Happy Friday! The book I’m featuring today might make you hungry – Tacos for Two by Betsy St. Amant 🙂 I’m joining Reading is My Superpower and for First Line Friday to share the first line and my review!
“If Rory Perez could find a way to wad all the cilantro in the entire world into a ball and hurl it into outer space, it still wouldn’t be far enough removed for her preference.”
Tacos for Two by Betsy St. Amant
The Basics
Title: Tacos for Two
Author: Betsy St. Amant
Publication Date: October 12, 2021
Genre: Contemporary Romance
My Rating: 4 Stars
From the Back Cover:
Food truck owner Rory Perez may not be able to cook, but she’s determined to keep the family business out of the red. An upcoming contest during a food truck festival seems like the best way to do it. The prize money could finally give her solid financial footing, freeing up her time to meet the man she’s been talking to via an anonymous online dating site.
Jude Strong is tired of being a puppet at his manipulative father’s law firm, and the food truck festival seems like the perfect opportunity to dive into his passion for cooking and finally call his life his own. If he loses the contest, he’ll be back at the law firm for good, so failure is not an option.
But things are about to get . . . complicated. Rory’s chef gets mono, forcing her to cook after all. And Jude discovers that his stiffest competition is the same woman he’s been falling for online. Will they sacrifice the futures they’ve envisioned for the sake of love? Or will there only ever be tacos for one?
My Review
This delightful rom-com will whet the appetites of You’ve Got Mail fans and taco lovers alike! Quirky characters give this fun story plenty of laugh-out-loud moments with heart.
Rory and Jude cross paths when his company orders lunch from her food truck every week, and when they are matched on an online dating site… but they don’t realize the connection. Rory is loyal and dedicated to providing for her cousin, no matter what it takes. Jude is stuck working for his manipulative father and brother instead of pursuing his dream of cooking. Their worlds collide during the town’s food truck competition, with a lot of hopes and dreams riding on a win for each of them. Plenty of misunderstandings and hilarity ensue as they compete by day and confide in each other through the dating app by night. Nothing goes as planned when they finally decide to meet, and the final day of the competition brings more twists than they ever expected.
This flavorful rom-com, seasoned with quirky side characters and small town drama, will leave you satisfied with the story but craving tacos! Fans of Bethany Turner and Melissa Ferguson won’t want to miss this one.
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I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
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That’s definitely an interesting title! Thanks for sharing! 😊
I am looking forward to reading this one soon!
Such a fun story! 😊
My first line is from A Deep Divide by Kim Woodhouse:
The sugary sweet cherry flavor burst on Emma Grace McMurray’s tongue and made her mouth water.
Enjoyed Tacos for Two, very fun.
That sounds like a good one! Thanks for sharing!
This sound like a fun one! I’m reading The Mobster’s Daughter by Rachel Scott McDaniel: “September 28, 1923, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Snapping wind yanked at the letter in my hand, and my fingers tightened, the crisp edge biting into my palm.” Happy Weekend!
I just saw that one on Goodreads the other day – the cover is beautiful and it looks like a great story! Happy reading!