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| Indigo Bay Book 1 |
Luca Moretti is grumpy—and he wouldn't have it any other way.
Wrangling six—Italian—siblings and the family's restaurants would make anyone cranky. But when his mother requests that he save his aunt’s struggling Italian deli in charming, picturesque Indigo Bay, he has no idea that he's about to get an overdose of sweetness.
Luca expected his aunt’s stubbornness—she’s a Moretti, isn’t she?—and his cousin’s resistance to actual work, but the last thing he expected is the absolute ball of sunshine known as Oliver Billings.
Oliver loves Indigo Bay. Loves owning his small artisan bakery, Sweetie Pie’s. Helps nice old ladies cross the street. Even volunteers for the local Sweethearts Festival.
Sweet isn't really Luca's style, or so he thinks. But when he discovers Oliver can be a little spicy too, his prickly exterior begins to crumble like a well-baked crust.
If Luca isn't careful, he's going to develop a taste for sweets—and a particular baker’s pie.
And one or two servings will never be enough.
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My Review: 4/5 Stars
Luca takes his job as head of the family business very seriously. He comes off a bit cold and grumpy but you can’t doubt his love for his family. But running several restaurants doesn’t leave a lot of time for his personal life. But nothing is more important to him than his family. So when his mother tells him that his aunt needs help with her deli across the country, he can’t say no. But he knows it will be a fight to get his aunt to make the necessary changes if she wants to say the deli that is associated with the Morretti family restaurants. Luca plans to be there for as long as it takes to turn things around but hopes it won’t be that long. He never expected a reason to want to stay. Oliver runs a successful bakery and cafe and just loves his job. He doesn’t have much time for dating but at the moment, he’s okay with it. When he meets Luca, he knows he is in trouble. Especially since he knows Luca won’t be staying long. But he can’t resist the connection between them. So he’ll live in the moment and hope that when it’s time for Luca to leave his heart won’t be so broken. Loved these two! It’s so nice to see grumpy Luca find someone who can handle him and stand his ground. They balanced one another so well and also gave each other motivation to actually take time for themselves outside of their work. They were just super sweet together and I loved that they weren’t afraid to keep dating one another knowing it was going to end. They put their hearts into it and in the end, they knew to fight for one another. Great story all around!
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