The Glass Kitchen

Here is another one hot off the presses by Linda Francis Lee.  Another foodie type but not really.  Full of fun, friendship, relationships, family, food and "the knowing"--one of those mystical concepts I usually don't care about but it really works in this story.  I love figuring out why the kitchen is called the Glass Kitchen and the antedotes Portia's grandmother leaves behind.  Full of history and food, it is now my favorite of the month.

Portia Cuthcart wakes up in her Manhattan apartment with the taste of chocolate cake in her mouth. Recognizing the strange gift that comes in the form of compulsions to bake, mix, boil, or cook any given thing at any given time, she heads to the store to pick up the ingredients. After years of ignoring her cooking talents in favor of being the perfect politician’s wife, Portia is excited and a little scared to know that her gift has come back. With the support of her two older sisters and a terrifyingly handsome investor, Portia begins to make her dream of opening a restaurant in New York City a very real possibility.

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Nantucket Sisters

Nancy Thayer rocks and this new one by her (just out last week!) will not disappoint.  I read it in one sitting, by the pool on a lazy afternoon and I was NOT leaving until I finished it.  I love reading about Nantucket Island and the different cultural aspects of the people living there.  Who are considered islanders, off-islanders,etc.  It is such a small knit community but with such diversity between the people brought up there and the people who help make it be what it is.  That being said, the story itself is a true beach read.  Full of love, laughter, family, friendship...every aspect that makes this list of fun, frivolous reads.  Enjoy!

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That Summer

Here is another book from Lauren Willig (History of the Pink Carnation, etc).  This book just came out and I was excited to grab it.  It is very similar to the Pink Carnation series in the sense that you are moved between present and past times to have the whole story unfold for you.  I don't want to ruin the story for you but here is a little idea of what is going on in the present:

That Summer

2009: When Julia Conley hears that she has inherited a house outside London from an unknown great-aunt, she assumes it’s a joke. She hasn’t been back to England since the car crash that killed her mother when she was six (and gave her nightmares that have lasted into adulthood). But when she arrives at Herne Hill to sort through the house—with the help of her cousin Natasha and sexy antiques dealer Nicholas—bits of memory start coming back. And then she discovers a pre-Raphaelite painting, hidden behind the false back of an old wardrobe, and a window onto the house’s shrouded history begins to open…

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Bachelors of Blueberry Cove

Half Moon Harbor by Donna Kauffman is the second in her series Bachelors of Blueberry Cove. The first is Pelican Point and the third, due out in August will be Sandpiper Island. This series is full of fun, quirky characters you wish were your next door neighbors. Full of love, friendship and a sense of family, you will move right into the second novel with ease and a want to find out more. Sparks fly between Grace and Brodie as they battle over ownership and restoration the Half Moon Bay harbor and fight the attraction they feel for each other. Brodie has broken many hearts with his sweltering Irish brogue--read it and find out if Grace is the one woman who may just break his, or will they conquer it together?

  

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Nora Roberts

I know, just about everyone reads Nora Roberts and may be getting sick of her right about now but she really is good.  She fits in perfectly for for this blog, at least a couple of her series do.  I could name about a dozen or more of her books that I feel I can not live without but I will try and narrow it down.  My absolute favorite in the light and fluffy genre today are the Bride Quartet and the Inn Boonsboro Trilogy.  I love them both in different ways, even with the ghostly aspect in the latter.  That being said, I will focus on the Bride Quartet.  I really like the romance and sweetness of the stories as well as the strong sense of family.  What really grabbed hold of me is how the business worked and thrived throughout the story.  I love how it was all described, the setup, take down, organization before and after, etc.  I like how each person had their place yet worked together in the business and each others lives.  May be a strange draw to a book but I like the inner workings of successful businesses that interest me...add in a little romance and I am hooked.  It's kinda cool.  Read them in order and you won't be disappointed.

             

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