Blog Tour + Excerpt + Review: "Semi-Sweet On You" by Erin Nicholas

I am very happy to take part in the blog tour promoting the release of "Semi-Sweet On You" by Erin Nicholas, book #4 of the Hot Cakes series. This book reads as a total standalone, though characters from earlier installments in the series make cameo appearances in this one. Even so, readers who have not yet picked up the previous stories will be able to jump in here with no problems.

"Semi-Sweet On You" featured an excellent slow burn, second chance romance between Whitney Lancaster and Camden McCaffery, one of the new owners of what had formerly been Whitney's family-run snack cake factory, Hot Cakes. Whitney and Cam were high school sweethearts, though they kept their romance a secret because of a longstanding feud between their families. Whitney ended things with Cam shortly before he left for college ten years earlier, but they never forgot about each other, so working together at Hot Cakes created quite a bit of friction between them. Whitney resisted all of Cam's efforts to spend time together in an effort to resolve the tension until her grandmother, Didi, invited Cam to move in with them for reasons of her own.

 

I really liked Whitney and sympathized with her efforts to prove to Cam and his partners that she deserved her place at Hot Cakes. When her family ran the company, her father and brother completely disregarded every idea she ever had, so her feelings of insecurity were totally understandable. I loved watching Whitney slowly gain confidence in herself and her abilities as she worked to launch the company's new snack cake.

 

All Cam wanted was to help Whitney on her journey, and he was able to do so by stepping in to help out with her grandmother so that Whitney could focus on work. The relationship he developed with Didi was very sweet, and I loved that Cam made her a part of his own family. Didi and Cam's younger brother, Henry, became great friends, and the way they took care of each other was lovely.

Overall, I loved "Semi-Sweet On You" and highly recommend it for all fans of contemporary romance and romantic comedy. I look forward to the next book in this series!

*Review copy provided by the author via Social Butterfly PR. All opinions expressed are my own.

 

 

About "Semi-Sweet On You"

Semi-Sweet On You, an all-new irresistible romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Erin Nicholas, is available now!

A semi-sweet second-chance rom com!

She broke his heart ten years ago.

Now he's back -- and her new boss.

And she might still be semi in love with him.

But that’s no problem, right? They can keep it professional.

Until her grandmother gets involved.

She’s thrilled to think that Whitney and Cam are still in love. And invites him to move in with her…and Whitney.

Of course, Whitney can handle that too. Yeah, everything is fine. Just fine.

Until Cam makes it clear that he’s all in.

Having him back is very sweet, but can she really have it all? Or will it all crumble around her?

Read an Excerpt from "Semi-Sweet On You"

He leaned in, close enough that she could feel his breath on her lips when he said, “Let me kiss you.”

Oh damn. She wanted that. She wanted it so much. She was weak.

“I—” she started.

“The tea is getting cold!” Didi bellowed from the kitchen.

Whitney and Cam stilled. Then she felt him sigh. But he didn’t pull back. “You going to let me do this or not?”

He was already practically kissing her. When his lips moved as he spoke, they brushed hers ever so lightly. His body heat surrounded her. She swore she could feel his heartbeat pounding. Or maybe that was hers.

They both clearly wanted this. She certainly wasn’t pushing him away or stepping back. But the only actual connection was his hand on her face. And their mingling breaths.

Clearly he was going to insist that she make this decision. He wasn’t going to just sweep her up and kiss the hell out of her before she could protest and then let the chemistry take over.

“Whit,” he said, his voice low and rough. “Push me back or pull me closer.”

She slid her hands up to his chest, not sure until the last moment if she was going to fist his shirt and pull him in or push him away.

Cam, however, didn’t look surprised when she pushed.

He let go and stepped back though. He didn’t seem angry or even frustrated. It seemed that he’d been expecting her reaction actually.

“Okay,” he finally said.

She wet her lips. “Thanks,” she said, hoarsely. And she meant it. She appreciated that he was giving her these choices. Kind of.

It would be a lot easier to just climb him like a tree and give in to everything zipping between them if he’d just back her up against the wall, seal his mouth over hers, and start running his big hands over her body. Then she could pretend she was just caught up in the moment and enjoy the hell out of it without actually admitting she wanted any of that.

Which he knew.

She could see it.

He knew that she wanted him, but that she didn’t want to admit it.

So, of course, he was going to make her confess before he did anything more.

“In case you’ve forgotten, I’m very stubborn,” he said.

Whitney gave him a nod. “I remember.”

“And something you should know about me and the past ten years,” he said, holding her gaze steadily, “I’ve also gotten very used to winning. “

That actually made her heart trip and her inner muscles clench.

See, she should really feel trepidation at that implied promise from him. But she didn’t.

“I’ll keep that in mind,” she said, trying desperately not to act excited about the idea of him trying again and again to get close to her.

He looked at her for a long moment and a thought flickered through her mind—he knows.

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