Recipe for Satisfaction (Madewood Brothers, #1)

by Gina Gordon

• ISBN10: 1622666739
• ISBN13: 9781622666737
• Publish Date: 1 January 2013 (first published 31 December 2012)
• Publish Status: Cancelled
• Out of Print: 7 March 2017
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Entangled: Brazen
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Language: English

Reviews

[Angie]

I was almost completely satisfied by Recipe for Satisfaction. When it starts, Sterling is seasick on a yacht and runs into Toronto's most eligible, bad boy, bachelor. She had hopes of picking up a man that night, but not Jack, and certainly not while puking her guts out over the rail. But lucky for her, Jack sees something in her, and is also looking to get back on the saddle. They have one wild night, but it's not enough to satisfy either of them, so Jack comes up with a plan. A plan that could definitely backfire.

Recipe for Satisfaction was really good. I adored both Sterling and Jack, together and separately. I was especially invested in Sterling's personal plot for some reason. She's a professional organizer, but her own life is a mess thanks to her parents' gambling addiction. She's supporting them for her younger sisters' sake, but she's reached her limit. Sterling is going to bail them out one last time, but things are going to change. Sterling is going to change. She's doing things for herself for once, and that includes her affair with Jack. Of course, their inevitable fight had to be about money, because Jack's rich and has been heartbroken by gold diggers before. At least things didn't feel too over the top when he found out about her money troubles.

In the end, Recipe for Satisfaction was great. I enjoyed watching Sterling come out of her shell, try new things, and finally live life. Her and Jack also have plenty of sexy times as part of her doing things that feel good to her journey. I do just wish that there had been more food. Jack is a chef, and there is one sex scene involving a little bit of food, but there was entirely not enough food overall!

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[Cocktails and Books]

Professional organizer Sterling Andrews was hoping to step outside herself to find happiness in the arms of man for just one night. One night where she didn't have to worry about money or what her parents may or may not be doing. A party on a private yacht, a bout of sea sickness and playboy Jack Vaughn turn Sterling's life upside down.

Jack Vaughn was trying to deal with the death of his foster mother and the ramifications the press had in making him seem like an uncaring cad. He'd stayed away from woman and hidden with his brothers hoping to make sense of his life. An encounter with Sterling makes Jack bargain with her to ensure he can spend more time with her. He starts to wish for things he'd never wanted before and wondering if the dreams he had for his family's foundation could come true and keep him home with his brothers.

Sterling had a pretty tough life and right away, as a reader, you can connect with her. You want her happy and you want her to get out from underneath the burden that is her parents. When she's with Jack, she sheds her obsessive compulsiveness and lives in the moment. She's more willing to try new things and open herself up to just being with Jack. And spending quality time with Jack isn't much of a hardship, even if she knows the there is a time limit for them.

Jack is a soul who is torn between his public persona and the person he really is. He doesn't let many see the real Jack, but there is something about Sterling that has him immediately opening up and being himself. That ability to open up and know that he always has someone in his corner gives Jack the push he needs to do what he's wanted to do for the family's foster kids cooking program. While deep down he knows the difference in his life is Sterling, it takes an intervention from his family to realize just how important she is.

I like the story. Jack is one sexy chef and Gina Gordan gives him charisma that seems to ooze off the pages. Jack and Sterling had chemistry together that made them a pleasure to read. Such a pleasure that I am anxiously awaiting the next Madewood Brother book.

If you're looking for a sexy, quick read, this is definitely one that should be picked up.

[anastasia]

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