Courtship of the Cake ("Much ""I Do"" About Nothing")

Author: Topper, Jessica

Color: White

Number Of Pages: 384

Details:

From the author of Dictatorship of the Dress comes a new novel about a woman who’s vowed to never walk down the aisle—and the two men who’ll do anything to get her to say “I do”…   “Always a bridesmaid, never a bride” has suited Danica James just fine…until the mysterious man who crashed her sister’s wedding steals her heart, leaves a slice of groom’s cake under her pillow, and then disappears.   Hoping to forget her unforgettable fling, Dani takes a job as a backstage masseuse for a rock music festival, not expecting the tour’s headlining bad boy to make an offer she can’t refuse. Nash Drama needs a fiancée—and fast…   Mick Spencer is the best wedding cake designer in New Hope and the town’s most eligible bachelor. But despite the bevy of bridesmaids he’s sampled, Mick can’t get the evening he spent with Dani out of his mind.   So when she shows up for a cake tasting at the Night Kitchen—with his former best friend’s ring on her finger—Mick vows to charm the woman of his dreams into choosing a sweet and sinful ever after, with him…

Reviews:

Praise for Courtship of the Cake: "...launches fans right into all the delicious possibilities that come with finding true love." - RT Book Reviews "...this tale's secrets and romance satisfy." - Publisher's Weekly   "offbeat and unpredictable...much to love in this thoroughly unique series."  - RT Book Reviews

About the Author:

Jessica Topper is an ex-librarian turned rock n’ roll number cruncher and author of the novels Dictatorship of the Dress and Louder than Love. She is a PAN member of the Romance Writers of America, and belongs to the Women’s Fiction Writers Association. Jessica lives in Western New York with her husband, daughter and one ancient cat. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Dani OVER THE RAINBOW “Winner, winner, chicken dinner! I don’t know how do you do it, Danica James.” “Easy,” I replied, handing the garment bag over the counter and into Bree’s waiting arms. “I say yes, spend money I don’t have on a dress I don’t want, sashay down the aisle in it, and then I donate it to you.” “The only hard part for Dani being a bridesmaid,” Laney added, “is not showing up the bride. Otherwise, it’s a piece o’ cake, right, Dani?” I watched as my best friend selected M&M’s from the candy dish Bree kept on the counter, using a vintage pewter salt spoon. Laney was just as picky about the brown M&M’s as David Lee Roth backstage at a Van Halen concert. She had to go and mention cake, didn’t she? I thumbed the tiny silver charm that hung at the hollow of my throat and wondered how the term cake came to mean easy. Bree laughed. “See? And the hard part for me is not showing up as the bride!” The shop owner held up her hand, fingers splayed to emphasize not only the number, but her latest rock as well. “Let’s hope the fifth time’s the charm, ladies.” Bree’s habit of “falling in marriage” earned her spots on the local news and was the impetus behind the former fashion model falling into Diamonds & Fairy Dust, her bridal attire consignment business. The tiny Cornelia Street store carried everything from your suburban strip mall off-the-rack dress to the custom couture Vera Wang, which hadn’t moved in the five years I’d known Bree. But once annually, she initiated Operation Fairy Dust, a dress drive for local high school girls in need, and accepted donations of gently used bridesmaid dresses to give away during prom season. “It’s gorgeous, Dani.” She ran her hand over the ruched bodice and sweeping handkerchief skirt of the brilliant green gown. “We’ve still got a few schools in the area with prom approaching. You are going to make someone’s dream come true.” Laney popped an M&M about the same hue as the dress in between my lips. “So what does she win?” “Whatever it is, it had better be small enough to fit in my backpack. Unless it’s a car, which I would totally accept,” I laughed. “According to my little black book of ...

EAN: 9780425276853

Release Date: 02-06-2015

Languages: English

Item Note: Good shape with typical wear. Has a remainder mark. Binding is loose. Paperback Used - Very Good Ships fast! 2015

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood

Binding: Paperback