Not the Marrying Kind

Fair Oaks Series, Book 2

By: Jae

Narrated by: Angela Dawe

A closeted small-town florist and a too-busy-for-a-relationship bakery owner mix up the perfect recipe for love in this delicious lesbian romance novel.

Small-town florist Ashley Gaines loves her little flower shop and putting together the perfect bouquets for weddings and other happy occasions. Her own love life, however, is far from blossoming. Ash has decided that staying in the closet is safer than risking her heart again.

Local bakery owner Sasha Peterson hasn't had much luck mixing it up with romance either. Besides, she's too busy whipping up delicious treats to have time for a relationship. But when their town's first lesbian wedding forces them to work together, Ashley and Sasha discover they have more in common than they imagined.

During food fights, cake tastings, and slow waltzes, they begin to see each other in a new light. Soon Ashley has to admit to herself that Sasha is tempting more than just her sweet tooth.

Contains mature themes.

©2019 Jae (P)2019 Tantor

closet waiting to open

The struggle that some of us know too well about coming out. This book gave us a glimpse into the internal struggle of Ashley trying to hide herself and to please everyone. I love how Sasha was able to slowly break down her walls and show her it's ok to just feel things.

I quite enjoy the book though like others have said the narrator didn't choose a pleasant voice for Sasha. I haven't listened to the first book in this series but my assumption is that Angela dawe kept Sasha's voice from the first book for consistency. It was hard to focus since Sasha's voice isn't that of the main character but a side character. I really like Ashley's voice though and Holly's which is the mc of the first book.

I think the narrator should have made adjustments to the voice since the character focus is different. Though I was quite surprised how much screentime Leo and Holly had in this book so I'm sure that wasn't an easy decision on voice.

Good read not so good listen

I normally love A.D. narration but one of the main characters had a whiny irritating tone. I enjoyed reading this story more than listening. Make no mistake Jae can spin a tale.

Is good narrative and characters

I love how the characters grow and the reactions suspend disbelief because this kind of story can and does happen! Well done!

Sweet and beautiful

A sweet and beautiful story. Jae’s writing is always stellar and never disappoints. Once again Angela Dawe brought all characters in the book to life so beautifully

Wonderful

Great story to continue the Fairoaks series. Struggle was worth it for Ashley in the end. Who wouldn’t want to end up with Sasha. Angela did a wonderful job with the characters as always.