A Pinch of Ooh La La by Renee Swindle Review

To get to happily ever after, sometimes you need to start from scratch.... 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 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 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 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 thinks 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.

My Review:

I liked that the main character was a strong woman with her own bakery. Her family though is different then Samuel's historic views. There are so many different families out there and that is what makes us who we are. If we we all the same, then there would never be anything new and different. I would be bored. Abbey is too busy looking for the perfect man and trying to be "normal" that she almost loses what is most important to her, I really enjoyed the ending, and I did not expect it. Abbey's life may be more worthwhile than she thought it was. I am giving this book a 4/5. I was given a copy to review from Night Owl Reviews, however all opinions are my own.