Review of “The Key to Love” by Betsy St. Amant

Publisher Description

The only thing Bri Duval loves more than baking petit fours is romance. So much so, she’s created her own version of the famous Parisian lovelock wall at her bakery in Story, Kansas. She never expects it to go viral–or for Trek Magazine to send travel writer Gerard Fortier to feature the bakery. He’s definitely handsome, but Bri has been holding out for a love story like the one her parents had, and that certainly will not include the love-scorned-and-therefore-love-scorning Gerard.Just when it seems Bri’s bakery is poised for unprecedented success, a series of events threaten not just her business but the pedestal she’s kept her parents on all these years. Maybe Gerard is right about romance. Or maybe Bri’s recipe just needs to be tweaked.Novelist Betsy St. Amant invites you to experience this sweet story of how love doesn’t always look the way we expect–and maybe that’s a good thing.

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My Review:

“The only thing Bri Duval loved more than romance was a perfectly executed French macaron.”

“The only thing Gerard Fortier possibly hated more than romance was writing about it.”

This romance begins is a very sweet place:  The Pastry Puff bakery in small town Story, Kansas.  Bri Duvall is desperate to make the Pastry Puff a success because it holds such strong ties to her mother.  When Gerard Fortier comes to town to write a feature story about the Puff that will appear in a national magazine, it seems that Bri’s hope for the bakery may come true.  She’s not expecting to clash with Gerard as much as she does; but more than that, she’s totally unprepared for the feelings she develops for him.  Bri and Gerard both have strong, opposite, unrealistic feelings about romance.  Bri thinks that any romantic relationship will be an absolutely perfect one; Gerard is scornful of anything about love.  

There’s much to love about this book.  The secondary characters of elderly sisters Mable and Agnes, with their cute matchmaking ways, were delightful.  Bri’s baking made me want to bake; and the dialogue between Bri and Gerard was always interesting.  There’s a subtle theme of faith that adds inspiration to the story and leads both Bri and Gerard to understand that although our relationships here on earth may not be perfect, God’s love will never fail us.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher.  All opinions are my own.

Word-tosser, Wifey, Mama, avid Mocha-Drinker, Multi-pubbed Fiction Author & lover of the Word.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Betsy St. Amant Haddox is the author of over fifteen inspirational romance novels and novellas. She resides in north Louisiana with her hero of a hubby, two total-opposite young daughters, a vast collection of coffee mugs, and an impressive stash of Pickle chips. Betsy has a B.A. in Communications and a deep-rooted passion for seeing women restored in Christ. When she’s not composing her next book or trying to prove unicorns are real, Betsy can usually be found somewhere in the vicinity of a white-chocolate mocha–no whip. She blogs frequently at www.ibelieve.com, a devotional site for women.