The only love Kally Anadarakis is baking is in the form of the sweet treats she whips up in her café, The Coffee Klatch.Kally never believed herself to be a person worthy of love, but when an intoxicating man she considered out of her league pursues her, she risks everything to be with him. Later, when tragedy strikes, truths are revealed that leave Kally brokenhearted and untrusting.Eight years … untrusting.
Eight years later, Kally is a successful pastry chef running the café she’d always dreamed of owning. With a home of her own, a profession she’s passionate about, and the support and love of friends and family, Kally is content with the life she has carved out for herself.
Until the day Max Vardaxis walks into her café…
With arguing parents, meddling relatives, an overly energetic grandmother, a man-crazy best friend, and the long ago, mysterious disappearance of a grandfather, this new man in town is just one more complication in Kally’s life, if not the main one.
The only love Kally Anadarakis is baking is in the form of the sweet treats she whips up in her café, The Coffee Klatch.
Kally never believed herself to be a person worthy of love, but when an intoxicating man she considered out of her league pursues her, she risks everything to be with him. Later, when tragedy strikes, truths are revealed that leave Kally brokenhearted and untrusting.
Eight years later, Kally is a successful pastry chef running the café she’d always dreamed of owning. With a home of her own, a profession she’s passionate about, and the support and love of friends and family, Kally is content with the life she has carved out for herself.
Until the day Max Vardaxis walks into her café…
With arguing parents, meddling relatives, an overly energetic grandmother, a man-crazy best friend, and the long ago, mysterious disappearance of a grandfather, this new man in town is just one more complication in Kally’s life, if not the main one.
Kally must now decide whether to keep her heart safe or to once again take a ‘whisk on love.’
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Love is what you bake of it is a lovely heart warming book about accepting the things you can not change and trusting the people around you.
Kally is a great character who has been battered in the past by love and is happy now creating her master pieces in her cafe until a unexpected thing happens and can she embrace love or drive him away with her trust issues. Will past events dictate future loves you will have to read to find out.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book as a great summer read, the story flowed brilliant and I felt I could really relate to the main characters. I enjoyed the story of secrets being revealed and the humour, with also the interaction of the secondary characters makes this a great book.
This is the first story by this author and I can’t wait to read the second in this instalment, I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a great story and happy romance.
What a delicious way to read a book! Love Is What You Bake of It is written by, Effie Kammenou. This is the first in the Meraki series. This cute little Greek book follows Kally and Max. Kally loves to bake and it shows through her café. She also hasn’t had the best love life and is kind of scorned by it. So what would any baker do but throw herself into her work. Then Max happens. Max is a police officer, who has just moved back to his hometown after a really messy divorce. Along with him, comes a 6 year old daughter named Athena. The moment Max walked into the bakery, there was no question that there was a great deal of attraction between the both of them. However, Kally’s reluctance has put a halt on anything happening between them. That is until Max decides that he wants to prove to her that they would be good together. So what other than baking do you think might happen here? This book really is great and I would definitely recommend it to others. Plus there are special treats in there for everyone! I won’t spill the beans, you will have to read and find out! I know I will be a happy camper the next time I step into my kitchen!
Love is What You Bake of it (Meraki #1) by Effie Kammenou was a great 5 star read. This was a great start to this series. I was pulled right in from the beginning.
We get an intro to Kally in the prologue where she meets a woman who helps her realize some things. We jump ahead a few years, Kally finally has her own shop regardless of how much her father gripes about it. One day a man walks into her cafe and he comes across very arrogant. But her friend accuses her of always finding the bad in men. I loved her friend.
Kally was hurt very badly so she has some pretty high walls and is not actively looking for a man. However there is something about Max that pulls her in. Will she finally let someone in and get a HEA?
Overall I really enjoyed this read. This greek family reminded me of the movie My Big fat greek wedding. All of the secondary characters were great, the family had me lol at times. We get romance, suspense and so much more. I can’t wait to read more from this series and author. 1-click and get started today.
Love is What You Bake of it (The Meraki Series Book 1)
by Effie Kammenou
This is a wonderful romantic read. I enjoyed the recipes that were put in the book, I can’t wait to try them out. Kally and Max have both been hurt in the past and aren’t in a place where they are looking for a relationship. When Max walks into Kally’s bakery for the first time and they see each other the attraction is off the charts. Max makes the decision that he’s going to go for it but Kally is resistant at first but she does have a soft spot for Max’s daughter Athena. The more time these two spend together their chemistry can be felt jumping off the pages. Kally doesn’t trust people and then a situation happens where Kally feels betrayed by Max, which is mostly because her trust issues leave no room for explanations or mistakes. I really enjoyed how there is more than one love story in this book, we hear about her grandmother and grandfather, and also her own mother and father. The author drew me in with such wonderful characters, and a story written about tragedy, love, hope, family and romance. You must read this if you want to find out what happens between these two. I highly recommend this book and I can’t wait to read the next one.
