Piece of Cake
by Mary Hollis Huddleston; Asher Fogle Paul
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Pub Date Jun 20 2023 | Archive Date Jul 20 2023
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Description
She’s only trying to save her job and her reputation.
Claire Sommers grew up as a society girl destined to have it all: tasteful Dallas mansion, high-powered career, hot and rich husband. Until a massive mistake left her reputation in tatters and trust fund frozen. Now the former debutante is scraping by as a magazine staffer in Nashville—trading in her diamonds and designer stilettos for rhinestones and cowgirl boots.
But all is not well in the world of print publications. Piece of Cake, the beloved Southern wedding magazine where Claire works, is one issue away from going under. Thankfully, Claire has a plan to save the day and the magazine—a reality show–style docuseries on the South’s most over-the-top and outlandish nuptials. And with country music royalty, Elvis impersonators, and enough drama to make your momma faint, it just so happens that Tennessee is the perfect setting for unscripted wedding day magic. Her boss loves Claire’s idea so much that she even brings in “The Brides’ Man,” New York native and social media star Dominic Gravino, to partner with Claire on the project, despite her protestations.
Dominic’s East Coast confidence and charisma clash with Claire’s Southern breeding and independent spirit as the two unlikely collaborators attempt to create a series that will save Piece of Cake. But in between million-dollar weddings, two-stepping bachelorette parties, and hot chicken fiascos, Claire and Dom discover they make a great team . . . on and off the job. But letting go of old hurts is harder than she imagines, and soon Claire realizes that she must come to terms with what happened in her past if she’s ever going to embrace the present.
“. . . a laugh-out-loud peek into an alternate universe where weddings are a competitive sport and there’s no such thing as too much bling.” —Yvette Manessis Corporon, international bestselling author
- Stand-alone novel
- Book length: 90,000 words
- Includes discussion questions for book clubs
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780785258902 |
| PRICE | $17.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 361 |
Available on NetGalley
Featured Reviews
Brenda B, Reviewer
I just finished this, in one evening, because I couldn't put it down! Claire is a former Texas socialite, who's living in Nashville now making her way on her own. She's a writer for a bridal magazine. Dominic is a bridal influencer from New York brought in to help the failing magazine.
Together they work to help save the magazine and get closer and closer! I really enjoyed their bantering and flirting!
Thank you to netgalley for allowing me to read this ARC and to the publisher.
Isabel M, Bookseller
First of all, I am OBSESSED with this cover. It's absolutely stunning. This book is coded with southern charm and elaborate weddings. It was so much fun, and I fell in love with these characters almost immediately.
Lindsey C, Reviewer
oh my goodness, this was the best book!! it was soooo sweet and i'm so in love with it!! as always, thank you so much to netgalley for letting me read this book early! pick it up asap!!!
Helen W, Bookseller
This book is perfect for your summer reading if you're interested in southern fiction with a wedding setting and enemies to lovers romance!
Claire begins working with Dom, a wedding blogger, to save the wedding magazine Piece of Cake. They are working together going to weddings to work on the magazine's social media. Claire doesn't understand why Dom would be a wedding blogger so she is skeptical of him at first which made for an entertaining romance to read. It felt different from other romances I've read in the past.
Claire really packs a punch in the beginning but by the end her heart softens and she comes to terms with mistakes she made at her last job and begins to face it and deal with it. This book had great character development with Claire and I loved seeing her open up and deal with her past and forgive herself. By the end I liked Claire even more than I did in the beginning.
The wedding and family drama and dynamic was also entertaining. Claire came from a rich family, so to see how that impacted her just made me understand her more.
The whole book felt like I was watching a romantic comedy from the 90's or early 2000's and I loved that about it. It had such a raw and real romance, personality, and comedy. The wedding setting, taking place in the south, gave that rich southern feel to it. The romance was also clean and ended leaving you cheering!
I loved every part of this book, I could have finished it in two sittings. I would definitely recommend this as a summer read and it is probably going to be one of my favorite books!
Be sure to pick this one up June 20th!
Thank you Netgalley and Harper Muse for this ARC so I could review it!
Kathleen H, Reviewer
This delightful rom/com is a fun easy read, a Piece of Cake! Wedding cake that is. Wedding planner Claire Sommers (yes, that famous Dallas Sommers family) flees town in disgrace for Nashville after an epic fail on the job. She has reinvented herself as a writer on the slowly failing magazine Piece of Cake, writing clichéd stories on a small budget. In a last ditch effort to save the magazine, she pitches an idea for a reality wedding series. Enter Dominic Gravino, a Brooklyn native and an instastar as The Brides Man. Now an unhappy Claire will have to partner with Dom. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that he is drop dead gorgeous, talented and a perfect foil for Claires’s Southern manners and reticence. Here we go!
I don’t want to ruin the fun with spoilers but Mary Hollis Huddleston and Asher Fogle Paul know their stuff! Their descriptions of the over the top weddings are laugh out loud funny. The dead birds! The confetti gun! And don’t get me started on the hot chicken date…I’m still laughing! Schedule an evening, a day at the beach or a rainy weekend to read because you won’t want to put Piece of Cake down. It’s delicious! 5 stars.
Thank you to NetGalley, Harper Muse and Mary Hollis Huddleston; Asher Fogle Paul for this ARC.
Ivy A, Reviewer
A sweet, clean romance about Claire, a previous Texas socialite, who has fallen out of grace and is trying to make it on her own in Nashville. Claire appears to have the whole world on her shoulders and is striving to please her family as well as hoping her grand idea will keep her company afloat. When influencer, "The Brides' Man" is assigned to help her on this project, Claire struggles to let him in and help. A cute story filled with fun wedding anecdotes, dating fiascos, and bachelorette shenanigans.
I received an eARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.
Librarian 866871
A fun, light read with clean romance. While attending many weddings for a marketing pitch, they encounter a lot of family drama and comedic situations. But in the midst of it all, Claire needs to come to terms with her past so she can move on to a better life.
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