Jackson ex-wife
and the mother to Izzy. You would think she would be bitter, but NO! Jackson,
Abby (his fiancée) and Fiona are great friends, which is a marvelous change and
as a reader it’s wonderful not to have a snarky and hateful ex-wife in the background.
Anyway,
back to the story. Fiona is has moved to Sweet to open a cupcake store and so
Izzy could be near her father. But Fiona has also made resolutions for herself,
they are to make her cupcake store a success and to put naughty Fiona away and
find a man that truly loves HER and not just loves her like a friend. But
before Fiona even manages to get her cupcake store open, Fiona is caught in a
nasty car crash, but luckily Mr. Tall, Dark and Delicious aka Mike Halsey (firefighter
and best friend of her ex) comes to the rescue.
Mike
is drawn to Fiona like a bee to a flower, but boy! Does the man have some
serious baggage! He also is living by the man code; Thou must not covert thy
friends Wife/Girl/Ex/Sister, but that doesn’t stop the desire, every time they
are in the same room.
After
a shaky start, things go smoothly for these love birds, until the past rears
its ugly head and family responsibilities threaten to destroy all they have.
Wow,
what a book! I cannot even describe too you how sweet and divine this book is!
It is honestly my dream sweet romance should be. The writing is flawless, plot
hole free and so, so smooth it just flows of the page. So after all that
gushing I am delighted to give Sweet Surprise 10 out of 10.
"Fiona swallowed. Something warm and forbidden swirled in the pit of her stomach, then wound its way into her heart and other vital parts of her body. In the old days she’d tug him closer and take what she wanted. But this was a new day. A new Fiona. A more responsible Fiona who, unfortunately, couldn’t seem to get this man off her mind.
“Then maybe this won’t work out.” She eased her hand from his and instantly missed the fire in his touch.
“Maybe.” Those broad shoulders beneath that fresh cotton T-shirt lifted in a nonchalant shrug. “I’m willing to give it a shot if you are.”
Give what a shot, she wanted to ask. The actual work? Or the sexual tension that ignited between them like gasoline and matches?
A sigh expanded her chest. “If you’re going to work for me there can’t be any flirting. Or touching.”
His smile widened to a grin. “It’ll be a pleasure working under you.”
Oh boy."-- Candis Terry, Sweet Surprise
Candis Terry was born and raised near the sunny beaches of Southern California and now makes her home on an Idaho farm. She's experienced life in such diverse ways as working in a Hollywood recording studio to scooping up road apples left by her daughter's rodeo queening horse to working as a graphic designer. Only one thing has remained constant: Candis' passion for writing stories about relationships, the push and pull in the search for love, and the security one finds in their own happily ever after. Though her stories are set in small towns, Candis' wish is to give each of her characters a great big memorable love story rich with quirky characters, tons of fun, and a happy ending.
A SWEET SURPRISE Cupcake Prize Pack!
This
includes the first 3 books in Candis’ Sweet, Texas series, 2 packs of
gourmet Sprinkles cupcake mix, a 12-pack of beautiful vintage
flower-printed cupcake tin liners, a (cup)cake stand, and a baking charm
necklace--so that you’ve always got something sweet with you!
