Review: HOT!!! Tempting... !!!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 20, 2013
Favorite Quotes:Dr. Anderson glanced cautiously from one of them to theother as if he wondered what planet he'd landed on. "I'm surethere are lots of things keeping you two gentlemen healthy--diet;medications, maybe; exercise; even good genes. But I haven't seena lot of documented clinical evidence about the health benefitsof magic muffins." He shook his head and smiled, seeming to findsome humor in what he'd said.How dare he waltz in and question thebenefits of her recipes or the magic people believed was in them?She stepped out of the shadows and into the main area of theshop, hands on her hips, her chin tipped up stubbornly.All three men turned to her, wide-eyed.Leveling a sharp gaze at Dr. Ande rson, she said, "If that's thecase, doctor, then it seems to me you'd be wise not to commenton things you know nothing about." Paige shot him her nastieststink-eye, turned on her heel, and left.He scrubbed his hand through his hair, looking exasperated."What do you know about HIPAA forms?"If he meant to distract her with the sexy hair-ruffling thing, itworked--but only for a second. She clenched her teeth until herjaws started to ache. "I may not be a highly educated and extremelyuptight doctor like you, but I'm not an idiot. HIPAA forms legallyauthorize others to access confidential patient information.""`Dear Mrs. Hawthorne,'" she read."`Since you are a valued Sweet Bee's customer'"--she glancedup over her glasses and smiled appreciatively at Paige--"`andone of Dr. Hartley's "Special Recipe" patients, I wanted to letyou know that the program will continue in his absence, yet I willnot be provided updated information regarding your needs whilethat uptight jerk Dr. Anderson is substituting. I apologize for anyinconvenience this may cause. We'll get back to business as usualonce Dr. Hartley returns from Europe. Thank you so much foryour patience and for supporting Sweet Bee's.'"Lane's stomach clenched. "You're driving? Everything'sopposite here, you know. Driver on the right side of the car, caron the left side of the road.""Awesome, right? I've never driven like that before."He winced. "Good to know."She shrugged one of her shoulders. "I figured we'd go to thedrive-in volcano on the way.""Drive-in volcano?""Yep." She reached into her tote bag, pulled out a brochurewith a smoky gray pit shown on the front, and handed it to him."Simmering, steamy, and sulfur-smelling."She stepped over to the patio while Lane got out of the pool.Karen and Don faced her, their intent gazes simultaneouslyresting on something behind Paige at about knee level. Paigeturned to see her sundress and bright-pink-lace bra tossed acrossthe chaise longue, her thong dangling by a thin strip of elasticfrom the armrest. Her stomach pitched. Champagne bubbled inthe back of her throat, and she thought she might hurl. And whynot? A puddle of puke would be like icing on the cake of thistrain-wreck scene.Paige practically leaped over to the chaise and scooped up herclothes. She yanked her thong from the armrest, but the elasticcaught on the curved end. The thong snapped from her fingersand went flying, landing limply in the pool beyond her reach.I was given this book in exchange for an honest review.I did not read the first book in the series but this one was worth reading.  You have to love Paige. She is a feisty but sweet natured woman who has seen her share of sadness.  She gave up the life she loved to take care of her mom who had cancer and eventually died.  She stayed with her dad so he would not be alone but I also think it was because she didn't want to be alone. Then she meets Lane, the handsome, sexy doctor who took over for his uncle while he was on vacation. He is skeptical and doesn't believe in what his uncle and Paige were doing to keep the older people healthy or the "magic" Paige's muffins cause. He and Paige but heads at every turn but when they both a on St. Lucia for Paige's BFFs wedding things start to heat up between the two. They decide that a fling is the way to go and it can't hurt anyone since Lane will be leaving Maple Creek soon. But you know in your own heart it will. Things don't always go the way you expected.  Lane's mother and father show up to try to talk him into taking back his ex and find Paige's thong going flying through the air while she is trying to gathering her clothes.The book draws you in and keeps you captivated by antics and the way Paige and Lane play off each other.  The book is filled with humor, wit, passion, sorrow, laughter, sarcasm, and even some high jinx. The author left the steamy content to your imagination yet you still could feel the attraction building between them. It will make you laugh and cheering them on. Once they get back home and to their real life will this be just a fling or will it be more?  I highly recommend this book.