Recipe for Redemption
by Anna J. Stewart
Series: Butterfly Harbor Stories #2
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Published by Harlequin Heartwarming on June 1, 2016
Genres: Sweet Romance
Pages: 384
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Also in this series: Holiday Kisses, The Firefighter's Thanksgiving Wish
From the frying pan...
Abby Manning has to take home first prize in an amateur cooking competition to save her town's landmark inn--and longtime home for her ailing grandmother. Too bad the Butterfly Harbor innkeeper is a complete disaster in the kitchen. Undeterred, Abby asks her latest guest to teach her the basics.
A family tragedy and ensuing scandal derailed Jason Corwin's high-profile career. But is the gifted celebrity chef going to let one mistake define the rest of his life? Add in a generous helping of mutual attraction and another burgeoning scandal, and it could be a recipe for star-crossed romance...or disaster, especially if a win for Abby costs Jason his professional future.
Recipe for Redemption by Anna J. Stewart is a great love story between a teacher and an adult student. Well, if the student is so bad that they have a nickname for her, that isn’t a flattering one.
Will Abby and Jason do what they set out to do?
Abby Manning
Abby Manning is the manager of Flutterby Inn of Butterfly Harbor. She is a hilarious character in that besides knowing that she isn’t that great in the kitchen, she still tries to make something in it. Abby makes decisions without thinking them through or attempts to do a shortcut that ends badly. She means well, but that doesn’t make her a good cook.
What I like about Abby is that she loves a lot of people and is trying to put their wellbeing first. Even if that causes her a lot of stress, another thing that I like about her is that despite knowing that she isn’t useful in the kitchen, she still decides to enter a competition where it matters that she is good in the kitchen. Never give up.
Jason Corwin
Jason Corwin is a chef that is hiding out in Abby’s inn. He gets talked into helping her with the competition, and Jason starts to see that living in the small town isn’t quite as bad as he thought it would be. Jason is a charming man when he starts to open up to people. He does love to cook but lost his way after his twin brother died.
What I like about Jason is that yes, he may seem like a jerk at first, but he is trying to adjust to something. Another thing that I like about Jason is that he seems to be settling into small-town life without even realizing that he is.
Five Stars
Recipe for Redemption by Anna J. Stewart is one of the earlier books in the series called Butterfly Harbor, and it became one of my favorites. Ms. Stewart has the knack of creating a story that hooks the reader in and has them wanting to know what happens until the very end. I love stories like that, and especially ones that have a happy ending. I also wanted to read this book before seeing the movie so that I can be able to compare the two.
I am giving this book five stars and recommending it to everyone that loves sweet romances.
Look for the movie adaption on UPtv
Look for my movie review HERE.
Other Books in the Series
Thank you for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed this review of Recipe for Redemption by Anna J. Stewart.
Until the next time,
Happy Reading!
About Anna J. Stewart
What happens when geek girls grow up? This one became a writer.
You’ve met me (or someone like me) before. I was the girl who spun in circles on the playground hoping my Wonder Woman costume would magically appear before playing cops and robbers a la Charlie’s Angels–Sabrina was my favorite. I was the girl in the back of the class with a paperback romance hidden in her algebra book (and yes, I failed algebra). I was the girl making up stories about the Starship Enterprise and trying to figure out how I could join the Hardy Boys on their latest adventure.
I can’t remember not having a book in my hand or a story in my head. Growing up in the 70′s and 80′s meant there weren’t a lot of YA books, so I ventured early into mainstream fiction and read Stephen King’s CARRIE at the age of 8. Discovering Nora Roberts and romance novels early in high school opened my eyes to the wonders of storytelling and the beauty of a happily ever after.
There’s something incredible about creating something out of nothing, of having a glimmer of an idea transform itself into a story somewhere between thought and fingers.Creating rich characters with life altering conflicts, setting them on their journeys of self-discovery to their happily ever afters is what I live to do. It’s what I love doing. Those who say writing is hard work aren’t lying–at times the process is excruciating. But there is nothing like the rush that comes from bringing a story to life with the stroke of the pen or the click of the keys.
So here I am, many years later, an English Degree on my wall, a Golden Heart nomination behind me, countless stories in my head, and coping with a serious addiction to STAR TREK, SUPERNATURAL, and SHERLOCK. A hybrid author writing sweet and mainstream romance, romantic suspense and paranormal romance. Life doesn’t get any better than that.
The above information and pic were taken from the author’s website.
Reading this book contributed to these challenges:
- 2019 Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge
- 2019 Goodreads Reading Challenge
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