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Delicious was such a yummy, sexy surprise! Verity is one of the most famous cooks around, but she's also infamous, because of the affair she had with her employer. But what London doesn't know, was that she was also in love with his brother, who is now inheriting the estate after his death. However, Stuart doesn't know that Verity is the woman that he rescued one night ten years ago and hasn't stopped thinking about since. He wants nothing to do with his brother's cook, but she's proving to be the biggest temptation he's ever known.

I adored Delicious! I almost absolutely loved it, but it was a bit confusing in the beginning. The first half or so alternates between the present and ten years ago. It's not every other chapter, so be sure to pay attention to the date listed at the beginning of the chapter! I should have paid more attention or else I wouldn't have been like "Wait, isn't she in love with Bertie?! Is she in love with both of them at the same time?! What is going on?!" But I settled in soon enough and was hooked by Verity's disastrous love life, and just life in general. This is a Cinderella retelling, as Verity was someone quite important until certain events took place and landed her as a servant.

What I loved most about Delicious was how the author found believable ways for Stuart to never see Verity's face. It does seem strange that she works for him and he has no idea who she is, but there's some quite clever ways to avoid face-to-face conversations. Of course, at first he has no reason to even talk to the cook, but as time goes on....well, he can't stay away. That first scene in particular where he walks in on her (but can't see her face) was like HOLY CRAP! Get it together man! How embarrassing for them, but also quite sexy! I can't tell you what happened, but it was wonderful!

There is a bit of cheating in Delicious, so if that's not your thing, then maybe this isn't the Romance novel for you. Stuart is engaged, but it's not a love match. It's all for show and status. He does try to remain faithful to his fiance, but obviously, he's in love with Verity and lusting after his cook whom he doesn't know is Verity. However, his fiance doesn't love him either and has someone else whom she'd like to be with! I loved that additional side romance as well!

In the end, Delicious was great! The Cinderella elements were very well done, and felt like a fresh take on the story rather than a straight retelling. Stuart and Verity are amazing together and I loved how they were able to find each other again and make it work this time.


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Delicious The Marsdens Sherry Thomas 9780440244325 Books Reviews

Five sumptuous stars. Delicious is the first book by Sherry Thomas that I've ever read and if this is any indication of her style of writing, I'm sure I'll read more. Her voice is unique, the hero and heroine are not your typical characters in historical novels. She's 33, 37. She's a cook, he's a politician. More than her atypical characters, there's the way Ms. Thomas lays out the scenes. All your senses are engaged, especially when she described food. I swear, my mouth was watering at the thought of eating madeleines. I could feel the sweat on my face while I was reading the bathtub scene. The book made me cry three times. And, at the very end, it made me smile so big. It deserves all the luscious stars I could give it.
3 & 1/2 stars
Delicious is a tantalizing story about food and love. The heroine, Verity, had a child at 16 or 17. For this she was ostracized by her English titled family. She gave her child to an older couple to adopt because she had no resources to live on. A great opportunity arose and she was able to apprentice under a renown cook. Verity excels at cooking and is offered a post by Bertie Somerset, a gourmand and heir of Fairleigh Park. She jumps at the chance because her son's adoptive parents work as Fairleigh Park's groundskeeper. She falls in love with Bertie who promises to marry her but after she gives herself to him, he changes his mind. She continues to cook for him but will no longer be his mistress.

SPOILER ALERT!

Verity plans her revenge on Bertie. She will seduce Bertie's half- brother, Stuart, and then cook for him. "It would be a blow to his (Bertie's) gastronomic aspiration were she to defect to his greatest nemesis (Stuart) —and make his brother’s table the most celebrated in all of England." Verity arrived at Stuart's home in London but Stuart was not home and has no servants to receive her. Verity tries several times throughout the day to gain entry to no avail. In the evening as she makes another attempt, she is set upon by ruffians. Stuart happens by and rescues her. They both fall in love instantly. She discovers that unlike Bertie, Stuart had no interest in food; and she realizes her plan for revenge will not work. She does not tell him her name and only gives hints of who she is. Stuart likens her to Cinderella. He doesn't know her name but he wants her passionately and they become intimate. Afterwards she realizes his great worth and honor. She doesn't want to ruin him by association with the notorious cook, the French Madame Durant.Thus she leaves him after one night.

Fast forward 10 or so years and the hero still holds the memory of Cinderella in his heart but now wants to move forward rather than hoping someday he will find her. Stuart gets engaged to a close friend. Stuart inherits the Fairleigh property after his brothers early demise; and he inherits his brothers cook. The cook has quite a reputation. She is an extraordinary cook, but everyone still gossips that she was Bertie's mistress.

Stuart falls in love with the Madam Durant sight unseen, when her food seduces him. She avoids letting him see her face since she doesn't want him to connect her with Cinderella.

Interesting idea for a story but....I don't really get how her cooking could create such sensual desire and/or inspiration and joy. I found it extremely ridiculous that he is in lust with a phantom cook. She allows intimacies but only when her face is covered. The conclusion to the story has a rather complicated ending. At first, a significant person in the story takes away the expected HEA but within moments, the same person has a an change of heart that is so unrealistic by the character's portrayal.

I did like the separate romance that involved Stuart's fiancé and his male secretary.
Delicious was such a yummy, sexy surprise! Verity is one of the most famous cooks around, but she's also infamous, because of the affair she had with her employer. But what London doesn't know, was that she was also in love with his brother, who is now inheriting the estate after his death. However, Stuart doesn't know that Verity is the woman that he rescued one night ten years ago and hasn't stopped thinking about since. He wants nothing to do with his brother's cook, but she's proving to be the biggest temptation he's ever known.

I adored Delicious! I almost absolutely loved it, but it was a bit confusing in the beginning. The first half or so alternates between the present and ten years ago. It's not every other chapter, so be sure to pay attention to the date listed at the beginning of the chapter! I should have paid more attention or else I wouldn't have been like "Wait, isn't she in love with Bertie?! Is she in love with both of them at the same time?! What is going on?!" But I settled in soon enough and was hooked by Verity's disastrous love life, and just life in general. This is a Cinderella retelling, as Verity was someone quite important until certain events took place and landed her as a servant.

What I loved most about Delicious was how the author found believable ways for Stuart to never see Verity's face. It does seem strange that she works for him and he has no idea who she is, but there's some quite clever ways to avoid face-to-face conversations. Of course, at first he has no reason to even talk to the cook, but as time goes on....well, he can't stay away. That first scene in particular where he walks in on her (but can't see her face) was like HOLY CRAP! Get it together man! How embarrassing for them, but also quite sexy! I can't tell you what happened, but it was wonderful!

There is a bit of cheating in Delicious, so if that's not your thing, then maybe this isn't the Romance novel for you. Stuart is engaged, but it's not a love match. It's all for show and status. He does try to remain faithful to his fiance, but obviously, he's in love with Verity and lusting after his cook whom he doesn't know is Verity. However, his fiance doesn't love him either and has someone else whom she'd like to be with! I loved that additional side romance as well!

In the end, Delicious was great! The Cinderella elements were very well done, and felt like a fresh take on the story rather than a straight retelling. Stuart and Verity are amazing together and I loved how they were able to find each other again and make it work this time.