Review: The Title Says it All!! 3 Quick, Yummy Reads!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 10, 2013
While reading this book, I often found myself craving ice cream.  Definitely worth the price of the book and the pints of ice cream one will consume while reading!Double Dipping:Brant has an amazing ability to create real characters with real flaws, from Cait and Garret's relationship issues, which are based on previous experiences, to snooty school board members, to loving family members who face their own challenges. I can truly picture these characters in real life. Not only are Brant's characters believable, but so is the conflict. Cait and Garret must work together to find the person(s) behind siphoning school funds, of whom there are many suspects. As they work together to find the thief, Cait and Garret must learn to trust each other, something neither is good at. While reading about Cait and Garret's saccharine romance, the readers gets to see the fun, sexy, and playful side, as well as the serious and fragile elements that constitutes their relationship.Brant's creativity in concocting her own ice cream flavors and tying them into the story is also noteworthy.Holiday Man:"Some temptations should never be resisted."Shannon Quinn is suffering from a romantic dry spell. But when the tall, dark and deliciously handsome Bram Hartwick walks through the inn's doors on Valentine's Day, Shannon's dry spell may be coming to an end.For Bram Hartwick, there is also no denying the sexually charged energy between them. This may well be the thing he's looking for: a hot, short-term romance with boundaries. As Bram visits Holiday Quinn throughout a year of random holidays and passion-filled trysts, can their relationship stay hot and short-term or has it gradually moved into something more?Adding to my sensory experience, Brant seamlessly finds a way to incorporate music and food into each novel, with Holiday Man being no exception. Readers are taken back in time with classic tunes such as "Playing with the Queen of Hearts" during the inn's Valentine's Singles Dance, the appropriate "Monster Mash" at Halloween, and "White Christmas" during the Christmas season. When it comes to food, I do not think I will ever look at a cupcake the same way after Shannon's tantalizing Memorial Day cupcakes.