In this second book in the French Twist series, readers join Lexi Stuart in a crème de la crème adventure!
Deciding to leave her familiar home in Seattle and her could-be boyfriend Dan, Lexi moves to a quaint village in France to pursue her dream of becoming a pastry chef. Life among the French initially proves to be less than easy as Lexi is challenged by her coworkers, missing her friends, and failing to master the perfect baguette.
Determined to find her place, Lexi settles into the culture and life becomes la perfection. She finds a church, meets a new friend, and makes the acquaintance of a child named Celine—as well as Celine’s attractive, widowed father, Philippe. Even Patricia, the gruff pastry cook, shows a softer side as she mentors Lexi in the art of baking.
Fast, fun, and packed with French culture, foodie appeal, and unique recipes readers will love accompanying Lexi on her journey in Bon Appetit as she tries to choose between two countries, two men and the faith to lean on God while savoring the surprises life brings!
Best-selling author Sandra Byrd enjoys a successful career writing adult, teen, and children’s books, including the Friends for a Season, Secret Sisters series and the French Twist series, including the first Lexi Stuart novel, Let them Eat Cake. She is also a regular contributor to newspapers and magazines. Sandra lives in Washington state with her husband and two children.
My Thoughts:
If this book were edible, I'd be on a serious sugar rush right now. Bon Appetit was such a treat, with it's French setting and baked goodies, I was almost licking my fingers as I turned the pages. This book is full of delightful characters I'd love to spend time with, especially if I could roam the streets of France while doing so. This book is, in a word, fantastique!
Be on the lookout for the final book in the series due out next fall.
Super Giveaway:
Would you like a chance to win not just Bon Appetit, but Let Them Eat Cake, the first book in the French Twist series, as well. If you're a US resident, please leave a comment (with contact info - you at yoohoo dot com) as well as the name of your favorite baked goodie to be entered into the drawing. My favorite baked goodie is pumpkin pie with whipped cream - yum! Comments will be taken until Sunday, October 26th, at midnite central time.
9 comments:
Oh, I'd love a chance to win these. The reviews are great and just a few days ago I checked out "Let them eat cake" from my local library.
Please enter me!
sorry, forgot to leave contact info.
ldneuhof at hotmail dot com
Oooh, these books sound scrumptious! Ooh laa laa! :-)
Please enter me in the contest to win these two delicious books! Yum!
My favorite baked goodie is coffee cake with lots of crumbles on top!
Blessings,
Lucie
LucieInCA [at] aol [dot] com
Oh this book sounds so great. I love to read books with recipes in them and also love to read about France. My favorite baked recipe is Creme Brulee. YUMMY!
Blessings,
Jo
ladijo40(at)aol(dot)com
Yes, I would love a chance to win these! Had it not been for some great reviews I've read, I might not have tried this series. Thanks so much for the giveaway!
cjarvis [at] bellsouth [dot] net
What a valuable lesson, t learn to have "the faith to lean on God while savoring the surprises life brings"! This is part of what I read we will find within the pages of the book. And what fun to have a bonus of the other book also so they can be read as a set!
What a treat to get to have a baked goodie at all in our house, I don't do much so when I do, we call it our "favorite for the day". Seriously, today I am sure it is brownies. BUT, my favorite from yesteryear is Rhubarb Crunch. In between then and now sometime was blueberry pie until I discovered gooseberry pie. I could go on and on about favorite baked goods but better stop and give someone else time to do theirs.
Thanks for entering me in your drawing.
Pam Williams
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these books sound so yummy!
I love banana cake with cream cheese icing :)
stampedwithgrace at cox dot net
I'd love a chance to win these books! My favorite baked goodie is Chocolate-raspberry swirl cheesecake! I like to bake it and give it away. If I didn't, I'd eat it all in one sitting!
Blessings,
Mimi B
mnjesusfreak at gmail dot com
i have wanted to read these for awhile! Please enter me! I think that my favorite dessert would be Berry crisp with vanilla bean ice cream!
martha(at)lclink(dot)com
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