Sweet Spot [Hardcover]

Susan Mallery (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 370 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin Books (2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 073949869X
• ISBN-13: 978-0739498699
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,598,457 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery has entertained millions of readers with her witty and emotional stories about women and the relationships that move them. Publisher's Weekly calls Susan's prose "luscious and provocative," and Booklist says, "Novels don't get much better than Mallery's expert blend of emotional nuance, humor and superb storytelling." While Susan appreciates the critical praise, she is most honored by the enthusiastic readers who write to tell her that her books made them laugh, made them cry, and made the world a happier place to live.

Susan lives in Seattle with her husband and her tiny but intrepid toy poodle. She's there for the coffee, not the weather.

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The second bakery sis gets her man, September 8, 2008

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Tracy Vest (Northern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sweet Spot (Bakery Sisters) (Mass Market Paperback)

Nicole is bummed that she's in the middle of a divorce, not speaking to her youngest sister, and everyone around her (including a stray dog) seems to be pregnant. One morning a teen comes into her bakery and attempts to steal donuts. She calls the cops but instead sexy football coach Eric "Hawk" Hawkins shows up. Brash Nicole wants nothing to do with the smooth charmer, but agrees to let Raoul work off the donuts at her store. Raoul soon proves to be an invaluable asset and she gives him a full time job, and soon he moves in with her when she discovers his foster family has kicked him out. Meanwhile everyone seems to be taking pity on her single status, so she opts to make a bargain with Hawk to pretend to be her lover in exchange for, well the fringe benefits of being a lover. Widowed Hawk never even considers that he might actually fall for the often prickly baker. And then there is his impetuous princess of a daughter...

Mallery's second installment in the Bakery sisters trilogy is a bit disappointing. Nicole is absolutely obnoxious throughout 95% of the first novel, and pretty much half of this one, so I had a hard time actually liking or caring what happened to her character. I did like that Raoul brought out the softer side of her, but disliked the way that she treated just about everyone else around her. And what about her supposed BFF, Wyatt - he was completely MIA in this novel.

POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT: I really hate the trite plot device that some authors resort to in order to get a couple together - the dreaded unexpected pregnancy. Really, can't they find a better way to bring a couple together? Use a little creativity. This novel could have been so much better had Mallery not resorted to impregnating all three of the Keyes sisters in order to get their respective men (well, don't know for sure about baby sis Jesse since she is in the next book, but my money's on it). She has realistic dialog, pretty good secondary characters, and a heroine who (finally) grows. It could have been a pretty good story; instead, it's just pretty average.

© Tracy Vest, September 2008

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars O So Sweet, August 3, 2008

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L. Smith (mass) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sweet Spot (Bakery Sisters) (Mass Market Paperback)

After being so disappointed with sweet talk I wasn't sure I could stand another book with the whining sisters but I'm such a fan of Susan Mallery's I had to do it and so glad I did this one does not disappoint can't wait for sweet trouble.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Baker and Football Star, October 4, 2008

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s.a.h.momma - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sweet Spot (Bakery Sisters) (Mass Market Paperback)

I'd really rate this a 4.5, but I couldn't give it a full 5 stars. This was my favorite book out of this series.

Nicole in the first book was really evil and bitter, although still funny and sarcastic at the same time. In this book, she's not so mean. She's reluctant to enter a relationship after catching her loser husband in bed with her younger sister, but when she meets retired NFL pro Hawk she doesn't stand a chance. They have a fun chemistry throughout the book. There's humor, drama, and love.

If you're wanting to get an update on Claire and Wyatt in this book, you'll be sadly searching for nothing much than tiny bits of barely anything. But since the 3rd book about Jesse takes place 5 years later you get a little update on all the sisters then.

Mallery must have this think with always needing a perfect character. In the first book Claire was too close to perfect for being human. And in this book the high school star quarterback, Raoul, whom Nicole takes in her home to take care of, comes across as a little too perfect. I really liked his character but he just seemed a little too mature for an 18 year old.
And the other slightly annoying part was that all the Keyes sister became pregnant at the same time out of wedlock ( which then push the realization of love faster for the guy they love who doesn't want kids). That tactic was a little over used.

But all in all, the book was funny and cute, and I really liked Nicole and Hawk together. It was fun to watch their relationship from the very first chapter and on.