After fulfilling a pledge to a dying friend, Zacharias Hamilton is finally free. No family entanglements. No disappointing those around him. Just the quiet bachelor existence he's always craved. Until fate snatches his freedom away when the baker of his favorite breakfast bun is railroaded by the city council. Despite not wanting to get involved, he can't turn a blind eye to her predicament . . . or her adorable dimples.
Abigail Kemp needs a man's name on her bakery's deed. A marriage of convenience seems the best solution . . . if it involves a man she can control. That person definitely isn't the stoic lumberman who oozes silent confidence whenever he enters her shop. Control Zacharias Hamilton? She can't even control her pulse when she's around him.
When vows are spoken, Abigail's troubles should be over. Yet threats to the bakery worsen, and darker dangers hound her sister. Can she put ever more trust in Zach without losing her dreams of independence?
Book Review:
I have this weird thing about baking novels. I wonder if I like reading about them because I can't bake. Cook, yes. Bake, no. I have no patience for it and and I don't understand the chemistry behind it. It could also stem from my weird obsession with the Great British Baking Show. But either way I was excited that Witemeyer had written about a baker. I'm also a fan of Witemeyer and so that and the cute cover made me pick this book up.
To jump right in, while I enjoyed the book immensely and will probably read it again, I did feel like a lot of it was focused on the intimacies of marriage. Maybe too much. I would have rather had that as a side note instead of a main point. The story didn't need all of it, maybe just a little, because the rest of it was great! Who was behind all of Abigail's troubles? Why was it still happening after she gets hitched? This is what I wanted more and more focused on.
You also have great side characters that I'm hoping will get their own story, or show up in future novels. Abigail has personality issues that she deals with in this novel that I felt were well written, and of course, Zach is great. Witemeyer knows how to write a great male lead.
It's another great addition from Witemeyer, and I'd suggest checking it out, along with her other novels.
Title: More Than Words Can Say
Author: Karen Witemeyer
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
Published: June 2019
ISBN: 0764234110
Source: I received a copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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