The Key to Love by Betsy St. Amant

 

Book Synopsis

The only thing Bri Duval loves more than baking petit fours is romance. So much so, she's created her own version of the famous Parisian lovelock wall at her bakery in Story, Kansas. She never expects it to go viral--or for Trek Magazine to send travel writer Gerard Fortier to feature the bakery. He's definitely handsome, but Bri has been holding out for a love story like the one her parents had, and that certainly will not include the love-scorned-and-therefore-love-scorning Gerard.

Just when it seems Bri's bakery is poised for unprecedented success, a series of events threaten not just her business but the pedestal she's kept her parents on all these years. Maybe Gerard is right about romance. Or maybe Bri's recipe just needs to be tweaked.

Novelist Betsy St. Amant invites you to experience this sweet story of how love doesn't always look the way we expect--and maybe that's a good thing.

My thoughts:

I have mixed feelings about this novel, there were some things that I liked about the storyline and some things that I found annoying.  Something that surprised me is the secondary characters appealed to me more than the main characters, which is something that I have never experienced before.

I think the premise of the book was cute but I found the chemistry between Brie and Girard non-existent for the most part and that annoyed me . She wants a love story like the one her parents had and he doesn’t care about that at this point in his life. There are a few sweet and funny moments in the book that I thoroughly enjoyed that made me keep reading until the end.

I have heard other readers say they love this book, so perhaps this just wasn’t the right book for me at this time.   I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher.  All opinions expressed are completely my own.