A Dollop of Delight
(A Recipe for Love Novel Book 5)
by Kelly Collins

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She’s tired of coming in second. He needs to be first. Will a baking competition chill the air or bring heat to the kitchen?

Pastry chef Chloe Mason is always chosen last, so when she has to fill a space for a no-show contestant on the popular reality cooking show The Big Bake-off, she vows to settle for nothing less than first place. With her and Luxe Resorts’ reputations on the line, she puts all distractions aside—that is until fellow competitor Mark McMillan kicks things up a notch in the kitchen. Before she knows it, the attraction between them moves from a slow bake to a full broil!

Baker Mark McMillan is about to lose everything—his home, his business, his self-respect. Winning The Big Bake-off is his last-ditch effort to save it all. Victory should be as easy as pie, but Chloe Mason could ruin everything with her sweet-as-spun-sugar smile. She’s one teaspoon of trouble, a tablespoon of frustration, and a whole lot of competition.

Will rivalry ruin the passion stirring inside them, or will they each bring the perfect ingredient to make a winning recipe for love?

Find out in A Dollop of Delight …

My Rating:

Favorite Quotes:

On the outside, she was smiling, but inside she was cussing like a sailor— a drunk sailor who’d stubbed his toe.

All this woman was missing was a wart on her nose and a broom.

I heard about his disappointment all my life. Pleasing Dad was like petting a porcupine. It was impossible and painful.

She remembered her grandma Mavis once telling her that love is defined not by what you get but by how much love makes you want to give.

My Review:

This was a tasty treat from beginning to end and I was smacking my lips and savoring every sweet and amusing morsel. The storylines were entertaining and easy to follow with the perfect mix of levity and external tension. The characters were relatable and quick-witted and gave good banter as they teased and flirted their way into a blossoming and supportive romance. They were also endearingly earnest humans and people I’d enjoy spending time with, even if only to sample their outstanding culinary skills. Their conflicts were seldom with each other, which is always a refreshing change. I adored Gage and wish men like him existed outside of a book but alas, he was far too perfect to exist out in the wild so I enjoyed him while I could and will keep him on my Kindle.

ABOUT KELLY COLLINS

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International bestselling author of over 30 novels, Kelly Collins writes with the intention of keeping the love alive. Always a romantic, she blends real-life events with her vivid imagination to create characters and stories that lovers of contemporary romance, new adult, and romantic suspense will return to again and again.