Review: Gotta love the Madewood men and the women who capture their hearts!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 25, 2013
Reviewed by Kimfor Read Your Writes Book ReviewsRecipe for Attraction is the second book in Gina Gordon’s Madewood Brothers Series, but it is completely standalone. I so want to say that you have to read the first book, Recipe for Satisfaction, because I really liked it and the characters are just fabulous. Anyway....I have never regretted not being able to meet (sorry, read about) a character more than Vivian Madewood. She was a wealthy socialite, who late in life took in four troubled teenage boys who were in the foster care system. As a single parent, she managed to turn the troubled, often bad boys into responsible men who all became chefs and worked towards continuing her vision of philanthropy. The Madewood Brothers Series is about the four brothers dealing with the loss of their beloved mother way too soon due to breast cancer, trying to overcome their past demons, and unexpectedly finding the women of their dreams.Recipe for Attraction, for lack of a better word, is intense. From the pain older brother Neil Harrison has endured without his mother to the sexual chemistry between Neil and architect Carson Kelly III. From the beginning, you get drawn into Neil’s destructive new hobby that he turns to when he gets lonely and uses as an outlet for his pain. To his surprise, Carson shows up and offers him a different outlet, one he can’t refuse.To both of their surprise, what was supposed to be just a little fun quickly became so much more than they ever expected. They each let the other in on their past, which they never talk about to anyone. They’re able to learn from each other and grow with each other. When the chips are down, they will do whatever it takes to make sure the other is okay.When I try to think of something not to like about this book, I have a really hard time. Neil and Carson are great characters, as well as Neil’s brothers (Finn, Cole and Jack), who are around to poke at Neil and let him know what an idiot he is at times. I can’t wait to read the next book.Rating: 4.5Source: Publisher