Outside The Lines
Author: Kimberly Kincaid
Release date: July 30th, 2013
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Hosted by: Tasty Book Tours
As an
ivy-league ER doctor who eats double shifts for breakfast (and lunch…and
dinner), Blake Fisher has little appetite for anything other than work. Being
on the staff at Brenstville Hospital means taking care of people, a need Blake
understands all too well from losing his brother to cystic fibrosis eight years
ago. When he’s asked to coordinate a carnival fundraiser for the cause, he
jumps at the chance to help others with the disease…until it lands him side by
side with the one woman he never thought he’d see again: his ex-fiancée.
Streetwise
and rough around the edges, Jules Shaw is no stranger to earning a living
through hard work. But when her job as the restaurant manager of Mac’s Diner
puts her shoulder to really broad shoulder with Blake Fisher, she nearly balks.
She’d rather dodge and deflect than admit the real reason she broke things off,
but the catering contract for the carnival means big business for Mac’s, and
feeding people is Jules’s lifeblood.
As Blake
and Jules join reluctant forces, they quickly rediscover the spark between
them. But the possibility of a future together hinges on coming clean about the
past, with potentially devastating consequences. Can Blake and Jules overcome
their drastically different backgrounds and learn to love again, or will they
always be outside the lines?
I rated Outside The Lines with FOUR AND ONE HALF LEAVES! Before you read this book, make sure you have a bunch of sweet and sticky desserts on hand. This book will leave you craving all your favorite desserts. Jules works at the local diner and she is known for her wonderful baking. We hear on multiple occasions about her desserts and by the sound of it, they are to die for. I had a very hard time putting this book down. It was such a fun, fast and easy read! I felt the descriptions were wonderful. I was able to put myself in the characters shoes and feel what they were feeling. We got to see both Jules and Blake's thoughts throughout the book. It's not very often that we get to hear from both the main character's point of view.
Blake and Jules haven't seen each other in 8 years. Blake and Jules ended on bad terms and they are both wondering what happened all that time ago. When fate brings them back together, they have to face the past and what tore them apart. I was completely hooked and wanted to keep reading to find out where life was going to lead them next! If you want to know what happens with Blake and Jules, read this book. You won't be disappointed!
Kimberly
Kincaid writes contemporary romance that splits the difference between sexy and
sweet. When she's not sitting cross-legged in an ancient desk chair known as
"The Pleather Bomber", she can be found practicing obscene amounts of
yoga, whipping up anything from enchiladas to éclairs in her kitchen, or curled
up with her nose in a book. Kimberly is a 2011 RWA Golden Heart® finalist who
lives (and writes!) by the mantra that food is love. She has written two
digital novellas, Love On The Line and Drawing The Line, about hot cops and
sexy chefs, with a third novella, Outside The Lines, due this summer. She is
also thrilled to have collaborated on a Christmas anthology with Donna Kauffman
and Kate Angell, titled The Sugar Cookie Sweetheart Swap, to kick off her Pine
Mountain foodie series with Kensington this October. Kimberly’s first
full-length novel, Turn Up the Heat, will follow in February 2014. She resides
in northern Virginia with her wildly patient husband and their three daughters.
In what order should I read your books?
ReplyDeleteLove On The Line is first, then Drawing The Line, then this one is the third. They do all stand alone, but you might get a little kick out of reading them in order (especially one and two) to see Violet and her twin brother Jason as they counsel each other on falling in love.
ReplyDeleteEither way, have lots of snacks handy :)