First Line Friday: All's Fair in Love and Cupcakes

Happy Friday Everyone :)

I hope you've all had a great week, and that you're looking forward to the weekend.

Today I'm excited to once again be linking up with Hoarding Books for First Line Friday. First Line Friday is one of my favorite weekly memes, and it simply consists of sharing the first line of the book you're currently reading.

I've had a lot of extra reading time on my hands lately because of all the social distancing, and as such, I've been able to read a lot of the titles that have been sitting on my shelves for quite some time.

Today's book is one of such titles, and I'm happy that I finally found the time to get to it as I'm really enjoying it so far.

All's Fair in Love and Cupcakes by Betsy St. Amant:

About the Book:

Kat inspected rows of the same old cupcakes. They seemed to blink back at her, as if they knew she was capable of so much more.

Kat Varland has had enough of chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry. At twenty-six years old, Kat is still living in the shadows of her family in Bayou Bend, Louisiana. Still working shifts at her Aunt Maggie's bakery. Still wondering what to do with her passion for baking and her business degree. And still single.

But when Lucas Brannen, Kat's best friend, signs her up for a reality TV bake-off on Cupcake Combat, everything Kat ever wanted is suddenly dangled in front of her: creative license as a baker, recognition as a visionary . . . and a job at a famous bakery in New York.

As the competition heats up, Lucas realizes he might have made a huge mistake. As much as he wants the best for Kat, the only thing he wants for himself, her, is suddenly in danger of slipping away.

The bright lights of reality cooking wars and the chance at a successful career dazzle Kat's senses and Lucas is faced with a difficult choice: help his friend achieve her dreams . . . or sabotage her chances to keep her in Louisiana.

(synopsis from goodreads)

My Thoughts:

I've enjoyed everything by this author that I'd read in the past, and I'd been wanting to get to this one for quite some time. I love that it's a best friends to more romance, and that it's another food centered story. I'm not too far into it yet, but I have a feeling that I'm really going to end up loving it. Hopefully I'll get a chance to finish it this upcoming week.

First Line:

"There was more to life than vanilla buttercream."

What book are you currently reading? Be sure and leave the first line in the comments, and then hop on over to Hoarding Books to see who else is participating this week.

I hope you have all have a great weekend, and have lots of time to dive into great books!

Thanks so much for stopping by :)