Last week, my entire family was struck down with the plague one by one, and I didn't get much reading done. I lost a whole week in a fog of cough syrup, tissues, and reality TV. Now that we are all feeling better, it is time for another Book Report. I find myself digging into my archives to tell you about a really cute and fun book that I read a few months ago. I know you will love it as much as I did.
“A Proposal They Can't Refuse” by Natalie Caña was recommended to me by my neighbor/bestie/fellow lover of funny smut a few months back, and it has lived rent-free in my head ever since. It is the story of Kamilah Vega, a Puerto Rican chef, and Liam Kane, an Irish-American whiskey distiller. Kamilah is desperate to convince her family to update their Puerto Rican restaurant and enter it into the Fall Foodie Tour. Liam has spent a decade working to turn his family’s distillery into a contender. The two can't stand each other, but thanks to their scheming octogenarian grandfathers, they are blackmailed into an engagement to save their beloved family businesses. With their futures on the line,
Kamilah and Liam plan to outfox the devious grandfather duo, faking an engagement until they both get what they want. But soon, they find themselves tangled up in more than either of them bargained for.
This book practically sizzles; it is so hot. The tension between spunky, wild Kamilah and grumpy Liam is palpable from the jump. The chemistry is just on point. Fake dating/engagements are totally my favorite, and the tried and true “enemies to lovers” and “grumpy x sunshine" are a couple of the best romance tropes out there. However, this book has another element that might actually trump all of that: The Meddling Family. Oh my gosh, the Vega family is all up in each other's business. This book is chock full of humorous situations involving so many meddling family members. I found myself laughing out loud, rolling my eyes, and secretly wishing to be adopted by these pesky families. To be bothered and fed and driven to the brink of insanity by every single one of them. “A Proposal They Can’t Refuse” is full of heart, as well as heat. And I am counting the days until October 31 when Caña's next book in the series, “A Dish Best Served Hot,” is released because I need more of this family in my life.
Now that the people in my house are all on the mend and I can move on from my lost week, I am excited to get back to my stacks of books and really get some reading done. I hope you enjoy the crazy Vega family as much as I did and that you come and tell me about it – or anything else book-related - over on Instagram @allison.the.reader, where I'm always reading and rambling daily.
Allison Diegel is the Executive Chaos Coordinator at the Diegel Home for Wayward Girls and Their Many Pets here in her hometown of Fallon. She has been reading since before she could talk, and now she likes doing lots of both.
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