Love is What You Bake of it (The Meraki Series Book 1) by Effie Kammenou. I loved this story. This author isn’t new to me and I’ve really enjoyed her stories but I think this one is my favorite so far. The entire story had me hooked. The characters drew me in immediately and I kept having to remind myself I was really a book not living it out. Each and every single detail is addressed and each emotion needed is written to make you feel it all. This book definitely had me laughing out loud. Kally and Max just draw you in and you won’t want to leave them. I’m definitely looking forward to more from this incredible author. This book is well written and paced nicely, with characters you won’t soon forget. Five stars all the way and highly recommended!
Love Is What You Make of It by Effie Kammenou is the first book in the Meraki Series, and truly was a good read. I have never read anything by this author and I can say now that I fell in love with her writing style, her characters, and can not read more of her work. Max and Kally are two strong characters that I adored and loved getting lost in the world created for them and by them. Watching Max and Kally develop was fun, and I adored her grandparents. I truly felt I was apart of the world of Max and Kally which as a reader is so important for me.
I give this book five stars and can not wait to read more in the series and more work by the author. I loved how she was able to draw me in, and keep me reading from page one and until the words, the end. Truly a fun read that has shown me another author I can read more of. WELL DONE!
I could tell from the cover of this book that it would be a cute fun read and boy was i right!! This is such a sweet lighthearted read one you can settle down with on the sofa with a cheeky wine and enjoy every second. I love a story where the character’s really jump of the page and come to lie well this story certainly delivered that! It had a fantastic storyline written beautifully and leaves you wanting more what more can you want…
Another brilliant introduction to an author that I will definitely be reading more from! I loved love is what you bake of it. It had me hooked from the very beginning with the incredible storyline this author has created and wonderful characters that drew me into their story for the entire read. I loved that it was a second chance read and that it has romance and a bit of humour weaved in. I very much enjoyed following these two characters I was rooting for them both and hoping that their pasts won’t get in the way of them getting to a HEA. I can’t wait to read more from this author and what else she brings to this series! I highly recommend this read.
Love is What You Bake of it (The Meraki Series Book 1) by Effie Kammenou
5 Stars
This is my first read by this author, I have many of her others on my TBR list and decided to make this one my first, I’m in love with the cover, and in this case you can absolutely judge this book by the cover because it was simply amazing!
I also love when there’s a sweets shop / Bakery in the story, I don’t know why that is such a draw for me but it’s a comforting feeling and you know you’re about to get a sweet awesome story! I love the Greek roots in this story, and Egypt cracked me up!
“Well, isn’t he a bit of an a**,” Kally grumbled
“If you mean to say you’d like to bite his a**, I’m with you, girl”
Kally loves her “crazy” yet supportive, loving family, she loves her cafe The Coffee Klatch, and has awesome friends. Her heart has never healed from the pain of losing her first love and then finding out after losing him of the secrets that were revealed and causing her heart to break. She’s content now to never trust like that again! The mystery that was woven into this story grabbed me and made this one of my favorite books of the year..My heart was torn and I had no idea how this story would all play out. Max and his daughter both won my heart pretty quick and I can not wait for more in this series.
And Oh my Lord the recipes that I will be trying, and the addition of the aprons…Perfect!
All of this authors’ books have now moved up substantially on my TBR list!! Grab this..you will not be sorry!
I absolutely love stories like this. This book follows Max and Kally and the love they endure. Kally has worked hard to bring her café to fruition – and then in walks Max. Who is this guy? Kally is no stranger to heart break and is not interested in going down that road again, but there is just something about Max…. This book is full of emotions that will have you laughing and crying and so much more.
Love is what you bake of it
By
Effie Kammenou
This is one of the best romance books I have read in a long time. This story has a little of everything, secrets,history,betrayal. Kally learns about family secrets that helps her make decisions about her present. She learns that what you see isn’t always what is the truth. Sometimes you have to dig deeper. Sometimes you just have to listen. This is a very good story. I highly recommend it.
I look forward to reading more books by Effie Kammenou
5 Star
Love is What You Bake of it (The Meraki Series Book 1) by Effie Kammenou
Love is What You Bake of it is the first book in The Meraki Series by Effie Kammenou and a wonderfully written second chance romance that I absolutely loved reading. I’ve read several books by this Author and this one is definitely on my favorites list. I absolutely felt like the characters were easily relatable and well developed. There was parts where it literally tugged at my heartstrings and I found myself a bit emotional and other parts I was chuckling. Max and Kally both have trust issues from past relationships. Kally owns a quaint little café called the Coffee Klatch , and she loves to bake, might I add this Author has added several delicious sounding recipe as well. Kally has experienced love and loss and feels as though she’s unworthy that is until Max walked into her life. She was hesitant at first as he was also. Can these two have a future together? Can they learn to trust again? Find out what happens next in this must read book. I can not to read more from this Author .
