Sugar is sweet, but so is revenge…All Lara Cavallo wants to do is make her bakery business, Cavallo’s Cups & Cakes, a success, and be able to stop accepting alimony from her rotten, cheating ex-husband. But first she needs to find her clothes and escape the strange hotel room she wakes up in before she embarrasses herself any further in front the owner of that gorgeous naked keister she … she spots through the bathroom door. She needs to keep her mind on her cupcakes. She doesn’t have time for beefcake, no matter how enticing.
Cupcakes are sweet, and so is Lara…
All Gage Tomlinson wants is to find a way to help his single-mom sister pay the hospital bills for his six-year-old nephew, badly injured in a hit and run accident. Working construction during the day and as the owner of the exotic male dance troupe BeefCake, Inc. by night doesn’t leave much time for indulgence. Too bad the sweetest thing he’s seen in ages passes out on him and then takes off before he even gets a nibble. He’s got a sweet tooth, and only Lara’s “cupcakes” will satisfy him.
But when cupcake finally meets beefcake, it’s hot enough to melt the buttercream right off the cake.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book! The characters are fun and entertaining while the story is poignant and heartwarming.
All Lara wants to do after divorcing her scumbag ex is grow Cups and Cakes Bakery with her cousin. The last thing she expected was waking up in a strangers bed and seeing his naked back side in the bathroom. Lara is not a one night stand kind of gal, she can’t even remember what happened, so she quietly slips away, never expecting to see that incredible back side again.
Gage Tomlinson will do anything to help his sister care for her young son after an accident left him partially paralyzed, even reviving his old business BeefCake, Inc. Meeting Lara after a show has thrown him for a loop but having her disappear from his bed was disappointing. Finding her again has awakened something he doesn’t necessarily want to look closely at. His ex’s jealousy over his business was a game changer. So how will Gage deal with the emotions she has stirred in him, and how will she respond to his job as an exotic dancer?
I absolutely LOVED this story! So much in fact, that I bought the next few! They didn’t disappoint either!
So hot! Gage was so swoon-worthy, and I loved how strong and confident Lara was. Lara has come a long way since she dumped her cheating ex-husband. He always made her feel insecure about herself. Now she has a flourishing bakery with her cousin and can’t wait for her ex to be out of her life. Gage is a construction worker/Beefcake trying to help his sister and his nephew. When he develops a sweet tooth for cupcakes, Lara hopes to be able to satisfy him, because a part of her still feels insecure with men. Can Gage convince Lara how beautiful he sees her, inside and outside? Will Gage’s job be too much for Lara to handle? I loved how hot the chemistry was between Gage and Lara! I want some beefcake like Gage…
3.5 bumped to 4 stars. Judi Fennell is a new author to me. Her writing style is great with plenty of wit and snark. If you’re looking for a fun, sweet, and low drama story you should check out Beefcake & Cupcakes. Lara is co-owner of Cups & Cake Bakery, a new business she is building with her cousin. Gage is co-owner of BeefCake, Inc, an exotic dance business he’s trying to build with his partner and best friend, Bryan. Both Lara and Gage are way too busy for a relationship. Especially Gage, he owns a construction business as his day job and started BeefCake to help pay some of his nephew’s medical bills. The story is fun, the characters are colorful and often snarky, the writing style is quick and easy to read. This is a perfect summer read or if you’re headed to the beach.
For a romance novel it was more readable than most. Believable characters. Not so sickeningly over done. For a quick read, why not try it.