Summer in Napa (St. Helena Vineyard, #2)
Marina Adair
When Alexis “Lexi” Moreau caught her husband, Jeff, sampling the sous-chef’s more intimate wares in their New York restaurant, she ran—all the way back to her hometown of St. Helena, California. Six months later, Lexi has no husband and no restaurant. But she does have a three-step plan: First, convert her grandmother’s bakery into her dream bistro. Second, ignore Grandma’s matchmaking attempts. And third, avoid Marco DeLuca, her ex’s commitment-phobic, distractingly sexy best friend. In school Lexi was off-limits for Marco. After all, she was his buddy’s girl. But she’s still as smart and as gorgeous—and apparently as immune to his charms—as she used to be. Yet the simple fake romance they agree upon to dodge Lexi’s grandmother’s matchmaking plans soon turns deliciously complicated. And the sultry summer might bring together all the right ingredients for Marco to win the only woman he’s ever wanted.
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0This book didn't give me as many "feels" as the first book in the series, but it still gave me some and I still really enjoyed the story.
Now I did hate Lexi's ex-husband way down deep in my gut. Ugh! And as much as I wanted Marco to see how terrible Jeffery was, it was written in such a way that I understood why he didn't.
In series like this, where they follow a certain family, I like to hear a bit about the members from previous stories. That's the only real place I felt this book fell flat. Yes, Gabe and Regan were in this book. But Regan was only mentioned a time or two and we didn't really see her personality. I know, I know...I've complained about information overload in other reviews of other series. But just as there's such a thing as too much, there is also sometimes too little.
I really enjoyed the little bit of parrying between Frankie and Nate that we get to glimpse, too. It was a good set up for the next book.
Warning: this book did make me want to eat ALL THE SWEETS! Bakery talk can sure do that to you!
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