His rough accent seduces her right alongside his talent with food. He’s moody and difficult, but also charming in his own way. She and Elliott do butt heads, but once they find common ground and begin to work together their chemistry in and out of the kitchen simply shines. She’s a little lost at first, but quickly finds her strength and doesn’t let anyone push her around. I think I fell in love with Sophia from the first page. This is when Sophia decides she has had enough and will absolutely not be run over anymore.

He is the team captain and Sophia needs to follow his direction when in the kitchen. So he lays down the law first chance he gets. He needs that $50,000 prize money desperately. He’s also a bit of a food snob and has no use for an amateur who has no real professional experience whatsoever. He’s a 49-year-old professional chef who has owned several restaurants, attended the best schools and won awards. How in the world did she get into this mess?Įlliott Adamson is the Scotsman paired with Sophia and at first they do not think much of each other. Unfortunately for her, she’s paired with a big, brutish, loud-mouthed, bald, bearded Scotsman. Thinking it’ll be a show full of amateurs, she’s a little surprised to find out that she will be paired with a professional chef and they have to work as a team in order to win. Not really wanting to go at first, she ultimately gives in to make her daughters happy. After all, Sophia is an amazing hostess and cook. So they sign her up for a reality TV cooking show that they are convinced she will win. Her daughters are worried and want to find something that might create a spark and bring her back to life. After being part of a couple for 20 years, she doesn’t know what to do with herself now that she is alone. Her world is colorless and tasteless and more often than not her daughters find her simply sitting and staring out at nothing.

She’s basically going through the motions from day-to-day. Sophia Brown is a 47-year-old widow who is trapped in grief over the sudden loss of her dear husband. This book is delicious in many, many ways. I feel like I should warn you… don’t start reading too late at night because you won’t want to stop. Then I said screw it and dived in any way. So when this gem hit my inbox I wanted to jump right in, but then I looked at the release date, then my review list and thought maybe I ought to read something closer to publication.

Even though I am a fan of some NA books, reading the second chance love story of two people closer to my own age had a lot of appeal. When she mentioned on Twitter a few months back that she was writing a romance with older characters I was pretty excited. But I have to say, I think this is my favorite of them all. I’ve always enjoyed Penny Watson’s books, they make me smile and laugh and are always original.

A Taste of Heaven by Penny Watson