Review: Fantastic glimpse at what's to come in the series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 8, 2014
Hiding from the past, Tenley is new to Chicago and completely alone.  She spends her days working at the little antique store downstairs and her free time watching the comings and goings at the tattoo shop across the street.  One particular tattoo artist has caught her attention, though she can’t bring herself to speak to him and hides whenever he comes into the store.  But even with no interaction, he’s made his way into her most erotic dreams.Hayden owns Inked Armor, the tattoo studio across the street from his aunt’s antique store.  Between clients, he drops in to see his aunt, and that’s when he catches his first glimpse of the timid but gorgeous girl now working there.  His curiosity piqued, he wants to talk to her, but it seems that every time he drops in, she’s hiding from him.But...I suppose it’s supposed to be a tease, a quick little novella before the big story comes out, and in that sense, Cupcakes and Ink does exactly what it’s supposed to do.  But that doesn’t mean I have to like it.  It’s been ages since CW&IA; was pulled from fanfiction sites, and I’m dying to see what happens now that it’s been reworked for publishing.  So I’m not all kinds of happy that I only got a teensy little peek.The Verdict...For what it is, a brief glimpse of what’s to come, it’s fantastic.  I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to get into the story after so long, but already I want more — all of it, to be specific.  In transitioning to published fiction, the story hasn’t lost its appeal.  The sexual tension is building already, in just a couple of short chapters, and the mood has definitely been set.  The writing so far is superb, and it’s clear that at least this part of the story has been freshly redone, still loyal to the characters and the story, but with something different, something more, and I can’t wait to see how it all plays out.