Review: FUN READ!!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 9, 2014
Welcome back to the Redcake's Tea Shop and Emporium. The place that collects crazy, wacky, stubborn and strong females that, heaven forbid, love to work and have a purpose out side of the marriage and family.Gawain Redcake is the only son, constantly in his father's shadow, so he joined the Army to become is own man. While stationed in India, he learned about Indian teas and medicines. Gawain returns from war wounded and with an eye that's almost blind. Sir Redcake, his father, makes him learn the money end of the Emporium and thus begins his world of number from Hades. Gawain believes Indian medicine will give him his sight back and that starts his business of India's teas and herbs. When Gawain's riches get him out from under his father's thumb, he has only one ingredient left to a knighted by the Queen, a suitable and titled wife. Gawain sets his sights on his brother-in-law's sister, Lady Elizabeth.Ann Mai Haldene is the half Indian and half English. Her mother was a daughter of an India's Maharaja and taught the knowledge of Indian medicine at the Royal India physicians' feet. Ann was raised in England and taught the India's medicine from her mother. Ann married and lived a peaceful and happy life in Leeds at the family Inn and she begins her career in Indian medicine. After her husband is brutality murdered, she continues to runs her family's Inn with her brother-in-law, Harry, and sister-in-law, Fern, and continues her Indian medicine.Gawain goes to help track down his brother-in-law's sister, Lady Elizabeth, and STOP her Greta Green wedding. Along the way he stays at Ann's Inn and is instantaneously drawn to her curvy body. Ann notices his pain and offers to help him with her Indian medicine. They talk about Gawain's work, his plans for live and her medicine. During Ann's sensual and arousing massage, Gawain loses all his pain and worries and he gets as hard as a rock. Ann has never craved a man physical since her husband death. They give into their passions and have a night and early morning full of animalistic and earth moving sex. Gawain leaves a few days later to continue his search for his future wife. Ann goes back to her normal life with her family and medicine. Either expect to other another again.What do they say about best laid plans? Oh yeah, they never ever work out! Ann becomes pregnant with Gawain baby and she goes to London to find him. Gawain keeps traveling England and Scotland looking for Lady Elizabeth and for his growing business. He goes to see Ann again and learns she in London and INCREASING! These two keep missing one another and they ultimately meet again at Redcake's and thus begins their obstacles driven journey. They have meddling in laws, an adorable baby, an undying desire, Redcake's sweets, a murder to solve, did I mention down and dirty sex, Royal India's jewels, English racists and two strong willed characters that must learn the word COMPROMISE! Will Gawain let his stubborn wife practice her medicine? Will Ann destroy his dream of a knighthood? Will Lady Elizabeth ever be found?This is the third installment of the unique and yummy Redcake's series. I enjoyed Gawain's character learning that Ann can be a good wife and mother and still do her medicine. Ms. Hiestand delighted me with Ann's wounded yet caring heart. Ann learned that she DESERVED love and respect from her stubborn hubby, but also from herself, too. Gawain acted like typical struggling hubby from the 1950s TV shows. Fern and Noel were like the frosting and sprinkles on top of this book. Ms. Heistand's stirred in an arrogant man, whipped in a driven woman and baked them in the crazy, female powered Redcake world and served up a great story for my book diet. Sorry I got caught up in the whole bakery theme. I did enjoy this book, but it wasn't as humorous as the first two. I give Ms. Heistand 3 fingers up and 7 toes.