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Review: Losing Sight by Tati Richardson
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We Tried Trader Joe’s Gluten Free Yellow Mini Sheet Cake
with Chocolate Frosting! I've been on alert for Trader Joe's Yellow Mini Sheet Cake with chocolate frosting after seeing u/aswewaltz posted it in NY on Reddit 8 days ago. Every trip, I was disappointed. But today...finally... TJ's in the PNW have been blessed with the new gluten free sheet cake. So let's cut into it!…
We Tried Trader Joe’s Teriyaki Mushroom Mini Bao Buns
I was skeptical when I saw that Trader Joe's newest dumpling was teriyaki-flavored. Teriyaki in a bao? I imagined a gloopy super sweet soy-based sauce overwhelming the veg filling. But now that I've tried Trader Joe's Teriyaki Mushroom Mini Bao Buns? I think it's meant to be more of a shorthand toward a sweet,…

3 Sweet and Sassy Reads for your Easter Bunny

I had THE best reading week. Some weeks you pick up a book, read a few chapters and then toss it aside. Others, you’re devouring one book after another and hoping your library has an author’s back catalog covered. This week was all about sweets and I must be still be riding the sugar high, because I LOVED every book I read this week.  These are the sweet and sassy reads you’ll want to put into your bestie’s Easter basket.

The Chocolate Thief  by Laura Florand — I heard author Laura Florand on the Smart Bitches podcast a few weeks ago and immediately put a hold on the first couple of books in her Amour et Chocolat series, set in Paris. Book 1 centers on world renowned chocolatier Sylvain Marquis and brash American Cade Corey who comes to Paris to license his name for her family’s company. They don’t see eye-to-eye, but Cade is determined to create a chocolate line with his name on it, and he won’t be bought.  You have to love a story in which breaking and entering and stealing trade secrets isn’t a crime, but a romantic cat-and-mouse game. Vivid, sensuous descriptions of chocolate-making. Gah, it’s delicious. ($1.99 on Kindle.)


The Chocolate Kiss by Laura Florand — I loved this book, actually even more than the Chocolate Thief. It’s got a touch of the fairy tale, a bit of magic and on the romance side, it’s frenemies to lovers in the slowest of slow burns. Add to that gorgeously drawn, drool-worthy patisserie, the finest chocolat chaud (hot chocolate) in the city, and it was all over for me. Magalie Chaudron (I see what you did there, Laura) works in her aunties’ tea shop, La Maison Sorcieres, and is known for her amazing hot chocolate. Phillippe Lyonnais is a world famous pastry chef who decides to open up shop just down the street from La Maison Sorcieres. Mr. World Famous moving in on their territory creates some issues and sets up a confrontational meet cute and the two continue to butt heads once Lyonnais opens. ($2.99 on Kindle)

Buns by Alice Clayton — Coming in May. Clara Morgan finds herself in Bailey Falls, New York, commissioned to rebrand and revamp Bryant Mountain House, the resort up on the hill. Archie Bryant is determined to maintain tradition and initially fights her at every turn. In classic Alice Clayton-style, there are laugh out loud moments, toe-curling kisses, and appearances from the rest of the Bailey Falls crew: Roxie, Natalie, Leo, Oscar and of course, Logan and the Chad Bowman.  As they say: It’s sticky, it’s messy, it’s sweet, it’s Buns. If you haven’t read the Hudson Valley series, catch up on Nuts and Cream of the Crop* for Easter and grab some BUNS when it comes out in May. Full review to come. (Pre-order now on Amazon).

*CREAM OF THE CROP IS A KINDLE DAILY DEAL, TODAY ONLY, 3/26 for $2.99.

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