As a foodie and reader, this book met all my interests. It follows a young Emma straight out of culinary school who travels back to her families resort where she thinks she is going to become head chef of one their restaurants. Emma's dream did not go as planned but she ended up getting more than she bargained for. When her brother sends her to be a private chef on a private island for a VIP she was not happy. However, as time went on she ended up connecting with her guest leading to a complicated love story.

This is the 2nd paradise bay book. I found this a really easy read with real laugh out loud moments. I liked how it wasn't just a typial sequel novel picking up th story with other characters and having Harrison and Libby from the Frist make an appearance. Emma and Pierce the main characters were really likable. I would recommend this book would be a great one to read on the beach. Definitely will read the next in the series, looking forward to it.

Thank you netgalley for the advanced copy.

Oh my giddy Aunt. I am so in love with these hilarious novels by Melanie Summers, she manages to keep you smiling and audibly laughing even through those teary pages.

I need to read the third installment and find out where this amaz9ng group of people and up.

I received this book for free from Netgalley I'd return for my honest opinion. And in all honesty it was brilliant.

4.5 stars this was one of the funniest romcoms I’ve read I burst out laughing numerous time causing all kinds of people to stare at me when I was reading at the Doctors office 🤣 Melanie’s sarcastic sense of humour is so much like mine it made this book so enjoyable and I stayed up until 2am to finish it because I couldn’t get enough! Even my husband laughed at some of the lines I read him!

Have you ever read a book that’s steamy without actually being steamy? The sexual tension is just so hot that you don’t need all the dirty talk because the author has done such a great job making you feel the emotions of the characters! This was that book! My only complaint is I felt a couple parts were drawn out a bit longer then needed but I didn’t mind because they still made me lol. I highly recommend this book for the rom com lovers out there

I loved this book so much that I immediately bought the first book so I could stay paradise bay!!!! I, like many of the other reviewers, could not put this book down once I started! The pacing of the story was perfect and I enjoyed that the timeline was somewhat realistic. My favorite thing was how we really see the internal struggle of the couple and the sacrifices and give/take required to be in a strong relationship. While the book is a part of a series (looking forward to the next one already!) it solidly stands on it's own!

This was such a cute book! This was the first book I've read from this author and I really enjoyed it. The story was different from anything I've read recently and really captured my attention. It was so well written and the characters were fantastic.

Melanie Summers does a fantastic job telling interesting stories with humor, love, and a ton of irritation, which sometimes is just what is neeeded. I throughly enjoyed the first book in this new series, but you don't have to have read that story to be fully drawn into Pierce and Emma's story. Emma is searching for who she is after culinary school and Pierce is trying to end his long running, billion dollar fantasy series. With quite a few rocky starts they eventually come up with a plan to help each other. I love the setting for this book. A remote island with all the luxury of a high end resort but with the isolation of a mountain. I definitely reccomend this series to any romance lovers or fans of Melanie Summers.

This is one of those rare books that you stay up all day and night and ignore everything around you so that you can finish it, yet at the same time, you are dreading it coming to an end! This is a new to me author and I will absolutely be reading more of her books!

I loved Emma and Pierce and how their relationship blossomed. The description of the Island had me wanting to go vacation there. The food that Emma prepares had my mouth watering and trying to figure out how I could create some of her dishes. The book Pierce writes had me hoping it was real so that I could read all of them! I loved all of the characters in this book and am excited to see what other books she comes out with.

A truly sweet, funny rom-com!!

What a cute book. This one was funny and filled with love and food. Yes food. It was a fast paced book but so worth reading. I really enjoyed this book a lot and will definitely be reading more from this author.

Thank you Netgalley, the author and publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was a fun and fast-moving read. When requested, I didn’t realize it was the second in a series but it stands alone and focuses on other characters. Makes me want to read the others. The characters were well flushed out and enjoyable.

Thank you Netgalley and Xpresso Book Tours for sending me a digital arc of this book.

I always love a book that makes me up all night. I was up until 5 am last night finishing this one. Twenty seven years old, Emma Banks recently graduated from culinary schools and can't wait to be the head chef in one of their family resort restaurants where she can experiment with her cooking as she likes and build her dream career. However, upon her arrival to Paradise Bay, her brother sends her off to their new resort in a private island where she has to work alone in a small boat house kitchen with three tiny burners and duct taped cabinets. That's not even the worst part of it. The worst part is she has to serve the arrogant, insufferable, ridiculously handsome rich brat Pierce Davenport who seems to be rude to her right from the beginning. Pierce Davenport is one of the most prestigious author of the time.. His books Clash of Crowns has been adapted to world's most watched tv show and now he is on a deadline to finish the final installment of his grand fantasy series. The only problem is he has no idea how to finish his series However, once he moves to the paradise bay, inspiration strikes. but due to an unexpected disaster, he needs the help of the gorgeous chef, Emma, to finish his novel on time even though he can't seem to think of anything else other than her when she is around.

