On the Sweet Side
A Novel
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Audrey Carlan comes a story of sisters, self-discovery and a little something sweet.
Baking is Isabeau Collins’s life. Back from studying under the finest chefs in France and Italy, and with a newly minted culinary degree in hand, Izzy is ready to pursue her dream: whipping up creative confections in her own custom cake shop. But her perfect plans are waylaid when two women claiming to be her half sisters show up with a stack of letters addressed to Izzy from their late mother. Torn between launching her career and the need to learn more about her family history, Izzy makes the decision to go to Colorado to connect with the sisters she’s never known.
Then Izzy stumbles across a run-down storefront in Pueblo’s funky downtown and instantly knows that with a bit of work it’s the perfect location for her dream bakery…which means her detour to Colorado will be a permanent reroute. And with an unexpected relationship growing between Izzy and her contractor, Kyson, she has yet another reason to stick around—even if there are secrets in Kyson’s past Izzy can’t quite figure out. Fighting homesickness and self-doubt, Izzy worries that she’s making a mistake. But with her sisters close and her dreams within reach, she can’t help but wonder if her riskiest move could be the most rewarding decision she’s ever made.
The Wish Series
Book 1: What the Heart Wants
Book 2: To Catch a Dream
Book 3: On the Sweet Side
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Carlan's sentimental final Wish romance (after To Catch a Dream) will please series fans yearning for reunions with the couples from previous installments, but is unlikely to inspire new readers. Freshly returned from a culinary program in Europe, BFF pastry chefs Isabeau Collins and Jasper Prince plan to live and work in Chicago. But plans change when Izzy learns from her two fathers that her mother, who she'd always been told was a surrogate, was actually more involved—leading her to an unexpected inheritance, two half-sisters, and a grandfather in Colorado. Izzy and Jasper take advantage of the money by moving to Pueblo, where Izzy gets to know her new family while she and Jasper open their dream bakery. There, she meets attractive contractor Kyson, whose rather mild secret—that he has a young daughter—drives the will-they/won't-they tension for a while. The couple's connection is hurried, with Carlan doing far more telling than showing when it comes to their chemistry, and Kyson's daughter's eagerness to embrace Izzy feels convenient. Still, scene-stealer Jasper lightens things up, and returning readers will be happy to check in with Izzy's sisters. It's not perfect, but for diehard fans it'll do the trick.
