Book Review: The Key to Love by Betsy St. Amant
Okay, I admit it, I love a good, clean romance novel. But if it has bit of humor in it, I love it even more. Betsy St. Amant’s new book The Key to Love is such a sweet novel (in every way!) and kept me giggling along the way.
It’s been a while since Betsy wrote a new book. When I saw this one coming out, I was so excited. I’m happy to report that it did not disappoint!
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Summary
Bri Duvall loves love. She dreams of the day when she’ll have her own love story like the one her parents had. But until then, she’ll bake petit fours in Story, Kansas.
The small bakery where Bri works is about to be sold and turned into a chain coffee shop. When they are offered the chance to be featured in a national travel magazine, Bri hopes it’ll save the day and the bakery.
Gerard Fourtier does not want to be writing a piece about a bakery in Kansas. He’d rather be traveling around the world writing about things that really matter. But his boss has promised him a promotion if he delivers on this assignment.
Gerard and Bri’s first meeting is not good. They get off to a very bad start, and Bri is worried she might have lost her chance to save the bakery.
Gerard is nothing like Bri expected. And he’s certainly not the kind of man she could ever love. It doesn’t help that he’s stubborn, tells her the truth, and is suddenly everywhere she goes.
Can Gerard help Bri save the bakery with his story? Or will Bri lose the bakery and get an opportunity for the life she really wants?
The Key To Love Review
I spent the entire time I was reading The Key to Love wishing I was eating a macaron. This book should really come with a box of petit fours or macarons on the side.
When I first started reading I thought I wouldn’t like Gerard. But I ended up really liking him. Maybe I relate to his cynicism about life. Or maybe I just liked the fact that he would tell Bri the truth when no one else would.
As for Bri, I really loved her. I think most of us can relate to her–wishing we could find that dream romance and get a happy ever after.
Now, when I read nonfiction, I like to mark passages I particularly enjoy. But I don’t usually mark anything in fiction books.
But I did find a quote in The Key to Love that I loved so much I actually marked the page!
It’s easy to love when life is shiny and looks its best–it’s a lot harder when it’s covered in tomato sauce and Pull-Ups.
Betsy St. Amant
Because, wow, isn’t that true? I loved watching Bri figure that out. Love isn’t always what we expect, but it can be really beautiful. Her interactions with Gerard often left me shaking my head, but smiling because I knew what would happen.
I found myself also relating to Bri in some ways. She had such big dreams, but was so afraid to pursue them.
Any review of The Key To Love wouldn’t be complete if I didn’t mention Agnes and Mabel. They are the two sisters who own the bakery where Bri works.
They kept me giggling–particularly in one scene where they set Bri and Gerard up at the bakery after hours. I read it twice while drinking coffee on my swing in my pjs. If I didn’t live way out in the country, my neighbors would’ve thought I was crazy for my cackling.
The Key to Love is a sweet read in every way. Even though it’s set in Kansas, it’ll make you wish you were in Paris. Read it with something sweet and a cup of so-so coffee nearby for the full effect.
