Review: Get All Fired Up!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 18, 2013
ALL FIRED UP is the second story in Kate Meader’s contemporary romance series, Hot in the Kitchen which focuses on the lives of the DeLuca family. This is Cara DeLuca and Shane Doyle’s story. I haven’t read the first book. The characters from the first book are present, but the book worked well as a stand-alone. I will probably go back and read the first book. I ultimately enjoyed Kate Meader’s writing style, and will definitely read more of her books.Cara DeLuca and Shane Doyle meet for the first time during her cousin's bachelorette party for Cara’s cousin in Las Vegas. At the party she meets hot Irishman, Shane Doyle. They get married that night, which is SO out of character for both of them…but especially the uptight and regimental Cara. They are determined to keep their marriage a secret, and Cara does her best to steer clear of her new husband. This is hard to do as Shane is the new pastry chef for her future brother-in-law’s restaurant – as well as her new neighbor. He is also flirty, naughty, sweet, caring and totally irresistible. She cannot deny her attraction to the man she married, but each of them harbors a past that still haunts them. Shane’s secrets are especially damning and forces him to push away the woman he has fallen in love with – his wife!I kind of had a like/dislike relationship with Cara while reading the book. She really got on my last nerve at times. She would get better, and then she would revert back to her annoying ways. I know I am hard on heroines, so I tried really hard to like her, but there were times that I just couldn’t climb that hill. In the end she redeemed herself, so I’ll try to forgive her for her annoying behavior. I must say that Shane made all the Cara annoyance worthwhile. He was a total charmer. How could you not fall in love with Shane Doyle?The protagonist in the book, Jack, was beyond mean. I didn’t like him at all, but I think that’s the point of him – so good job, Jack. You did a good job of making me hate you.The food aspect for the background of the story was an added bonus. I think I gained 5 pounds while reading it.All Fired Up is definitely worth the read, and I definitely recommend it.ARC was generously provided by Forever (Grand Central Publishing) via NetGalley.