Savor the Moment

Zusatztext "No one writes relationships as well as Ms. Roberts! with the subtleties and quirkiness of the give and take of friendship and romance! and Laurel and Del's story highlights her gift at its best."Fresh Fiction It's impossible to deny Roberts's flair for sketching likable couples. Publishers Weekly "The evolution of a longstanding friendship into passion-ate love is delightfully explored in this warmly romantic tale. Roberts never disappoints and this book is the perfect cure for whatever ails you!" RT Book Reviews It's the ultimate feel-good wish-fulfillment fantasy! and Nora Roberts is a true pro at delivering on those.Errant Dreams Informationen zum Autor Nora Roberts Klappentext New love takes the cake in the third novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts's Bride Quartet.Wedding baker Laurel McBane is surrounded by romance working at Vows wedding planning company with her best friends Parker, Emma, and Mac. But she's too low-key to appreciate all the luxuries that their clients seem to long for. What she does appreciate is a strong, intelligent man, a man just like Parker's older brother Delaney, on whom she's had a mega-crush since childhood. But some infatuations last longer than others, and Laurel is convinced that the Ivy League lawyer is still out of her reach. Plus, Del is too protective of Laurel to ever cross the line with her-or so she thinks. When Laurel's quicksilver moods get the better of her-leading to an angry, hot, all-together mind-blowing kiss with Del-she'll have to quiet the doubts in her mind to turn a moment of passion into forever...Don't miss the other books in the Bride QuartetVision in WhiteBed of RosesHappy Ever After Chapter One Alone, with Norah Jones whispering through the iPod,Laurel transformed a panel of fondant into a swatch of elegant,edible lace. She didn't hear the music, used it more to fill the airthan as entertainment while she painstakingly pieced the completedpanel onto the second tier of four. She stepped back to eye the results, to circle, to search for flaws.Vows' clients expected perfect, and that's exactly what she intendedto deliver. Satisfied, she nodded, and picked up a bottle of water tosip while she stretched her back. Two down, two to go. She glanced toward the board where she'd pinned various samplesof antique lace, and the final sketched design for the cake Fridayevening's bride had approved. She had three more designs to complete: two for Saturday, onefor Sundaybut that was nothing new. June at Vows, the weddinga nd event business she ran with her friends, was prime time. In a handful of years, they'd turned an idea into a thriving enterprise.Sometimes just a little too thriving, she mused, which waswhy she was making fondant lace at nearly one in the morning. It was a very good thing, she decided. She loved the work. They all had their passions. Emma had the flowers, Mac the photography,Parker the details. And she had the cakes. And the pastries,she thought, and the chocolates. But the cakes stood as the crowningtouch. She got back to it, began to roll out the next panel. Followinghabit, she'd clipped her sunny blond hair up and back out of herway. Cornstarch dusted the baker's apron she wore over cottonpants and tee, and the slide-on kitchen shoes kept her feet as comfortableas possible after hours of standing. Her hands, strong fromyears of kneading, rolling, lifting, were capable and quick. As shebegan the next pattern, her sharp-featured, angular face set in seriouslines. Perfection wasn't simply a goal when it came to her art. ForIcing at Vows it was a necessity. The wedding cake was more thanbaking and piping, sugar paste and filling. Just as the wedding photosMac took were more than pictures, and the arrangements andbouquets Emma created more than flowe...

"No one writes relationships as well as Ms. Roberts, with the subtleties and quirkiness of the give and take of friendship and romance, and Laurel and Del's story highlights her gift at its best."—Fresh Fiction 

“It’s impossible to deny Roberts’s flair for sketching likable couples.”—*Publishers Weekly

*"The evolution of a longstanding friendship into passion-ate love is delightfully explored in this warmly romantic tale. Roberts never disappoints and this book is the perfect cure for whatever ails you!"—*RT Book Reviews

*“It’s the ultimate feel-good wish-fulfillment fantasy, and Nora Roberts is a true pro at delivering on those.”—Errant Dreams

Autorentext

Nora Roberts

Klappentext

New love takes the cake in the third novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts's Bride Quartet. Wedding baker Laurel McBane is surrounded by romance working at Vows wedding planning company with her best friends Parker, Emma, and Mac. But she's too low-key to appreciate all the luxuries that their clients seem to long for. What she does appreciate is a strong, intelligent man, a man just like Parker's older brother Delaney, on whom she's had a mega-crush since childhood. But some infatuations last longer than others, and Laurel is convinced that the Ivy League lawyer is still out of her reach. Plus, Del is too protective of Laurel to ever cross the line with her-or so she thinks. When Laurel's quicksilver moods get the better of her-leading to an angry, hot, all-together mind-blowing kiss with Del-she'll have to quiet the doubts in her mind to turn a moment of passion into forever... Don't miss the other books in the Bride Quartet Vision in White Bed of Roses Happy Ever After

Zusammenfassung

*New love takes the cake in the third novel in #1 *New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts's Bride Quartet.

**Wedding baker Laurel McBane is surrounded by romance working at Vows wedding planning company with her best friends Parker, Emma, and Mac. But she's too low-key to appreciate all the luxuries that their clients seem to long for. What she does appreciate is a strong, intelligent man, a man just like Parker's older brother Delaney, on whom she's had a mega-crush since childhood. 

But some infatuations last longer than others, and Laurel is convinced that the Ivy League lawyer is still out of her reach. Plus, Del is too protective of Laurel to ever cross the line with her-or so she thinks. When Laurel's quicksilver moods get the better of her-leading to an angry, hot, all-together mind-blowing kiss with Del—she'll have to quiet the doubts in her mind to turn a moment of passion into forever...

Don't miss the other books in the Bride Quartet
Vision in White
Bed of Roses
Happy Ever After

Leseprobe
Chapter One

Alone, with Norah Jones whispering through the iPod,Laurel transformed a panel of fondant into a swatch of elegant,edible lace. She didn’t hear the music, used it more to fill the airthan as entertainment while she painstakingly pieced the completedpanel onto the second tier of four.

She stepped back to eye the results, to circle, to search for flaws.Vows’ clients expected perfect, and that’s exactly what she intendedto deliver. Satisfied, she nodded, and picked up a bottle of water tosip while she stretched her back.

“Two down, two to go.”

She glanced toward the board where she’d pinned various samplesof antique lace, and the final sketched design for the cake Fridayevening’s bride had approved.

She had three more designs to complete: two for Saturday, onefor Sunday—but that was nothing new. June at Vows, the weddinga nd event business she ran with her friends, was prime time.

In a handful of years, they’d turned an idea into a thriving enterprise.Sometimes just a little too thriving, she mused, which waswhy she was making fondant lace at nearly one in the morning.

It was a very good thing, she decide…