About the Book
Lizzie Barber runs a successful flower shop by day and
secretly hosts the Naked Baker webcast at night to help pay for her younger
sister's education. To keep friends and family from finding out about her sexy
secret, she's put her social life on hold until her sister's education is paid
off and she can stop filming the webcast.
Blue Ryder fell hard for Lizzie Barber when he met her a year ago, and he hasn't been able to get her off his mind since. Everything about the feisty little brunette, from her tight bod to her seductive smile, cuts straight to his heart. Though Lizzie has turned down every invitation he's extended--Blue is not about to give up trying.
Renovating Lizzie's kitchen brings Blue further into Lizzie's life, and the oven is not the only thing heating up. One night and one powerful kiss changes everything. But when Lizzie's secret is revealed and the safe bubble she's hidden in shatters, true love may not be enough to put the pieces back together
My Thoughts
This was a sweet and spicy romance set in a small town
featuring Blue Ryder, a man who’s attracted to the frustrating Lizzie Barber.
Frustrating because he’s been asking her out for over a year and she is always
saying no.
Blue’s attraction to Lizzie is never hidden and he takes
advantage of the time he gets to spend with her while renovating her kitchen to
try and get her to go out with him. Lizzie is more than interested but her
secret occupation as the titillating “Naked Baker” on her own web series is a
huge obstacle.
In this day and age of flaunting it all on social media, it’s
easy to dismiss Lizzie’s attitude as being prudish. I didn’t think she was a
prude at all. Like many people, she finds herself between a rock and a hard
place doing a job that makes her uncomfortable but the money it brings is very
much needed. Her personal struggles and those when she tells her family felt
very real. It’s the curse of families that they can equally love you and be
disappointed by you at the same time. There’s nothing like guilt to make a
person feel wretched!
Blue seemed too good to be true. I suppose that’s part of
the attraction of a book boyfriend. He was loyal to Lizzie at all times and
there was never a time when he even looked at another woman. His struggle to
accept Lizzie’s side business – and the fact she lied to him at all - was
credible. He was conflicted but like any good hero in a romance novel he came
through in the end.
B.J Harrison is a new to me narrator. His voice is clear and
crisp. His female voices are well spoken and he knows to put the relevant emotion
into any spoken dialogue. I did find during some of the non-dialogue parts of
the book that the narration felt somewhat removed from the story. It felt like
a voice over for a TV show – like a documentary - where the action is being
narrated by a removed voice. Several times I was taken out of the story because
it felt like I was listening to a factual reading. Overall, the narration was
well above average and I would definitely choose to listen to other books narrated
by B.J Harrison.
About the Author
Melissa Foster is a New York Times & USA
Today bestselling and award-winning author. She writes sexy and
heartwarming contemporary romance and women’s fiction with emotionally
compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page.
Melissa’s emotional journeys are lovingly erotic and always family
oriented–perfect beach reads for contemporary romance and new adult romance
lovers who enjoy reading about loyal, wealthy heroes and smart, sassy heroines
with complex relatable issues.
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