This laugh-out-loud romantic comedy proves that, when enemies become lovers, all bets are off Jessa Gibson may be new in the little town of Granite, Texas, but in no time at all her gourmet food truck business is booming. Soon she’ll have enough money to open the restaurant of her dreams. But first, she’ll have to appease the hot local health inspector, no matter how strange his “violations” … his “violations” sound to her. No pink plastic gloves? Really?
Max Hager isn’t exactly who he says he is. Pretending to be a health inspector is a (mostly) innocent mistake. A mistake made way worse by Max’s immediate, electrifying attraction to the curvy, sexy, redheaded chef. Throw in a whole lot of lust, and things in Jessa’s little kitchen are about to really start heating up. But can Max find a way to come clean with Jessa before his little deception turns into a recipe for disaster?
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3.5 stars
More to Love is a whole lot of trouble. Open your mouth once and bam! Instant trouble. A mouth watering temptation is now your personal problem. If only he hadn’t lied…
An unusual situation leads to an unlikely relationship but it’s a house of cards. And the collapse might just cost everything…
More to Love is sweet with a side of sass. Plenty of fun and naughtiness to keep you turning pages.
More To Love is the 3rd book in the “A Perfect Fit” series. It’s a stand alone issue and does not have to be read in order. This book contains some LOL moments and is a one of a kind read.
Jessa Gibson, food truck owner of the Gypsy Cantina, moves to a little town called Granite, Texas. Because of how her deceased mom talked highly of this place she hopes to call Granite her new, forever home. It doesn’t take long for her gourmet food to be a hit and draw in crowds that will hopefully bring her closer to her dream of opening her own restaurant. But, raining on her parade is the “new” health inspector with his strange violations. While she tries to appease his demands she can’t stop thinking about how hot he is.
Max Hager, is an electrician, but pretending to be the new health inspector so he can run off the owner of the food truck that is taking business away from his good friend “Pops”. Pops is a father figure to Max and if business doesn’t pick up soon he will have no choice but to close up shop and with that goes Max having his “special” lunch prepared everyday. Max soon realizes that he made a drastic mistake by lying and he can’t seem to figure out a way to tell her the truth. He can’t seem to stay away from the curvy, redhead. The attraction is potent, the lust is off the charts, and with each dance between the sheets he just keeps digging himself a bigger hole by keeping the truth from her.
Can Max find a way to break the news to her and keep her in his life or lose her when the truth comes knocking on her kitchen door?
I had some issues with this book. This was really more of a 2.5-star read but since I am feeling generous, I am rounding up. I have had a review copy of this book for quite a while but hadn’t had the chance to read it so I decided to pick up the audiobook and give it a try. I thought that the narrator did a great job but I just couldn’t ever get completely behind this story.
Jessa was great. She was confident and an all-around nice girl. She worked hard and wanted to play by the rules. She wasn’t afraid to take risks or go for what she wants. And then there is Max. Max ruined this story for me. He lies when he meets Jessa and doesn’t stop lying for the whole book. Jessa deserved better than that.
I did enjoy seeing Jessa connect with the people in town. I also thought that Max and Jessa had great chemistry and there was some potential for their relationship. My problem is the Max waits way too long to come clean and his lies go on way too long. He even takes steps to keep the deceit going after he has started to get involved with her. There were just a lot of lines crossed in this story. Every time Max had an opportunity to come clean with Jessa and didn’t take it, I lost some respect for his character. By the end of the book, I had no respect left. Jessa deserved better.
I thought that Violet Strong did a great job with the narration. Her narration was one of the highlights of the book. She did a great job with the character voices and had a great reading voice. I had no problem listening to her narration for hours at a time. I wouldn’t hesitate to listen to more of her narration work.
I think that there are some readers that will enjoy this one more than I did. I have a hard time with romances where one character is deceiving the other so this one didn’t work for me. I haven’t quite given up on this author and would love to try more of her work in the future.
I received a digital review copy of this book from Forever (Grand Central Publishing) via NetGalley and purchased a copy of the audiobook.
Another amazing book by Mrs. Bliss. I have been waiting very impatiently for this one.
Max and Jessa were fun to read. I adore Jessa. She is someone I would love to meet and hang out with. She has her insecurities like every female but she doesn’t let it run her life. She is quirky, upbeat and just seems like someone who would be fun to be around. She is running a successful food truck with a dream of opening her own restaurant someday.
Max is someone I had to grow to love. I was very glad that this book allowed us to see what was inside his head so you knew that his intentions were good however misplaced they were. There were many times in the book I kept saying to myself “just tell her or come clean because this is going to get ugly.”
These two were fun to read and they complemented each other very well. However, you knew that it was just a matter of time before everything came out. When it did, my heart broke for Jessa and it did for Max also but yet I kept thinking I told you so.
Without giving away any spoilers, I will say I really liked the twist at the end especially how it impacted Max and Logan given their shaky friendship.
I have nothing but love for Alison Bliss and her Perfect Fit series. She empowers women with a strength of character that is light hearted and in no way mean spirited. She proves that you don’t have be a size 0 to get the most out of life. This time around, she gives the tale a surprising twist in Max Hager. He’s funny, sexy, an all around stand up guy with hidden insecurities that haunt him everyday. Jessa is a go getter. She doesn’t wait for life to happen to her. She makes it happen for herself. Max could learn a few things from her. More to Love is a pleasurable, humorous and heartwarming look at how the plus size live. It inspires and for that I admire her and am a fan for life.
When a new food truck sets up shop across the street from his favorite eatery and drives business away from his favorite cook, Max Hager decides to take matters into his own hands and send them packing. So, he decides to assume the identity of his buddy, the new health inspector, and convince the food truck owner that they are violating the law, but once he is standing in front of the owner he has a little trouble looking her in the face and lying to her, he was prepared to deal with a man, not a gorgeous buxom redhead. The moment their eyes meet he is smitten, and with each encounter that follows things really start to heat up, and before long he just can’t stay away! But what will happen when she learns that he wasn’t being completely truthful with her?
Jessa Gibson’s little pipe dream is starting to take shape and become a reality, her little food truck idea is really panning out, and flourishing in Granite. She is her own boss and doing what she has always wanted to do, she’s taking her own unique recipes, and turning them into delectable meals, and not having to answer to anyone, or cook things off of their chosen menus. But then the Granite health inspector shows up and starts to wreak havoc on her newfound happiness…
Between the pages of this delightful romance read you will find a clever story line, with well crafted characters, that are sure to have you laughing, blushing and cheering them on the whole way through!! I loved this final installment in the Perfect Fit series, it had the small town charm I have come to love about this series, the playful banter and witty comebacks that I look forward to, and the steamy love scenes that are guaranteed to leave you blushing and weak in the knees! I have to say this was my favorite pairing in the series, I connected to them right off the bat, and their amazing chemistry kept things interesting and nice and toasty!! Highly recommend you get your hands on this series, each story is exquisitely crafted, highly entertaining and filled with some very memorable characters that are sure to leave an indelible impression on your heart!