Sugar

I enjoyed this one a lot! These characters are a great balance for one another. Gregori all grumpy roughness and Wren the calm in his storm. Their chemistry is off the charts! I do recommend that you read Cake before reading this one though. Otherwise you may feel like you started the story in the middle. These characters first get together in Cake and Gregori has finally convinced Wren to marry him. He's made big plans to celebrate their marriage. Plans that apparently aren't going to happen after they get stranded in Idaho. Looks like they'll have to make a road trip back to Seattle. Let all the grumpy, sexy times begin! I definitely recommend this book.

3.25stars--SUGAR is the sequel novella to Lauren Dane’s contemporary, adult CAKE romance story line focusing on artists and lovers Wren Davis, and Gregori Ivanov. SUGAR can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalment is revealed where necessary but I recommend reading book one CAKE for backstory and cohesion. Told from dual third person perspectives (Wren and Gregori) SUGAR fast forwards Wren and Gregori’s story approximately six years wherein Gregori’s latest proposal of marriage is finally accepted by our storyline heroine. Having set his marriage plans into motion, Gregori booked a plane from Seattle to New York, in the hopes of celebrating his wedding with his bride to be but bad weather derailed the plane on the way to the Big Apple, such that our couple rented a car and made the cross –country journey back home. What ensues is a sweet, tender and gentle look as a surly Russian artist as he gives into his new wife’s sense of adventure and fun. SUGAR is a quick read; a romantic, sugar-coated story of one couple’s adventurous honeymoon and the stops along the way.

4 Sweet Stars Review by Kris Late Night Reviewer Up All Night w/ Books Blog Sugar by Lauren Dane was a cute little read for sure. Wren and Gregori were a fun couple. Wren is super spunky and Gregori has a rugged appeal to make you swoon. A downed plane leads to an impromptu road trip for Wren and Gregori, leading to the honeymoon the didn't know they wanted. I love the banter between Wren and Gregori. Their relationship is fun and enjoyable. However, at times I felt lost when reading this story. It states that it can be read as a standalone but I feel that I should have read Cake before diving in. It would have made some situations understandable. Overall, the writing was good and I am inclined to one click Cake.