Sugar Rush

By: Donna Kauffman

Narrated by: Amanda Ronconi

Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's summary

Devil's Food...Angel Cake...Red Velvet...Praline Crunch...Lemon Chiffon... How's a woman to choose?Luckily, the members of the Cupcake Club are about to taste it all....

When baker extraordinaire Leilani Trusdale left the bustle of New York City for Georgia's sleepy Sugarberry Island, she didn't expect her past to follow. Yet suddenly, her former boss, Baxter Dunne, aka Chef Hot Cakes, the man who taught her everything pastry, wants to film his hit cooking show in her tiny cupcakery. The same Chef Hot Cakes whose molten chocolate-brown eyes and sexy British accent made Lani's mouth water and her cheeks blush the color of raspberry filling - stirring all kinds of kitchen gossip, much of which Lani wished was true....

Lani's friends are convinced that this time around, Baxter is the missing ingredient in her recipe for happiness. But convincing Lani will be a job for Baxter himself. And he'll need more than black velvet frosting to sweeten the deal....

©2012 Donna Kauffman (P)2014 Audible Inc.

Sweet & Sexy!

I picked this one up honestly because it was a bargain -- on sale with my kindle purchase -- but it turned out to be a fun listen that really kept my attention while I was on the treadmill.
It's the story of Leilani, who relocates to the outer banks of Georgia to open a small cupcake shop. She's a topnotch pastry chef who has left New York, partly to be near her aging father and partly to get away from her uber sexy, uber famous former boss Baxter Dunne. But, who shows up in Sugarberry, Georgia? Yep! Baxter! You'll love it.
It's got some adult scenes, so bear that in mind.
I laughed with Lani & her friends and I even got a little teary. Overall, really good!

left wanting more...

The book was way too short for me! I need more lani/bax story! Please tell me there's another book?!

Sweet

I held off on the series due to other reviews. Mistake! I really enjoyed the book. Lani was strong, modern and fun. Chef Hot Cakes was complex and real. I could see Sugarberry in my mind and all the characters in it. Now I have purchased the whole series.

Amanda was a superb narrator, as always. I wish she narrated more!

Light and Easy Listen

This was a fun, easy listen. Enjoyed the characters and the set up for the series, but was a little one-note in terms of the story. Any conflict between characters happened in the past and they were working on being together now, so it was just mental hang-ups keeping the main characters apart. No real tension so the story's climax felt like it fell a little flat.
Listened as part of Audible's new Member Benefit Free Listens and enjoyed it, but likely wouldn't have spent money or a credit on it to buy it.

very entertaining

this was a very entertaining story from start to finish. not sure how the devastatingly handsome author in the story remained single so long but he was certainly worth waiting fot

Sweet but so slow

I really like this author and I like a sweet and relaxed small town read as much as the next girl. But this one was too slow, even for me. The story had loads of potential but it really crawled along and the delivery was predictable and boring. I did appreciate that the characters had real conversations about their situation.

I enjoyed the performance

The story was okay, took away a star for the cheesy and stupid line about not wearing a condom. Author took away from her attempt to present an intelligent woman with that one sentence. The performance was good. The story moved well, but she did forget to do her not good British accent for the character at times. Overall a pleasant listen.

Cute, but first Chapter was a rough start for me

The first chapter there was a little too much jibber jabber for me. But after a while it picked up and had me laughing, heck I even teared up at one point

Left nothing to the imagination...

I generally can finish an audio book in 1-3 days depending on length. But this one I’m having a hard time completing. I found myself zoning out multiple times because I felt the story just went on and on describing every minute detailed that it left nothing to the imagination. I was forced to take multiple breaks when normally I’m at the edge of my seat waiting for what happens next. The narrator is great, I’ve listened to her narration of other books with no problems. I still have 1hr left and I at this time don’t know if will finish the listening. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Sweets and romance - what's not to love

After reading the reviews I wasn't sure but I love Amanda Ronconi and gave it a chance. This is a fun, easy book. What kept me listening were the characters and the narration.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.