Love is What You Bake of it is the opening act of Effie Kammenou’s Meraki series. Effie is a new writer for me and I picked up the story after reading the synopsis. It reminded me of some other fun romance books involving baking (and as I love baking so much) so I decided to take a chance on it and … the gamble paid off! AND I absolutely loved, loved, loved the story and my god, the recipes, I cannot wait to start experimenting! They have found their place in my recipe book!
Love is What You Bake of it gives us Kally Andarakis, whose first and biggest love is baking at her café, The Coffee Klatch, and Max Vardaxis, a police officer starting over in his hometown with his young daughter Athena. Just close your eyes, picture My Fat Greek Wedding and the feelings you ran gamut when watching it and maybe, just maybe you will be prepared for the mayhem and mischief that Kally and Max are surrounded by! And those aprons (you have to read to get what I mean), I have to see if I could get some like that … I cannot wait what Effie will give us in the second book (I hope we will have more recipes, you can never have enough recipes, right?)
Love is What You Bake of it is the first book in the new Meraki series by Effie Kammenou. I loved reading this story and cannot wait for more in the series. Kally is the main character in this book and you cannot help but fall in love with her. I found her the most relatable character when it comes to feeling unworthy and having someone shatter your heart and making it hard to trust again. Kally runs a café and loves to bake, it’s her passion and it shows in the book. But the comes Max and the more you learn about him the more you come to love him. But can these move past the terrible pasts and find love again? This book will pull you in from the first few pages and it does not let you go even at the end. I found myself wanting more of these characters. I highly recommend this book.
I knew the moment I saw the cover of Love is What You Bake of it and the blurb that I had to read this novel and as soon as possible. I had a lot ahead of it so was biting my nails in anticipation as I finished up another series I was working on. The wait turned out to be worth it though and I felt I had found my favorite read by Effie Kammenou yet. I loved how light and fun this book read and kept me on my toes to find out how things would come to be between these two main characters that I had fallen in love with. This is the tale of a bake and a cop, Kally and Max. The vibe given off was very much like the Big Fat Greek Wedding movies, something I absolutely love and rewatch regularly. I am so here for the next books to come in the series and I can’t wait to see what laughs and tears await me!
Love is What You Bake of it by Effie Kammenou is a lovely little piece of work! I thought this book was great and plan on reading it again! Having not read anything from Kammenou before, I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I was definitely not disappointed! I recommend this book to anyone who likes cute romance books! I look forward to book two of this series, and more from Kammenou as well!
Love is What You Bake of it (The Meraki Series Book 1) by Effie Kammenou is a sweet romance story that has all the right ingredients needed to warm your heart and an easy read for an afternoon of escape. It is light hearted and fun and full of humour. The characters are endearing and Effie writing helps you to get lost in the magical town she has created with love. I loved that the recipes were included and I loved the aprons and their humour. I look forward to the next book.
Love is what you bake of it is a sweet romance novel by Effie Kammenou. The story follows Kally, an unlucky in love baker who doesn’t feel that she deserves to be loved. When she meets hot policeman Max, she thinks she has met the man of her dreams but is their combined baggage to much for them to be able to make a life together. This book has a wonderful cast of characters including 2 large Greek families and an assortment of friends who all want to have a say in Kally’s life, but her biggest obstacle is herself. I really enjoyed this book, I especially liked all the yummy cakes and was extremely happy to find the recipes for these included! I am hoping that there is another instalment with Egypt’s story soon.
***3 stars***
Love is What You Bake of it (Meraki #1) by Effie Kammenou
Love is What You Bake of it is a romantic fiction story that follows a couple of people that have both had complicated romantic pasts that have had a huge impact on their current outlooks on love and trust. The story touches on different time periods to give you an idea of how their past relationships then directly impacted how they’re handling the ins and outs of their current interactions. The author included a lot of Greek language and traditions which was interesting and added to the character’s’ development. The main characters experienced ups and downs as a result of past misunderstandings and assumptions, as well as communication issues, but overall it was a hopeful and sweet story that showed a couple finding love when they didn’t expect it.
Love is What You Bake of it (The Meraki Series Book 1) by Effie Kammenou. I have read many other books by this author and I just absolutely love the way the words just flow. This book had me invested from page one. It was a great romantic book that had me laughing out loud at times. Being Italian, I can relate to the large, loud, meddlesome family. Only it being Greek in this book. I loved it and can not wait for more.