Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Audiobook Review for Baking It Merry by Samantha Chase and Melanie Mendez (Narrator)

 

Audiobook Review for Baking It Merry by Samantha Chase and Melanie Mendez (Narrator)


Published:
  November 19, 2024 by Dreamscape Media

Listening time: 6 hours

Genre:  Christmas Romance


Taken from Goodreads:
  A Small Town, Enemies to Lovers, Holiday Romance from New York Times bestselling author, Samantha Chase


Everyone in the building loved the bake shop a lot.
Except for the guy on the top floor, who most certainly did not.
If it were up to him, there wouldn’t be a hint of Christmas in the building.

For two months out of the year, Daphne Noelle got to live her dream of owning a bakery. Her little pop-up bake shop—one that looked just like a gingerbread house—brought joy to every customer who stopped by to enjoy her sweet treats. She loved meeting people and making them smile, and being in such a festive setting every day was just the icing on the cake! For the last three years, everything had gone smoothly, but this year, there was one guy who was determined to ruin it all.

One of the things Tristan appreciated most about the office complex where his architecture firm was located is how upscale and elegant it was. Unfortunately, every year for eight long weeks, a holiday shop set up in the lobby, turning it into the equivalent of a traveling circus, and the bake shop booth was the worst offender. The giant gingerbread house was an eyesore and the woman running it was too cheery for his liking. This year, he was determined to do everything he could to have her and her booth removed.

When Tristan finds himself in the middle of a delicate family situation, only Daphne can help him. Now, he’ll have to beg and plead and promise to be on his best behavior while dealing with her exuberant holiday joy. But the more time he spends with her—and the more awkward situations she saves him from—he begins to realize there’s more to her than over-the-top holiday cheer. And maybe, when you’re with the right person, Christmas can mean a little bit more.

My Thoughts:  I love audiobooks and am getting into the Christmas spirit with this one.   Baking it Merry is written by one of my favorite romance authors and narrated by the perfect narrator.   The narrator is new to me, which always makes me nervous, but she had the perfect voice to bring this story to life. 

Daphne and Tristan are such different characters with Tristan’s moodiness and Daphne’s holiday spirit.  They did not really make sense together and did everything they could to not be together.  I loved watching them circle each other, trying to figure out what made the other tick while not wanting to get too close or fall for each other.  I laughed out loud many times and swooned a couple times too.  Tristan is use to being in charge and getting his way.  It was fun to see him have to work to get something he wanted. 

Thank you to the author for a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review. 

Amazon: https://geni.us/BakingItMerry-Amazon 

Apple Books: https://geni.us/BakingItMerry-Apple 

Barnes & Noble: https://geni.us/BakingItMerry-Nook 

Kobo: https://geni.us/BakingItMerry-Kobo 

Google Play: https://geni.us/BakingItMerry-Google 

Audible: https://geni.us/BakingItMerry-Audible 


 

Meet Samantha Chase (taken from her website):  Samantha Chase is a New York Times and USA Today bestseller of contemporary romance that’s hotter than sweet, sweeter than hot. She released her debut novel in 2011 and currently has more than eighty titles under her belt – including THE CHRISTMAS COTTAGE which was a Hallmark Christmas movie in 2017 and THE WEDDING SEASON which was a Hallmark wedding movie in 2023! She’s a Disney enthusiast who still happily listens to 80’s rock. When she’s not working on a new story, she spends her time reading romances, playing way too many games of Solitaire when she should be writing, wearing a tiara while playing with her sassy pug Maylene…oh, and spending time with her husband of 32 years and their two sons in Wake Forest, North Carolina.

 

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