Daisy Porter owns a bakery in the small town of Wayback, TX. She’s owned it for several years and takes pride in her work. When she shows up one morning to find fliers featuring a skimpily clad young woman selling beer posted all over her bakery windows, she’s livid. She is of the firm belief that these fliers should not be around where children can see them. What she doesn’t know is the good-looking guy coming into the bakery is the Sam of Sam’s Smooth Ale.
Sam is selling beer. He’s good at his job but had an error in judgment when he hired a bunch of kids to pass out and post his fliers. They just put them everywhere they could and now he’s going to have to go around and apologize to all the local business owners. His first stop is the local bakery where he isn’t sure which he’d like more, the owner or the bake goods!
While Sam is interested in getting to know Daisy better, she busy trying to stay away from Sam though she doesn’t have any problems trying to do some match making for her older brother! No matter how Sam tries to help Daisy or just talk to her, she seems tense and sometimes even scared. Is there something that Daisy is trying to forget? As Daisy gets to know Sam better, can she relax enough to trust him?
This story is part of a series of books about the residents of Wayback, TX. While each book can be read without reading the others in the series, many characters that are in one book will show up in others. Daisy in this book is the sister of the primary character of the book published prior to this one. This is book 8 of the series.
These are fairly short books that have a lot packed into them. Daisy does have things Sam doesn’t know about her. Daisy was the victim of domestic abuse and a drunk driver killed her parents. These are very important issues and while they are not gone into in depth, they are discussed in this book with sensitivity and knowledge. That is not to say that there is anything preachy in this book at all.
The characters are very likable. Who doesn’t like a little sister that only wants the best for her big brother even when he doesn’t know what he needs? Sam while standing behind his product also wants Daisy to know that he understands community responsibilities. While you know that no one is perfect, the imperfections that are shown only endear the characters to you.
While I greatly enjoyed reading about Sam and Daisy, there was one little issue that just struck me as not believable in today’s society. Most schools are not going to arrange an assembly overnight for a person that has not been approved by the school board to talk to the students. Also, with all the push for healthy foods in schools, allowing Daisy to have a bake sale during/after that assembly is not likely to happen. Of course, I may be wrong but our rural schools are doing background checks on anyone coming in contact with the kids even as a parent volunteer for a field trip.
Like the rest of the books in this series, if you are looking for a little light reading and want a cute romance, these books are your answer. They are fast paced with good characters in a charming small town. I’m having fun reading about all the romance in Wayback, TX.