Once again I have so much love for all the books in this series, and this one only served to cement that feeling. Of course we began with a fun cameo with Cletus Winston, and even though I'd probably never think of him as my type in real life, I do adore him. And what was neat was that we got a lot of Cletus in this book because it took place in the Donner Baker, hence the series name. I really liked how the story related into the whole Winston brothers stories with Joel's auto shop. I kind of got the hint that might be it as soon as I heard he had an auto shop and we kept seeing all the bikers riding around and popping up wherever Sophie seemed to be.

Another great thing as these series continue is getting to spend time with characters we met in the other books. If you hadn't read their books, you are okay, you'll get to know and love them as side characters too. Like Tempest from Stud Muffin, and even Joy who we know from those books and the originals I think. Of course now, after Joy's little confession about who she's always had a crush on and still does, I hope that someone is writing her story!

Now, I was not at all a fan of the name that Sophie's friend had for the bakery she was opening. Yeast Attraction, a play off of yeast infection. It still makes me shudder to think about it. It reminds me of a dental office near where I live called The Cutting Edge, and I don't like to think about sharp objects when I go to the dentist or them cutting into my gums, teeth, etc. I also loved when Sophie turned down a diet soda because her reason was the same as one of mine, those things like aspartame are bad for you.

The love story was good, the cooking show story-line was fun as well. The author also did a great job at pulling in one of my favorite types of Cletus lines when he invited Sophie and Joel over to try his sausage. Lol. A great story, from an author I'll look for more from in the future.

This review first appeared on Lisa Loves Literature.