Sweet Surprise (Sweet, Texas, #4)

by Candis Terry

Playing naughty or nice ...Fiona Wilder knows all about falling in lust. Love? That's another story. Determined not to repeat past mistakes, the single mom and cupcake shop owner is focused on walking the straight and narrow. But trouble has a way of finding her. And this time it comes in the form of a smoking hot firefighter who knows all the delicious ways to ignite her bad-girl fuse. Can lead to heartbreak ...Firefighter Mike Halsey learned long ago that playing with fire just gets you burned. He's put his demons behind him, and if there's one line he won't cross, it's getting involved with his best friend's ex. But when fate throws him in the path of the beautiful, strong, and off-limits Fiona, will he be able to fight their attraction? Or will he willingly go down in flames? Or a sweet surprise!

• ISBN10: 0062351141
• ISBN13: 9780062351142
• Publish Date: 27 January 2015
• Publish Status: Transferred
• Imprint: Avon Books
• Format: eBook
• Pages: 384
• Language: English

Reviews

[Cocktails and Books]

3.5 Stars

SWEET SURPRISE was a cute story. I haven't read the other books in the Sweet, Texas series, but that didn't take away from my ability to jump into this story.

Fiona and Mike were interesting characters. They were each very gun-shy about jumping into a relationship. Fiona was looking for someone who was going to love her forever and Mike was only willing to think about right now. But the more these two were together, the more sparks started to fly and you knew they were going to have to get out of their own way.

I liked Fiona. I liked her need to be independent and build something on her own, for herself and her daughter. She might have been a bit stubborn when it came to that independence, but I could see why it was so important to her and support it. Her relationship with her ex in-laws was special and I enjoyed seeing how the Wilder family truly loved Fiona, even if she was no longer married to one.

Mike was a bit harder for me to warm up to. I'm not sure why that was. He was everything I generally like in a hero, but he was a little too at odds with himself, his feelings and his need to be a white knight. His inner monologue said one thing and he went the opposite direction, which made me crazy and probably why I couldn't warm up to him.

Overall, it was a solid read. It took Mike and Fiona a while to get there, but eventually they got out of their own way and discovered what they needed to do in order to get their HEA.

[kimbacaffeinate]

Espresso review of Sweet Surprise

We met Fiona Wilder in previous novels and I have always admired her. Not every woman can be as gracious as she has been. She has a few hang-ups where happily ever after is concerned and I understood where she was coming from making it easy to connect. Firefighter Mike Halsey is in a word yummy but the boy also has major baggage. For me all of the issues each character had felt overdone. Just the fact that Fiona is his best friend’s ex-wife would have been enough. The rest just weighed down the story and distracted me. The issues pulled me from the first part of the story. Thankfully, the second half picked up, as we moved around the issues and got to see them interact as a couple.

It was wonderful being back in Sweet and seeing all of the characters. Izzy was adorable and the description of the cupcakes had me drooling. I want one of those caramel salted cupcakes in the worst way. Meddling, a wedding and heat in the kitchen made this enjoyable. Despite a few issues, I managed to close Sweet Surprise with a smile and look forward to the next book, Truly Sweet.

If you love small-town romances, with lovable characters, the Sweet series is one I highly recommend.

Copy provided by publisher. This review was originally posted at Caffeinated Book Reviewer