"A Pinch of Ooh La La" by Renee Swindle - Spotlight post
book Synopsis
Abbey
Ross, who runs her own bakery in Oakland, California, is known for her
visually stunning wedding cakes, but lately, Abbey’s own love life has
become rather stale. According to her best friend, Bendrix,Abbey’s
not the spontaneous young woman she was when they were teenagers
listening to the Cure and creating attention-grabbing graffiti. Of
course, her very public and humiliating failed relationship with a
womanizing art forger might have something to do with that.
Nevertheless, it’s time for Abbey to step out of the kitchen—and her
comfort zone—and Bendrix has even handpicked a man for her to date.
Samuel
Howard is everything Abbey’s dreamed of: handsome, successful, and—most
important of all—looking to raise a family. But a creamy icing might be
needed to hide a problem or two. When Samuel complains about disrespect
for the institution of marriage, Abbey’s reminded of her nontraditional
family, with thirteen children from various mothers. And when Samuel
rails about kids having kids, Abbey can’t help but think of her
twenty-year-old sister who’s recently revealed her pregnancy.
Soon
Abbey is facing one disaster after another and struggling to make sense
of it all. Her search for love has led her down a bitter path, but with
the help of her unique family and unwavering friends, she just might
find the ooh la la that makes life sweet.
A
story about how amazing a "nontraditional" family can be, along with
jazz and the ever-embarrassing quest to find true and perfect love in
our thirties; A PINCH OF OOH LA LA will have readers salivating over
peach and goat cheese tarts while tapping their feet to the thoughts of
jazz classics.
About the Author
Renee Swindle is a California native. She grew up in Vallejo and Lynwood and then went on to earn her BA in English from University of California, Irvine and her MFA in Creative Writing from San Diego State University.
Renee is the author of several novels including Please Please Please
Renee has been featured in Essence Magazine and
has also been interviewed on KPFA, Blog Talk Radio and various local
radio shows andlocal cable shows. Her writing group, The Finish Party,
was featured in O Magazine. Renee’s work has also been published in Germany and Japan.
Renee currently works as a professor of English at Diablo Valley College at the San Ramon Campus and also at Solano Community College. For the last fourteen years she has lived in Oakland with her dogs and loves it.
Find her on Facebook https://www.facebook.
Find her on Twitter @renee_swindle
Amazon Link: http://www.amazon.com/A-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I am planning on reading this book and posting a review on Oct. 6th. I am really looking forward to reading it, it sounds great - just the kind of book I love. And isn't that an adorable cover?
Please mark it on your calendar to come back to read my review!
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