[Review] Buns by Alice Clayton

Title: Buns 

Series: The Hudson Valley Series, Book 3

Author: Alice Clayton

Release Date: May 23, 2017

Format: eArc

Clara Morgan is living the dream, if you can call rebranding hotels that are desperate for a new life and running any kind of marathon a dream. Which she does. But the career she loves and the endurance races that keep her adrenaline pumping have kept her too busy to put down any roots. Growing up in foster care, she’s never been able to establish traditions of her own, which may be why she’s fascinated by the rituals that generations-old family resorts are known for. She’s especially interested in the Bryant Mountain House, and not just for their secret recipe for the yummy, gooey, can’t-get-enough-of Hot Cross Buns….
Archie Bryant, the man with the Buns, is fifth generation and one-day-owner of the charming yet run-down Bryant Mountain House in Bailey Falls, New York. He’s determined to save his family’s legacy from the wrecking ball the old-fashioned way—by gritting his teeth and doing what needs to be done. There’s no way Archie will be influenced by the new hotel branding expert his father brought in to turn one hundred and fifty years of tradition on its head just to attract a faster, younger, slicker crowd. But when some of Clara’s ideas start bringing in new, paying customers, Archie can’t deny that she may have just given him a shot at keeping his resort open.
It’s sticky, it’s messy, it’s sweet, it’s Buns.

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**4.5 Stars**

Oh this book. I loved the other two in this series so I was completely excited for Clara's story. What I wasn't prepared for was Archie. I loved Archie. Archie was so completely swoony. When you first meet him you're kind of like whoa, you're a jerk, but the more you read the more you love him.

Clara and Archie didn't get along at first but holy attraction. It's there, you can feel it as you read it. The more time they spent together the stronger the chemistry and attraction is. I seriously loved how they challenged each other but what I loved even more was how they complimented each other. Watching how they interacted with each other and how they fit so well together. They healed each other and that was just what they needed.

I loved all the words Alice gave us and I secretly hope this isn't the end of Hudson Valley.

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[Cover Reveal] Buns by Alice Clayton

The third in the hilarious yet sizzling hot Hudson Valley series from New York Time and USA TODAY bestselling author Alice Clayton.

Title: Buns 

Series: The Hudson Valley Series, Book 3

Author: Alice Clayton

Release Date: May 23, 2017

Blurb

Clara Morgan is living the dream, if you can call rebranding hotels that are desperate for a new life and running any kind of marathon a dream. Which she does. But the career she loves and the endurance races that keep her adrenaline pumping have kept her too busy to put down any roots. Growing up in foster care, she’s never been able to establish traditions of her own, which may be why she’s fascinated by the rituals that generations-old family resorts are known for. She’s especially interested in the Bryant Mountain House, and not just for their secret recipe for the yummy, gooey, can’t-get-enough-of Hot Cross Buns….

Archie Bryant, the man with the Buns, is fifth generation and one-day-owner of the charming yet run-down Bryant Mountain House in Bailey Falls, New York. He’s determined to save his family’s legacy from the wrecking ball the old-fashioned way—by gritting his teeth and doing what needs to be done. There’s no way Archie will be influenced by the new hotel branding expert his father brought in to turn one hundred and fifty years of tradition on its head just to attract a faster, younger, slicker crowd. But when some of Clara’s ideas start bringing in new, paying customers, Archie can’t deny that she may have just given him a shot at keeping his resort open.

It’s sticky, it’s messy, it’s sweet, it’s Buns.

xoxo

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[Review & Giveaway] Roman Crazy by Nina Bocci and Alice Clayton

Title: Roman Crazy

Authors: Alice Clayton and Nina Bocci

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: September 13, 2016

Format: eARC (Netgalley)

Avery Bardot steps off the plane in Rome, looking for a fresh start. She’s left behind a soon-to-be ex-husband in Boston and plans to spend the summer with her best friend Daisy, licking her wounds—and perhaps a gelato or two. But when her American-expat friend throws her a welcome party on her first night, Avery’s thrown for a loop when she sees a man she never thought she’d see again: Italian architect Marcello Bianchi.

Marcello was the man—the one who got away. And now her past is colliding with her present, a present where she should be mourning the loss of her marriage and—hey, that fettuccine is delicious! And so is Marcello…

Slipping easily into the good life of summertime in Rome, Avery spends her days exploring a city that makes art historians swoon, and her nights swooning over her unexpected what was old is new again romance. It’s heady, it’s fevered, it’s wanton, and it’s crazy. But could this really be her new life? Or is it just a temporary reprieve before returning to the land of twin-set cardigans and crustless sandwiches?

A celebration of great friendship, passionate romance, and wonderful food, Roman Crazy is a lighthearted story of second chances and living life to the fullest.

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My Thoughts

Roman Crazy was everything I wanted in a book, more than I expected, and it left me with a serious case of wanderlust.  I was literally glued to this book, I couldn’t take my mind off it. From the scenes, the description and one hot Roman, it was a dream. I don’t think I have enjoyed a simple yet beautiful books as much as this one. I still can’t get over it. Roman Crazy left me feeling all the happy, fulfilled, and full of warm fuzzies.

Roman Crazy is set in Rome and it was the perfect setting. I loved it. After a difficult start, Avery decided to travel and be with her best friend in Rome. It was the best decision in her life and it leads her to the man she once loved but never thought she would see again. Roman Crazy is a beautiful second chance romance. I fell in love with everything Roman Crazy, the food, the scenery, the adventure, and the romance.

Avery, once the girl with so much passion and future, left it all behind but in a turn of events she started rediscovering herself. This made me so proud of her because this is exactly what she needed. She needed to find the old Avery and that she did. Avery is a character full of passion for art and beauty. She is one of those people that stops and just takes a moment to take in all of her surroundings. I loved that about her. She wasn’t perfect but it made her so much better that way. It gave her purpose and a mission.

Marcello was everything I want. He is Roman, in my head the had the cutest accent, he is beyond sweet and romantic, and he is built like a man. He was just perfection throughout the whole book. He listened and heard everything that Avery said. There is nothing sexier than a man listening to a woman’s requests and feelings. That made me fall even more in love with him. He also supported her career 100% and I LOVED that. Avery needed that support. Marcello’s little quirks and his sayings were also so endearing. Just everything about this Roman had me crazy.

Nina Bocci and Alice Clayton have written a beautiful, passionate, exciting, giddy, and heartwarming story with their novel Roman Crazy. I seriously can’t get enough of this story and I want more. I need more of this crazy happy romance. I want to know everything there is to know about these main characters and the secondary characters. I really hope there is more to come because I will devour it. Roman Crazy has left me satisfied and truly happy.

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