Sarah Black

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Sarah Black has created a fun,feel good romance story with some definite ideas about American eating habits in this book. Julio and Kenny Lee went to culinary school together and became fast friends. They fell in love with Slow Cook which is home made food using fresh ingredients. Julio is the better and more imaginative cook of the two but has sold out Slow Cook for the money. Kenny Lee is determined to make a go of his cooking but is insecure. The two men sell gourmet cookies at the local farmer's market but the problem is that America wants bigger and faster food instead of the pure, natural foods that actually taste good. Kenny Lee has always had a crush on Julio so when Julio asks him to dump the States and Slow Cook in Belize, Kenny Lee is right there. I enjoyed the two men and their casual love for each other along with their competitiveness over food. The story was not complicated but had a wonderful feel to it in its simplicity. The commentary on American eating habits was unfortunately spot on. This is one of those rare back to the simple life stories that just leaves the reader feeling good.… (meer)

I thought this was going to be a nice cowboy romance but I struck gold and came away with a beautiful story of self-fulfillment with depth and wonderful three dimensional characters. Raine gave up his dream to become an English professor at the local community college in Taos. Raine was truly happy though living on his father's small ranch, he was a nester with his Dad as his best friend. Johnny had the film world by the tail but was perfectly happy doling out coffee and exploring his Apache heritage through short films. Raine and Johnny were perfect together until Raine pushed Johnny to reach for his full potential even if that meant leaving him. The story was absolutely brilliant and moved me on many levels. Looking at the father and son dynamic between Raine and his father and Raine and Weasel made me see how precious my own relationship with my Dad was. There was humor, heartbreak, sorrow and love in this feel good story that just bowled me over as I was lost in the pages. The HEA ending was incredible closing the circle on the solid bond of family that just left me wanting more.
I cannot recommend this remarkable book highly enough.… (meer)