This is such a fantastic and wonderful book. Melanie Summers did such a great job with balancing comedy with romance. It made me giggle and laugh so many times. I adore each and every character in this book. I liked Pierce's pov a little more than Emma's just because he was funnier and it was hilarious seeing him deal with real emotions. Emma and Pierce has such a great chemistry and made me swoon so much. Pierce high on pain killers is my favorite version of him. The ending scene was so cute! I am literally squealing while typing this review.

This book is the perfect summer read for all the romcom lovers out there. I highly would recommend this book to everyone. I also looked at the other books in this series and am so excited to read them.

I loved Whisked Away! I plan to go back and read the first in the series and then I can't wait for #3 too! It was a fun, romantic comedy. I really enjoyed the characters and their shenanigans. Looking forward to reading more of her books!

Thank you Netgalley and Xpresso Book Tours for allowing me to read this. I really enjoyed this story as Emma and Priya’s friendship was relatable to me. I look forward to the next book in this series!!

What a delightful book! Emma Banks has just finished culinary school and is going back to her family’s resort on a fictional Caribbean island (it looks suspiciously like Maui, but backwards). She is hoping to run one of the resorts several restaurants, but is enlisted by her older brother Harrison to be the private chef for the resorts exclusive house called Eden. The first guest for their soft open is Pierce Davenport from an imaginary country Avonia within Great Britain. Pierce is an author who has written a wildly popular fantasy series that is airing on NBO. It has been two years since the last book and his fans are clamoring for the next book and the executives at NBO are threatening to bring in writers to finish the series if he doesn’t. He decides to seclude himself at Eden to finish the book. Of course, Emma and Pierce initially clash until an unfortunate encounter with a hungry iguana. I loved the banter between the two, and actually laughed out loud several times. If you want a zany RomCom, this will fit the bill. I am looking forward to Pierce’s derelict brother Leo’s story. I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley for my honest review.

Whisked Away follows Emma (a recent culinary school graduate) and Pierce (a writer, basically George RR Martin, except younger and hot) as they interact and fall in love in a tropical resort setting. Emma starts out the book as the personal chef for Pierce at her family's resort, but ends up becoming his typist after he's injured and can no longer type his last novel in his almost identically Game of Thrones-like series (despite a looming deadline). Each chapter is told from either Emma or Pierce's perspective. The story was extremely predictable and followed all the basic romantic/chick-lit tropes, and was nothing too original, but it was a breezy, entertaining read that I finished very quickly. Definitely a good read for your beachy vacation.

A big thank you to Indigo (and Xpresso Book Tours) for the ARC of this work, in exchange for an honest review.

If you like easygoing romances with characters you instantly recognise, Summer's book is for you! We have the whole cast here: rich, arrogant leading man and the beautiful and snarky leading lady. Set on a resort on a Caribbean island, young, talented chef Emma Banks are cooking for the hottest, young author out there, Pierce Davenport. Sparks fly, an accidental injury and an offer neither of them can refuse in the moment!

I did enjoy the summer-y vibe and the culinary part of the story, something I wish would have been given more room in the story than the actual love story which was very non-interesting. It's something I've read before and surely theres must be ways of reimagine this genre? But like previously stated, if you are a reader who enjoy instaromance and stock characters this book is a work you'd enjoy, I'm sure.

I did like that even though this was the second book in a series it was easy to follow (I've gathered that Libby and Harrison were the main characters in the first book), but the way this book was written l, it could've easily been a stand alone book (that is to say not part of a series).

absolutely fab book.
really enjoyed reading this. cannot wait for more by this author.

this has been the perfect escape on a quiet afternoon. i higly recommend this book.

This is the first book I have read by Melanie Summers, the second in the series, but didn't have a problem following the story. I loved the characters and the story was intriguing. A good solid romantic comedy that had me smiling throughout. I will definitely be reading more by this author. I received an e-book from NetGalley in return for an unbiased review.

This was a fun sequel to the honeymooner. I enjoyed reading more of this story and you should too!! Grab it today!

Particularly that wasn't for me. While I enjoyed the writing itself, the characters felt very shallow and quite one-dimensional, everything was rushed and was just impossible to get into the plot and romance when I didn't even like these characters.