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Such a sweet read! A Taste of Sugar by Marina Adair is book three of Sugar Georgia and this time we get the story of youngest brother Jace McGraw and the town’s doctor Charlotte Holden. Charlotte knows she’s missing something, that something being a man, but she’s resigned herself to the fact that fate doesn’t have anyone for her. Then Jace comes back with the news that their secret marriage was never annulled blowing all of Charlotte’s well laid plans out of the water. Jace wants a second chance, one that seems to be heaven sent, but Charlotte’s hesitant. Can he convince her that they are meant to be?

I’m in love with this series! Each book so far has been a standalone, featuring the McGraw brothers and their love interest. You do NOT have to read the books in order to enjoy them. The characters are in the other books but minimally and do not affect the story in this one.

I really like Charlotte, but at the same time I think I yelled at her through a majority of the book to grow a backbone. When it comes to her professional life as a pediatrician, she works her butt off. She’s focused, knows exactly what she wants and how to get it done. BUT in her personal life she’s meek, does what mom and dad tell her too, and while on the outside it looks like she has it put together on the inside she’s a mess!

Jace is a heartbreaker! He’s the youngest McGraw brother (and if you’ve read the series to date) and the run away. He doesn’t come home often, feeling responsible for his parents’ tragic death. On the outside he puts on the persona of cool but that’s far from the case. EVERYTHING he does, he does for the good of his family. He doesn’t think before he acts and takes on all the blame himself.

The story focuses on the relationship between Jace and Charlotte, the one they left behind and the one Jace wants again. But in true Sugar fashion, you can’t have a book with the Peaches! Charlotte’s dream of opening a clinic for youth is about to come a reality if she can secure the funding and she will have to pull out all the stops to do so….that includes using her ties to the Peaches.

Overall the book is a fun, lighthearted read. It can easily be read sitting on the beach in one afternoon or curled up on the couch at night as I did. I love the bits of Southern tradition that is thrown in and of course I love Charlotte and Jace! I think of the series so far this is my favorite. I hope (and pray) that even though the author’s run out of McGraw brothers there will be more from this little town. If you enjoy New Adult, women’s contemporary and a little romance, I highly recommend you check it out!