SWEET INSPIRATION

Penny Watson

Ebook

The Wild Rose Press

Paranormal Romance

December 2009

Lucy Anne Brewster runs a successful cafe, Sweet Inspiration, and makes the best sugar cookies in the world.  They are so terrific that they attract the attention of Nicholas Sebastian Klaus, a master chef and baker.  Nicholas is determined to discover the secret ingredient in the sugar cookies, and he makes a special trip to upstate New York during the busy Christmas season in order to ferret out the secret.  But the disciplined and ordered Nicholas finds more than he was suspecting in the sleepy town.  Lucy is a woman impossible to ignore.  Kind, giving and incredibly talented, her mind and body sets Nicholas aflame unlike any other. 

Lucy has worked hard to make her cafe a success, but often wonders if she gave up something even more important, especially when she is alone during the Christmas season.  Nicholas is intriguing and looks at her with a burning desire no other has shown.  But when Lucy is struck down in an accident and wakes up in the North Pole, she knows that Nicholas is more than he first appeared.

The eldest son of Santa Claus, Nicholas has the heavy responsibility of eventually stepping into the role of Santa, and baking is considered a distraction to much larger duties.  Will Nicholas be able to give up his passion for the kitchen?  And will Lucy be able to give up her cafe in order to become the wife of Santa Claus?

This is a fabulous Christmas novel!  I loved the sexy dynamic between Nicholas and Lucy.  Their sexual attraction was palpable and intriguing.  The fantastic world and politics of the North Pole is wonderfully described, and the characters are lovable.  I hope that Penny Watson will write more stories about the other four brothers of Nicholas, and am anxiously awaiting those novels!  This is well worth a second read, and is perfect for a cozy afternoon of reading in front of the fireplace.

Reviewed by Rista Tompkins

Rating: 4 1/2