NEW RELEASE
When In Doubt, Add Butter - Beth Harbison (2012)
Gemma is 37, single and a private chef. She seems like she has everything she wants, with a busy schedule making people happy with her food. However, fate has other things in mind. With a client list that holds everyone from a gay man who believes in her talents to a woman who is hell-bent on making her life a living hell, there's no room for dating or marriage or, even children. One quick hook-up later and Gemma's life is turned upside-down. She really enjoyed the company of this man, yet she doesn't know who he is, not even his name. Intent on finding him, but wondering if fate has other things in mind, Gemma will soon realise what she really wants out of her life and may realise that love is a lot closer than she ever believed. This is an excellent story with an easy-going main character and lots of charm. It is slightly predictable in parts but at the same time it unfolds well and the ending is better than expected. Definitely one to check out as Beth Harbinson is a master story-teller. (AS)
When in Doubt, Add Butter, by Beth Harbison, is about a personal chef and her search for true love.The summary says: "Gemma Craig has spent her career as a private chef taking care of other people. From Lex, the fussy department store owner straight out of a movie from the 30s; to grossly overweight Willa, who must radically change her eating habits or die; to the strange Oleksei family, with a constant parade of mysterious people coming and going; to the hideously demanding Angela who is "allergic to everything" and foists her tastes on her hapless family; to the man Gemma thinks of only as "Mr. Tuesday" because they've never met. Everyone relies on Gemma, even while she goes home alone each night and feasts on cereal and quick meals. But when life takes an unexpected turn on a road Gemma always thought was straight and narrow, she must face her past and learn to move on in ways she never imagined." When in Doubt, Add Butter is out in July.